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Geraniums Galore

By Neil Sperry • February 19, 2021

When I was a kid, geraniums were just about my favorite spring-flowering annual. You saw them in the gardening magazines and nurseries offered them each spring. That was a different …

Anticipating the Aftermath

By Neil Sperry • February 19, 2021

Warmer weather is just hours away. This has been brutal, and we’re about to discover just how brutal it really has been to our landscapes and gardens. I hope you’re …

Gardening This Weekend

By Neil Sperry • February 19, 2021

This week’s record cold has thrown things way off schedule. Spring is still likely to arrive on time, but many of the things we already had done now need to …

Freeze Warnings

By Neil Sperry • February 9, 2021

We’re looking at some of the coldest weather we’ve had in many years coming between now and this time next week. You still have time, though, to save vulnerable plants. …

Using Spring-flowering Shrubs

By Neil Sperry • February 9, 2021

When they’re flowering, nurseries put them right up front by the main gate. Spring-blooming shrubs. “I need that,” we say, and the next thing we know, it’s in the back …

Fruit and Pecan Sunday in Review

By Neil Sperry • February 9, 2021

We are all fortunate to have access to the talent of Dr. George Ray McEachern one Sunday each year as he joins me to talk about fruit and pecans for …

Gardens – they’re all heart

By Diane Morey Sitton • February 9, 2021

Few symbols are as endearing and prevalent in gardens as hearts. Fewer still occur in gardens as naturally as the universal symbol of romance and friendship. Yes, beside the heart-shaped …

Gardening This Weekend: February 11, 2021

By Neil Sperry • February 9, 2021

This week’s cold weather doesn’t stop our need to get these tasks performed as soon as we can. Spring is knocking on the garden gate. For details on coping with …

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