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Cold Weather on the Horizon

By Neil Sperry • January 10, 2024

It’s hard to know just how cold it’s going to be in 3 or 4 days, but something bad is headed our way. I’ll start by urging you to stay …

Q&A – Ask Neil: January 11, 2024

By Neil Sperry • January 9, 2024

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. January …

Asparagus in Texas Gardens

By Neil Sperry • January 9, 2024

If you want to grow asparagus, you must start in early January. Here are the pointers. • Asparagus is a perennial vegetable. That means you need to prepare its soil …

Finding the wonder in your winter garden

By Diane Morey Sitton • January 9, 2024

All too often gardeners awaiting the arrival of spring fail to enjoy winter landscapes. But winter gardens offer more than bare branches, brown grass and cold temperatures. Inspired by Milwaukee-based …

Gardening This Weekend: January 11, 2024

By Neil Sperry • January 8, 2024

This week’s list is a mix of what we should do in reaction to the cold and what needs to be done in mid-January anyway. See what applies at your …

Q&A – Ask Neil: January 4, 2024

By Neil Sperry • January 3, 2024

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. December …

Put some snap in your bloomers!

By Neil Sperry • January 2, 2024

The first time I saw snapdragons (a.k.a. “snaps”) in a landscape in Texas was in front of the old Floriculture Department greenhouses at Texas A&M. I’d seen plenty of them …

What professionals say about mistletoe

By Neil Sperry • January 2, 2024

Mistletoe is a parasite. That really is all you have to say. You don’t want it growing in your trees’ limbs. It roots into them and causes gnarled growth that …

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