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Devil of an Ivy

By Neil Sperry • August 16, 2022

I grew up with this plant. And we have three of them in the house as I type this. I have them growing beneath one of the 50-foot benches in …

Gardening This Weekend: August 18, 2022

By Neil Sperry • August 16, 2022

Here, friend, are this weekend’s most timely – the critical – gardening responsibilities. Scan through to see which apply to your landscape and garden. PLANT• Cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and …

Simplifying your gardening

By Neil Sperry • August 9, 2022

I take gardening questions for a living. On the radio. Via my newspaper columns. Right here in the e-gardens Q&A. Out on the street. I’ve decided that there are several …

Obedient plant shines in the summer

By Neil Sperry • August 9, 2022

I mentioned in the tease that we don’t have a lot of perennials that relish summer conditions. Obedient plant (Physotegia virginiana), however, does. Perhaps that’s because it’s native to a …

Gardening with rock stars — succulents

By Diane Morey Sitton • August 9, 2022

Pearl-like leaves that dangle in clusters; star-shaped rosettes; wavy foliage that resembles aquatic plants tossed to and fro by the current. Succulents know no bounds when it comes to exotically-shaped …

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 …

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