Floricultural Factoids from the land of the Buckeyes

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2025

The time was back in the ‘60s. A&M had only 3 students left in Floriculture (horticulture applied to greenhouse production). Ohio State, by comparison, had more than 240. I immediately ...

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Texas Gold columbines shine

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2025

You’ll see this plant’s mother growing natively in the Big Bend Country of Brewster County, Southwest Texas. That’s arid terrain, but somehow it has found ponds at the bases of ...

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Native Son: Springtime

By Steven Chamblee • April 16, 2025

I thought I would share some thoughts from a friend of mine, Wendy Stoll, a talented landscape designer in Wimberley. You think it would be the flower –All wild flame ...

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Q&A – Ask Neil: April 17, 2025

By Neil Sperry • April 15, 2025

(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 ...

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Gardening This Weekend: April 17, 2025

By Neil Sperry • April 15, 2025

Let me list some highlight kinds of things you might try to get done over this holiday weekend. It is, after all, a great time to be gardening. PLANT• Summertime ...

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Better solution to a challenging problem

By Neil Sperry • April 10, 2025

I decided 35 or 40 years ago that I just needed to get right to the point in answering one particular question that kept coming up. “Neil, my red oak’s ...

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Autumn sage is one of our finest

By Neil Sperry • April 9, 2025

Autumn sage came into the Texas nursery marketplace during my career. In those ensuing years it’s become a mainstay for many of our gardens. Here are some reasons I like ...

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Q&A – Ask Neil: April 10, 2025

By Neil Sperry • April 9, 2025

(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 ...

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