Your One Chance to Stop Winter Weeds

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

No news to anyone here in Texas, summer came in strong and it has stayed a long time. Normally I’d be telling you that you need to be finishing up …

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Call After Call…

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

Last week seemed like the culmination of it all. The long, hot summer has taken its toll on the shade trees of Texas. They’re dropping their leaves as if it …

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Add Spice to Your Fall Color Program

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

There was a time when mums were about all you had for the fall color beds. And then a few people brought in Joseph’s coat, and copper plants hung around …

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Gardening This Weekend: August 31, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

So, I’ve made my list, and I’ve checked it twice. Here are the things that rose to the top. PLANT• New sod as soon as possible so it can develop …

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Gardening This Weekend: August 24, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 21, 2023

Here are your assignments for this last weekend of August. See how many apply to your landscape and garden. PLANT• Nursery stock can be planted now, but water it deeply …

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Winter weed prevention – an update

By Neil Sperry • August 21, 2023

I get at least 200 calls and emails each spring asking how to stop annual bluegrass (Poa annua), rescuegrass, ryegrass and other cool-season grassy weeds. And that’s not to mention …

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Neil’s Nagging Again

By Neil Sperry • August 21, 2023

These are four incredibly important topics pertinent to this brutally hot summer of 2023. Double-check to see that you’ve heeded them. Sunscald of tree trunks Thin-barked trees must have their …

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Whopper Begonias Come to the Rescue

By Neil Sperry • August 21, 2023

When I was in the 8th grade, my dad helped me build a small greenhouse. And in that small greenhouse I grew some small plants. They came from small seeds. …

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