One to grow: Katie dwarf ruellia

Thursday, May. 24, 2012

Plant tolerates heat and drought, grows in sun or shade, and blooms all summer and fall ... sounds like a dream, right?Read more

The Garden Guru: hibiscus, althaea and Turk's cap

By Neil Sperry| Special to the Star-Telegram|Friday, May. 25, 2012

Hibiscus, althaea and Turk's cap add color and beauty to the hot-weather landscape.Read more

Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour features five lush landscapes

By Susan Hayden Kennedy| Special to the Star-Telegram|Friday, May. 18, 2012

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Take a stroll through the ninth annual Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour on Sunday, and you might imagine that you are in the mountains of Colorado, on the prairie that once blanketed North Texas or in the courtyard of an English manor as you walk through lush greenery and colorful blooms.Read more

One to grow: 'Mystic Spires Blue' salvia

Friday, May. 18, 2012

Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and gardeners love this richly colored flower.Read more

The Garden Guru: Fan flower spilling over with personality

By Neil Sperry| Special to the Star-Telegram|Friday, May. 18, 2012

Fan flowers dazzle, from their ready-set-grow tough nature to their glowing color.Read more

First in Fairmount: The Benton House was built by a Kansas City builder for a couple who moved from St. Louis

By Susan Hayden Kennedy| Special to the Star-Telegram|Saturday, May. 12, 2012

In 1898, Fort Worth's southern boundary was a prairie that roused the dreams of developers and entrepreneurs who platted 22 subdivisions on 375 acres.Read more

The Garden Guru: Coping with a shady yard

By Neil Sperry| Special to the Star-Telegram|Saturday, May. 12, 2012

A walk through Neil Sperry's woody landscape shows how gardeners can work with the darkness.Read more

One to grow: Plum Parfait coleus

Friday, May. 11, 2012

The warm-weather annual will reward you with dramatic color all summer and fall.Read more

The Garden Guru: A small pathway you build yourself can add beauty, accessibility to your garden

By Neil Sperry| Special to the Star-Telegram|Friday, May. 04, 2012

Garden paths don't have to be grand.Read more

One to grow: Texas giant hibiscus

Friday, May. 04, 2012

Big pink blooms make this a stunner even from a distance.Read more