Neil Sperry Gardens

1 week ago | neilsperry.com | Neil Sperry

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1 week ago | neilsperry.com | Neil Sperry

Time was when we thought of color as coming in corner-to-corner beds across the fronts of our houses. Those days are essentially gone. Most of us tired of the effort those big beds required, plus they became expensive to prepare, plant, and maintain. We’ve opted, instead, for small pockets of color strategically placed for maximum impact. Containers work well…Whatever you grow in ground beds you can also grow in pots, hanging baskets, and other containers.

1 week ago | neilsperry.com | Neil Sperry

My dad was a Professor of Range Science at Texas A&M. He was a PhD botanist who specialized in ranchland grasses of Texas. As I traveled across Texas in the summers, I frequently asked him how difficult it would be to grow various types in home landscapes. Even back then I could see the beauty in many of the native grasses of our Texas Hill Country and prairies.

1 week ago | neilsperry.com | Neil Sperry

I promised you my own personal checklist of the most critical tasks for the second half of June. Here’s what we’re doing around our landscape and garden. PLANT• New turfgrass anywhere that it’s needed. St. Augustine and bermuda, our two most popular warm-season grasses, thrive in hot weather. Your main goal will be to keep the new plantings watered daily until good roots are established – probably 2-3 weeks.

2 weeks ago | neilsperry.com | Neil Sperry

Remember getting all dressed up for that big date. You looked terrific. But on that last pass past the mirror, there it was – a big pimple right on the end of your nose. Dallisgrass is the pimple of lawn care. It’s big. It’s bold. And it’s really ugly. Worst news of all, it’s probably headed your way – if it’s not there already. How to identify it…• It’s a perennial grass. It forms dense clumps, and it comes back each spring from those same clumps. It does not produce runners.