Articles - Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Time Here for Fall Tomatoes – Now!

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 2019

There are two huge hurdles in getting Texans to succeed with tomatoes in fall: Getting them to believe you (and the Texas A&M vegetable specialists) that they need to be …

Gardening This Weekend: June 27, 2019

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 2019

Next week will be a holiday weekend, so let’s try to get as much done now as we can so you can take a few days off. Here are what …

Best Crape Myrtles for Texas

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 2019

You may recall that I did a talk a week ago in McKinney on the topic of crape myrtles. I invited you to attend, but I didn’t give you much …

Bees, Birds and Butterflies – June 20, 2019

By Neil Sperry • June 19, 2019

We’ve had a wildlife-filled first half of 2019 in the Sperry home landscape. You’ve seen photos I’ve taken of birds at our feeders, and now I’d like to share photos …

Question of the Week: June 20, 2019

By Neil Sperry • June 19, 2019

“How can I eliminate chiggers? They’re eating me alive.” I’ve been asked this by a good many people, some who have already had the pleasure of encountering these tiny pests, …

Early Summer Pruning

By Neil Sperry • June 19, 2019

You normally think of winter as the main time for pruning (or at least horticulturists do). But there are several very timely pruning tasks left over for June. Here are …

Gardening This Weekend: June 20, 2019

By Neil Sperry • June 19, 2019

Almost everyone clicks into this part of e-gardens each week. It’s a good thing, too, because this is where we outline the top things you’ll want to get done in …

Declare War on Dallisgrass

By Neil Sperry • June 12, 2019

This plant isn’t “Dallas grass.” It’s “dallisgrass,” named in “honor” of T.A. Dallis, a 19th century Georgia farmer who grew it extensively. He was probably a great person otherwise, but …

3rd printing of Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening