November 02, 2018
More red trumpets!
Oxblood lily is a late-summer bulb with trumpet-shaped red flowers that loves the hot, humid subtropical climate of Central Texas …
James David and Gary Peese’s new garden in New Mexico
James David and Gary Peese relocated from Austin to Santa Fe 5 years ago. Here’s a tour of their new garden in the high desert …
Explosion of oxblood lilies and datura
After a late-summer rain, red oxblood lilies pop up virtually overnight, trumpeting that the end of summer is near. Hallelujah! …
I’m on Cultivating Place talking about growing community, coping with climate change, and my fave plants
This week I’m on Cultivating Place, talking with host Jennifer Jewell about building a gardening community, how I got into gardening, my Garden Spark speaker series, gardening in the challenging conditions of Central Texas, coping with climate change, meeting Lady Bird Johnson one time, and my top 5 plants for …
Have we outlasted the heat-wave summer?
I didn’t spend much time in the garden this summer, but when I did I always found moments of beauty and interest. Here are a few of them …
Read This: Black Flora
Black Flora by Teresa Speight shares the inspiring stories of 23 floral creatives and growers, highlighting the work of Black entrepreneurs …
Enormous live oaks wow at Becks Prime in Houston
Two enormous, tentacle-limbed, 400-year-old live oaks wow and shade diners on the decks at Becks Prime restaurant in Houston …
East Austin art safari
Sharing interesting art that I found on an art crawl in East Austin: works by Valerie Fowler, Will Hatch Crosby, and Chris Levack …
I’m writing for Wildflower on 40th anniversary of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Read my articles in Wildflower magazine this month, about the Wildflower Center’s 40th anniversary and the history of the land …
Thai sala and tropicalesque garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
The Thai garden at Olbrich surprises with a golden pavilion, potted tropicals, and hardy plants that create a tropical vibe …
Meadow garden in gravel at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ meadowy gravel garden was lovely even out of peak bloom, when the predominant color was green …
Planted plaza, fountains, and rose garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich’s rose garden embraces companion plants as well as tropical and subtropical plants. There’s also an observation tower and island beds in the plaza paving, which soften all that hardscape and add pocket-garden interest …
Snapshots from Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ meadow, event, and herb gardens
A ramble through Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, with a bulb meadow, herb garden, and event-garden tropicals creatively planted …
Garden Spark kicks off 6th season with exciting new speakers
Garden Spark returns for its 6th season on 9/22, kicking off a new series of exciting speakers who’ll be sharing their expertise and ideas at in-person events here in Austin …
