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Yaupon’s columnar cultivars – by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • January 2, 2025

Yaupon holly is a densely branching, broadleafed evergreen shrub or small tree that is used extensively in Texas landscapes and for good reason. Botanically it’s Ilex vomitoria, and it’s native …

Gardening This Weekend: January 2, 2025

By Neil Sperry • December 30, 2024

Here’s my list of early January things to accomplish in your landscape and garden. PLANT• Fruit trees, vines and bushes. Use this link to find varieties recommended by Texas A&M …

Pretty Little Plant You Probably Don’t Know

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2024

Here’s a plant that’s native to the Tropical Americas, yet most gardeners have never grown it. Some who have grown it say it’s easier than its cousin, the far better-known …

Ironing it out – garden style – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • December 22, 2024

Whether it’s the way the heavy pieces complement the frailty of flowers and foliage or whether it’s the history that radiates from their curves and curlicues, antique iron furniture, fences, …

Asian Giant Murder Hornets Eradicated

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2024

You may have been calling it, as I did, the “Asian murder hornet.” Entomologists reclassified it a couple of years ago as the “northern giant hornet.” However, anyone who read …

Gardening This Weekend: December 26, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2024

I know you’re still sorting through the boxes and wrapping paper for any loose checks and gift cards – but keep the outdoors in focus as well. PLANT• Dig and …

What to do with a Poinsettia after Christmas

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

Folks want to know how to care for their poinsettias to get the longest possible enjoyment out of them. The secret there – and I hope I’m not getting it …

What Makes a Tree Great?

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

It breaks my heart to hear a new gardener making a bad choice in shade trees. They’re the most permanent part of any landscape, and you want to invest for …

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