Plant This: Orange crush! Crazy for crossvine

Plant This: Orange crush! Crazy for crossvine

March 12, 2009 It’s a spring fling. A brief yet passionate affair. I have a big, orange crush on crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’ (Bignonia capreolata ) that lasts for a blissful couple of weeks every spring. Actually, crossvine is pretty fine all year, with long, evergreen leaves perfect for cloaking a ...
In bloom at Green Hall

In bloom at Green Hall

February 19, 2009 ‘Amethyst Flame’ irises have burst into bloom at Green Hall Garden, my old garden that is still for sale, along with our former home in central Austin. I recently had sod installed in the back yard to replace the mulched area where the kids’ trampoline used to ...