Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening has already become a new standard in Texas gardening references. Just as his “cowboy boot books” raised the bar a quarter-century ago, this totally different …
It’s been a really unusual winter, but you never know when a late frost might blow in. A lightweight covering for tender new plants or for succulent new growth of normally hardy plants can make a big difference.
Neil has scheduled five book sale/signings and pen sales for December. Click for dates, locations. (Remember that his new book is not sold in stores – only here on the website, by calling our office 800-752-4769 or at an appearance.)
Register now for our 22nd annual Home Landscape School. All day Saturday, March 5 in Plano. Learn how to draw your own plan to scale. Leave with a working drawing of your own project. It always sells out.
If you choose your trees carefully, fall color is achievable even here in Texas. It will vary from one year to the next, but here is a list of the best candidates.
I came across a handsome mushroom in the woods along our driveway two weeks ago. I posted a photo of it on my Facebook page and invited the FB community …
TAMU fruit specialist Dr. George Ray McEachern was my guest on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and for the entire program on DFW-based WBAP, we spoke about growing fruit crops in a backyard home setting. Click to see his list of the best choices.
These cool-season flowers have really come of age in the past 10 or 15 years. Growers now produce a wide assortment of colors, plant sizes and even some variation in winter hardiness. They’re great for a cool windowsill or sunroom, or you can use them to decorate the winter entry or patio.
