Articles - Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Native Son: There Was a Time

By Steven Chamblee • April 17, 2019

There was a time when the great Notre Dame Cathedral was just a dream…graphite lines on a piece of parchment.There was a time when the tallest redwood tree was a …

Guide a Plant’s Growth

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2019

Tom Taylor and I went all through A&M Consolidated schools together in College Station. He went on to become a longtime administrator at Texas A&M before his retirement. Now he’s …

Two FAQs Revisited: April 18, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2019

Question: “Why are my hollies dropping all of their leaves?” A former resident of North Texas who is now in Tennessee called my radio program last Sunday with this question. …

Easter Lilies in the Spotlight

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2019

How to get the most from your lily… Want to enjoy your Easter lily as long as you can? Here are simple time-proven tips. 1. If it is sleeved, remove …

Gardening This Weekend: April 18, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 16, 2019

Let’s address ways you can get things looking great for this coming weekend. Follow these tips. PLANT• Spring color from pentas, fanflowers, begonias, marigolds, coleus, impatiens and other cheerful plants …

Herbicidal Help!

By Neil Sperry • April 10, 2019

The questions sound like these seven below… • “Neil, my lawn is all weeds. What can I do?” • “Neil, what is this weed, and what will kill it?” • …

Plants of this Week: April 11, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 10, 2019

If you’re on my Facebook page, and if you read my column in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, you will have seen my words on both of these plants by …

Gardening This Weekend: April 11, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 10, 2019

We’ve had enough cool-weather setbacks and rainy weekends that many of us have fallen behind on key gardening activities. Here are the tasks that most need to be done in …

3rd printing of Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening