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Before you reach for the sprayer

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

Before I delve into this topic too deeply I want to say that this is not my specialty. As an entomologist, I’m trying my best to become a fairly good …

Gardening This Weekend: August 4, 2022

By Neil Sperry • August 2, 2022

Hot weather isn’t the biggest inspiration toward getting out into the garden, but most of us carve out a little time early or late in the day to get these …

Neil’s Best Water-Saving Suggestions

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

Texas is in a terrible drought currently and many cities are being forced to curtail water we gardeners can use. I’ve assembled a list of what I consider the best …

‘Cabaret’ grass is a personal favorite

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

My dad was a range ecologist with Texas A&M. I grew up looking at big fields of grasses. But where he was interested in grasses that sheep and goats would …

Pride of Barbados

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

The prettiest display of Pride of Barbados that I ever saw was along the San Antonio River Walk down near the Convention Center. The plants themselves were beautiful enough as …

Gardening This Weekend: July 28, 2022

By Neil Sperry • July 26, 2022

I’ll keep the list short again since it’s still best to be out in the garden morning and evening. Here are this weekend’s prime tasks. PLANT• Bush beans, cucumbers, squash …

Still a Critical Issue

By Neil Sperry • July 19, 2022

I addressed this earlier this year here, but many people must have missed it. New plants must be watered by hand for their first couple of years in their new …

‘Tropical Giant’ Spider Lily

By Neil Sperry • July 19, 2022

Steve Huddleston from the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and BRIT showcases a particular plant each Sunday morning at 8:06 as I open up my program on WBAP 820AM. This past …

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