GARDENS Magazine - November/December 2010

Feature Articles

Fruit of the Gods

The colorful, tempting, and varied persimmon.

No. 1 and Texas-Grown

Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham roots 500,000 poinsettias annually.

Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum

This small native tree provides a lovely year-round show.

Grafting Tomato Plants

For avid vegetable growers, the way to amazing tomatoes.

From the Sperry Garden

On a Personal Note:

Neil's paver idea, 25 years later.

Ask Neil:

Choosing trees and shrubs, propagating roses, fighting whiteflies, and more.

Lone Stars

Rising Star: Pansy 'PlentiFall' Series

Finally, a fall- and winter-blooming annual that cascades!

Lady's Mantle in the Garden

Gardeners plant ornamental as well as herbal varieties.

Ancient Beauty

Ginkgo biloba, the colorful, beloved "fossill."

Designing Texas

Flowers and Pods and Grasses, Oh My!

Splendid arrangements form the fall garden.

Texas Tips

Overwintering

Tucking in tender plants for winter.

Changing the Landscape?

Let's talk turf removal.

Finishing Touch

Standing Tall

Decorative, fanciful totems for the garden.