| Welcome to the Best-Kept Secret in Texas | p. 1 |
| The Five Different States of Texas | p. 4 |
| When to Visit Texas Gardens | p. 5 |
| The Garden in Winter | p. 6 |
| Spring in the Garden | p. 7 |
| Coping with the Texas Summer | p. 7 |
| The Blessings of Autumn | p. 8 |
| What to Expect in Texas Gardens | p. 9 |
| Native Plants | p. 9 |
| Hardy Adapted Plants | p. 11 |
| Specialty Gardens | p. 11 |
| What the Gardens Expect of You | p. 12 |
| Visiting Gardens on Private Property | p. 13 |
| If You Live and Garden in Texas | p. 13 |
| Making the Most of Your Guidebook | p. 14 |
| The Gardens of North Texas | p. 15 |
| Dallas | p. 17 |
| Dallas Arboretum | p. 17 |
| Texas Discovery Gardens and Conservatory | p. 22 |
| Ennis | p. 27 |
| State Bluebonnet Trail | p. 27 |
| Fort Worth | p. 29 |
| Fort Worth Botanic Garden | p. 29 |
| Japanese Garden in Fort Worth Botanic Garden | p. 33 |
| Weston Gardens in Bloom | p. 35 |
| McKinney | p. 40 |
| Crump's Gardens Christmas Open House | p. 40 |
| The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary Native Plant Garden | p. 41 |
| The World Collection of Crape Myrtles | p. 44 |
| Paris | p. 45 |
| Pine Branch Daylily Garden | p. 45 |
| Sherman | p. 47 |
| Texoma Landscapes | p. 47 |
| Waco | p. 50 |
| The Earle-Harrison House and Gardens on Fifth Street | p. 50 |
| Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village | p. 52 |
| Weatherford | p. 54 |
| Chandor Gardens | p. 54 |
| Whitewright | p. 57 |
| Whitewright Old Rose and Garden Tour | p. 57 |
| Finding More Gardens in North Texas | p. 60 |
| The Gardens of East Texas | p. 63 |
| Athens | p. 65 |
| East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society | p. 65 |
| Beaumont | p. 67 |
| Beaumont Botanical Gardens | p. 67 |
| The Warren Loose Conservatory | p. 70 |
| McFaddin-Ward House | p. 71 |
| Chandler | p. 73 |
| Blue Moon Gardens | p. 73 |
| Gladewater | p. 75 |
| Mrs. Helen Lee's Daffodil Garden | p. 75 |
| Jefferson | p. 78 |
| Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club Historical Pilgrimage Tour | p. 78 |
| Kilgore | p. 80 |
| Texas Shakespeare Garden | p. 80 |
| Marshall | p. 82 |
| Starr Family State Historical Park | p. 82 |
| Nacogdoches | p. 84 |
| Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum | p. 84 |
| Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden | p. 87 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center | p. 88 |
| Orange | p. 90 |
| Pinehurst Garden | p. 90 |
| Tyler | p. 93 |
| Azalea and Spring Flower Trail | p. 93 |
| Breedlove Nursery | p. 95 |
| Municipal Rose Garden | p. 97 |
| Finding More Flowers in East Texas | p. 99 |
| The Gardens of Central Texas | p. 101 |
| Austin | p. 104 |
| It's About Thyme | p. 104 |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | p. 105 |
| Mayfield Park Garden | p. 111 |
| The Natural Gardener | p. 113 |
| Zilker Botanical Garden | p. 117 |
| Brenham | p. 123 |
| Ellison's Greenhouses, Inc | p. 123 |
| Bryan-College Station | p. 125 |
| Texas A&M University Horticultural Gardens | p. 125 |
| Dripping Springs | p. 129 |
| Pure Luck Organics/Pure Luck Grade A Goat Dairy | p. 129 |
| Fredericksburg | p. 133 |
| Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat | p. 133 |
| Fredericksburg Herb Farm | p. 135 |
| The Japanese Garden of Peace | p. 137 |
| Wildseed Farms | p. 139 |
| Georgetown | p. 141 |
| City of Poppies | p. 141 |
