Discusses the basics of gardening in Texas, covering topics such as soil, climate, feeding, and pruning; offers advice on landscape planning; and provides detailed information about trees, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Includes photographs.

Presents profiles of 168 Texas plants for gardens, including annuals, grasses, ground covers, shrubs, trees, vines, native wildflowers, perennials, roses, and others, covering when, where, and how to plant; growing tips; care; and companion planting and design; and provides personal suggestions from the author on each.

Chicken wants to help Earl and Pearl plant their pumpkins, but she only manages to get in the way, until grasshoppers invade the pumpkin patch and Chicken is the only one who can stop them.

"Did you know you could grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in containers? Well, now you can take your houseplants to the next level by growing home-grown produce and seasoning that will taste delicious in all of your favorite dishes. How to Grow Your Own Food identifies 50 common, easy-to-grow edible plants from herbs to vegetables, along with detailed care instructions and beautiful illustrations of each plant. You'll find everything you need to...

Doozers love radishes! But plants need space to grow, and there is no room at the farm. Can Spike, Molly Bolt, Daisy Wheel, and Flex find a new way to grow radishes? -- jacket flap.

Strega Nona tries to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order, but when Anthony does not follow her directions and uses her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an uncontrollable jungle.

Provides ideas for home landscaping in Texas and Oklahoma, including forty-eight designs for front entries, foundation plantings, patios, and other situations; detailed descriptions of over two hundred plants that thrive in the region; step-by-step instructions for building structures such as ponds, walls, fences, and trellises; and approximately four hundred full-color photographs and illustrations.

A young family learns to grow a garden, describing how they prepared the soil, watered their plants, dealt with the animals who invaded their garden, and how all their hard work finally paid off as they harvested vegetables and flowers.