Read This: A Natural History of Empty Lots
A Natural History of Empty Lots is equal parts nature writing, memoir, and eco-criticism. It’s an Anthropocene love letter to nature.… Read More
Read This: The Garden Refresh
The Garden Refresh shares handy gardening tips and creative ideas, illustrated by beautiful photos, for beginning and veteran gardeners.… Read More
Fearless Gardening book launch and GIVEAWAY
Garden boldly! This is the empowering message of Loree Bohl’s new book, Fearless Gardening. And I’m giving away a copy to a lucky reader!… Read More
Classic and older garden books worth seeking out
October 16, 2018 When I started this blog waaaaay back in 2006, I wrote a handful of short reviews for my new Book Reviews page, pulling from my then-favorite collection of plant guides, design books, memoirs, garden-related fiction, and even … Read More
Read This: Gardens of the High Line and The High Line, two books about NYC’s most influential public park
January 23, 2018 Exploring the High Line in October 2014 remains a highlight of my garden travels, and I’d love to go see it again. Until then, reading about it keeps the fire burning, gives insight into the origins and … Read More
Foliage architecture (and art) on Rice University campus
October 16, 2017 At my alma mater in Houston last month (right after Hurricane Harvey), I appreciated the marriage of foliage and architecture at the Brochstein Pavilion, a remarkable structure and hub of student activity that didn’t exist when I … Read More
Review of The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly, and how we can help in Texas
October 04, 2017 The first wave of migrating monarch butterflies has reached North Texas and will be fluttering through Austin and other parts of Central Texas by next week. Despite their seeming fragility, these tenacious creatures migrate each fall as … Read More
Two must-read books for succulent lovers: Succulents and Designing with Succulents
September 20, 2017 All you succulent junkies, listen up. If you love succulents or want to learn how to grow them, two newly released books by succulent-gardening trailblazers Debra Lee Baldwin and Robin Stockwell need to be at the top … Read More
Read This: 101 Organic Gardening Hacks, The Spirit of Stone, and The Cocktail Hour Garden
May 15, 2017 A raft of gardening books has piled up on my desk this spring. I’m tempted to lash the whole stack into a raft and paddle to a deserted island, where I’ll have time to read them all … Read More
Read This: Gardenista
January 30, 2017 I got behind with my self-declared Book Review Week last week, but I’m back on track today with my review of Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces (2016, Artisan) by Michelle Slatalla. Since it was … Read More