Howard Garrett (1) (1947–)

Author of Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way

For other authors named Howard Garrett, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

Howard Garrett is a landscape architect, certified arborist, horticulturist, and organic practitioner in Dallas, Texas. He promotes his organic gardening program through his radio and TV shows, weekly column in the Dallas Morning News, monthly Dirt Doctor's Dirt magazine, The Organic Manual: show more Natural Gardening for the 21st Century, and regional and national speaking engagements show less

Works by Howard Garrett

Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1999) 82 copies

Texas Gardening the Natural Way: The Complete Handbook (2004) 64 copies

Howard Garrett's Plants for Texas (1996) 61 copies

Plants of the Metroplex (1998) 58 copies, 1 review

Texas Organic Gardening (1992) 55 copies

Herbs for Texas (2001) 35 copies

J. Howard Garrett's Organic Manual (1991) 27 copies

Howard's Garrett's Texas Trees (2002) 22 copies

The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening: Essays on the Natural Way (1995) 19 copies, 1 review

Plants of the Metroplex III (1994) 19 copies

Landscape Design...Texas Style (1986) 17 copies

Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast (2008) 15 copies, 1 review

The Organic Manual: Natural Gardening for the 21st Century (2002) 12 copies

Organic Management for the Professional: The Natural Way for Landscape Architects and Contractors, Commercial Growers, Golf Course Managers, Park ... Turf Managers, and Other… (2012) 11 copies

The Organic Manual,: Natural Organic Gardening and Living for Your Family, Plants, and Pets (2008) 8 copies

Dear dirt doctor questions answered the natural way (2003) 7 copies

Organic Lawn Care: Growing Grass the Natural Way (2014) 6 copies

Organic Landscaping Manual (1988) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1947-04-17
Gender: male
Education: Texas Tech University (BS, Park Administration and Landscape Architecture, 1969)
Occupations: arborist
newspaper columnist
radio host
Organizations: American Society of Landscape Architects
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Dallas Morning News
International Society of Arboriculture
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Pittsburg, Texas, USA
Places of residence: Dallas, Texas, USA
Associated Place (for map): Texas, USA

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AlexTheHunn 806 reviews

Plants of the metroplex by John Howard Garrett

Garrett offers concise practical advice for lawns and gardens in the Dallas Fort Worth area. This book is a must have for anyone interested in having a good relation with their plants.

Nov 30, 2005

susanbevans 362 reviews

Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast by Howard Garrett