November 02, 2018
Look for my article in Outdoor Living mag, on sale now
Look for Outdoor Living magazine and my article “Jump Right In,” featuring Lorie and Michael Kinler’s relaxing Fort Worth garden …
A curbside garden for pollinators and all-year interest
Yellow sulphur butterflies flitted among zexmenia flowers last evening in this curbside garden in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood …
Bluebonnets in the neighborhood
I spotted a bodacious bevy of bluebonnets at a Bevo-loving neighbor’s house last week. What springtime beauty! …
Spring in full swing in my garden
What a great time of year this is in a Central Texas garden. The plants are racing with new growth and flowers! …
Poppies are popping at Wildseed Farms
At Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, the corn poppies were popping in the wildflower fields. Also, a tale of lightning at home! …
Willow City Loop wows with Texas wildflowers
A Willow City Loop wildflower drive offers spectacular hilltop views, canyons, and wildflowers galore along roadsides and in pastures …
More Texas wildflower joy near Independence
The wildflower-filled fields, farms, and ranches between Giddings and Independence make up some of the prettiest country in Texas …
Wildflowers and miniature donkeys near Independence
I hit the back roads east of Austin, near Independence, Texas, and what a bonanza of bluebonnets and other wildflowers I saw. Plus donkeys! …
Transplanted from PNW, Nancy begins new garden in Austin
I visited the new garden of a new gardening friend a few days ago. Located in Austin’s Windsor Hills, it’s a new beginning for its owner …
Dambo troll enchants Austinites at Pease Park
A friendly troll has taken up residence in Pease Park, and Austin is going troll crazy. Meet Malin, the creation of artist Thomas Dambo …
Lucinda’s purple-heart home and garden
Who can resist Lucinda Hutson’s purple casita and festive garden? Not me! When Lucinda invited me over this spring, I happily said yes …
Shantung maple’s charming flowers
My young ‘Fire Dragon’ Shantung maple has burst into bloom with starry, acid-yellow flowers. What a pretty surprise! …
An extravaganza of bluebonnets and other Texas wildflowers
Bluebonnets are coloring fields a month early, already at peak in certain areas. So I grabbed my camera and drove the back roads to see them …
Dry Climate Gardening book wins award!
Dry Climate Gardening is a great resource for desert gardeners, and it’s been named an American Horticultural Society Book Award winner …
