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From the Sperry Garden: Potting Soils

By Neil Sperry • June 30, 2025

I’m frequently asked to recommend a brand of potting soil. I say that I haven’t found one that I really like, so I mix up my own. When I pick ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: July 3, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 30, 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. June ...

Mucho to love with Macho

By Neil Sperry • June 30, 2025

This plant and I go back 10 or more years. It’s spent those summers right here in this shaded spot in our landscape and winters toasty warm in my greenhouse. ...

Gardening This Weekend: July 3, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 30, 2025

The most important thing is to water. New plants get soaked every two days. Use a garden hose with a bubbler or breaker and stand there until you have watered ...

Gardening This Weekend: June 26, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 25, 2025

Next weekend will be a long holiday weekend. The more we can get done now the less we’ll have to worry about then. Here are the things I’d deem to ...

Wish we saw it more often…

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 2025

When I took the job as Dallas County Extension horticulturist in 1970, my office was on the top floor of the Records Building (across the street from the Texas School ...

The Roan garden-A haven for plants and pollinators – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • June 24, 2025

It’s not surprising that one of Mary Roan’s favorite quotes reads: “Creating a garden starts with an interest and soon becomes a lifetime’s obsession, one that can be engaged at ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: June 26, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 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. June ...

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