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| Welcome to the Best-Kept Secret in Texas | |
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| The Five Different States of Texas | |
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| When to Visit Texas Gardens | |
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| The Garden in Winter | |
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| Spring in the Garden | |
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| Coping with the Texas Summer | |
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| The Blessings of Autumn | |
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| What to Expect in Texas Gardens | |
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| Native Plants | |
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| Hardy Adapted Plants | |
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| Specialty Gardens | |
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| What the Gardens Expect of You | |
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| Visiting Gardens on Private Property | |
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| If You Live and Garden in Texas | |
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| Making the Most of Your Guidebook | |
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| The Gardens of North Texas | |
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| Dallas | |
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| Dallas Arboretum | |
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| Texas Discovery Gardens and Conservatory | |
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| Ennis | |
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| State Bluebonnet Trail | |
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| Fort Worth | |
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| Fort Worth Botanic Garden | |
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| Japanese Garden in Fort Worth Botanic Garden | |
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| Weston Gardens in Bloom | |
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| McKinney | |
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| Crump's Gardens Christmas Open House | |
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| The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary Native Plant Garden | |
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| The World Collection of Crape Myrtles | |
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| Paris | |
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| Pine Branch Daylily Garden | |
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| Sherman | |
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| Texoma Landscapes | |
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| Waco | |
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| The Earle-Harrison House and Gardens on Fifth Street | |
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| Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village | |
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| Weatherford | |
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| Chandor Gardens | |
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| Whitewright | |
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| Whitewright Old Rose and Garden Tour | |
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| Finding More Gardens in North Texas | |
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| The Gardens of East Texas | |
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| Athens | |
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| East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society | |
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| Beaumont | |
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| Beaumont Botanical Gardens | |
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| The Warren Loose Conservatory | |
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| McFaddin-Ward House | |
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| Chandler | |
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| Blue Moon Gardens | |
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| Gladewater | |
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| Mrs. Helen Lee's Daffodil Garden | |
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| Jefferson | |
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| Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club Historical Pilgrimage Tour | |
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| Kilgore | |
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| Texas Shakespeare Garden | |
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| Marshall | |
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| Starr Family State Historical Park | |
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| Nacogdoches | |
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| Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum | |
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| Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden | |
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| Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center | |
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| Orange | |
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| Pinehurst Garden | |
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| Tyler | |
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| Azalea and Spring Flower Trail | |
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| Breedlove Nursery | |
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| Municipal Rose Garden | |
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| Finding More Flowers in East Texas | |
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| The Gardens of Central Texas | |
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| Austin | |
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| It's About Thyme | |
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| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | |
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| Mayfield Park Garden | |
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| The Natural Gardener | |
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| Zilker Botanical Garden | |
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| Brenham | |
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| Ellison's Greenhouses, Inc | |
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| Bryan-College Station | |
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| Texas A&M University Horticultural Gardens | |
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| Dripping Springs | |
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| Pure Luck Organics/Pure Luck Grade A Goat Dairy | |
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| Fredericksburg | |
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| Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat | |
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| Fredericksburg Herb Farm | |
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| The Japanese Garden of Peace | |
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| Wildseed Farms | |
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| Georgetown | |
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| City of Poppies | |
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| Harwood | |
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| Kactus Korral | |
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| Independence | |
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| The Antique Rose Emporium | |
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| Kerrville | |
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| Riverside Nature Center | |
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| Lampasas | |
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| Hickory Hill Herbs and Antique Roses | |
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| Round Top | |
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| The City of Round Top | |
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| The McAshan Herb Gardens at Festival Hill | |
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| San Antonio | |
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| Japanese Tea Garden (Chinese Tea Garden, Sunken Garden) | |
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| King William Historical District | |
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| Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum | |
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| Paseo del Rio/Riverwalk | |
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| San Antonio Botanical Garden | |
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| Schultze House Cottage Garden | |
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| Finding More Flowers in Central Texas | |
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| The Gardens of South Texas | |
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| Alamo | |
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| Sunderland's Cactus Garden | |
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| Aransas Pass | |
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| Newbury Park Hummingbird Garden | |
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| Brookshire | |
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| Lilypons Water Gardens | |
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| Corpus Christi | |
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| Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens | |
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| Galveston | |
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| Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pytramid | |
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| Hempstead | |
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| Peckerwood Garden | |
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| Houston | |
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| Bayou Bend | |
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| Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science | |
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| River Oaks Garden Club Garden and Azalea Trail | |
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| Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park | |
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| Humble-Houston | |
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| Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens | |
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| McAllen | |
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| McAllen Botanical Gardens and Nature Center | |
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| Rockport-Fulton | |
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| Annual Hummer/Bird Celebration | |
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| Rockport Demonstration Bird Garden and Wetlands Pond | |
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| Victoria | |
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| Four Seasons Garden Center | |
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| Victoria Memorial Rose Garden | |
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| Weslaco | |
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| Valley Nature Center | |
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| Finding More Flowers in South Texas | |
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| The Gardens of West Texas | |
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| Alpine | |
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| Sul Ross State University Cactus Garden | |
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| Amarillo | |
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| Amarillo Botanical Gardens | |
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| Del Rio | |
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| Whitehead Memorial Museum | |
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| El Paso | |
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| Chihuahuan Desert Gardens of the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso | |
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| El Paso Municipal Rose Garden | |
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| Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center | |
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| Fort Davis | |
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| Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Visitor Center | |
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| Hotel Limpia Herb Garden | |
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| Hale Center | |
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| Bell Park Cacti Garden | |
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| Lajitas-Terlingua | |
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| Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center | |
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| Lubbock | |
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| Lubbock Memorial Arboretum | |
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| Mineral Wells | |
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| Clark Gardens | |
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| San Angelo | |
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| San Angelo City Parks and International Water Lily Collection | |
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| Finding More Gardens in West Texas | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| The Author's Texas Gardens Awards | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| A Dozen Don't-Miss Gardens for Rose Lovers | |
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| Appendix C | |
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| Six Gardens with Great Conservatories for Tropical Plants | |
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| Appendix D | |
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| Some Gardens by Theme | |
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| Index of Gardens | |