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Subtle but deadly to cypresses and junipers

By Neil Sperry • March 18, 2026

Veteran gardeners often think of spider mites as late spring and summertime pests that attack plants like beans, marigolds, violets, and tomatoes. Fact is, they’re the most universal “insect” we …

Parade of petunias

By Neil Sperry • March 18, 2026

If you’ve ever lived in the Midwest, North, or Northeast, you know how beautiful petunias can be in the summertime garden. Here in Texas, however, we must re-adjust our timing …

Inspired by their elegance

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2026

As a young horticulturist I thought these plants were strictly foo-foo. Something little old ladies grew on their windowsills. Well, now that I’m a (not so little) man getting up …

Gardening This Weekend: March 19, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 17, 2026

You’ve heard of “turning on a dime.” Gardeners are going to have to do that this weekend. We go from the cold weather of winter to the onset of summer …

I came across a couple of old friends

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2026

Too often we move away from old, time-proven plants to shiny, new types that really haven’t been put under the stresses of Texas conditions. It’s nice to see our old …

Champions of the Shade Garden – by Carolyn Skei

By Carolyn Skei • March 11, 2026

If you had asked me 20-plus years ago what a hellebore is, I couldn’t have told you. But now that I’ve gardened under lovely mature trees here in North Texas …

How to make your conversation area the talk of the town – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • March 11, 2026

Who doesn’t remember the conversation pits of the 1960’s – 1970s, those sunken indoor hubs where socializing took place amid shag carpet and lava lamps. Today, more than ever, gardeners …

Gardening This Weekend: March 12, 2026

By Neil Sperry • March 11, 2026

Note before we begin: Gardeners in the cooler parts of Texas need to check weather forecasts for Sunday and Monday nights. Another cold front will be plowing through, and I’m …

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