Volume 5, Issue 11

November, 2009

November is a transition month heading us toward the winter, and we've loaded up e-gardens this time with tips on how best you can get yourself and your plants ready. I hope you find it useful. If you do, please let your friends know about us.

From the Sperry Garden


In this case, it's from Grandson Alex's garden. This is the front end of his fall-tomato-growing season - a photo taken back in July. It's been a good one, with hopefully several more weeks ahead. Click to see his results.
Ask Neil

Have a question as your garden winds down? Send it to Neil here, then watch for your answer in the next e-gardens. To keep e-gardens visual, Neil requests only questions with photos attached. Click to see this month’s questions and answers.

From the Magazine

The November/December issue of Neil Sperry's GARDENS Magazine includes a feature celebrating this fall's 75th Anniversary of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Click here to read excerpts from the article, written by FWBG senior horticulturist Steve Huddleston.
Plant of the Month

What could be new about sweet alyssum? Jimmy Turner lets us in on a surprising, first-year plant trial secret with his review of Lobularia 'Snow Princess'. Click here to read his article.
Timely Tips

Set your clocks back one hour this Saturday night. CDT returns this Sunday!
We've accumulated your critical issues for mid- to late fall. Timing for some of them is very important. Click here to see them.
My Favorite Things

Texas boasts a cool season that is conducive to growing salad greens, collards, and cole crops. Leslie Finical Halleck tells us why successive radish crops are one of her favorite things this time of year. Click here to read her article.
Save on Neil's 2010 Calendar!

It's Texans' two best gardening resources: Neil Sperry's GARDENS Magazine and his 2010 Texas Gardening Calendar with all its timely, month-by-month gardening information. Buy them together for the best price of all. (Great for Christmas gift-giving, too!)

November Events

There are still many opportunities before the holiday season to see fall color in area botanical gardens and to learn from garden experts. Click here to read what's happening this month across Texas.
Wild About Texas

Andrea DeLong-Amaya of Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center reminds us that many of our wonderful native plants are members of the lily family, though we may not think of them that way. Click here for her colorful article about garden-worthy lily relatives.
Last Call for $20 Savings on Landscape School!

Learn how to design your own landscape improvement project. Register for our 14th annual Home Landscape School. It’s always a sellout, but the $20 registration discount will expire in just a few days. Click here before it’s too late!
Native Son

Just back from a road trip to Decatur, our Native Son describes some of his favorite pearls of the earth -- and throws in some pearls of wisdom for good measure. Click here to read Steven Chamblee's story.

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Rose Cuttings

Mike Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium issues an invitation to e-gardens readers to attend ARE's 22nd Annual Fall Festival of Roses in Brenham. Click here to read the details.
Brown Patch Encore!

Topping the charts of our most-asked radio question for the past five weeks: it's brown patch in St. Augustine. Here's a second chance to get help in controlling it.
SPCA

Scooter, Snowball, Casey and Katie are lovable pets who need caring new owners in their lives. They are waiting at Metroplex-area SPCAs for someone like you. Click here to read their stories and to learn about pet tips for the upcoming holiday season.
Pest Check

Weather conditions this fall have contributed to alarming populations of armyworms and ants. Click here to read Extension entomologist Kimberly Schofield's timely article about these insects.
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In Closing ...

That's it for our November e-gardens. Please do share it with a friend. We'll be back at this same time next month, or earlier should weather updates dictate.

Until next time, happy gardening!


Neil Sperry