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Time to take stock

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2025

I’ve written about stocks a couple of times for newspapers and maybe even here in e-gardens. I’ve told you how they look like heavyweight snapdragons, and how they’re fragrant and …

Paving the way – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • January 22, 2025

The velvety allure of stepping stones framed with creeping thyme, the intricacies of a garden path laid with pebble mosaic, slabs of native stone stair-stepping up a grassy slope; when …

Gardening This Weekend – January 23, 2025

By Neil Sperry • January 22, 2025

We’ve used up our cold-weather passes. It’s time to get down to business. Here is this weekend’s checklist. PLANT• Onion transplants. Buy types best adapted to your area. 1015Y is …

Please don’t whack ‘em, Texas!

By Neil Sperry • January 14, 2025

I’d like to have served on the committee that first came up with the brainstorm of cutting the living daylights out of an otherwise beautiful crape myrtle. Perhaps if someone …

Variegated Plants Require Special Care

By Neil Sperry • January 14, 2025

The first time I saw a Rex begonia I was smitten. I fell in love like a starry-eyed teenager. I just knew that was my favorite plant ever! And then …

Gardening This Weekend: January 16, 2025

By Neil Sperry • January 14, 2025

Here’s your list of assignments to tackle as soon as convenient. PLANT• Dig and transplant established trees and shrubs during the next 3-4 weeks while they are completely dormant. Maintain …

Where are we now with the weather?

By Neil Sperry • January 8, 2025

Most of us as kids woke up early in the morning and turned on the radio or television to find out if school was going to be closed on snowy, …

Not Your Common Winter Annual Flower

By Neil Sperry • January 8, 2025

I learned about wallflowers from my friend Phil Huey with the City of Dallas Park Department. Fact is, I learned a lot from Phil on many topics. But speaking of …

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