Gates

December 28, 2009 Bundled up in coats, scarves, and seldom-worn gloves, we spent several enjoyable hours at the acclaimed Fort Worth Zoo yesterday before driving home to Austin, following a post-Christmas trip to Dallas to visit my DH’s extended family. Among the many birds we saw at the zoo, these ...

December 12, 2009 Posting about my own modest peek-a-boo gate got me thinking about all the really fine gates I’ve photographed over the years. Most of these offer much more than a peek-a-boo glimpse of garden, yet they still provide a physical and visual separation and arouse the visitor’s curiosity ...

December 12, 2009 A glimpse of garden through a gate is tantalizing, making you want to see what’s hidden on the other side. Even if an expensive custom gate is beyond your means, you can add interest to a typical suburban board gate like mine with a peek-a-boo cut-out. One ...

December 04, 2009 As Austin awaits its first freeze of the season and squints skyward for a few predicted snowflakes, I’ve been showing my visiting mom and cousin around town in very chilly weather. Yesterday we spent the day shopping in Dripping Springs, about 30 minutes west of Austin, and ...

December 04, 2009 As Austin awaits its first freeze of the season and squints skyward for a few predicted snowflakes, I’ve been showing my visiting mom and cousin around town in very chilly weather. Yesterday we spent the day shopping in Dripping Springs, about 30 minutes west of Austin, and ...

November 09, 2009 Garden path at the Antique Rose Emporium Rose Garden: two words that induce irrepressible yawns. I’ve never enjoyed traditional rose gardens, where different varieties of roses are spaced out across a sunny square and unaccompanied by any other plants. It makes for a hodgepodge of color and ...

October 29, 2009 Ooh la la, Lucinda! Local author and designer Lucinda Hutson, she of the purple cottage in central Austin’s Rosedale neighborhood, welcomes you into her garden with open arms, offers of cuttings, and an exuberance for giving a tour. “Y’all, look at this!” she calls as she leads ...

October 29, 2009 Ooh la la, Lucinda! Local author and designer Lucinda Hutson, she of the purple cottage in central Austin’s Rosedale neighborhood, welcomes you into her garden with open arms, offers of cuttings, and an exuberance for giving a tour. “Y’all, look at this!” she calls as she leads ...

October 24, 2009 The fall Travis County Master Gardeners tour today featured six gardens that fit the theme of “Sustainable Gardening for Urban Wildlife.” Three of them are the creations of Austin garden bloggers. Each one offered something unique and personal. But by far the most colorful and fun-loving garden ...

October 04, 2009 Photo courtesy of Michele Holt I continue to be amazed by the number of garden bloggers in Austin. Just because I haven’t had time to mention it lately doesn’t mean new ones haven’t been sprouting. One of the latest to catch my eye is Wabi-Sabi Home and ...

October 04, 2009 Photo courtesy of Michele Holt I continue to be amazed by the number of garden bloggers in Austin. Just because I haven’t had time to mention it lately doesn’t mean new ones haven’t been sprouting. One of the latest to catch my eye is Wabi-Sabi Home and ...

September 03, 2009 As I was driving away from Jeff Pavlat’s xeric garden, I spotted this beautifully crafted gate across the driveway of his neighbor’s house. Were they inspired by his garden, do you think? All material © 2006-2009 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited ...

August 26, 2009 Funky if increasingly gentrified South Congress Avenue lured me into the heat one recent afternoon. I only did a bit of window shopping, but that’s half the fun on this must-see Austin street lined with independently owned, only-in-Austin stores. Pictured above, a vision of coolness on a ...

June 08, 2009 For my last post about Chicago Spring Fling, I’ll revisit a gem of a garden hidden away in a corner of Lincoln Park, not far from the zoo: Caldwell Lily Pool. A sign gives you the back story. Like entering a cave or a slot canyon, you ...

April 27, 2009 The Austin garden bloggers met up on Sunday in the walled gardens of two talented local gardeners: designer and author Jill Nokes and our own Jenny Stocker, whom you may know as Lancashire Rose on her blog, Rock Rose. I didn’t take an official count, but I ...

April 27, 2009 The Austin garden bloggers met up on Sunday in the walled gardens of two talented local gardeners: designer and author Jill Nokes and our own Jenny Stocker, whom you may know as Lancashire Rose on her blog, Rock Rose. I didn’t take an official count, but I ...