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Gardening This Weekend: March 5, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 4, 2026

It’s nice, once the rigors of day jobs come to an end, to have a few hours to spend out in the landscape and garden. Daylight Saving Time begins this …

Pick the right plant food

By Neil Sperry • February 25, 2026

It’s a state law in Texas that any product that claims to add nutrition to the soil and our plants’ general surroundings must carry proof of those statements. You’ll find …

Grape hyacinths could fool you for bluebonnets

By Neil Sperry • February 25, 2026

But they’re not bluebonnets. They’re not hyacinths. And they’re certainly not grapes. So, what are these pretenders? Where did they come from, and how well do they like it in …

Ways to personalize your garden – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • February 24, 2026

Whether large or small, rural or urban, personalizing a garden is not only about expressing your personal style through color, types of plants, and hardscape, it’s about surrounding yourself with …

Gardening This Weekend: February 26, 2026

By Neil Sperry • February 24, 2026

This is one of the more difficult times to minister to the garden people of Texas. Weather forecasts for the next several weeks certainly look different for the Texas Gulf …

Scalping is good lawn practice

By Neil Sperry • February 17, 2026

You may be seeing lawn care companies sending their troops out to mow turf whistle clean, a notch shorter than it’s been for a while. That’s a practice called “scalping,” …

Timing critical with pre-emergents

By Neil Sperry • February 17, 2026

A friend and I were talking last Sunday. That was February 15. That date will become important. Our area had just enjoyed a much-needed 3-inch rain, about half of which …

Love you some Aglaonemas

By Neil Sperry • February 17, 2026

I took my first foliage plant courses at A&M back in the ‘60s. Aglaonemas consisted of a handful of green and silver variegated varieties of plants from Southeast Asia. They …

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