Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

When native plants are used in carefully selected places in the garden (i.e., locations that closely resemble where they are found growing on their own), the following advantages may be …

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Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Last of the Season While many gardeners are perusing their favorite nurseries for pansies, ornamental kale and holiday trees, white mistflower is still blooming. White mistflower (Ageratina havanensis) is also …

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Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Winter does not need to be a bleak time in the garden, especially in Texas. We are blessed with many choices of native evergreens, winter fruits, and dormant plants that …

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Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Last month, we explored the how-to of planting a wildflower meadow. It is just as important to understand what it takes to maintain such a garden in future years. How …

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Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Along with fall asters and salvias, hardy ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum) is a native perennial that blooms forth into a profusion of sky-blue flowers from September through November. Hardy ageratum grows …

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Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Frost may not be on the pumpkins yet, but throughout much of Texas and 10 other eastern, southern and midwestern states, frostweed (Verbesina virginica) is beginning to flower. This North …

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Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

September through November is the ideal time to plant native wildflowers and sow seeds. Most species will germinate from seed when cooler – and typically wetter – weather returns and …

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Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Most of Texas has been blessed this year with a wetter than normal summer, making it a choice time to harvest wildflower seeds for fall planting. The following techniques apply …

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