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Bed Prep Tip from Neil

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

If you’re trying to improve a tight Texas clay soil, organic matter is still a great start. It comes in many different forms, from brown Canadian peat moss to compost, …

From the Sperry Garden – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

We built our home on this rural ground 28 years ago. At first we came onto our property through a gate in an old wire fence that was smothered in …

From the Sperry Garden – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

You may be familiar with my suggestion of buying a plant that grows to the height and width you have available, then stops without regular shearing. So, what’s going on …

New Bed Revisited

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Last month I showed you two large areas in which our St. Augustine has played out over the years. Simply put, there wasn’t enough sunlight to keep the grass growing. …

From the Sperry Garden (and beyond)

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Photo: Old leaves of Japanese maple persist after new leaves have emerged. Sometimes I make reference to not having had “a normal Texas winter” for some time now. And, every …

From the Sperry Garden – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

I have a lot of shade around our house. That’s the price you pay for building beneath giant pecan trees. However, the advantages far outweigh the problems. One of the …

From the Sperry Garden – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

We will be put under required watering curtailments in our area beginning June 1. That’s partly because of the drought, and some of us feel it may also be because …

From the Sperry Garden – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Photo: When it’s too dark for flowering plants, I resort to textural differences. This Philodendron ‘Xanadu’ is easier to maintain and requires less water than in-ground plants would here. So, …

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