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From coastal playground to winter wonderland – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • January 23, 2025

Here in Southeast Texas, we don’t hear the words “blizzard conditions” and “extreme cold warning” very often. But this week, they were commonplace as weathermen encouraged residents from Houston to ...

What plant is best for screening?

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2025

Start by determining the height of plant that you’ll need. One easy way is to mark off a piece of PVC water pipe in 1-ft. increments, then have someone stand ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: January 23, 2025

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 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. January ...

Time to take stock

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2025

I’ve written about stocks a couple of times for newspapers and maybe even here in e-gardens. I’ve told you how they look like heavyweight snapdragons, and how they’re fragrant and ...

Paving the way – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • January 22, 2025

The velvety allure of stepping stones framed with creeping thyme, the intricacies of a garden path laid with pebble mosaic, slabs of native stone stair-stepping up a grassy slope; when ...

Gardening This Weekend – January 23, 2025

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2025

We’ve used up our cold-weather passes. It’s time to get down to business. Here is this weekend’s checklist. PLANT• Onion transplants. Buy types best adapted to your area. 1015Y is ...

Native Son: Top Ten Unexpected Benefits of Gardening

By Steven Chamblee • January 15, 2025

1. Discovering first-hand how Mother Nature operates … the good, the bad, and the painful. 2. The indescribable feeling of actually being a part of Mother Earth, not apart from ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: January 16, 2025

By Neil Sperry • January 14, 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. January ...

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