Magical children’s garden and plant displays at Longwood’s conservatory
Longwood’s conservatories are amazing just for the architecture. But the plant showmanship within them is astonishing. Here’s the children’s garden and more.… Read More
Orchids, silver garden, and living walls at Longwood Gardens conservatory
Longwood Gardens’ conservatory wows with extravagant displays in the Orchid House, Silver Garden, and even its green-walled restrooms.… Read More
In the night garden
The night garden in early summer glows with spires of creamy, bell-shaped yucca blossoms and fragrant trumpets of datura.… Read More
Ceremony garden shop in Wimberley
Ceremony garden shop entices with creative plant displays and a rich selection of succulents, cacti, and houseplants, plus pots and decor.… Read More
All I need is more plants
Like every single person in Austin, I’ve been making near-daily visits to nurseries. Here are some of the fun things I’ve seen lately.… Read More
David’s top 10 plants in our garden
My husband, David, is not a gardener. But it turns out he has definite opinions about which plants he likes. Here are his top ten.… Read More
Summertime plant whacking
Whacking — it’s what I do in summer as plants grow bushy or tall or lean where they shouldn’t. Let’s start with the Verbena bonariensis.… Read More
Leaf nursery opens a North Austin location
North Austin gardeners have cause to celebrate the recent arrival of Leaf Landscape Supply, which for years operated only out of South Austin but has now taken over the old Countryside Nursery location on Pond Springs Road. … Read More
Plant This: Pride of Barbados, Caesalpinia pulcherrima
October 01, 2018 When summer’s heat sizzles the back of your neck and it hasn’t rained in a month and the rest of your plants want to give up, Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) sassily unfurls dozens of ruffled, ember-hued … Read More
Today is the last day of cactus and succulent sale at Zilker Garden
September 02, 2018 Need a plant fix today, my fellow Austinites and succulent lovers? Sunday, 9/2, is the final day of the Austin Cactus & Succulent Society’s fall show and sale at Zilker Botanical Garden. I arrived just after opening … Read More
Tea in Rosemary Verey’s garden at Barnsley House
July 30, 2018 Elton John worked with her on his garden. Prince Charles too. I’m sure everyone who knows anything about garden design or English gardens knows of the late Rosemary Verey. But I confess I knew nothing of her … Read More
It’s spring-crazy nursery shopping season
March 17, 2018 I’ve been all over town at Austin’s wonderful nurseries this past week, shoulder-to-shoulder with other spring-crazy gardeners snapping up new plants to freshen up the garden and replace goners zapped by winter’s deep freezes. While I was … Read More
Sharing nature’s beauty in the garden of Diana Kirby
December 03, 2017 I’ve enjoyed many a visit at the garden of my good friend Diana Kirby, designer at Diana’s Designs, garden columnist at the Austin American-Statesman, and publisher of the blog Sharing Nature’s Garden. But inexplicably I’ve never done … Read More
Pumpkins in the land of Oz at Dallas Arboretum
October 12, 2017 Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! But the woman in front of the curtain? That’s Diana, my friend and fellow explorer last weekend at the annual Pumpkin Village at Dallas Arboretum. This year the … Read More