November 02, 2018
Thankful for today
I’m finding much to be thankful for today and hope you are too. I’m grateful for cooler weather and walks around Lady Bird Lake …
Gardens for adventure, art, and games at Paxson Hill Farm
Paxson Hill Farm’s swamp garden, amphitheater, Temple Garden, and more offer fun and games and a sense of adventure …
Paxson Hill garden still gorgeous in the rain
Paxson Hill Farm’s extensive gardens beckon with lush plantings, an Asian-inspired pond garden, and a secret hideaway …
Children’s Adventure Garden at Dallas Arboretum
The Children’s Adventure Garden at Dallas Arboretum is for outdoor play and learning for kids from tots to middle school-aged …
Nature subdued in new work by Kate Breakey
One of my favorite contemporary artists is Australian-born photographer Kate Breakey. I saw her new exhibition at Stephen L. Clark Gallery …
Creek Show art installations glow at Waterloo Greenway
Last night I went to see Austin’s Creek Show, an annual exhibition of light-art installations, put on by Waterloo Greenway …
Colleen Belk’s Old Austin garden
Colleen Belk’s garden has a wonderfully collected, Old Austin feel, with beauties like silver Mediterranean fan palm and Texas palmetto …
Come learn how to boost wildlife habitat with a hedge
Come to the Dec. 7 Garden Spark talk with landscape architect Shaney Clemmons, who’ll tell us why biodiverse hedges are better than fences …
Jay’s front-yard garden of native plants in Dallas
Jay of @NewTexasGardens has challenged himself to plant his front yard in a central Dallas neighborhood almost exclusively with natives …
From mill to Mill Fleurs, a garden of rare plants
Barbara Tiffany’s extensive gardens at Mill Fleurs are a showplace for her skills as a designer and collector of rare and variegated plants …
Jenny Rose Carey’s playful garden rooms at Northview, part 2
Jenny Rose Carey has been gardening at Northview for 25 years – a charming place thanks to so many years of her plantsmanship and creativity …
Jenny Rose Carey’s charming Northview Garden, part 1
Filled with color and whimsy, Jenny Rose Carey’s Northview Gardens is a joy to explore. Here is Part 1 of my tour …
Stoneleigh native-plant estate garden and Flingers
Stoneleigh, a new public garden of native plants in Villanova, PA, is a park-like arboretum around a Tudor Revival mansion …
Tropical terraces, color, and meadow at Owl Creek Farm
One of my favorite private gardens at the Philly Area Fling was Steve and Ann Hutton’s spectacular Owl Creek Farm …
