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Volume 4, Issue 9
We've
survived another summer! Or, at least, we've made it through the majority
of it. It's always encouraging to set our sights on autumn weather and
the return to gardening as we love it. Let's look into your early-fall
activities in this issue of e-gardens. We hope you find it useful, and
I hope you'll refer us to a friend.
From the Sperry Garden
We
have limited sunlight, so floral beds are somewhat out of the question
for most of my landscape. I've turned to container gardening so that I
can introduce special interest in both textures and color. This is a garden
that I've not shown you before. Click
here for details.
Ask
NeilHave a question you'd like Neil's help with? Send it, along with your best digital photo of it. Click here to send it. Click here for this month's answers.
From the Magazine
In
the September/October issue of Neil Sperry's GARDENS Magazine, turf expert
Mike Sutton gives tips for making improvements in your lawn this fall. Click
here to read his article.
In
this issue, Jimmy Turner shares his Plant of the Month spot with Denise
Robb, the research and greenhouse manager at the Dallas Arboretum. Click
here for Denise's thoughts on peppers that are hot, sweet, and ornamental.
September is a time of critical gardening transitions. Click
here to see your main tasks for the month.
Screaming
hot temperatures recently coaxed one Texas wildflower into bloom. Then
Mother Nature's buckets of rain brought out another. Click
here to read Steven Chamblee's story about these two natives.
You
still have a very limited time to take advantage of our annual summer
pre-production offer on my Texas Gardening Calendar. But, as summer is
running out, so is the offer. Buy our magazine and the calendar together
for our best deal. Click
for details.
Ever
wonder why your St. Augustine still looks dry right after a rain or irrigation?
It could be chinch bugs are taking a toll. Click
to see how I cope with them.
Fall
is the time to plant and transplant. This month Mike Shoup shifts gears
to talk not just about roses, but about the impact of color choices in our
gardens. Click
here to read his thoughts on the drama of color.
At
the end of a long, hot summer, some of us wish we had planted more cacti!
Click
here for Andrea DeLong-Amaya's informative article about the wonders
of the cactus family and ways to use these beauties in the landscape.
Tropical
plants have reached their zenith at botanical gardens around the state.
Click
here to learn about special events taking place in September at many
of these beautiful places.
Ask any expert - your September feedings
will be the most critical of the entire gardening year. We have two great
fertilizers, but you'll only need one of them. Click
for all the details and to locate a dealer who carries them.
The end of summer may bring grasshoppers
and persistent fire ant mounds to our landscapes. Click
here for control suggestions from Kimberly Schofield, Texas AgriLife
entomologist.
When
the owner of this lawn called Neil's radio show last month, he didn't know
what was wrong - bermuda mites, perhaps? Suspecting TARR (take-all root
rot), Neil asked him for photos and then joined the hunt for a solution.
Click
here to read details and see the happy homeowner's latest photos.
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our main means of growing e-gardens. If you enjoy the newsletter, and if
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Peanut,
America, Baby Girl and Betty are animals who have found their way to Metroplex-area
SPCAs. Now they need to find loving new homes. Click
here to read their stories and also to learn about allergies in cats.
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Until next time…happy gardening!
Neil