November 02, 2018
Italian Water Garden, trees, and treehouses at Longwood Gardens
The sky-blue pools, jets and arcs of white water, and green lawn and trees of Longwood’s Italian Water Garden evoke a fairy-tale world …
Magical children’s garden and plant displays at Longwood’s conservatory
Longwood’s conservatories are amazing just for the architecture. But the plant showmanship within them is astonishing. Here’s the children’s garden and more …
Orchids, silver garden, and living walls at Longwood Gardens conservatory
Longwood Gardens’ conservatory wows with extravagant displays in the Orchid House, Silver Garden, and even its green-walled restrooms …
Early autumn at Hedgleigh Spring garden
Charles Cresson is the 4th generation of his family to reside at Hedgleigh Spring, expanding on the garden created by his grandfather …
Philadelphia Area Fling and Andrew Bunting’s Belvidere
Andrew Bunting indulges his love of tropical foliage in his Swarthmore garden, Belvidere, which was part of the Philadelphia Area Fling tour …
Happy, colorful courtyards at The Lincoln Marfa
Yellow doors and orange cosmos flowers adorn courtyards with fire pits and a fun soak tank at The Lincoln in Marfa …
West Texas golden hour and sightseeing
In West Texas shooting gardens for my book, I was out at sunrise and sunset, and I got to enjoy beautiful skies every day …
Agaves by sun and blue moon
As I’ve been waiting for the summer from hell to break, I’ve been admiring stalwart agaves, which look good day or night …
Summer pleasures: Barton Springs Pool and Lockhart art
A summer visit to chilly Barton Springs Pool in Austin and laid-back Lockhart, Texas, for tasty bar food and art …
Running through Marathon, Texas
Marathon, TX, is the gateway to remote Big Bend. Only around 365 people live here, yet it’s a destination with rustic western elegance …
Wild creatures and smoke-shrouded scenery at Glacier National Park
At Glacier National Park we saw bears, moose, sheep, goats, and more amazing wildlife, plus alpine scenery shrouded by wildfire smoke …
Twilight in Cat’s garden
A late-summer evening in my friend Cat’s garden is serene and lovely, as twilight hides the summer scorch we’re all seeing in our gardens …
John Hart Asher kicks off Garden Spark’s Season 7 with prairie garden presentation
Prairie and native-plant advocate John Hart Asher spoke at Garden Spark last week about why and how to make a pocket prairie garden …
Majestic mountains, wildlife, and Mormon Row at Grand Teton
At Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, blue, snow-streaked mountains rake the sky above a scenic valley in this majestic country …
