Question of the Week: December 26, 2019 – Number 3

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2019

“Neil, why are my live oaks, azaleas and roses losing their leaves?” I get this question a lot this time of year. We think of these plants as being evergreen …

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Question of the Week: December 26, 2019 – Number 2

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2019

“What can I do to stop all these acorns?” Acorns cover the ground beneath just about every oak tree in Texas right now. That is, unless you’ve already taken corrective …

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Question of the Week: December 26, 2019 – Number 1

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2019

“What are the best shade trees for Texas?” I’m going to be planting a couple of new ones soon. When is the best time to plant them? I’m asked this …

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Question of the Week: December 19, 2019

By Neil Sperry • December 18, 2019

“How important is mulching for my plants in the winter?” As I mentioned, mulching is always a good plan. Mulches do so much to improve life for our plants. But …

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Question of the Week – Number 2: December 12, 2019

By Neil Sperry • December 11, 2019

“Do you ever trim Asian jasmine and mondograss groundcover plantings? If so, when and by how much?” Trimming these two popular groundcover choices is not something I do very often, …

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Question of the Week – Number One: December 12, 2019

By Neil Sperry • December 11, 2019

“Is there anything I can or should do now that would lessen the outbreak of webworms we will have in 2020? They were horrible this past year.” Unfortunately, there’s nothing …

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Question of the Week: November 28, 2019

By Neil Sperry • November 24, 2019

“Why do shade trees vary in the intensity of their fall color from one year to the next?” It’s been interesting how many people have asked this question this year …

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Question of the Week: November 21, 2019

By Neil Sperry • November 18, 2019

“As we took out our gardens we noticed swellings on the roots of our tomatoes and cucumbers. The garden was not productive this year. What might the problem be?” These …

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