Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve: Healing “the sorriest piece of land”
February 27, 2011 Chaperone duty during my kids’ school field trips over the years has taken me to some interesting places. But last Monday it got me in on a private tour of the esteemed Selah, Bamberger Ranch, a privately owned nature preserve of 5,500 acres in the Texas Hill ...
In which I meet the new owners of my former garden
January 25, 2011 Since selling our former home last summer, I’ve avoided driving down our old street, fearing to see what the new owners might have done with my old garden. At best I worried it might be neglected. At worst I expected to see a water-guzzling St. Augustine lawn ...
In love with fall gardening
November 05, 2010 I spent yesterday in the garden, digging holes for new plants, delighted not to break a sweat in the perfect fall weather (mosquitoes didn’t bother me either–yea!). Beforehand I snapped some photos of the fall garden and new fence. Pictured above, fragrant-leaved Mexican mint marigold (Tagetes lucida) ...
In the garden of Each Little World
September 17, 2010 Each Little World is one of my regular reads. Written by Linda Brazill and illustrated with gorgeous photos by her husband, Mark Golbach, their blog gives me tantalizing glimpses into the green, serene garden they’ve created together in Madison, Wisconsin. When the garden blogger meet-up was held ...
Inside Austin Gardens Tour 2009: Cheryl Goveia's garden
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 ...
Gardens on Tour 2009: Academy Drive garden
May 10, 2009 On Saturday I joined Diana of Sharing Nature’s Garden, Lori of The Gardener of Good and Evil, and a friend of Lori’s from Arizona to visit four private gardens on the Wildflower Center-sponsored Gardens on Tour, an annual tour of gardens that predominantly feature native Texas plants ...
Corralling the garbage bins
February 09, 2009 As big as a red-eyed bull and twice as ugly, the City of Austin’s gray garbage bins and huge, blue recycling bins are creating angst among homeowners who don’t know where to park these monsters. If you put them in the garage, your car won’t fit. Stashed ...
Rocks and trees: My new garden-to-be
October 08, 2008 With temps in the 50s this morning, milder afternoon heat (80s), and even an inch and a half of rain yesterday, it’s feeling autumnal. I can never resist a hint of fall, so I abandoned my unpacking to take some photos and show you my new garden-to-be ...
A visit to Chanticleer: Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden
July 24, 2008 Our final stop on our early July visit to Chanticleer was the Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden. How sweet, green, and lush it appeared—like an April garden in Austin. Old-fashioned lovelies like hollyhocks (above) and sunflowers gave height to the rows of cutting flowers. Bent-twig arches also ...
Skyward
May 22, 2006 Bill of Prairie Point pointed out that the sphinx moth in my previous post looks like a prop plane. Speaking of propellers, this military helicopter (a Chinook?) just buzzed our house while I was in the garden this morning. A National Guard camp is located less than ...
