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Walkingsticks are Curious Insects

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2023

Please don’t mistake me for an entomologist. That’s not my background, and I don’t want to represent myself unfairly. But I do marvel at nature, and when something deserves a …

Desert Willow – by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • August 2, 2023

Desert willow is not a willow at all – it merely resembles one. It is native from West Texas to Southern California and Northern Mexico where it grows along dry …

Gardening This Weekend: August 3, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2023

Parts of Texas may be in store for a little moisture and slightly cooling weather, in which case we’ll shout, “Yahoo!” In any event, here are the things you’ll want …

Q&A – Ask Neil: July 27, 2023

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2023

(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. July …

Bountiful, Beautiful Brugmansias

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2023

The first time I saw a brugmansia fully grown and totally engulfed in scores of the foot-long pendulous blossoms I thought I had died and gone to a gardener’s heaven. …

Mud Daubers Are Really Your Friends

By Neil Sperry • July 25, 2023

I was answering a question for one of my newspaper columns recently, and the topic was mud daubers. The reader wanted to know how to kill them. I asked if …

Pecan Scab Season Has Arrived

By Neil Sperry • July 25, 2023

Our sunroom is situated (like most of our house) beneath giant pecan trees. And our sunroom has two very large glass skylights. When pecans start falling out of the trees, …

Gardening This Weekend: July 27, 2023

By Neil Sperry • July 25, 2023

It’s still quite warm across Texas, but prospects of fall’s cooler weather are closing in on our calendars. Here are this weekend’s suggested activities. PLANT• New sod as soon as …

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