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From the Sperry Garden – August, 2010

By Neil Sperry • August 25, 2010

I thought this slightly different photo might give you a better perspective of the true size of this wonderful plant. I don’t even remember where I bought it, and I …

From the Sperry Gardens – July, 2010

By Neil Sperry • July 28, 2010

When we moved to the country in 1978, our sons were 7 and 4. This was an area that got about 7 hours of direct sunlight daily, and it was …

From the Sperry Garden – June, 2010

By Neil Sperry • June 22, 2010

Our son and his family picked me up for Father’s Day lunch this past Sunday. (My wife and the rest of my family were in D.C. visiting our other son.) …

From the Sperry Garden – May, 2010

By Neil Sperry • May 25, 2010

Lawns all across Texas were slow to green up following this past unusual winter and early spring. St. Augustine was especially troubled, so when we returned from a week out …

St. Augustine Problems

By Neil Sperry • May 10, 2010

If your St. Augustine has come out of the starting blocks lethargically, you’re far from alone. From its northern boundaries along the Red River, clear into Central Texas, the Gulf …

From the Sperry Garden – April, 2010

By Neil Sperry • April 27, 2010

It takes a lot to move me away from hollies when I’m landscaping a part of my total-shade landscape. However, this is a plant that can do that. Oh, it …

From the Sperry Garden – March, 2010

By Neil Sperry • March 29, 2010

Forsythia in the Sperry home gardens ‘Autumn Gold’ ginkgo at Dallas Arboretum last November Close-up of fall color of ‘Autumn Gold’ ginkgo On A Personal Note I try to scatter …

From the Sperry Garden – February, 2010

By Neil Sperry • February 22, 2010

Taming the Wild Vitex I’ve always contended that we go off and leave many otherwise wonderful landscaping plants, always in search of something new and shiny. Vitex was one of …

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