Helpful Gardening Links
We recommend searching the Texas A&M Horticulture Site first for answers to your questions.
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Aggie Horticulture - Recommended for Hill Country
AgriLife Today - many topics of interest
AggieTurf - many topics
Fruit and Nut Production
Vegetables Resources
Earth-Kind Landscaping
Texas Natural Resources - Plant Identification
Small Acreage Horticultural Guide
Website Links - Helpful Information and books
Beekeeping
TheBeePlace - Somerset, TX Bees, equipment, classes, etc.
Butterflies
Butterfly Gardening in Central Texas
Butterflies and Moths of North American
Butterfly Life Cycle
Butterfly Plants, Central Texas Gardener
Monarch Watch
Top Ten Butterfly Hot Plants
Cacti & SucculentsGrowing Cactus
Cactus and Succulent Plant Disease
Cactus Care Essentials
Full Guide to Cactus Disease Care
Composting
Don't Bag It, Compost It - A Full Guide to Composting
Easy Composting
Composting Questions and Answers
Composting Fundamentals
Worm Composting
Fertilizers
Fertilizing a Garden
Fertilizing Woody Ornamentals
Soils and Fertilizers
Texas Home Vegetables Guide Fertilizing
Fruits & Nuts
Aggie Fruit and Nut Production
( Many fact sheets and resources available
for information on websit
Firewise Landscaping
Firewise Landscaping Guide - pdf
Firewise - Protect Your Home
Firewise - Construction Materials
General Interest
Basics of Raised Garden Beds
City of Austin - Landscape Book- pdf
Grow Green Fact Sheets, City of Austin and Texas A&M
Houseplants
Houseplants
How to Manage Garden Weeds With Mulch
Prune Your Roses And Your Lawn But Leave Your Fruit Alone
Herbs
Herbs - Alphabetical Index
Herbs and Spices
Herbs for Texas Landscapes
Herbs That Can Be Grown in Texas
Growing Herbs in Texas
Indoor Gardening
Indoor Winter Gardening
House Plants
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Insect
Beneficial Insects and Common Pests in the Garden
Field Guide to Texas Insects
Gall Making Insects
Insects in the City
IPM Basics for Garden Insect Pests
Most Common Texas Insects
Texas A&M - All Insect Guide
(See info tabs on Insect Fact Sheets,
Management guides, Publications, Insect ID)
Managing Insect Pests of Texas
Tent Caterpillars
Invasive Plants, Trees, Aquatic
Aggressive Invaders
AquaPlants
Invasives of South Texas - Texas &M Forest Service
Plants of Texas Rangeland
Texas A&M - Know Your Plants
Texas Invasives
Texas Natural Resources Plant Identification
Landscaping
Aggie Landscape Legacy Publications
Earth-Kind Lanscape Publications
Earth-Kind Planning & Design
Introduction to EarthKind Landscaping
Planning Home Landscaping - EarthKind
Lawns
Earthwise Guide to Lawn Care - Grow Green Fact Sheet
Nutsedge and Kyllinga Control
St, Augustine Lawn Maintenance
Texas Turf Grasses
Turf Grass Publications
Water My Yard
Weed Identification and Control
Mulching
Don’t Bag It - Leaf Management
Easy Gardening, Mulching
General Information
How do I mulch my trees?
Perennial Plants
Aggie The Garden - Plant Information
Daylilies, Best for South Texas
Earth-Kind Publications
Herbaceous Plant Pages
Earth-Kind - Plants
Texas Natural Resources - Plant Identification
What is an Annual, Perenial, Biennial
Pests and Disease Control
Diagnosis of Plant Problems
Easy Garening: Disease Control
Homeowners Guide to Pest Control
Insect and Disease Control in Orchards
Types of Pest Control
Organic Gardening
Earth-Kind Gardening Guidelines
Insect Management
Vegetable Gardening
Weed Management
Plant Lists
100 Native Plants
Texas SuperStar Brochure
"Deer-Proof" Plants
Plant List Search - Hill Country Region
Plants of the Rangeland
Native Plants for Home And Garden
Native Shrubs - search by name and photos
Outstanding Vines & Groundcovers
Texas Superstars
Poisonous Plants
Common Poisonous Plants
Horses- ASPCA
Plants Poisonous to Dogs, Cats &
Poisonous Plants
Toxic Plants of Texas
Public Gardens
Hill Country List
Rainwater Harvesting
TAMU Rainwater Harvesting in Texas
Roses
Common Rose Diseases
Common Rose Diseases 2
Earth-Kind Roses
Roses for South Central Texas
Rose Rosette Disease Demystified
Trees & Shrubs
Ball Moss
Benny Simpsons' Texas Native Shrubs
Oak Wilt
Texas Oak Wilt
Trees of Texas
Shrub Pruning
Texas Tree Planting Guide
Tree Pruning Techniques
Tree Pruning Mature Trees - Powerpoint
Tree Pruning Young Trees
Urban and Community Forestry
Vegetables
Recommended Varieties - Choose your county
Canning and Freezing Vegetables
Drying Vegetables
Container Gardening
Easy Gardening Guide - Series
Fall Gardening
Hydroponics
Hydroponics as a Hobby
Organic Vegetable Production Guide
Potatoes, Q & A
Seed Information
Soils
Soil Preparation
Soil Testing Lab - TAMU
Water
Efficient Use of Water in the Landscape
USGS Interactive Drought Map
Water Gardening
Aquatic Plants - A Diagnosiic Tool
Water Garden Landscaping
Weeds
Weed Identification Guide for Turf
Weed Identification
Xeriscape Gardening
Principles of Xeriscaping
Zones
Drought Map
Hardiness Zones
Updated 2023 Hardiness Zone Map
INTERESTING AGRILIFE LEARN PUBLICATIONS
Ball Moss
Fall Webworm
Fruit & Nut Spray Guide
Fruit & Nut Varieties for Kerr
Identify & Manage Oak Wilt
Non-Chemical Control of
Plant Diseases
Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater Harvesting in Texas
Recommended Plants - Kerr
Recommended Vegetables
Spring Planting Guide - Veg
Texas Home Veg Gardening
Training/Pruning Fruit Trees
INTERESTING WEBSITES - NOT Texas A&M AgriLife
Austin Herb Society
Austin Organic Gardeners
Central Texas Gardener, KLRU-TV
The Herb Society of America
Howard Garrett - The Dirt Doctor
Iowa State University - Bug Guide
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plants
National Gardening Association
Native Plant Society of Fredericksburg
Native Plant Society of Kerrville
Neil Sperry's Gardens, website
Plantanswers.com
Riverside Nature Center - Kerrville
Seed Savers Exchange
Square Foot Gardening
Texas Gardener - The Magazine
Texas Smartscape
Texas Parks and Wildlife
The Natural Gardener
The Texas Gardener Magazine
11 Native Grasses for Texas Gardens
UK International Gardening Databases List