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Sudden Branch Drop Close to Home

By Neil Sperry • September 5, 2023

My goal in writing this short story is not to scare you. Oaks are still among our very best landscaping trees. This phenomenon known as “Sudden Branch Drop” isn’t limited …

Queens of Their Gardens

By Neil Sperry • September 5, 2023

They look like some type of amaryllis, what with their trumpet-shaped blooms of three each, petals and sepals. Whoever would assume that this plant, Lycoris squamigera, could be sister to …

Sweet Gum ‘Slender Silhouette’ – By Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • September 5, 2023

I first saw this cultivar of sweet gum at a garden show in Germany in 2018, only to find out later that a nurseryman from Franklin County, Tennessee, discovered it …

Gardening This Weekend: September 7, 2023

By Neil Sperry • September 5, 2023

There’s going to come a time when a cold front will bring rain and cooler weather, and your fall gardening activities will have to pop into action. With that in …

Your One Chance to Stop Winter Weeds

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

No news to anyone here in Texas, summer came in strong and it has stayed a long time. Normally I’d be telling you that you need to be finishing up …

Call After Call…

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

Last week seemed like the culmination of it all. The long, hot summer has taken its toll on the shade trees of Texas. They’re dropping their leaves as if it …

Add Spice to Your Fall Color Program

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

There was a time when mums were about all you had for the fall color beds. And then a few people brought in Joseph’s coat, and copper plants hung around …

Gardening This Weekend: August 31, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 29, 2023

So, I’ve made my list, and I’ve checked it twice. Here are the things that rose to the top. PLANT• New sod as soon as possible so it can develop …

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