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Winter Honeysuckle – Sweetness to spare

By Steve Huddleston • December 4, 2024

Because winter honeysuckle is somewhat of an “ugly duckling,” you may not find it in garden centers. But you can grow it from seed or cuttings yourself. And when you …

Personal perspective on ginkgoes

By Neil Sperry • December 4, 2024

If you’ve read me very long you’ve known that I rank ginkgoes as one of my top secondary trees for a home landscape – not as a large shade tree, …

Gardening This Weekend: December 5, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 4, 2024

Here’s my condensed list for this first part of December – gardening tasks that deserve your consideration. PLANT• Pansies, pinks, ornamental cabbage and kale and other winter color to spruce …

If I could have only one tree…

By Neil Sperry • November 27, 2024

I’ve had a theory all my professional career: “Wherever you live in this world, if there is an oak species that grows there, it’s going to be your best choice …

Reshaping Vitex

By Neil Sperry • November 26, 2024

Back when our grandmas were little toddler girls, vitex was a hot plant in Texas. It’s also called “lilac chaste tree” for some reason I choose not to explore and …

Seashells by the seashore . . . and so much more – By Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • November 25, 2024

Some of the first things you notice about Carol and Hank Cornelius’s garden are the seashells. They fill baskets, they outline paths, and they decorate the fence. But the captivating …

Gardening This Weekend: November 28, 2024

By Neil Sperry • November 25, 2024

Here’s that short list of prime gardening tasks to accomplish in the next several days. PLANT• Daffodils and grape hyacinths now. Leave tulips and Dutch hyacinths in the refrigerator at …

Fun Facts About Christmas Cacti

By Neil Sperry • November 20, 2024

Take a quick scan down this list and see if you were already aware… • All members of the Cactus family are native to the Western Hemisphere. Any that are …

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