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A Second Chance at Beauty

By Neil Sperry • February 5, 2019

As long as I live, I will never understand why people feel the need to mutilate their crape myrtles. I even saw it in commercial landscapes where people are supposed …

Gardening This Weekend: February 7, 2019

By Neil Sperry • February 5, 2019

There’s certainly plenty to do this time of year. In the hopes that the weather will allow you to get out into your gardens, here are this weekend’s tasks. PLANT …

5 Steps to Successful Fruit and Pecans

By Neil Sperry • January 30, 2019

Dr. George Ray McEachern’s impact on Texas fruit and pecans including the Texas wine industry has been, and continues to be monumental. We get to share a little bit of …

Knowing When It’s Time to Remodel

By Neil Sperry • January 30, 2019

Do shrubs have productive life expectancies in our landscapes? Why doesn’t new sod take root and grow? Maybe it’s time to go back to the drawing board. Let me share …

Gardening This Weekend: January 31, 2019

By Neil Sperry • January 30, 2019

We’re just about to head out onto the racecourse for another year. Let’s look at the first stops on our gardening journey. Some of these will be things you’ll want …

Plant of the Week – January 24, 2019: Stocks

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2019

Florists use stocks a lot more than Texas home gardeners do, and that’s a real shame. This is a great cool-season annual that deserves wider attention. I’m going to give …

Gardening This Weekend for January 24, 2019

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2019

For a couple of months we’ve had a little slack in getting things done. The schedule is tightening up now, however. There are jobs that simply can’t wait more than …

Chilling Requirements of Fruit Trees

By Neil Sperry • January 16, 2019

You may be more familiar with the phrase “chilling hours.” That’s the way I was first taught about this subject, and the professor who was talking about it referenced the …

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