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Simple Habits That Would Make Gardening Easier

By Neil Sperry • December 22, 2022

Here are my suggestions toward more rewarding landscaping in the New Year. I hope you find them useful. • Garden from a landscape plan. It doesn’t have to be formally …

Gardening This Weekend: December 29, 2022

By Neil Sperry • December 22, 2022

Here’s that short list of things to get done as time and weather allow. PLANT:• Pansies, pinks and other annual color to spruce up your entry and patio.• Fruit trees, …

Things I Can’t Explain: Mulch Volcanoes

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2022

Back when my Facebook page operated normally (posts were kept in chronological order instead of Facebook’s opinion of what was most relevant), I asked my crowd if anyone had any …

Just in my Lifetime…

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2022

When I was a kid, poinsettias were raised in big pots, three plants to a pot. They had to be staked because the plants grew too tall and they often …

Freeze Warning: Time to Cover!

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2022

This cold spell that is hurtling toward us is the real deal and true gardeners aren’t taking it lightly. It’s time to cover vulnerable plants! • Cover winter annuals such …

Gardening This Weekend: December 22, 2022

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2022

Short, sweet and to the point, here are this week’s activities. PLANT• Tulips and Dutch hyacinths as soon as possible. If you wait much longer you will run out of …

A Reversal of Fortunes

By Neil Sperry • December 13, 2022

Sometimes you order a burger and fries in the drive-through and you drive off with grilled chicken and a fruit cup. The grandson isn’t pleased. You didn’t get what you …

Unexpected Treat Earlier This Week

By Neil Sperry • December 13, 2022

We’ve already had killing frosts or near misses in McKinney this fall. That’s why I was so surprised to see autumn sage (Salvia greggii) blooming beautifully on Eldorado Parkway between …

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