Beloved local reference for Houston and Gulf Coast gardeners, packed with month-by-month checklists, planting windows, pest notes, and practical advice tailored to our humid, subtropical climate. Hodges—longtime Houston gardening columnist and author of Let’s Garden in the Gulf Coast—covers vegetables, ornamentals, lawns, soil preparation, and heat-tolerant selections that thrive in coastal Texas. Handy coil format lays flat for use at the potting bench; great for beginners, master gardeners, or anyone landscaping along the Texas Gulf Coast.