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Gardening This Weekend: August 11, 2022

By Neil Sperry • August 9, 2022

Mid-August is traditionally a watershed time of the gardening year. In this strange summer of heat and drought, some of that changes. For this moment, however, I’ll list things you …

Beauty in small sizes

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

I like little plants that produce myriad flowers on fine-textured, arching branches. There’s a grace and loveliness they bring to my gardens that I find relaxing. Here are two of …

Is my lawn just dormant?

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

In this year of record-high temperatures and prolonged drought, gardeners have faced tough decisions. Water has been rationed in many areas and folks have had to decide which plants were …

Before you reach for the sprayer

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

Before I delve into this topic too deeply I want to say that this is not my specialty. As an entomologist, I’m trying my best to become a fairly good …

Gardening This Weekend: August 4, 2022

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

Hot weather isn’t the biggest inspiration toward getting out into the garden, but most of us carve out a little time early or late in the day to get these …

Neil’s Best Water-Saving Suggestions

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

Texas is in a terrible drought currently and many cities are being forced to curtail water we gardeners can use. I’ve assembled a list of what I consider the best …

‘Cabaret’ grass is a personal favorite

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

My dad was a range ecologist with Texas A&M. I grew up looking at big fields of grasses. But where he was interested in grasses that sheep and goats would …

Pride of Barbados

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

The prettiest display of Pride of Barbados that I ever saw was along the San Antonio River Walk down near the Convention Center. The plants themselves were beautiful enough as …

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