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Gardening This Weekend: April 23, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

It’s a wonderful time to swing by your favorite nursery to see what the trucks have dropped off this week. Here’s a list of other things you might want to ...

Timing the feedings

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

What fertilizer should you use? When should you use it? Those are two critical questions every gardener wants to have answered. Here’s how I narrow it down. • Start with ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: April 23, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. April ...

A lesson for everyone

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

Great-granddaughter Jackie (6) is afraid that all plants in Grandpa Neil’s woods are poison ivy. We were out on the driveway with her last week, and I saw the ideal ...

Doublefile viburnum puts on a spring show

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

Transferring from A&M to Ohio State as a junior meant that I’d already taken my woody plant materials courses with a big dash of Texas salsa before I made the ...

Gardens … they’ve got the blues by – Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • April 21, 2026

There are shades of blue as intense as a Texas sky, as rich as a bluebonnet’s petals and as electrifying as a bluebird’s wing. But whether it’s cobalt blue or ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: April 16, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 14, 2026

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. April ...

LAQ about shade trees

By Neil Sperry • April 14, 2026

I keep a log of every call I take on my radio programs. I’ve done so for all 48 years I’ve been on the air. When it comes to shade ...

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