Pond of the Blue Moon and bird- and gator-watching at Shangri La Botanical Gardens
Part 2 of my tour of romantically inspired Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center along Adams Bayou in Orange, Texas.… Read More
Beautiful flora and fauna at Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe Botanical Garden shows off high-desert plants and is home to high-desert wild creatures. Here’s Part 1 of my visit.… Read More
Thai sala and tropicalesque garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
The Thai garden at Olbrich surprises with a golden pavilion, potted tropicals, and hardy plants that create a tropical vibe.… Read More
Meadow garden in gravel at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ meadowy gravel garden was lovely even out of peak bloom, when the predominant color was green.… Read More
Planted plaza, fountains, and rose garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich’s rose garden embraces companion plants as well as tropical and subtropical plants. There’s also an observation tower and island beds in the plaza paving, which soften all that hardscape and add pocket-garden interest.… Read More
Snapshots from Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ meadow, event, and herb gardens
A ramble through Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, with a bulb meadow, herb garden, and event-garden tropicals creatively planted.… Read More
Autumn meadows and monarchs at Wildflower Center
Meadow grasses were glowing and monarch butterflies flitting at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last October.… Read More
Brand-new Houston Botanic Garden showcases tropical and subtropical plants – part 1
Houston’s long-anticipated botanic garden opened to the public last weekend. I road-tripped to the Bayou City to take a tour.… Read More
San Antonio Botanical Garden reopening, part 1
San Antonio Botanical Garden marks its 40th anniversary this month, and the gardens are looking lovely with a red-hot color scheme at the entrance.… Read More
Children’s Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
Part of the Mordecai Children’s Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens, which I visited during the Denver Fling (June 2019), sits atop a parking garage, making it one very large rooftop garden. A pretty alpine garden, including this crevice garden, greets you as you enter, and it surprised me a bit, as I expected more of a play space. To be sure, there are play areas, but the garden is designed to encourage learning about Colorado eco-regions and plants along the way.… Read More
Crevice garden, Japanese garden, and more sculpture at Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
Continuing with my visit to Denver Botanic Gardens, here is my favorite installation in the ongoing Human | Nature exhibit: Lights by Steinunn Thorarinsdottir. Five impassive, rough-hewn figures stand amid the grasses of the Plains Garden. … Read More
Steppe garden, foxtail lilies, and sculpture at Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
All 80+ bloggers had lunch under a pavilion at Denver Botanic Gardens on Day 3 of the Denver Garden Bloggers Fling (June 2019), and then we were set loose for about an hour. One hour is not enough time to see DBG, of course. One day hardly is. Happily, this being a garden open to the public, I’d already enjoyed a lengthy visit before the Fling officially kicked off. This is part 1 of my tour, combining photos from both excursions.… Read More
More butterflies and Halloween scarecrows at San Antonio Botanical Garden
November 11, 2018 I’ve shown you the fabulous new gardens at San Antonio Botanical Garden that have opened over the past year — the culinary and entry gardens and the Family Adventure Garden — but there is more to see … Read More
Food for people and butterflies in San Antonio Botanical Garden’s culinary and entry gardens
November 06, 2018 San Antonio was calling my name last week, so I hopped in the car with my friend Cat of The Whimsical Gardener, and we road-tripped south to see the new gardens at San Antonio Botanical Garden. Wow, … Read More