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Wild About Texas – December, 2009

By Neil Sperry • December 28, 2009

Wendy Redding demonstrates how stretching with counter poses to the usual bent posture can help the gardener take care of a much-used body! All photos by the author unless otherwise …

Wild About Texas – November, 2009

By Neil Sperry • November 17, 2009

Native Gardens of Many Styles Yaupon holly bonsai. All photos by Andrea DeLong-Amaya. When non-native gardens look bad, we blame the gardener. When a native garden looks bad, “those native …

Wild About Texas – October, 2009

By Neil Sperry • October 28, 2009

Wheeler’s sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri) is one of the “woody lilies.” (See the unusual flowers of Texas sotol below.) Photo by Joe Marcus. Native Lilies A-Z So many of our most …

Wild About Texas – September, 2009

By Neil Sperry • September 22, 2009

Damianita. (Check out that soil!) Photo by Paul Cox. Right Plant in the Right Place You can never have too much compost and organic matter in your garden soil, right? …

Wild About Texas – August, 2009

By Neil Sperry • August 26, 2009

Waterfalls. Photo by David Mahler. Sounds of a Garden Simple water source. Photo by Andrea DeLong-Amaya. Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). Photo by Sally and Andy Wasowski. Agarita berries, a …

Wild About Texas – June, 2009

By Neil Sperry • June 23, 2009

Wooly rose-mallow. Photo by Mrs. W. D. Bransford. Cool Texas Plants for Hot Texas Summers When it is too hot to even think, a number of native plants aren’t sweating …

Wild About Texas – May, 2009

By Neil Sperry • May 27, 2009

Texas wisteria. Photo by Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller. Texas Vines Looking for a versatile, malleable and colorful plant for your garden? There may just be a vine to fit the …

Wild About Texas – April, 2009

By Neil Sperry • April 24, 2009

Not your average garden guest. Photo by David Mahler. Oh, Deer! A Gardener’s Challenge Velvet mallow. Photo by Joe Marcus. Scarlet sage. Photo by Paul Cox. Inland sea oats. Photo …

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