Wade Design Landscape

According to Neil Sperry, the waiting period is over, and it is time to make the call on our plants. Mr. Sperry states, "So we're almost into April. How impressive is it that a plant that was hurt badly by the freeze has squeezed out a lonely little budlet? Is that reason to celebrate? Is it reason to wait?
Generally no. It's going to take some of the plants I'm seeing posted here years to grow back into anything useful. I know how much most of you enjoy having beauty around you. It's probably time to accept the losses and start making those changes, because if you wait any longer you're going to start finding shortages of the really good plants."

Question: How do I care for my plants after the freeze?
Answer: Be patient! (specifics below courtesy Texas Monthly)

How to Care for Plants Damaged by the Texas Freeze—and Prep for Spring Patience is key, but go ahead and trim those mushy bits.

This sad tale about the Rose Rosette virus killing our Dallas roses has been around for a few years. Read on as Neil Sperry answers the most often asked questions . . .

Rose Rosette Disease - Neil Sperry's Notes This virus has ravaged thousands of rose plantings in North Texas in recent years. Are your roses affected? How can you tell? What can you do? We have the details.

Some good native Texas plant fun facts!

Native Son: March 24, 2016 - Neil Sperry's GARDENS Two fifty-seven in the morning…laundry is churning in the washer, coffee pot’s groaning and wheezing, dogs are coiled up on the couch like giant bagels, and, in the mirror across ...

What to do when the boy child is heading off to college and it's time to remove the skateboard ramp that sits in the middle of your backyard?! and what about those air-conditioning units while we're at it? How about a fountain surrounded by Lamb's Ear and a new bed full of Miscanthus Grasses and Knockout Roses?!

A fun treatment for a large expanse of stone or brick. We installed a wiring kit in a diamond pattern and started Confederate Star Jasmine winding its way up!

Before and After . . . We started out by removing the existing plants which were all the same greens and all the same textures . . . very boxy, with no movement. Added grasses, roses, succulents, yuccas, river rocks and boulders for color and texture variety. The After pictures were taken 2 years after the renovation. What a difference 2 years of growth makes!