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Q&A – Ask Neil: December 8, 2022

By Neil Sperry • December 7, 2022

(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. December …

Fall Color Isn’t the Final Answer

By Neil Sperry • December 7, 2022

The TV weather segment begins with photos sent in by viewers. Sometimes it’s storm clouds and sometimes it’s sunsets. Recently it’s been fall colors of shade trees and how lovely …

Color and Drama in Winter Foliage

By Neil Sperry • December 6, 2022

Interest in winter color for our landscapes, entries and patios has been on the increase for the past several decades. Enough so that plant breeders and landscapers are bringing us …

Wrap the holidays in farmhouse décor

By Diane Morey Sitton • December 6, 2022

A crackling fire, hand-stitched stockings hung from a pine-adorned mantel, twine-tied packages, the scent of a farm-fresh tree … there’s nothing more appealing than the homespun simplicity of a country …

Gardening This Weekend: December 8, 2022

By Neil Sperry • December 6, 2022

Trying to stay ahead of the game? Here are some of our prime goals as we look into December. PLANT• Tulips and Dutch hyacinths that have been “pre-chilling” in the …

Gardening This Weekend: December 1, 2022

By Neil Sperry • December 1, 2022

Our Texas weather has been running hot and cold these past several days. And, early December brings its own set of things to get done. PLANT• Pansies, violas, pinks, ornamental …

Poinsettias from a Different Perspective

By Neil Sperry • November 30, 2022

I promised you poinsettias from a different perspective. See how many of these facts you already knew. • In a frost-free location, poinsettias are very large shrubs (to 8 or …

Quick Tip: Removing Tree Seedlings

By Neil Sperry • November 30, 2022

I always dreamed of being a plant propagator. I just didn’t expect it to be of hackberries. But that’s what it’s come to. Somewhere in our 11-acre forest (or in …

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