Articles - 2/130 - Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Gardening This Weekend: June 18, 2020

By Neil Sperry • June 17, 2020

Take advantage of these long evenings and garden ‘til it’s dark. Here are just a few of the things you’ll want to accomplish. PLANT• Hot weather color. Ask your Texas …

St. Augustine Musings: June 18, 2020

By Neil Sperry • June 17, 2020

I took this photo up the hill from our house last week. As I looked at it on my computer I began to realize a lot of things I wanted …

Little Plants Play Big Parts

By Neil Sperry • June 17, 2020

It’s nice to have big beds filled with splashy color and crazy textures, but sometimes time, space and energy run low. You still want the good looks, but you don’t …

Two Timely Tips in Lawn Care

By Neil Sperry • June 9, 2020

How well your lawn fares through the summer depends on how you handle a couple of chores in the next several days. Let’s revisit these quickly. 1. Last call for …

Love You Some Lemon Lollipop – June 11, 2020

By Neil Sperry • June 9, 2020

I’ve been growing this plant for probably 35 years. A nurseryman friend introduced it to me, saying that his customers were buying it as fast as he could bring them …

Gardening This Weekend: June 11, 2020

By Neil Sperry • June 8, 2020

Here’s your list of top tasks for the next three days. PLANT• Tropical color plants for brightest summer color. Let your nurseryman show you the many options.• Hot-weather annuals, including …

In the garden…where patriotism grows

By Diane Morey Sitton • June 8, 2020

With more folks than ever spending more time than ever in their gardens, it’s not surprising that symbols of patriotism are popping up in landscapes. Look around. Old Glory flutters …

Blooms That Last for a Day

By Neil Sperry • June 3, 2020

Most of us were surprised the first time that we discovered plants whose blooms open and close in the same day. But then we came to realize that they produce …

« Previous

4th printing of Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening