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Gardening This Weekend: April 16, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 14, 2026

As we head out into our gardens and landscapes, here are the main things we’ll want to be accomplishing over the next several days. PLANT• Trees and shrubs. Nurseries still …

Favorite Sources of Summertime Color

By Neil Sperry • April 8, 2026

I marvel at landscaping artists who paint gardens with rich colors of summertime flowers and foliage. Our choices broaden each year, yet we lean back to many types we’ve grown …

Japanese maples hit the big time in Texas

By Neil Sperry • April 8, 2026

Let’s get one thing straight as we begin. Don’t call these “red maples.” I’ll give you two reasons. (1) They’re not all red, and (2) the true “red maples” are …

Side yard savvy – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • April 8, 2026

Glance into most side yards and you’ll see an assortment of eyesores including lawn mowers, garbage cans, worn out grills and broken birdbaths. But often, these neglected passageways between the …

Gardening This Weekend: April 9, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 8, 2026

The best gardeners keep tabs on critical tasks of the time, and the tasks of this time are outlined below. PLANT• New lawngrasses from sod or plugs. It’s best to …

Fun facts about Easter lilies

By Neil Sperry • March 31, 2026

My undergraduate degree was in Floriculture – greenhouse production of floral crops. I started at A&M, but I transferred to Ohio State as a junior. It was a very large …

Co-dominant stems may spell trouble

By Neil Sperry • March 31, 2026

Most of us encounter this once or twice in our own landscapes. The pros at Arborilogical Services see it almost every day. I’m talking about trees with co-dominant trunks. I’ve …

Chinese fringe tree is rare, but adapted – by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • March 31, 2026

Chinese fringe trees are small ornamental trees that make graceful additions to spring landscapes in Texas. Unless they’re trained into single-trunked specimens, they slowly form multi-trunked little trees to 20 …

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