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From the Sperry Gardens – December, 2011

By Neil Sperry • December 27, 2011

I was out in our garden for the first time since Christmas. Following a week of drizzle-no-rain, the sun had finally come out. It was still brisk outside, but I …

From the Sperry Gardens – November, 2011

By Neil Sperry • November 21, 2011

I’ve always loved haworthias and the other fine-textured succulents (including the hundreds of species of Aloes) of the huge lily family. I took this particular photo several years ago, at …

From the Sperry Gardens – October, 2011

By Neil Sperry • October 26, 2011

Part of the 100 large pots that will be heading into the Sperry greenhouses in the next 10 days. Look at the size of that giant ‘Macho’ fern. Compare its …

From the Sperry Gardens – September, 2011

By Neil Sperry • September 29, 2011

For all the decades that I’ve gardened in Texas, St. Augustine has been my preferred turfgrass. I tell people that St. Augustine is like a lot of my human friends. …

From the Sperry Gardens – August, 2011

By Neil Sperry • August 23, 2011

I guess I’m a little boy at heart. I still like to play with rocks and building blocks. I like their textures, and I like their rich colors. Most of …

From the Sperry Gardens – July, 2011

By Neil Sperry • July 27, 2011

My wife and I bought the rural property where we live 40 years ago this fall. The 11 acres were covered in pecan trees – and scores of red cedars, …

From the Sperry Gardens – June, 2011

By Neil Sperry • June 28, 2011

When we moved onto our 11-acre tract in rural Collin County in 1977, it was already pretty much of a pecan forest, and in the ensuing years, those trees have …

From the Sperry Gardens – May, 2011

By Neil Sperry • May 24, 2011

March Take All Root Rot (TARR) first came to our attention in the mid-1990s. St. Augustine turf would be sluggish to green up in the spring. Some of it died …

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