Pick the shades you like first, then find plants that fit your growth requirements.Read more

Two or three weeks from now, bulbs will be blooming and trees and shrubs will be leafing.Read more

But playing by the rules when landscaping has its own rewards.Read more

Longtime favorites have been replaced in the landscape, supplanted by new varieties or hardier plants, and that's a shame, says Garden Guru Neil Sperry.Read more

Your favorite veggies can have wildly different time and temperature requirementsRead more

There's just nothing quite as prominent in a landscape as the trees that provide shade for it. But don't take their selection lightly. You and your new trees are going to be sharing your lives, hopefully for many years, and you want to be sure that you've made good matches with each one of them.Read more

Plan before you act and you will be rewarded with a fuss-free landscape.Read more

"Tidy" is such a simple word, but it packs a powerful punch. It's also a great goal for all of us who garden. Here are a dozen ways you can spruce things up after this long, brutal season. Winter will be a lot more pleasant if you just put things in order.Read more

I answer questions for a living -- on the radio, in print and on the street. I'm finding a few common threads through the tapestry of this winter. Here are the questions that are being repeated most frequently.Read more

You never really know how cold it's going to get in North Texas. The first 10 years of the decade weren't all too bad. Then we hit those cold and icy spells last winter. Already we're tasting much the same type of experience, as temperatures drop heading into the winter.Read more