In need of a garden fix a couple of weeks ago, I stopped by Zilker Botanical Garden with my daughter, looking forward to strolling around the gardens for 45 minutes or so …

Last weekend I spotted this graffiti of a flowering yucca or palm on a bridge support at Lady Bird Lake …

Christy Stallop created a monster-sized grackle in a Mexican wrestler mask, and now Ganador resides at Austin City Hall as part of its People’s Gallery …

“No Stone Unturned” in Country Gardens magazine shows just how much you can do with artistic stonework and shade-loving plants …

Is there any place more relaxing than a lakehouse? On the way to New Orleans last month, we spent two nights at my sister’s little place on Lake Livingston, about an hour north of Houston in East Texas …

January 15, 2020 Garden bloggers, mark your calendars for June 18-21, and join me in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, for the 13th annual Garden Bloggers Fling. Three days of garden tours include diverse private gardens — prairie gardens, an Asian-style garden by Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach of Each Little World …

The only place I’m happy to see a supersized spider is on the walking trail at Mueller neighborhood’s Southwest Greenway …

We rang in the new year in New Orleans, where we had a wonderful time eating, sightseeing, and exploring Audubon Park …

Explore 10 unique forts at Fortlandia, an imaginative, interactive exhibition at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center …

If you’re looking for something fun to do with family over the holidays, why not burn a few calories while checking out the fun public art in downtown Austin? …

For dazzle and shine and small-town Christmas spirit, there’s no better place than Johnson City, Texas, about an hour west of Austin, and the headquarters of Pedernales Electric Co-op, where a grove of live oak trees is annually transformed into a nebula of twinkle lights …

Hamilton Pool called my name last month, and I answered by scheduling a visit through the state’s reservation page. Yes, Hamilton Pool Preserve is so heavily visited nowadays that the county park system requires a reservation to visit on weekends, and every day in warmer months. Is it worth the …

Season 4 of Garden Spark kicks off in January and brings 3 exciting speakers to design enthusiasts and keen gardeners in the Austin area …

Known for her moody, incandescent images, photographer Claire Takacs’s book, Dreamscapes, features 69 dreamy gardens …