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Elaeagnus: Durable and Fragrant

By Neil Sperry • November 3, 2020

I grew up with this plant all around me there on James Parkway in College Station. Every fall it filled the air with its wonderful perfume. Encountering it now is …

Trees That Grow Old Gracefully

By Neil Sperry • November 3, 2020

The trees on my list may not outlive California’s sequoias, but these are the trees that you can plant with a child and know with some certainty that the child …

Gardening This Weekend: November 5, 2020

By Neil Sperry • November 3, 2020

It can be cool and cloudy this time of the year, or it can be absolutely wonderful for working outdoors. Here are the things you’ll want to get done over …

Question of the Week – Number 3: October 29, 2020

By Neil Sperry • October 28, 2020

“Someone told me not to use pecan or oak leaves in my compost because they would harm the soil. Were they correct?” I personally don’t think so. The theory is …

One of My Favorites!

By Neil Sperry • October 28, 2020

I was 13 or 14 when I first met this plant. I was in College Station, and it wasn’t easy telling my friends that a plant with orange flowers had …

Gardening This Weekend: October 29, 2020

By Neil Sperry • October 28, 2020

Here are the things I would deem most important for tomorrow and over this weekend. It will depend on where you are to a large degree, because parts of Texas …

A Call to Remember

By Neil Sperry • October 21, 2020

I first shopped at North Haven Gardens in October 1970. I had just started working for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service (now Texas AgriLife Extension Service) of Texas A&M University. …

Gardening This Weekend: October 22, 2020

By Neil Sperry • October 21, 2020

Here is the list of things I would recommend you get done before the cold front rolls into Texas Sunday night and Monday morning. PLANT• Winter color from pansies, violas, …

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