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Gardening This Weekend: September 28, 2023

By Neil Sperry • September 25, 2023

With four to eight weeks to get your fall gardening things done, you need to make your plans now. Let me help you prioritize. PLANT• Nursery stock. It’s a great …

Would you buy rare plants on eBay?

By Neil Sperry • September 21, 2023

When I was a young horticulturist just revving my engines, my goal was to own my own retail garden center. I fell asleep at nights planning what it would look …

A pretty shade of the fall

By Neil Sperry • September 19, 2023

As a kid growing up in College Station my mom and dad always told me how lovely fall colors were in the Midwest and Northeast. (They grew up in Nebraska.) …

Gardening This Weekend: September 21, 2023

By Neil Sperry • September 19, 2023

Here are your prime tasks for these tailing days of September. See how many you’ll want to put on your list. PLANT• Overseed fescue turf in those northwestern parts of …

Taking plants to the next level – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • September 13, 2023

When it comes to finding more growing space for plants, the sky is the limit. Fences, doors, gates, walls, railings, and even porch posts offer an opportunity to showcase plants …

Colorful Crotons Are in the Mainstream

By Neil Sperry • September 12, 2023

I was a teenager. It was late ‘50s or 1960, and Prof. Alfonse deWerth ran those TAMU Floriculture greenhouses. He didn’t especially want a high school kid walking through them, …

Deerly Beloved

By Neil Sperry • September 11, 2023

Let’s set the record straight. I am not a hunter. I have no problem with hunting. It’s just not something I choose to do. I’m the guy who catches and …

Gardening This Weekend: September 14, 2023

By Neil Sperry • September 11, 2023

Our landscapes and gardens are just as happy to have cooler weather and moisture coming back into Texas. Here are the key things to do to help us all (plants …

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