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8 Jan 2025

Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: PlantAsia and Birds and Bees Walk

The shady PlantAsia garden plus pollinator habitat on display at the Birds and Bees Walk at Denver Botanic Gardens… Read More

Asian garden, bee hotel, Denver Botanic Gardens, pollinator garden
6 Jun 2024

Cindy Bolz’s Asian-style garden of Japanese maples

Cindy Bolz loves Japanese maples and is growing sixty — sixty! — in her serene, Asian-style garden in Farmers Branch, Texas.… Read More

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23 May 2024

Tanglewild Gardens merges passion for daylilies with tropical wow factor

Tanglewild is a botanical fantasia unlike any other garden in Austin, with palms, bananas, cannas, and daylilies galore.… Read More

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4 Jan 2024

Into the Asian Woods at Chanticleer

Who says you can’t have flowers in a shade garden? In Chanticleer’s Asian Woods, I spotted a floating bouquet of zinnias, dahlias, and more.… Read More

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21 Nov 2023

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.… Read More

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27 Oct 2023

Bamboo forest and pond gardens at WynEden

An Asian pond and bamboo forest offer romance and enchantment at Wayne Guymon’s WynEden garden in Pennsylvania.… Read More

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15 Feb 2022

Garden path wonderland at Paxson Hill Farm, part 3

Paxson Hill Farm’s beautiful and imaginative gardens were a highlight of my Pennsylvania road trip last October. Here’s Part 3 of my tour.… Read More

Asian garden, Paxson Hill Farm, Pennsylvania garden, pond

Hello! I'm Pam Penick, a dirt-under-my-nails, hoping-for-rain, spiky-plant lover gardening under the Death Star in Austin, Texas. Here's where I share all the gardening goodness I can dig up, not just at home but wherever I go. Want to know more? Read about me and my gardens, dive into my menu offerings, and follow me on Instagram & Facebook. Or drop me a line to say hi.

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Cold-hardy cactus and more at plantsman Kelly Grummons’s garden

Allen Centennial Garden on UW–Madison campus

Allen Centennial Garden on UW–Madison campus

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