Spider plants are fun novelties

By Neil Sperry • September 25, 2024

Yep. It’s the same plant you’ve probably also called “airplant plant.” And however you identify it, it’s one of our most popular hanging basket plants. Odds are you have one …

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In the doghouse … and lovin’ it! – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • September 25, 2024

When it comes to man’s best friend, no amount of pampering is enough … just take a look at doghouses. These days, there are doghouses that are equipped with lights, …

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Gardening This Weekend: September 26, 2024

By Neil Sperry • September 25, 2024

Here’s my list. I submit it for your inspection. See how many of these tasks await you at your place. PLANT• Dig and divide spring-blooming perennials such as iris, daylilies, …

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When we treat crape myrtles right

By Neil Sperry • September 17, 2024

Anyone who knows me is aware that I’m a fanatic for crape myrtles, the South’s most popular summer-flowering shrub. Lynn and I had been at church in McKinney, then to …

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Here’s you a pretty Native Texan

By Neil Sperry • September 17, 2024

We all strive to feature our native plants when we’re developing our landscapes. That’s fairly easy when it comes to picking shade trees, but it’s more challenging when we have …

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Gardening This Weekend: September 19, 2024

By Neil Sperry • September 17, 2024

Here are the things I consider most critical for the last 10 days of September. See what you think of my list. PLANT• This is singly the best time of …

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Spider lilies all over the place

By Neil Sperry • September 10, 2024

About the time fall arrived in College Station the spider lilies sent up their bloom stalks. I grew up just a few blocks off the campus in a neighborhood that’s …

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Here’s a weed you don’t want

By Neil Sperry • September 10, 2024

It was the 1920s. Texas ranchers were looking for forage grasses that could hold the soil and stand up to Texas heat and drought and feed their cattle. The Native …

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