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Best time to start perennial garden

By Neil Sperry • September 13, 2022

There’s one important Rule of Green Thumb you need to remember when you think about planning for perennials: If it blooms in the spring, you dig and divide it in …

Gardening This Weekend: September 15, 2022

By Neil Sperry • September 13, 2022

As it warms back up for a little while it reminds us that there are still things to be done. Here’s the list I’ve put together. You may have a …

Mums non-stop now through Thanksgiving

By Neil Sperry • September 7, 2022

As a geeky plant-loving teenager in Aggieland, I fell asleep every evening with a nursery magazine or catalog in my hands. More often than not, it was from the Midwest, …

Just waiting for a rainstorm

By Neil Sperry • September 7, 2022

They’re Lycoris albiflora, white-flowering spider lilies. You know their red-blooming sisters far better. But they haven’t started flowering yet. At least not in our gardens. I’ll save them for another …

Adding supersized appeal to pint-size spaces

By Diane Morey Sitton • September 7, 2022

When it comes to outdoor spaces, bigger isn’t necessarily better. In fact, a lot can be said for small, intimate alcoves, decks, porches, patios, and balconies that radiate charm and …

Gardening This Weekend: September 8, 2022

By Neil Sperry • September 7, 2022

Here are your gardening goals for the next three or four days. I hope you find the list helpful. PLANT• Nursery stock as fresh trees and shrubs arrive from growers. …

Quick Steps to Landscaping Success

By Neil Sperry • August 31, 2022

I’ve been helping Texans with their landscapes for more than 50 years. Here are some suggestions I’ve collected over that time. • Your house is the “picture.” Your landscape is …

Asian jasmine and its path across Texas

By Neil Sperry • August 30, 2022

I told you about falling in love with copper plants after a trip to Houston with my parents back around 1960. It was about that same time that I saw …

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