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Savor That Flavor

By Neil Sperry • August 9, 2023

I remember Joe Crump (Crump’s Garden Center, McKinney, now closed) handing me a lemon lollipop and saying, “Try this. We can’t grow them fast enough.” And as I shopped the …

Chill out with a water feature – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • August 9, 2023

Ah! A babbling brook, a gurgling fountain, a sparkling waterfall … just thinking about water –especially moving water — seems to increase the breeze, lower the temperature, and invigorate the …

Gardening This Weekend: August 10, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 8, 2023

In respect to your back-to-school workload and the high temperatures around us, here’s the pared down list of gotta-dos for this time of the year. PLANT• Dig and divide established …

Quick tips regarding watering

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2023

Joseph Hite produces the morning show for Hal Jay and Ernie Brown on WBAP 820AM. That’s where I do my Sunday morning program, and I know all three guys very …

Walkingsticks are Curious Insects

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2023

Please don’t mistake me for an entomologist. That’s not my background, and I don’t want to represent myself unfairly. But I do marvel at nature, and when something deserves a …

Desert Willow – by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • August 2, 2023

Desert willow is not a willow at all – it merely resembles one. It is native from West Texas to Southern California and Northern Mexico where it grows along dry …

Gardening This Weekend: August 3, 2023

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2023

Parts of Texas may be in store for a little moisture and slightly cooling weather, in which case we’ll shout, “Yahoo!” In any event, here are the things you’ll want …

Q&A – Ask Neil: July 27, 2023

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2023

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. July …

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