Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening • Covers all aspects of landscaping, lawns, flowers, fruit and vegetable gardening for every county in Texas. • 344 pages, 840 of my best photos. …
You must prioritize your gardening work this time of the year. It’s hot, and you don’t want to waste time doing things that aren’t really necessary. Here are your most ...
Many of us lost plants back in the late-winter cold spell. Nurseries were in short supply by the time we got there, so we decided to wait. Let me move ...
“Why are the leaves on my red oak tree turning brown around their edges?” When I am asked to explain marginal leaf scorch, sooner or later I compare it to ...
“Is this a tree that’s worth saving? It came up volunteer in my bed and I don’t even know what it is.” Some trees produce seedlings that don’t resemble the ...
“What is killing my bermudagrass? How can I save it?” The question comes to me in two ways. Some people ask it in the way I’ve presented it, and others ...
Here are your gardening assignments for this last weekend of July. PLANT• New turfgrass. Most of us prefer the “warm-season” choices (bermuda, St. Augustine and zoysia), and that means they ...
“What’s wrong with my crape myrtles?” Crape myrtle aphids…• Masses of BB-sized pests congregate on buds and tender new growth.• Adults will be pear-shaped with twin “exhaust pipes” extending out ...
Before I go any farther with this story on freeze damage to oaks across Texas I need to tell you that Steve Houser’s company, Arborilogical Services, is a sponsor of ...
