Neil Sperry’s Newsletter 6.12

December, 2010
Due to about a hundred things, we’re a couple of days late sending out this issue of e-gardens. I know you’ve been waiting by your computer breathlessly, but I hope you’ll forgive us. We’ve pack it with great information to make it up to you.

With four fabulous fertilizers and one great potting soil on the market, Neil Sperry’s Texas Best products are the finest you’ll find anywhere in Texas. And, they’re affordably priced. This time of year, our water-soluble plant food and potting soil are the hot items. Click here

for more information.

Have a plant question you’d like to ask Neil? Send it, along with a photo and the city from which you’re writing. Click here to send the question. Click here

to see this month’s Q&A.

It’s a quiet time in Neil’s gardens, but he’s found a spot of reflection that he shares with you this month. Click here

to see what’s on his mind.

If you’re looking for just the right gift for a gardener on your list (maybe you!), how about a 1-year subscription to Neil Sperry’s GARDENS Magazine along with a copy of Neil’s brand new 2011 Texas Gardening Calendar (with volumes of information on when to plant, prune, fertilize and spray all the plants in your landscape and garden). All for only $36.95. Call today to order 800-752-4769, or order online by clicking here

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This may not be a month when you expected to find lots of time-sensitive tasks, but it is! After all, we’re at the threshold of winter, and that means lots of jobs that you’ve been putting off now come to the top of the list. We’ve assembled a list of the most critical ones. Click here

to see it.

The November/December issue of Neil Sperry’s GARDENS Magazine features articles on wonderful trees, Texas-grown poinsettias and tomato grafting. Click here

to read “Neil’s Paver Idea,” about stepping stones created from scratch.

Several readers have expressed interest in joining Steven Chamblee, our native son, on one of his road trips. Click here

to go along for this month’s ride through a beautiful fall day in North Texas.

Mistletoe is both a treasured part of the holidays and a troubling parasite for trees. This month Steve Houser explains the many roles of this plant and how to remove it from trees. Click here

to read his article.

“Social Networking” and “Neil Sperry” may not seem like a probable match (by Neil’s own admission), but wait ’til you see what he does with his page. It’s gardeners helping gardeners, and Neil’s right there among them. Lots of fun and lots of help. Give it a look. Here’s

a quick link.

Leslie Finical Halleck wishes us Happy Holidays with an article about one of her favorite decorations for this time of year – a fresh Christmas tree. Click here

to read her evaluation of fresh versus fake.

In a season of olfactory pleasures, Mike Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium tells us which fragrant roses are his all-time favorites. Click here

to read his article.

We’re been doing e-gardens for many years, and our circulation has grown steadily. With spring just around the corner, we’d really appreciate your letting friends know about us so that our message can spread even farther and wider. Click here

to send us to a buddy.

Want to learn how to do your own landscape design to-scale? We’ll teach you how on Saturday, January 22, at the Plano Centre in Plano. Dr. Steve George, father of the EarthKind® program from Texas A&M, and Neil Sperry will be your teachers in this all-day event. Click here

to learn more and to register before all seats are sold.

Texas botanical gardens make beautiful stopping places and good shopping places this holiday season.Click here

for a December schedule of lighted trails, outdoor family events, and garden shopping opportunities across Texas.

Meet Nanis, Starlett, Alli and Morris, the cat! These personable pets are waiting at Metroplex-area SPCAs, hoping for loving new owners. Click here

to learn about them and to read pet tips for the holidays.

The “late season” sometimes makes us better acquainted with insects like lady beetles and pecan weevils. To read what Texas A&M entomologist Kimberly Schofield has to say about these pests, click here

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  Carolyn Skei – Editor
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That’s it for the December issue of e-gardens. I hope you’ve enjoyed it, and that you’ll tell your friends

about it. We also hope you get a lot of garden-gift shopping done this month. We’ll be back here in just a few weeks.

Until then, happy gardening!

Neil Sperry