Roses

March 01, 2007Check out my guest post over at Garden Rant. I’m ranting about mixing cacti and agaves into the garden: “Just Deserts? No way! Cacti are for every garden.” ...

November 27, 2006 Smooch! On Sunday afternoon we drove downtown, parked under MoPac, and walked the 3-mile loop around Town Lake. Reds, oranges, yellows—the trees along the lake blazed with color. Well, they blazed by Austin’s standards. It was a gorgeous day—about 79 degrees and partly cloudy—and we strolled along, ...

November 13, 2006 My weather wish was granted over the weekend: cool temperatures, blue skies, decidedly fall-ish weather. It was perfect for a Saturday trip to Independence, Texas, and a pilgrimage to the Antique Rose Emporium. Along with Barton Springs Nursery and Natural Gardener, it’s one of my favorite nurseries ...

November 05, 2006 In the spirit of my recent Open Days tour, I took my camera along during an afternoon trip to Natural Gardener nursery for a pot of oxalis. It was a simple enough errand, and the cool, gray skies made a tour of the nursery’s gardens very appealing ...

June 29, 2006 Flame acanthus It’s back to the hot and muggy. The mosquitoes are happy and active. Despite the heat, I bundled up in a zipped jacket over jeans to photograph the garden this evening. I think it worked. The only exposed skin was on my face and my ...

June 29, 2006 Flame acanthus It’s back to the hot and muggy. The mosquitoes are happy and active. Despite the heat, I bundled up in a zipped jacket over jeans to photograph the garden this evening. I think it worked. The only exposed skin was on my face and my ...

June 06, 2006 The first black-eyed Susan of the summer has opened under the vitex. This is Rudbeckia goldsturm. In the opposite corner of the front garden, in full sun, the orange flowers of flame acanthus contrast with silver Powis Castle artemesia. This small hedge of Mexican oregano is blooming ...

March 06, 2006 The red bed: ‘Valentine’ rose bush and purple prickly pear. I like grouping tough antique roses with cacti. It’s something about the softness and lushness of the rose petals contrasting with the spiny “modern” shape of cacti. These two show off their beautiful reds. The ‘Blue Elf’ ...

March 06, 2006 The red bed: ‘Valentine’ rose bush and purple prickly pear. I like grouping tough antique roses with cacti. It’s something about the softness and lushness of the rose petals contrasting with the spiny “modern” shape of cacti. These two show off their beautiful reds. The ‘Blue Elf’ ...

February 21, 2006Another cool, wet morning. It’s been misting for hours, which made for interesting close-ups of some of my plants. I’d like to see a deep, soaking rain, but for now droplets of rain will have to do. The fuchsia berries of coralberry In a previous garden I paired ...