Mid-July morning
July 18, 2006 The seed clusters on the inland sea oats hang like fish on a line, their Granny Smith green now mixed with a toasty brown. I adore inland sea oats in all seasons. Their delicate, bamboo-like foliage reminds me of Japanese paintings, and their flat, hanging seeds are ...
Mom's hollyhocks
June 03, 2006 I’ve been away for a week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, visiting my mom. We spent several pleasant (mosquito-free!) afternoons in her cottage garden brimming with hollyhocks. Crowded around her purple garden shed, towering more than 6 feet tall, with flowers as broad as salad plates, Mom’s hollyhocks bloom ...
In bloom and abuzz
April 10, 2006The front garden looks very English-cottage right now, full of pink roses, tall coneflowers, sweeps of yellow, and a blue agave. Wait, that’s not very English. Well, it works for Austin. Here are several images from this evening. The Belinda’s Dream rosebush is attracting the neighbors’ attention this ...
