Image of crossed swords

Read the Witcher

The Texas Native Plant Primer

225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

Coming Soon
The Texas Native Plant Primer Open the full-size image

Contributors

By Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

By Andrea DeLong-Amaya

Formats and Prices

Price

$13.99

Price

$17.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $13.99 $17.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $24.99 $31.99 CAD

Also available from:

From Texas's leading native plant organization comes an accessible and colorful guide to planting native for home gardeners at every level of expertise. 

Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Texas. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Andrea DeLong-Amaya and the world famous Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center make adding these superstar plants easier than ever before, with proven advice that every home gardener can follow.

This incomparable sourcebook includes native ferns, grasses, wildflowers, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial garden.

Genre:

On Sale
Mar 4, 2025
Page Count
252 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781643264271

You May Also Like

9781604699654
9781604699654 $19.99 $24.99 CAD
Drought Gardening
Drought Gardening $3.99 $4.99 CAD
9781643261355
9781643261355 $29.99 $37.99 CAD
Grow Great Vegetables Minnesota and Wisconsin
Grow Great Vegetables Minnesota and Wisconsin $19.99 $24.99 CAD
Grow Great Vegetables Illinois
Grow Great Vegetables Illinois $19.99 $24.99 CAD

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

About the Author

The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center uses native plants to restore and create sustainable, beautiful landscapes. It carries out a mission to inspire the conservation of native plants through its gardens, research, education, and outreach programs. In doing so, the center improves water quality, provides habitat for wildlife, and enhances human health and happiness. In 2017, it was officially designated the Botanic Garden and Arboretum of Texas.

 
Andrea DeLong-Amaya is the director of horticulture, overseeing the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s gardens and nursery programs with a passion for sharing the value of native plants in planned landscapes. She’s been a staff member since 1998 and has nearly 30 years of experience with native plants in horticulture, ecology and garden design. DeLong-Amaya has appeared numerous times on "Central Texas Gardener," PBS’s long-running television program, and was a two-time guest on WNYC’s "Science Friday" Jennifer Jewell featured Andrea’s work in her 2020 book, The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants.

Learn more about this author

Andrea DeLong-Amaya

About the Author

Learn more about this author