The Texas Set
Three printable Texas editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Texas editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Texas month pages to write the year down in
- The Texas native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Texas night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Texas pages actually look like
From the Texas editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Texas Nature Journal
Each Texas month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Texas actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Texas Bluebonnet
- Indian Paintbrush
- Indian Blanket (Firewheel)
- Black-eyed Susan
- Mexican Hat
- Winecup
- Texas Redbud
- Mexican Plum
- Pecan
- Live Oak
- Bald Cypress
- Cedar Elm
- Monarch
- Gulf Fritillary
- Black Swallowtail
- Queen
- Pipevine Swallowtail
Native Plants of Texas
56 native species are profiled for Texas, chosen for hardiness zones 6a–9b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Showy Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Aromatic Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- Foxglove Beardtongue
The Night Sky over Texas
Every dark-sky place the Texas edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Big Bend National Park
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
- Copper Breaks State Park
- Rural state parks and public land in West Texas
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Texas year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Texas month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 5 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Texas list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 32 of the 56 species are flowering then.
19 of them are caterpillar host plants and 16 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Texas yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Texas is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Texas knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Texas Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Texas | 10 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Texas | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 33, across 3 Texas files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Texas files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Texas pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Texas editions
| One at a time | The Texas Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Texas edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Texas set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Texas edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Texas basics in one go
- Gardeners in Texas who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Texas set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Texas editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Texas Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Texas, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Texas pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Texas set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Texas Nature Journal, Native Plants of Texas and The Night Sky over Texas. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Texas editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Texas set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Texas editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Texas files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Texas, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Texas?
It describes typical timing across Texas drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Texas dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Texas pages here are free?
The free Texas pages are the month you are in; these are the Texas editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Texas, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Texas as a whole, with regional notes where Texas genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Texas edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Texas pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Texas set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Texas edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Texas Nature Journal, Native Plants of Texas and The Night Sky over Texas — and the free Texas pages cover this month either way.
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