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Facing the Freeze Damage

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2021

I keep thinking that it will slow down – all the questions about frozen plants. But that freight train just keeps tumbling through. Tuesday I posted a photo on Facebook …

Carolina jessamine – Out of the woods and into the cities

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2021

For the past 50 years, Carolina jessamine has been one of our go-to vines for small urban landscapes. More common back in the 80s and 90s, it deserves more widespread …

Lawn Care Questions of Spring

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2021

See if any of these questions has been bouncing around in your mind this year. “Do I need to aerate my lawn? How can I tell? What about dethatching?”There are …

Gardening This Weekend: March 18, 2021

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2021

My promise on the Main page of e-gardens was that you’d find a list of the “other things” you’d be doing in a “regular springtime,” if there ever were such …

Four Weeks into the Thaw

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2021

Four weeks ago we wondered if any parts of our landscapes would show up for spring. The answer is “Yes!” In fact, last Friday I asked friends on my Facebook …

Care of New Trees

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2021

Spring is the time that thousands of Texans head out to nurseries to choose and then plant new shade trees. I have 10 Tips to help you get the most …

Redbuds Welcome the Spring

By Neil Sperry • March 10, 2021

When that horrific cold spell hit one month ago, I had several people ask if redbuds would survive it. I assured them that any plant named Cercis canadensis was almost …

Blowin’ in the wind

By Diane Morey Sitton • March 9, 2021

March brings breezes sharp and chillTo stir the dancing daffodil.Sara Coleridge Whirligigs, gee-haws, spinners, call them what you will; it’s March, the master month of winds, and there’s no better …

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