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Volume 4, Issue 12
We're
sending you this e-gardens a week early. We were afraid you might have
Thanksgiving plans a week from now, so we're a little ahead of schedule.
Hope you enjoy this edition. If so, please tell a friend.
From the Sperry Garden
Neil's
back in his greenhouse, and he's happier than ever. Click
to see why, also to get an idea of what all he grows there.
Ask
NeilHave a question you'd like Neil's help with? Send it, along with your best digital photo of the problem or plant. Neil will address those of greatest reader interest (no plant ID's, please). Click here to send it. Click here for this month's answers.
From the Magazine
The
beautiful photo on the cover of the November/December issue of Neil Sperry's
GARDENS Magazine is one Neil took of the stunning foliage of 'Chocolate
'n Cherries' begonia. Click
here to read Neil's magazine essay about his long-time association with
begonias.
Hedges
in Texas don't necessarily look like those in other parts of the country!
Click
here for Andrea DeLong-Amaya's article about 10 Texas native shrubs
and plants that make good hedges.
Putting things "to bed" for the winter requires planning and
follow-through. Our annual gardening calendar (see special offer this
issue) provides the full list of monthly tasks for the New Year, but click
here to see many of the critical tasks for December.
A
recent road trip has our native son recalling a Copper Canyon train ride,
as well as a series of encounters with a temptress named Diospyros
virginiana. Click
here to read Steven Chamblee's latest adventure tale.
Looking
for the perfect gift for a plant person (maybe you!)? Our magazine and
calendar are long-proven with Lone Star gardeners. And, you can save 35%
on the calendar. Click
for details.
Our
2009 Home Landscape School is selling out much faster than ever in our
15 years! I guess we're all investing in our homes and our lives. Click
here for details and to register while seats still remain.
There's
still time to plant bulbs, and Leslie Finical Halleck says one of her favorites
is Leucojum aestivum, summer snowflake. Click
here to read her article.
Celebrate
the last gorgeous days of 2008 at a botanical garden or outdoor event
near you! Click
here to learn about special holiday happenings for gardeners taking
place in December around Texas.
Autumn's
bounty of rose blossoms may have faded, but next comes a bounty of rose
hips. Click
here to read what Mike Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium describes
as "ways to work your hips"!
If
you're looking for one great gift for someone very special, perhaps even
for yourself, a handmade pen from Neil's home workshop might be the ticket.
He donates all of the proceeds to Serenity
High in McKinney, the nation's only public recovery high school. Click
to see where he'll be showing the pens beginning next weekend, also to see
the scores of types of woods.
Ellie,
Hannah, Ursa and Ms. Kitty need loving new homes before the holidays begin.
Please visit them and many other deserving animals currently residing at
Metroplex-area SPCAs. Click
here to learn the details and to read about pet-related gifts for the
holidays.
If you enjoy all that you find in e-gardens,
please let your friends know. We have no budget to advertise. Your own
testimonial is our best way of getting the message out. Click here to
send us to friends.
… and maybe win a trip to the 2009 Tournament
of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl!
Your tax-deductible donation to Serenity High could qualify you to win
an all-expenses-paid trip to Pasadena! Click
for more information.
As we bring potted plants indoors, thrips
and whiteflies may come along for the ride. Click
here to read pest management tips from A&M specialist Kimberly
Schofield.
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Until next month, Happy Thanksgiving…
And, Happy Gardening!
Neil Sperry