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Q&A – Ask Neil: February 5, 2026

By Neil Sperry • February 3, 2026

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. January ...

Hardiness Zone Map needs revision – again

By Neil Sperry • February 3, 2026

(You may have seen me write about this in the Fort Worth Star Telegram last weekend. You may have heard me talk about it on the radio last weekend. I ...

Winter Damage to our Trees

By Steve Houser • February 3, 2026

Steve Houser*Arborilogical Services Winters can do serious harm to our Texas trees. We are still seeing damage from the extremely cold temperatures of February 2021. Last week’s weather has been ...

Fatsias bring exotic good looks

By Steve Huddleston • February 3, 2026

If you’re looking for a way to add excitement to a shaded corner or textural interest to a landscape that’s filled with less prominent plants, fatsias might just be your ...

Gardening This Weekend: February 5, 2026

By Neil Sperry • February 3, 2026

With nice weather back upon us, here are things you can hopefully accomplish over the next several days. PLANT• Replace or replant cool-season annual color that might have been damaged ...

5 sources of color in shade

By Neil Sperry • January 28, 2026

We bought our little 11-acre rural property just north of Dallas in 1971. We had a sunny meadow for our home and a secluded country road for our address. Now ...

Fun Facts About One Ficus

By Neil Sperry • January 28, 2026

Virtually every person claiming to be a gardener recognizes rubber plants, if not by name, at least by their thick, succulent leaves. If they’ve ever pruned or broken a stem ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: January 29, 2026

By Neil Sperry • January 27, 2026

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. January ...

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