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Valuable Educational Links for Houston Gardeners

Resource Web Sites

Randy Lemmon
Houston radio personality offers advice and information on gardening and landscaping

Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor
Nationally syndicated talk show host, author and landscape architect

National Gardening Association
for expert garden advice and reference

Extension Education in Harris County
Harris County Extension Office

Garden Fact Sheets (pdf)

Azalea Culture in Harris County 
by Judy Hill, Harris County Master Gardener, March 2008

Native & Adapted Plants for Houston 
Compiled by Harris County Extension Horticulturists

Gardening with Perennials in Harris County
Compiled and edited by Jo Huskey, Harris County Master Gardener, 2009
Adapted from Master Gardener Handbook, edited by Douglas F. Welsh and Samuel D. Cotner, Texas Cooperative Extension, 
September 2001

Shade Gardening in the Houston Area 
Annuals and Perennials for Color 
by Kristen Geer Kaiser, Harris County Master Gardener
edited and re-issued, March 2006

Rain Gardens
by Angela Chandler, Harris County Master Gardener
February, 2008

Bulbs - Culture and Maintenance
Originally published in the Arizona Master Gardener Manual, produced by the Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture, 
The University of Arizona, 1998.
Edited and reformatted by Texas Cooperative Extension, Harris County, September 2007

Houston Area Nature Centers

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

Armand Bayou Nature Center

Bayou Bend
A must visit: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Ima Hogg House Museum and 14-Acres of beautiful gardens

Houston Area Garden Clubs & Societies

The Garden Club of Houston

River Oaks Garden Club

Some More Stuff

One of our regular site visitors (Rachel) suggested that we add some information on composting.  Great idea Rachael - thanks!  Here are some links that you may want to check out:

Composting at Home
from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website

Composting at Home - The Green and Brown Alternative (PDF)
from Cornell University
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