Modern country charm, vintage signs at Katie Bird Farm
Julie and Kay built their charming hobby farm and garden over the past 12 years, naming it Katie Bird Farm after a beloved grandmother.… Read More
Julie and Kay built their charming hobby farm and garden over the past 12 years, naming it Katie Bird Farm after a beloved grandmother.… Read More
Colleen mourned her old garden for a while. Then she realized she didn’t mind having a smaller yard. It was, in fact, exactly what she wanted.… Read More
You wouldn’t expect to find a huge prairie garden so close to downtown Austin that blue-glass skyscrapers peek over the treetops.… Read More
I visited the new garden of a new gardening friend a few days ago. Located in Austin’s Windsor Hills, it’s a new beginning for its owner. … Read More
A Castle Hill charmer with a sky-blue door and modern front yard of native and adapted plants made me hit the brakes for a closer look.… Read More
In East Austin I spotted this attractive waterwise front yard and patio with feathergrass, hesperaloe, firecracker fern, and fall aster.… Read More
Lucinda Hutson welcomed me into her garden last week to see it decorated for Day of the Dead. This is a treat I look forward to all year.… Read More
Lori is always in the middle of a garden project, which means there’s always something new to see when visiting her lovely garden.… Read More
Laura turned her big front yard into a meadowy garden of drought-tolerant wildflowers, grasses, and salvias. In back she cuts loose with cottagey flowers that like a little more water.… Read More
Ruthie Burrus told me the wildflowers were in full bloom — come see. My favorite words. I dropped everything and headed over.… Read More
Lori’s garden is a lush paradise where bold blue agaves and black elephant ears get equal billing, where dry gardens meet water gardens.… Read More
Tanglewild Gardens invites you to explore a tropical-style garden in north Austin, where foliage is big and bold.… Read More
Driving through Bouldin and Zilker neighborhoods in South Austin, I cruise slowly to check out the diverse styles of architecture among the many, many remodeled homes. It’s just as interesting to see what people have chosen to plant in their front yards. Many have opted out of the traditional lawn in favor of waterwise alternatives, like a simple meadow of Mexican feathergrass.… Read More
Reducing runoff and erosion in a sloping yard like this is challenging when you have mature trees because you can’t just regrade the whole lot without disturbing or covering their expansive roots. … Read More