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Fun facts about Easter lilies

By Neil Sperry • March 31, 2026

My undergraduate degree was in Floriculture – greenhouse production of floral crops. I started at A&M, but I transferred to Ohio State as a junior. It was a very large …

Co-dominant stems may spell trouble

By Neil Sperry • March 31, 2026

Most of us encounter this once or twice in our own landscapes. The pros at Arborilogical Services see it almost every day. I’m talking about trees with co-dominant trunks. I’ve …

Chinese fringe tree is rare, but adapted – by Steve Huddleston

By Steve Huddleston • March 31, 2026

Chinese fringe trees are small ornamental trees that make graceful additions to spring landscapes in Texas. Unless they’re trained into single-trunked specimens, they slowly form multi-trunked little trees to 20 …

GARDENING THIS WEEKEND: APRIL 2, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 31, 2026

Here are the most time-sensitive things I’d put on your list to get done when you can over this holiday weekend. PLANT• Tomatoes. Timing is critical. Wait too long and …

Butterflies named it. You’ll love it.

By Neil Sperry • March 24, 2026

If you listed the Top 50 wildflowers in Texas, this plant might make the list. If you listed the Top 50 perennials for Texas, it almost assuredly would not. Native …

Ouch! That’s too tight!

By Neil Sperry • March 24, 2026

This was a live oak. I emphasize “was” because it is no more. The people who planted it and carefully staked it and supported it with cables never came back …

Chicken décor rules the garden roost – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • March 24, 2026

It’s spring, and chicken décor has come home to roost! Look around. Ceramic hen-shaped pots sit on patio tables, concrete hens and baby chicks flock together in flower beds, and …

Gardening This Weekend: March 26, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 24, 2026

Whatever your gardening love might be and wherever you practice it, there’s plenty to do now that we’re in the middle of springtime. Here are the things I’ve put at …

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