November 02, 2018
Kinder Land Bridge restores coastal prairie and unites Houston’s Memorial Park
Houston reimagines Memorial Park with a new land bridge for human and wildlife movement and acres of coastal prairie restoration …
Pond critters at Houston Arboretum
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is an urban oasis for wildlife, native plants, and people who enjoy nature strolls and birding …
Days of yucca and roses…and weeds
My most hated chore is weeding, and boy, does it show. Still, I manage to avert my eyes most days and just enjoy the sight of yuccas and roses clambering along the fence …
On the hunt for a Shantung maple at Metro Maples
Amid shade-loving Japanese maples for sale at Metro Maples near Fort Worth, I hunted for a sun-loving Shantung maple for my garden …
Last of the bluebonnets in Ruthie’s garden
Whenever there’s a chance to show more bluebonnets, show more bluebonnets. These soften a rock wall in Ruthie Burrus’s Austin garden …
Zilker Garden lights up with neon, costumes for Surreal Garden
If you enjoy a familiar garden with a twist of surreality and neon art, the Surreal Garden event at Zilker Botanical Garden is for you …
Spring spurs spuria irises
Spuria iris’s burnt gold, droopy-petaled flowers perch atop tall stems, surrounded by slender, sword-shaped leaves …
Garden party at Lucinda’s purple casita
At Lucinda’s purple casita, I was charmed by her festive garden and her way of celebrating life through good food, friendship, and color …
Flowers going up and coming down
The first hummingbird appeared, zooming under the dangling red flowers of soap aloes. Meanwhile, I had to cut down a big yucca flower …
Fields awash in Texas bluebonnets and other wildflowers
It’s bluebonnet season in Texas. Along the back roads of tiny Industry, TX, I found farmsteads in rolling fields of denim blue …
I’m writing about the healing power of nature in Wildflower magazine
The therapeutic power of nature is explored in the latest Wildflower magazine, and I’m happy to say I contributed two articles to the issue …
Spikes and springtime
Springtime musings on flower spikes, wounded warrior plants, a bottle tree, and yuccas in my Austin garden …
Juliet Whitsett reimagines native plants and animals and co-curates Really Small Museum ATX
Austin artist Juliet Whitsett features endangered Texas flora and fauna and co-curates public art at Really Small Museum ATX …
Crossvine trumpeting spring’s arrival
Of all the vines that grow well with little care in Central Texas, ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine may be my favorite …
