Cowboy pool, colorful outdoor living: Lorie and Michael Kinler's Fort Worth Garden

Cowboy pool, colorful outdoor living: Lorie and Michael Kinler’s Fort Worth Garden

March 05, 2021 Last fall, during a weekend trip to Dallas, I was invited to visit the Fort Worth garden of Lorie and Michael Kinler. The Kinlers are the design duo behind Redenta’s Landscape Design Kinler Landscape Architecture (renamed in 2022), formerly affiliated with Redenta’s Garden nursery in Dallas. A ...
Chandor Gardens, née White Shadows, a hidden gem in North Texas, part 1

Chandor Gardens, née White Shadows, a hidden gem in North Texas, part 1

October 29, 2019 White Shadows — the name evokes romance and mystery — seems wholly appropriate for the dappled-shade garden surrounding a pale-gray house in the small Texas town of Weatherford, 30 miles west of Fort Worth. Here, in a series of alternately elegant and rustic garden rooms, you’ll find ...
Fair grounds at Fareground food hall in downtown Austin

Fair grounds at Fareground food hall in downtown Austin

February 06, 2018 Twice last week I visited buzzed-about Fareground food hall on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, killing time before shows at the Paramount Theater. I’ve yet to see Fareground in the daytime, but at night the softly lit landscaping and plaza sure are enticing. (The stairs and outer ...
Edibles, green roof, and playground at Mueller Community Gardens & Gaines Park

Edibles, green roof, and playground at Mueller Community Gardens & Gaines Park

November 25, 2016 We spent Thanksgiving in the mixed-use, urban-infill, sustainably-designed Mueller neighborhood in east Austin, where my in-laws hosted us in their lovely new home. As always when we visit, I’m impressed by the park spaces and community amenities available to Mueller residents, and I fantasize about moving into ...