Ask Burton: This week, a question involving common North Texas shrubs whose answer lies in understanding our soil and water. Q: I have purple loropetalum and ‘Sunshine’ ligustrum in a sunny, south-facing raised bed. They were planted early last year and did fine all summer. Now, the loropetalum is starting to show yellow leaves with green veins, and the ‘Sunshine’ ligustrum is losing tip leaves and the leaves that are there are stunted looking and tiny.
Jason’s Plant of the Week – Indigo Flair Mahonia
Greg’s Plant Pick of the Week – Sunshine Ligustrum
Ask Burton: Q: When can we start planting veggies in our garden?
Michaela and Amberly’s Plant Pick of the Week – Blue Point Juniper
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Elizabeth’s Plant of the Week: Cream De Mint Pittosporum
Ask Burton: Q: When do I prune back my perennial beds?
Behind the scenes of the new basic capsule
ASK BURTON: Q: I had a Chinese Pistache planted in my yard a few years back, and I have a question about how it colors for the fall. My neighbor has one in their yard and it gets great orange and reddish color, but mine has been unimpressive, turning yellow and orange but not much red color. Any idea why this is so different?