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Strange plants, those stapelias

By Neil Sperry • August 12, 2026

There are flowers that attract butterflies. Elsewhere in this issue I wrote about those that lure hummingbirds. But when you’re a 12-year-old boy those are mundane. When I heard there …

Q&A – Ask Neil: August 13, 2026

By Neil Sperry • August 12, 2026

(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. August …

Attracting hummingbirds to your garden

By Neil Sperry • August 12, 2026

They’re delightful to watch and as mobile as any animal God has created. They can fly at top speed, then stop on a dime, then turn upside-down or fly backwards …

Spelling it out – garden style – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • August 12, 2026

“Don’t tell secrets in the garden. The potatoes have eyes,the corn has ears and the beanstalk!”(author unknown) As if the shapes, textures and fragrances of garden plants weren’t expressive enough, …

Your lawn’s worst enemy

By Neil Sperry • August 4, 2026

Anyone who has tried to keep a good-looking lawn or a well-tended garden or landscape knows the fright of seeing nutsedge pop its ugly head up through the soil. For …

Silver Satin is soft to the eyes

By Neil Sperry • August 4, 2026

With temperatures outside soaring, this is a great time to look into a few unusual houseplants. Here’s one that’s related to one of America’s favorites. You’ve probably grown golden pothos …

Perhaps the hardiest palm

By Steve Huddleston • August 4, 2026

You won’t sit in the shade of a needle palm. For one thing, it won’t grow tall enough. For another, it gets its name from the sharp, black spines where …

Gardening This Weekend: August 6, 2026

By Neil Sperry • August 4, 2026

I wouldn’t send you out there if I didn’t think it was worthwhile. Let’s look at the prime tasks for this early weekend of August. And while you’re doing these, …

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