“Shhh, it’s a secret!” A secret garden, that is! By Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • September 10, 2024

Say the words “secret garden” to gardeners, and it conjures up images of a verdant hideaway – serene, private, and so quiet you can almost hear the unfurling of flower …

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Gardening This Weekend: September 12, 2024

By Neil Sperry • September 10, 2024

Here’s my list of the things that matter most for the middle of September. Hopefully you can get them all done in time that you can watch your favorite team …

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Time has come for pre-emergent application

By Neil Sperry • September 4, 2024

It felt awkward back two weeks ago. I was trying to tell you to apply pre-emergent granules to protect your lawn from winter weeds. I told you then that the …

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Quick tip from Nature

By Neil Sperry • September 4, 2024

I’m not sure where I was when I took this little photo. It was an abandoned old landscape where nature was reclaiming the ground. All these seedlings were staking their …

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Try this fine little perennial – By Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • September 3, 2024

I have a new plant in my list of favorite perennials. It’s ‘Dark Violet’ skullcap, a tidy little perennial that’s attractive and essentially bulletproof in the Texas summer landscape. It …

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Gardening This Weekend: September 5, 2024

By Neil Sperry • September 3, 2024

You’ve gotta love the recent exposure to gently cooler temperatures much of Texas experienced. Hopefully there is even better weather on the horizon. PLANT• Mums, Mexican mint marigolds, fall asters, …

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North Dakota’s rare orchid and the world’s tallest tree

By Neil Sperry • August 28, 2024

I have the AP (Associated Press) app on my phone, and I scan its headlines a couple of times a day for objective coverage of the world’s situations. I also …

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A Hummingbird Favorite – Hummingbirds and Gardeners Agree…

By Neil Sperry • August 28, 2024

Flame anisacanthus, this plant is a winner! Once you have one, you’re probably not going to want to garden without it again. At least not in the southern two-thirds of …

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