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Lifesaving gardening ideas to beautify your North Texas landscape

Stories by Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists, with AI summarization

This set of Star-Telegram stories focuses on innovative gardening techniques to both enhance and manage North Texas landscapes, from the strategic use of colorful crape myrtles to beautify and diversify gardens to design tips for creating natural-looking gardens with asymmetrical curves and clusters.

Read the stories below.

Mexican petunias are quite beautiful while they’re blooming spring through the fall, but they develop very aggressive root systems that conquer adjacent beds and turf areas. By Neil Sperry

NO. 1: BEWARE OF ADDING THESE UNWANTED BEAUTIES TO YOUR NORTH TEXAS LANDSCAPE

These plants will have you soon asking yourself what you were thinking. | Published July 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Neil Sperry

A curved bed in the Sperry front yard as sheared hollies start to grow out for the season. By Neil Sperry

NO. 2: TIPS FOR CREATING A NATURAL LANDSCAPE LOOK IN YOUR NORTH TEXAS GARDEN

Too often we place native plants set into unnatural designs. Gardening expert Neil Sperry shares his tips. | Published July 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Neil Sperry

A crape myrtle in full bloom in Allen the week of July 13, 2025. By Neil Sperry

NO. 3: HOW TO USE COLORFUL CRAPE MYRTLES IN YOUR NORTH TEXAS LANDSCAPE

What to know about the best flowering shrubs and small trees for the South. | Published July 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Neil Sperry

Tall shrubs and a berm create patio privacy in the Sperry landscape. By Neil Sperry

NO. 4: TRY THESE PLANTS AND DESIGNS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NORTH TEXAS BACKYARD

Cooler weather of the past weekend allowed us to dream that months of great patio and garden entertaining and relaxation are in the near future. | Published September 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Neil Sperry

These photos show some examples of common problems you might see in trees and grass this time of year in Texas. By CollageIt

NO. 5: MASTERING YOUR NORTH TEXAS YARD: 9 STORIES WITH LAWNCARE TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS

Check out this collection of Star-Telegram stories about growing a healthy lawn, conserving water and surviving seasonal extremes. | Published September 10, 2025 | Read Full Story

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.