Agaves, salvias, and wildflowers going strong
Early summer is a good time in the garden, with late wildflowers in bloom and foliage still fresh and green. Let’s see what’s new. … Read More
Diana’s hilly new garden
My friend Diana Kirby moved across town 6 years ago and has been making her new garden in very different conditions from her old one. … Read More
Owls, lizards, finches, and fox at home in my garden
Watching wild creatures make their homes, hunt, and raise their young in the garden hugely motivates my gardening efforts.… Read More
Wildflowers, donkeys, and old-sign magic at Katie Bird Farm
A tour of Kay Angermann and Julie Nelson’s utterly charming Katie Bird Farm, a hobby farm and garden in southwest Austin.… Read More
Hopping over to Ruthie’s hilltop garden
Last week, I hopped over to Ruthie Burrus’s garden, where colorful wildflowers bloom around spiky agaves and yuccas–and one big rabbit.… Read More
Not feeling cross about crossvine in bloom, and more!
When ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine goes, it goes. Ka-boom! An explosion of orange trailing along the coyote fence.… Read More
Exposed limestone and winter foliage in my garden
A squid agave in a fluted pot is the queen of the garden each sunny afternoon, when light outlines her tentacled arms.… Read More
Thankful for fall flowers, cool temps, not deer
I’m thankful for cooler, yet frost-free temps and the fullness of the autumn garden and the charismatic live oaks that shelter it.… Read More
Early taste of fall so I’m back in the garden
The weather gods gave Austin a month-early taste of fall over the past few days, and I’ve been outside.… Read More
Hanging on in the late summer garden
August can’t end soon enough for my crispy Texas garden and my own crispy self. But we had a little rain a couple days ago.… Read More
A sheep pen turned country garden in Blanco
The stone walls of a century-old sheep pen in Blanco, Texas, give structure and history to the country garden of James and Nancy Robinson.… Read More
Blue magic in Lori Daul’s garden
Lori Daul’s South Austin garden is an oasis with numerous water features, beautiful plants, and a moody blue color scheme.… Read More
Flowers of middle spring in my Austin garden
Middle spring in Central Texas is lush and flowery, fresh and green and abundant with roses, irises, and yucca flowers.… Read More
Look for my article in Outdoor Living mag, on sale now
Look for Outdoor Living magazine and my article “Jump Right In,” featuring Lorie and Michael Kinler’s relaxing Fort Worth garden. … Read More