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Dec 26, 2010 5:34 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I'm a book-aholic, as far as Texas native plants or anything close to that are concerned. Really should stay out of bookstores and off book sites! I think I've got every single book you mentioned, except the second one...and it doesn't cover my area, otherwise I'd have it.
The newest book is Texas Wildscapes Gardening for Wildlife by Kelly Conrad Bender, which I've barely flipped through, but it looks really exciting!
Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country by Marshall Enquist
For a field guide for this area, it's excellent, it's my native plant bible. I can't exist for long without it near me. The only downside is that they haven't chosen up to update it in any way since it came out in 1987, so the botanical names are dated, Also, this paperback will fall apart fairly soon if used much...and how can you NOT use it a lot? But I just love it!
Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest by George O. Miller
Great book, wonderful info and pictures. Some of the plants are from elsewhere in the Southwest, but that's okay.
Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region by Sally Wasowski and Andy Wasowski
A truly amazing book! The large amount of info in it is well worth what you'd pay for it. Sally is truly one of the legendary gurus of Texas native plants...I am in awe of her!

Will continue as I can...my computer is really screwed up, so I have to break it up into a number of posts.
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