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Loose Ends

By Neil Sperry • May 24, 2022

Here are three topics that each merits mentioning, but I didn’t want to take up too much space in the process. Horseherb: Groundcover or weed?This depends on where you’re going …

Oxalis – Beloved and Behated

By Neil Sperry • May 24, 2022

I’ve always loved the old-fashioned garden oxalis. It’s such a short name that’s all I ever called it. Every yard that I mowed had a border of it, and it’s …

Mandevillas – Hard not to love ‘em!

By Neil Sperry • May 24, 2022

This great little vine came into the market 35 years ago, and it’s ridden a wave of popularity ever since. You’ll find it in nurseries and garden centers all across …

Gardening This Weekend: May 26, 2022

By Neil Sperry • May 24, 2022

Maybe you’ll have a little extra time for gardening this weekend, and maybe you won’t. Let me help with your checklist. PLANT• Hot-weather annuals such as lantanas, angelonias, pentas, purple …

Look what Katydid to Basil

By Neil Sperry • May 17, 2022

They’re rather odd-looking insects with strangely long hind legs. They look like they could catapult into the next county. I’ve described them as looking like grasshoppers that got caught in …

Prairie verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida)

By Neil Sperry • May 17, 2022

We all have our fave flavors and flowers, and this one is near the top of my list. You’ll see this lovely little wildflower thriving and blooming from East Texas …

Gardening This Weekend: May 19, 2022

By Neil Sperry • May 17, 2022

With prospects of maybe a little friendlier weather on our horizon, here are this weekend’s top horticultural jobs for us Texans. PLANT• Hot weather color including fanflowers, pentas, angelonias, purple …

Answers: May 12, 2022

By Neil Sperry • May 10, 2022

Here are this week’s answers: Question 1HOW MUCH IMIDICLOPRID TO APPLY TO CRAPE MYRTLES Dear Neil: I’ve read your information about applying Imidacloprid systemic insecticide as a soil drench to …

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