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Native Son: May 15, 2025

By Steven Chamblee • May 14, 2025

Dear Readers,If you are reading this, consider it proof that Neil Sperry is a tolerant man. Here’s the Deal — I wrote the following article; fine. After a short break, ...

Time is here to control crape myrtle bark scale

By Neil Sperry • May 14, 2025

This ugly pest has come of legal age here in the United States. First reported in Richardson, Texas, in 2004, it now has spread across the South and up the ...

King of the begonias

By Neil Sperry • May 14, 2025

This is not the kind of plant you’d expect to come from the Himalayas. Then again, few of us has actually traveled there, so we probably didn’t know there are ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: May 15, 2025

By Neil Sperry • May 13, 2025

(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. May ...

Gardening This Weekend: May 15, 2025

By Neil Sperry • May 13, 2025

We have new assignments on our close-in horizon. That’s partly due to the temperatures and partly because of the time of year. Scan through the list. PLANT• Watch nurseries for ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: May 8, 2025

By Neil Sperry • May 7, 2025

(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. May ...

Beautiful plants, miserable names

By Neil Sperry • May 7, 2025

When I was a kid any kind of bright color appealed to me. Flowers were obvious, but when I could find a plant with colorful leaves, that was like buried ...

Peace lilies out for the summer

By Neil Sperry • May 7, 2025

I started out with three Mauna Loa Spathiphyllums in 2-gallon pots. I bought them for the hearth in our living room 25 years ago. I knew they could handle the ...

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