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Fireman’s cap – plant of intrigue

By Steve Huddleston • June 3, 2025

Fireman’s cap is a plant with international intrigue. It’s a result of a cross between a native southern United States species and one native to central South America. What’s interesting …

Gardening This Weekend: June 5, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 3, 2025

With the weather warming as June unfolds before us, here are the prime tasks to put on your list for this weekend. See which apply to your landscape and garden. …

Watch out for poison hemlock

By Neil Sperry • May 28, 2025

My dad’s entire career at Texas A&M was spent dealing with plants that were poisonous, primarily to livestock, but also to humans. His list included bitterweed, mescal bean (Texas mountain …

Glory Be to the Gloriosas!

By Neil Sperry • May 28, 2025

Native Texans are familiar with Blackeyed Susans as wildflowers. Well, dress ‘em up in a new suit of leaves and give them a few touch-ups and improvements, and you have …

Watch mature trees carefully

By Neil Sperry • May 27, 2025

If you don’t know your shade trees, it pays to know people who know trees. That’s why it’s important to have a certified arborist keep an eye on the trees …

Gardening This Weekend: May 29, 2025

By Neil Sperry • May 27, 2025

Here’s my list of the most time-sensitive gardening things we should accomplish in the next few days. PLANT• New lawngrass from sod, seed or plugs. It’s easier to get new …

Oxalis brings back fond memories

By Neil Sperry • May 20, 2025

I started my career in horticulture mowing yards in College Station about the time Bear Bryant left A&M for the University of Alabama. (Side note: his son and I were …

A New Tool for the Landscape

By Neil Sperry • May 20, 2025

As garden plants go, angelonias have barely reached legal age. Oh, we knew about them 60-70 years ago, and 30-40 years ago a few growers had them in greenhouse collections, …

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