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Thin-layer Composting

By Neil Sperry • November 14, 2023

Don’t let anyone tell you that oak and pecan compost is bad for your garden. I’m living proof to the contrary. I’ll explain. We have lived in rural Collin County …

Ponytail palm

By Neil Sperry • November 14, 2023

This has always been one of my favorite houseplants. It asks very little. It gives so much in return. It’s graceful, yet it can be rustic. It’s happy with almost …

When “old is the new new” – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • November 7, 2023

In the realm of flea market style, vintage bottles become vases, broken down wheelbarrows become planters, and primitive tool boxes, well, instead of storing hammers and screwdrivers, they become catchalls …

Fine-tuning the focus

By Neil Sperry • November 6, 2023

Last week we discussed the importance of focusing attention to your front door when you’re doing your landscape. It’s the visual funnel that guides people’s eyes right where you want …

Kings of the begonias

By Neil Sperry • November 6, 2023

I’ve been a begonia fanatic since my earliest days in the garden. Wax begonias outdoors. Angel wing types in their scores of forms in pots. Rex (and rhizomatous) begonias in …

Gardening This Weekend: November 9, 2023

By Neil Sperry • November 6, 2023

There is limited time before we all get caught up in holiday rushes, and then the weather turns unpleasant. That means we need to prioritize our gardening endeavors. Here’s how …

Gardening This Weekend: November 2, 2023

By Neil Sperry • October 31, 2023

Last week we were up into the 80s and 90s, but then, for those of us in North Texas at least, frost and freezes came visiting early this week. Let’s …

Indian Marker trees

By Neil Sperry • October 31, 2023

(All photos are screen captures of the segment of Texas Country Reporter linked below.) About the time I sat down to write my final story for this week’s e-gardens I …

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