| Harwood | p. 143 |
| Kactus Korral | p. 143 |
| Independence | p. 144 |
| The Antique Rose Emporium | p. 144 |
| Kerrville | p. 152 |
| Riverside Nature Center | p. 152 |
| Lampasas | p. 154 |
| Hickory Hill Herbs and Antique Roses | p. 154 |
| Round Top | p. 155 |
| The City of Round Top | p. 155 |
| The McAshan Herb Gardens at Festival Hill | p. 156 |
| San Antonio | p. 159 |
| Japanese Tea Garden (Chinese Tea Garden, Sunken Garden) | p. 159 |
| King William Historical District | p. 163 |
| Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum | p. 164 |
| Paseo del Rio/Riverwalk | p. 166 |
| San Antonio Botanical Garden | p. 167 |
| Schultze House Cottage Garden | p. 173 |
| Finding More Flowers in Central Texas | p. 174 |
| The Gardens of South Texas | p. 177 |
| Alamo | p. 179 |
| Sunderland's Cactus Garden | p. 179 |
| Aransas Pass | p. 181 |
| Newbury Park Hummingbird Garden | p. 181 |
| Brookshire | p. 184 |
| Lilypons Water Gardens | p. 184 |
| Corpus Christi | p. 185 |
| Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens | p. 185 |
| Galveston | p. 187 |
| Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pytramid | p. 187 |
| Hempstead | p. 192 |
| Peckerwood Garden | p. 192 |
| Houston | p. 194 |
| Bayou Bend | p. 194 |
| Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science | p. 199 |
| River Oaks Garden Club Garden and Azalea Trail | p. 201 |
| Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park | p. 203 |
| Humble-Houston | p. 206 |
| Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens | p. 206 |
| McAllen | p. 210 |
| McAllen Botanical Gardens and Nature Center | p. 210 |
| Rockport-Fulton | p. 213 |
| Annual Hummer/Bird Celebration | p. 213 |
| Rockport Demonstration Bird Garden and Wetlands Pond | p. 216 |
| Victoria | p. 218 |
| Four Seasons Garden Center | p. 218 |
| Victoria Memorial Rose Garden | p. 219 |
| Weslaco | p. 221 |
| Valley Nature Center | p. 221 |
| Finding More Flowers in South Texas | p. 223 |
| The Gardens of West Texas | p. 225 |
| Alpine | p. 229 |
| Sul Ross State University Cactus Garden | p. 229 |
| Amarillo | p. 230 |
| Amarillo Botanical Gardens | p. 230 |
| Del Rio | p. 232 |
| Whitehead Memorial Museum | p. 232 |
| El Paso | p. 234 |
| Chihuahuan Desert Gardens of the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso | p. 234 |
| El Paso Municipal Rose Garden | p. 236 |
| Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center | p. 238 |
| Fort Davis | p. 239 |
| Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Visitor Center | p. 239 |
| Hotel Limpia Herb Garden | p. 241 |
| Hale Center | p. 243 |
| Bell Park Cacti Garden | p. 243 |
| Lajitas-Terlingua | p. 244 |
| Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center | p. 244 |
| Lubbock | p. 246 |
| Lubbock Memorial Arboretum | p. 246 |
| Mineral Wells | p. 248 |
| Clark Gardens | p. 248 |
| San Angelo | p. 251 |
| San Angelo City Parks and International Water Lily Collection | p. 251 |
| Finding More Gardens in West Texas | p. 253 |
| Appendices | |
| Appendix A | p. 255 |
| The Author's Texas Gardens Awards | p. 255 |
| Appendix B | p. 257 |
| A Dozen Don't-Miss Gardens for Rose Lovers | p. 257 |
| Appendix C | p. 258 |
| Six Gardens with Great Conservatories for Tropical Plants | p. 258 |
| Appendix D | p. 259 |
| Some Gardens by Theme | p. 259 |
| Index of Gardens | p. 267 |
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