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. …
“What are these growths on my trees? Do I need to spray for them?” These are called “galls,” and almost all of them are the plants’ responses to the sting ...
February saw some of the coldest temperatures in decades in many parts of our state. And they came as trees were gearing up to start growing. Nurserymen, arborists, foresters, Extension ...
In last week’s e-gardens I showed you examples of crape myrtles that were struggling to come back from the freeze. I also showed you plants that froze completely to the ...
Yellow flowers against a bright pink wall, a purple and orange fence, maroon foliage atop a yellow Styrofoam head: when it comes to bold garden color, it’s fun to follow ...
In a normal spring there could be 100 gardening things to get done in this Mother’s Day weekend. This year, add that many more because of the cold. But here ...
I’ve driven (actually ridden) many miles looking at live oaks and red oaks and their erratic leafing patterns since the February deep freeze. I’ve spent many hours looking at, walking ...
So, the question is…“What is the best way to fertilize trees?Root-feeding rods?Stakes?Punching holes in the ground and pouring in fertilizer? Those are my choices? My answer: None of the above. ...
“How can I identify poison ivy in my groundcover beds and shrubs?” The old saying we all learned as children, “Leaves of three, let it be.” That’s referring to the ...
