Gardening This Weekend: December 26, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2024

I know you’re still sorting through the boxes and wrapping paper for any loose checks and gift cards – but keep the outdoors in focus as well. PLANT• Dig and …

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What to do with a Poinsettia after Christmas

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

Folks want to know how to care for their poinsettias to get the longest possible enjoyment out of them. The secret there – and I hope I’m not getting it …

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What Makes a Tree Great?

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

It breaks my heart to hear a new gardener making a bad choice in shade trees. They’re the most permanent part of any landscape, and you want to invest for …

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Gardening This Weekend: December 19, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

Here’s your check quick-list of this week’s activities. PLANT• Living Christmas trees as soon as you can. They get too “soft” if we keep them indoors in dark, warm conditions. …

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Featured Plant: Nellie R. Stevens Holly

By Neil Sperry • December 11, 2024

I love this shrub! I’ve grown it since September 1970 when nurseryman and friend Steve Dodd Sr. gave Lynn and me one as a housewarming gift as we moved to …

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CASA of the Pines celebrates the season – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • December 11, 2024

Twinkling lights, lavishly decorated trees, candy canes, nutcrackers and Santa himself: it was all on display during the 26th annual CASA of the Pines Holiday Home Tour in Lufkin, Texas …

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Gardening This Weekend: December 12, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 11, 2024

We all have things we want to get done, especially at this time of the year. Here are the essential gardening tasks you’ll want to get under your belt over …

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Another flower of the season

By Neil Sperry • December 4, 2024

We have all kinds of oddities in this great group of bulbs. It’s going to be a pleasure uncovering them for you. • They’re not actually “Amaryllis,” but in the …

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