For Further Reading on Raised Bed Gardening

• B-1584, "Landscape Water Conservation-Xeriscape," Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
• B-5015, "Landscape Development for Coastal Areas," Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
• Booth, N.K. and J.E. Hiss. 1991. Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for thePrivate Residence. Prentice Hall Career & Technology, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. p. 377.
• Brady, N.C. 1990. The Nature and Properties of Soils. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY. pp. 14, 145-146.
• Cox, J. and M. Cox. 1985. The Perennial Garden: Color Harmonies through the Seasons. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA. p. 304.
• Craul, P.J. 1992. Urban Soil in Landscape Design. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY. p. 396.
• Ellefson, C.L., T.L. Stephens and D. Welsh. 1992. Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY. p. 323.
• Giles, F. 1986. Landscape Construction Procedures, Techniques, and Design. Stipes Publishing Company, Champaign, IL. p. 246.
• Murphy, W.B., J. Pavia, and J. Pavia. 1990. Beds and Borders: Traditional and Original Garden Designs. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. p. 159.
• Sperry, N. 1991. Neil Sperry's Guide to Complete Texas Gardening. Taylor Publishing, Dallas, TX. p. 388.
• The American Horticulture Society. 1982. The American Horticulture Society Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening: Fundamentals of Gardening. The American Horticulture Society, Mount Vernon, VA. p. 144.
• Wasowski S. and A. Wasowski. 1997. Native Texas Gardens: Maximum Beauty, Minimum Upkeep. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX. p. 185.
• Whitcomb, C.E. 1987. Establishment and Maintenance of Landscape Plants. Lacebark Inc., Stillwater, OK. p. 638.

 

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