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Gardening This Weekend: June 25, 2026

By Neil Sperry • June 23, 2026

We’re heading into mid-summer, which means you have a yard filled with plants that are counting on your care and attention. Here are the guidelines. PLANT• Annuals for hot-weather color. …

William C. Welch, Ph.D.

By Neil Sperry • June 17, 2026

From Neil…When I asked Greg Grant to write a horticultural remembrance, call it an obituary if you must, of Bill Welch, I knew it would be a masterpiece. But before …

Golden raintree is a joy

By Neil Sperry • June 16, 2026

If you’re looking for a smallish shade tree for a zero-lot-line urban garden, this might be a hero. Or maybe you want a second or third tree in a larger …

Color gone wild – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • June 16, 2026

Yellow flowers against a bright pink wall, a purple and orange fence, maroon foliage atop a yellow Styrofoam head: when it comes to bold garden color, it’s fun to follow …

Gardening This Weekend: June 18, 2026

By Neil Sperry • June 16, 2026

Here’s my beginning for a list of things we need to accomplish this middle part of June. See how yours compares. PLANT• New lawngrasses can be started from seed (bermuda) …

Blooms That Last for a Day

By Neil Sperry • June 1, 2026

Note: Normally you’d be seeing my answers to your gardening questions here, but while Gretchen has been recuperating from shoulder surgery we had that function shut off. Here’s hoping she’ll …

Two Timely Tips in Lawn Care

By Neil Sperry • June 1, 2026

How well your lawn fares through the summer depends on how you handle a couple of chores in the next several days. Let’s revisit these quickly. 1. Last call for …

Love You Some Lemon Lollipop

By Neil Sperry • June 1, 2026

I’ve been growing this plant for probably 35 years. A nurseryman friend introduced it to me, saying that his customers were buying it as fast as he could bring them …

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