Plants of the Metroplex

by Garrett, J. Howard

• ISBN13: 9780292728158
• ISBN10: 0292728158
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

Covering Texas and beyond, Plants of the Metroplex is the only Texas book available giving practical landscape advice from a landscape architect's point of view. Howard Garrett uses his years of experience as a gardener, landscape contractor, maintenance contractor, and landscape architect to give you clear-cut, money-saving advice on the proper selection, installation, and maintenance of landscape plant material for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond. Garrett also explains his organic approach, "The Natural Way," which gives gardeners greater success with lower costs and without the risks of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. All of this information has been revised and updated from Garrett's popular Plants of the Metroplex III. J. Howard Garrett has converted several commercial projects to organic programs. They include Frito-Lay National Headquarters in Plano, Johnson and Johnson Medical in Arlington, and Collin County Community College in Plano.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	vi
Alex Burton
COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT	1	(1)
PLANTING DESIGN	1	(1)
Trees	1	(1)
Shrubs	2	(1)
Groundcovers	2	(1)
Vines	2	(1)
Herbs	2	(1)
Flowers	2	(1)
Grasses	2	(1)
Design Mistakes	2	(1)
Special Note	2	(1)
LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION	2	(6)
Soils	2	(1)
Soil Amendments	3	(1)
Mulches	3	(1)
Soil Preparation and Planting	3	(5)
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE	8	(7)
Trees	8	(2)
Shrubs	10	(1)
Groundcovers and Vines	10	(1)
Annuals, Perennials, and Herbs	10	(1)
Grass	11	(1)
Organic Pest Remedies	12	(2)
Maintenance by the Calendar	14	(1)
TREES	15	(22)
SHRUBS AND "SORT OF" SHRUBS	37	(22)
GROUNDCOVERS, VINES, GRASSES, AND HERBS	59	(12)
FLOWERS: ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, AND BULBS	71	(16)
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS	87	(2)
INDEX	89