GARDENS Magazine - July/August 2009
Feature Articles
Making a splash at poolside
Enhance your family's enjoyment with great plant choices
Second-chance vegetables
These crops welcome heat and sun.
Backyard vacations
How to make the most of your own private resort
Big, bold & beautiful
Herbaceous perennials that provide color, interest and drama
From the Sperry Garden
On a Personal Note
And, the garden grows on...
Ask Neil
Ornamental trees, plant sources, gerbera daisies and more.
Lone Stars
Lone Star: Lovely Lamb's Ears
A touchable groundcover for texture and contrast.
Rising Star: Chrysocephalum 'Flambe'
Introducing a bright "spiller" plant that doesn't quit!
Lone Star: Desert Willow
This water-conservating tree provides light shade and color.
Black-eyed Peas
That old Southern delicacy is a hot-weather crop.
Texas Tips
Gray Leaf Spot
Fending off the summertime nightmare.
Finishing Touch
Pergolas
Pretty and practical.
