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Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Winter is a Great Time to Plant Trees and Shrubs Winter is an ideal time to plant native tree and shrub species that are native to your area (caution: some …

Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Plants have the unfortunate condition of not being able to walk over to a shady spot when the Texas sun gets too hot. But you can help them out by …

Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

An early American brewmeister would be busy harvesting the fruit of hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) this month. Native to wetter areas of Texas and many other states in the U.S., hoptree …

Kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana) Summer is here, and while temperatures are still climbing, kidneywood is defying the extreme weather with spikes of white, delicately fragrant flowers. A semi-deciduous shrub from 8 …

Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Maypop Passiflora incarnata Maypop Passiflora incarnata is one of the hardiest passionflower vines native to Texas and much of the United States. Maypop quickly turns a chain link fence into …

Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Just Add Water Water is a precious commodity for all forms of life in our hot, dry climate. A water garden, or pond of any size, can provide hours of …

Wild About Texas – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Gardens on Tour 2005 Presented by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin, TX – On Saturday, May 7, from 10am to 5pm, Gardens on Tour 2005 Presented by the …

Texas Natives – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Autumn Sage Salvia greggii Autumn sage is the blooming backbone of a Texas native garden! This semi-evergreen small shrub thrives throughout most of the state given full sun and good …

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