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Persian Shield – Foliage is Fabulous

By Neil Sperry • April 27, 2021

Most gardeners can remember where they first saw Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus). My encounter was in the Floriculture Department greenhouses at Texas A&M while I was in high school. It …

Gardening This Weekend: April 29, 2021

By Neil Sperry • April 27, 2021

May is the time that plants grow the most actively. Temperatures are warming. Rainfall hopefully has come or will come to your part of Texas. And here are the things …

A columbine above all others

By Neil Sperry • April 22, 2021

When people ask me about perennials that will bloom in the shade, this is the one that comes first to my mind. Oh, you have ajuga, oxalis and summer phlox, …

Question of the Week Number Two: April 22, 2021

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2021

“It appears that my fig has been hurt badly by the freeze, but I’m seeing new growth. Can I leave it? Will it regrow?” You can certainly leave it to …

Gardening This Weekend: April 22, 2021

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2021

We have some warmer weather ahead. Here are your late April gardening “goals.” PLANT• Nursery stock. You’re going to have to be willing to compromise just a bit. If you …

Just a little bit longer!

By Neil Sperry • April 13, 2021

I may have had 500 people ask me about live oaks and whether they would have to be cut down after the freeze. Their leaves turned brown within 48 hours, …

Chinese snowball

By Neil Sperry • April 13, 2021

My wife was driving so I could look down the alleys and side streets. I spied this beautiful specimen of Chinese snowball viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum) blooming its heads off in …

Gardening This Weekend: April 15, 2021

By Neil Sperry • April 13, 2021

You can almost watch the trees unfurling their leaves right now. It’s amazing how quickly spring is catching up. Here are the things you need to get done to keep …

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