Rock and rodeo: Spring break in Austin
March 07, 2008 White potato vine (Solanum laxum , or Solanum jasminoides ) It’s the Friday before spring break. I’m hoping for a week of beautiful weather, as we’ll be hanging out in Austin and hitting the parks and trails and just enjoying a week off at home. SXSW kicks ...
Tour of Penelope Hobhouse-designed garden on Harris Boulevard
October 25, 2006 A belvedere “modeled after the music pavilion at Versailles,” according to the Open Days Directory. We garden tourists knew this would be the most opulent garden on the Open Days Austin tour. A feature in the newspaper that tantalized with lavish photos, and mentioned that the garden ...
Rocky Mountain High
July 10, 2006 Zen-like serenity at Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park I love to travel, but I’m always ready to come home after a week away. Before I lug my suitcase into the house, I’m drawn into my garden to see what I missed and what needs trimming or ...
