624 BRIT.ORG/SIDA21(2) BOOKNOTICES/BOOKSRECEIVED TexasGardeningtheNaturaeWay HowardGarrhtt2004TexasGardeningtheNaturalWay:TheCompleteHandbook (ISBN0-292-70542-5,hbk.).UniversityofTexasPress,P.O.Box7819,Austin, TX78713-7819,U.S.A.,(Orders:800-252-3206,800-687-6046fax).$34.95, 396pp.,833colorphotos,13colorillus.,6maps,3linedrawings,81/2"x11". HowardGarrett'snewestbooki.samasterpiece.Hehaspulledtogetheralltheinformalioncontained inhisearlierworksandhascompileditintoonecomprehensiveandintegratedvolume.Texas GardeningtheNaturalWayisindeedthecompletehandbooklorTexasorganicgardeners. Hehasdrawnonhispreviousworksforcompleteness.Theyinclude:Garrett'sPlants(orTexas (19%),TexasOr^anicVegetableGardeninga999),TexasBugBook(1999),HerhsjorTexas(2001),The OrganicManual(2002),andHowardGarrett'sTexasTrees(2002). ConsultingthetableofcontentsrevealsthatthereisnotopichehasnotincludedmhisHand- hook.Hebeginswithlandscapeandgardeningdesign,continueswithplantselection,maintenance, andnurturing,andconcludeswithpcslcontrolandpoisonousplants.Alsoincludedareweather dataandinstructionsforbuildinggardenstructures,includingbathouses. IsyourPlantsforTexasoryourTexasOrganicVegetableGardeningsothumbedthroughandso wornthatitisindangeroffallingapartmyourhands?Looknofurtherforareplacement.Every organicgardener,beginningandveteran,shouldobtainthisbook.Non-organicgardenerswouldben- elitalsotromhisrecommendedIistingsofplants,trees,andherbs,aswellasthelandscapeandgarden designinstructions.Itisrecommendedforgeneralcollectionsinpubliclibraries,andinarboretum andhorticulturallibraries. HowardGarrettisalandscapearchitect,certifiedarborist,horticulturist,andorganicpracti- tionerinDallas,Texas.-Gcirj-L.jennin^.s,Librariari,B()(tinicciIRcsMrc/i/nstituteo/Texas,Fo?-tV^orth, TX,76102-T060.U.S.A. SIDA21(2):624.2004