My holiday gift ideas for garden lovers are on Pinterest
December 11, 2013 Somebody stop me! No — don’t! I’m having too much fun pinning my favorite holiday gift ideas on Pinterest. I’m a Pinterest regular (see my boards for Lawn Gone!, Digging, and Garden Inspiration, among others) because it’s a great way to share ideas and posts with people ...
Taking a spin under the Zilker Christmas Tree
December 02, 2013 Is it too early for a Christmas tree post? I hope not because last night we attended the lighting of the Zilker Christmas Tree and got into the holiday spirit. This is the tree’s 47th year, and it is as magical as ever. At 155 feet tall, ...
Garden skeletons wish you a Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2013 Who’s haunting your garden this Halloween? Perhaps a few staring faces? These skinny fellows have worked themselves to the bone. But even skeletons enjoy the late October garden. I hope you do too! Happy Halloween! __________ UPCOMING APPEARANCES & BOOK-SIGNINGS Saturday, November 2, 1:00-2:00 pm — Antique ...
Amorous amaryllis, be my Valentine
February 14, 2013 A sugar-dusted, peppermint-striped, sweetheart of an amaryllis opened up just in time for Valentine’s Day. ‘Apple Blossom’ is her name. Her spring-green throat is silky and touchable. Her cheeks are blushing. She brightens breakfasts and dinners at the end of our kitchen table by the window. And ...
Johnson City trees light up the night at Christmastime
December 24, 2012 I’ve driven west through Johnson City, about 45 miles from Austin in the Texas Hill Country, many times on the way to Fredericksburg and parts further west. But not until last night had I strolled around the town that’s best known as the home of President Lyndon ...
Austin’s Trail of Lights shines again
December 22, 2012 The Great Recession dimmed Austin’s beloved Trail of Lights for two years. But this year the electric extravaganza, an Austin tradition since 1965, returned, and so last night we braved traffic (I witnessed a bang-up fender bender on MoPac on the way downtown) and hordes of our ...
Visit to Tucson Botanical Gardens, part 2
October 30, 2012 Tucson Botanical Gardens, which I visited as part of the recent Garden Writers Association symposium, is a surprisingly eclectic place. As I wrote in part 1 of my visit to TBG, the gardens house a wonderful collection of desert plants from all over the world, are home ...
Funky Austin Christmas lights at 37th Street
December 22, 2011 Would it be Christmas in Austin without a spin under the Zilker Tree and a stroll down 37th Street? We intended to do both last night, but a welcome rain shower allowed only 37th Street. No matter—the Zilker Tree is lit until New Year’s Eve, and a ...
New garden art and happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2011 Are you feeding your little chickies this Thanksgiving? So is my mama bird in this delightful sculpture by talented metalworker and fellow blogger Bob Pool of Gardening at Draco. At Draco Metal Works he can make just about anything you want, so long as it’s metal. Check ...
Fairy tale Halloween at Dallas Arboretum pumpkin patch
October 31, 2011 Happy Halloween! How do you like these warty, spooky, gray pumpkins? These and many, many more are on display now through November 23 at the Dallas Arboretum’s Autumn Festival, a fantasyland of pumpkins and pumpkin houses that attracts hordes of camera-snapping moms and dads and costumed tots ...
Valentine shrub for Valentine's Day
February 14, 2011 Ever optimistic about trying a cool new plant, even after the drubbing my garden recently received from Old Man Winter, I planted this Valentine shrub (Eremophila maculata ‘Valentine’) in one of my stock tanks this morning. This mounding desert plant is evergreen, hardy to 15 F, and ...
Valentine shrub for Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2011 Ever optimistic about trying a cool new plant, even after the drubbing my garden recently received from Old Man Winter, I planted this Valentine shrub (Eremophila maculata ‘Valentine’) in one of my stock tanks this morning. This mounding desert plant is evergreen, hardy to 15 F, and ...
Zilker Christmas Tree meets full moon on winter solstice
December 21, 2010 The nearly full moon shone through the colored lights of the Zilker Christmas tree last night, making a spectacular sight on the eve of the winter solstice. My dad, who is visiting from North Carolina, had never seen it. We made sure he took a spin under ...
Mysterious elves decorate Loop 360 Christmas trees
December 16, 2010 In the spirit of the season, my Foliage Follow-Up post this month is strictly to do with Christmas tree foliage. And not just any Christmas trees, but the anonymously decorated cedars along Loop 360 (Capital of Texas Highway) between 2222 and the Arboretum. Seemingly overnight Christmas elves ...
Swan lake
November 25, 2010 Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! I thought a few restful images might be in order on such a busy cooking day. I saw these swans at Lady Bird Lake a few days ago, and they looked so peaceful. Some ducks came around too to see ...
'Tis the witching hour
October 31, 2010 Happy Halloween, y’all! All material © 2006-2010 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited ...
