VOLUME 14, ISSUE 38 • September 20, 2018 Neil Sperry editor. Gretchen Drew design and circulation. |
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Gardening This WeekendWondering what you might want to put on your "to-do" list for this weekend? I can help! I've assembled the most important gardening entries, and I invite you to click through to read them. Photo: Commercial landscapers are planting petunias right now. You can, too. |
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Native Son: On the Inside
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Orange You Glad I Featured These!It's a festive fall color, that orange. And it's out and about across Texas right now. I've brought three plants that showcase it to e-gardens this week, and I think you'll enjoy all of them. Photo: Crossandra is a little-sung hero plant for its cheering flowers. |
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Question of the Week: September 20, 2018"Do I need to be concerned about mushrooms that are appearing in my lawn?" Mushrooms of all types have really popped up after the rainy periods of the past several weeks. I'll let you know what you might want to do. Photo: Wait 'til you see this photo full-frame! |
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Quick BitsThis is my first time to try this. One paragraph each on four different topics that have come up recently. Hope you find them useful and interesting. Photo: Clockwise from upper left. Ragweed; cedar elms plucked; semi-circles in crape myrtle leaves; and worms in lawn. |
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And, in closingThat's it for this week's e-gardens. If you need a really good book, I'm as biased as they come: I think I have one. Neil Sperry's Lone Star Gardening. Only $33.95 plus tax, postage. Click for details or to order. (It's not in stores or on Amazon.) Your homework assignments between now and next Thursday: Join me on my website, on Facebook, on my podcasts, on the radio, in my newspaper columns, at the hamburger shack, or in church this Sunday. I'd like that! Until next week, happy gardening! |
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