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Gardening This Weekend: March 19, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2026

You’ve heard of “turning on a dime.” Gardeners are going to have to do that this weekend. We go from the cold weather of winter to the onset of summer …

I came across a couple of old friends

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2026

Too often we move away from old, time-proven plants to shiny, new types that really haven’t been put under the stresses of Texas conditions. It’s nice to see our old …

Champions of the Shade Garden – by Carolyn Skei

By Carolyn Skei • March 11, 2026

If you had asked me 20-plus years ago what a hellebore is, I couldn’t have told you. But now that I’ve gardened under lovely mature trees here in North Texas …

How to make your conversation area the talk of the town – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • March 11, 2026

Who doesn’t remember the conversation pits of the 1960’s – 1970s, those sunken indoor hubs where socializing took place amid shag carpet and lava lamps. Today, more than ever, gardeners …

Gardening This Weekend: March 12, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2026

Note before we begin: Gardeners in the cooler parts of Texas need to check weather forecasts for Sunday and Monday nights. Another cold front will be plowing through, and I’m …

The impact of a father

By Neil Sperry • March 5, 2026

I lost my dad 51 years ago tonight. I was alone by his bedside there in the hospital in Richardson. I’d been there every night after work for a couple …

Gearing Up for Color

By Neil Sperry • March 4, 2026

Is this the year you’re going to perk up your plantings? Add some pizzazz to your place? Let’s talk about annual color, and let’s do it up right. • Start …

A Clematis that has it made in the shade

By Steve Huddleston • March 4, 2026

You may never have seen this wonderful vine. It needs to be used far more often in Texas’ shade gardens. Its glossy green leaves have prominent veins and a thick, …

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