Blackeyed-Susan All Dressed Up

By Neil Sperry • June 6, 2023

Goldsturm gloriosa daisies were named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1999. That’s enough time that we should have them all across Texas, but we don’t (yet). What we …

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Fun Plants, Funky Names

By Neil Sperry • June 6, 2023

Iresines caught my eye when I was a teenager. I’d look in through the cooling fans of the Floriculture Department greenhouses at Texas A&M at all the cool plants Prof. …

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In Tyler – blooms, bounty and beauty abound by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • June 6, 2023

With its rich horticultural heritage and abundance of natural beauty, it’s no wonder that Tyler, Texas, known as the “Rose Capital of America”, holds bragging rights to the largest rose …

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Gardening This Weekend: June 8, 2023

By Neil Sperry • June 6, 2023

When you get some rainfall, as much of Texas has over the past couple of weeks, the humidity makes climbing temperatures all the more uncomfortable. It’s the start of the …

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Best Replacements for Redtips

By Neil Sperry • May 30, 2023

It’s a story that needs to be told often. Redtip photinias are highly susceptible to a fungal leaf spot for which we have no preventive treatment and for which there …

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Sprinkler Repairs You Can Make

By Neil Sperry • May 30, 2023

I’m not the handiest man in town. My wife and I just spent an hour trying to figure out how to unlock and open an adjustable French door that’s jammed …

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Buttonbush Dazzles with Form, Foliage and Flowers by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • May 30, 2023

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) graces the shorelines of lakes in Texas with its attractive, glossy green leaves and spherical, pincushion-like flowers. Buttonbush grows to form a multi-trunked, large shrub or small …

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Gardening This Weekend: June 1, 2023

By Neil Sperry • May 30, 2023

Here’s your list. Some of these things really need immediate attention. Check them all out. PLANT• New lawngrass from sod, seed or plugs.• Hot-weather annuals such as trailing lantana, pentas, …

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