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A Real Zest for Life

By Neil Sperry • April 29, 2026

Cestrum ‘Orange Zest’ is a somewhat sprawling shrub best known for its bright yellow-orange terminal floral sprays. When grown and featured correctly it’s a landscaping showstopper. Let me give you …

Boston ivy thrives in Texas

By Neil Sperry • April 29, 2026

Boston ivy has always been one of my favorite vines. It’s always been easy to grow and eager to please. We’ve had it growing on our bricks for more than …

Gardening This Weekend: April 30, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 28, 2026

May is a busy month for us all. Let’s concentrate on the most important gardening tasks first. PLANT• New trees and shrubs. Nurseries are still well stocked, but supplies will …

Gardening This Weekend: April 23, 2026

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

It’s a wonderful time to swing by your favorite nursery to see what the trucks have dropped off this week. Here’s a list of other things you might want to …

Timing the feedings

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

What fertilizer should you use? When should you use it? Those are two critical questions every gardener wants to have answered. Here’s how I narrow it down. • Start with …

A lesson for everyone

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

Great-granddaughter Jackie (6) is afraid that all plants in Grandpa Neil’s woods are poison ivy. We were out on the driveway with her last week, and I saw the ideal …

Doublefile viburnum puts on a spring show

By Neil Sperry • April 21, 2026

Transferring from A&M to Ohio State as a junior meant that I’d already taken my woody plant materials courses with a big dash of Texas salsa before I made the …

Gardens … they’ve got the blues by – Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • April 21, 2026

There are shades of blue as intense as a Texas sky, as rich as a bluebonnet’s petals and as electrifying as a bluebird’s wing. But whether it’s cobalt blue or …

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