Neil Sperry’s Lone Star Gardening • Covers all aspects of landscaping, lawns, flowers, fruit and vegetable gardening for every county in Texas. • 344 pages, 840 of my best photos. …
“Why are my trees dropping so many leaves? I’m having to blow the drive and walk almost every day.” To a large degree this leaf drop is normal. It happens …
“Now that the rains appear to be stopping, how often should I plan on watering my plants?” The reason I said that was the trickiest of all questions is because …
“How can my tomato plants be wilted after all this rain?” Tomato plants’ roots are sensitive to over-watering, specifically, to waterlogged soils. When they go through a week or two …
“My roses’ leaves are developing black spots and falling off. What is wrong with them? How can I stop it? This fungus dates back to the beginnings of rose growing. …
“Why are my oakleaf hydrangea and tomato plants wilted, even though it’s been raining and their soil is wet? At first pass, this seems highly improbable. But when I explain …
Hands down, crape myrtles are the South’s best source of shrub color. They bloom repeatedly from late May clear into early October, and they come in a wide array of …
