Time Is Here to Treat Crape Myrtles

By Neil Sperry • May 10, 2023

Crape myrtles have been the most popular summer-flowering shrubs in the South for the past 200 years. Sure, they’ve had a few issues with powdery mildew, but aphids and a …

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You’re Not Supposed To Be Here!

By Neil Sperry • May 10, 2023

No matter how hard you try you’re going to have trouble growing peonies in Texas. My parents were from Nebraska. They were Cornhuskers before they were Lobos before they were …

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Gardening This Weekend: May 11, 2023

By Neil Sperry • May 9, 2023

Weeks don’t get any busier than May when you have school kids or grandkids around. Concerts, graduations, weddings, parties. And that’s just this weekend. Let’s look at the gardening things …

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THE TWO MOST INVASIVE PLANTS IN TEXAS

By Neil Sperry • May 4, 2023

They’re both pretty enough. But they seem to be trying to take over the world, at least where I live. Let me help you identify them. Chinese privetChinese privet (Ligustrum …

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Lichens Worry Gardeners

By Neil Sperry • May 4, 2023

These are curious growths, these lichens on tree trunks. One might think they could cause serious harm to their host support trees. This is a time of year when they …

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GARDENING THIS WEEKEND: MAY 4, 2023

By Neil Sperry • May 3, 2023

How do you narrow the list down to the most critical out of the 150 possible things you want to get done in your landscape and garden? Let me help …

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A Source of Shade Color by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • May 2, 2023

This is an old-fashioned, carefree and tough shrub that will brighten a shade garden with a profusion of yellow flowers in the spring. What’s not to like about that? Japanese …

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New stars in town are ZZ to grow

By Neil Sperry • April 27, 2023

ZZ plants have attained that popularity, particularly with commercial interior plant specialists who know how truly durable they are. They’re different. They’re low-needs, and they’re handsome. What’s not to like! …

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