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Gardening This Weekend: February 19, 2026

By Neil Sperry • February 17, 2026

Here are the 12-15 most critical tasks for your landscape and garden this weekend. PLANT• Last chance to dig and relocate established trees and shrubs before their new growth begins …

Hide-and-seek succulents

By Neil Sperry • February 11, 2026

I’m going to tell you everything I know about growing Lithops and their sister succulents in the next several paragraphs. It won’t take me long. I’ll begin with a tip …

Big time for broccoli

By Neil Sperry • February 11, 2026

I’ve been gardening in Texas for longer than I care to admit. But my knees tell the story for me, so it’s great when I run into a crop that’s …

Gardens that say “be my valentine” – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • February 10, 2026

Ever since English poet Geoffrey Chaucer linked Valentine’s Day to romance in the 14th century, the holiday has increasingly come to symbolize friendship, love and affection. But it doesn’t have …

Gardening This Weekend: February 12, 2026

By Neil Sperry • February 10, 2026

Give gardeners a few days of warm weather and you’ll find them hanging out at nurseries in droves. Let’s make a list of things you’ll want to put on your …

Hardiness Zone Map needs revision – again

By Neil Sperry • February 3, 2026

(You may have seen me write about this in the Fort Worth Star Telegram last weekend. You may have heard me talk about it on the radio last weekend. I …

Winter Damage to our Trees

By Steve Houser • February 3, 2026

Steve Houser*Arborilogical Services Winters can do serious harm to our Texas trees. We are still seeing damage from the extremely cold temperatures of February 2021. Last week’s weather has been …

Fatsias bring exotic good looks

By Steve Huddleston • February 3, 2026

If you’re looking for a way to add excitement to a shaded corner or textural interest to a landscape that’s filled with less prominent plants, fatsias might just be your …

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