Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening • 344 pages and 840 of my best photos. • Hardback, printed on high-quality paper. • I sign every copy as it sells. • Covers …
The two most popular kinds of hydrangeas grown in Texas are mophead hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, and oakleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia. Mopheads are often sold as Mother’s Day gifts. Their huge, …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Every year of my life I’ve had these little guys in my Texas landscapes. I wasn’t sure what I had initially, but the most user-friendly university entomologist ever, H.A. Turney …
My dad was a Professor of Range Science at Texas A&M. He was a PhD botanist who specialized in ranchland grasses of Texas. As I traveled across Texas in the …
