Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening • Covers all aspects of landscaping, lawns, flowers, fruit and vegetable gardening for every county in Texas. • 344 pages, 840 of my best photos. …
Texans are in love with this sub-tropical shrub, and certainly with reason. It loves the heat and our intense summer sun, and it provides stunning color for six months out …
Finally we’ve had a hint of autumn as cool air plunged into Texas earlier this week. That was a nice respite, and it reminds us that these are the tasks …
Maybe it’s because they’re usually out-of-sight, but tree roots certainly seem to cause a lot of angst for Texas gardeners. Let’s shine a little light onto the subject. Here is …
Where many of our tenured treasures failed to survive the great cold spell of mid-February, oxblood lilies have come through with flying colors. I wasn’t sure they were going to, …
OK, team. Here are the most timely things to work on this weekend. PLANT• Last call to sow wildflower seeds for spring bloom. If you’re planting bluebonnets, buy acid-treated (“scarified”) …
This is a column written from deep heartfelt emotion. I have a hard time replacing plants that have served me for many years – even though they’ve outlived their usefulness …
We’re using crotons as seasonal color spring until frost, and growers are feeding our urge. There are many great varieties, and they’re all ready to dazzle your eye. No plant …
Fall webworms have arrived. Usually there are at least two generations per year, one in the spring and one about now. But, for whatever the reason, the spring “crop” didn’t …
