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7 May 2024

Fantastical rockwork and koi pond at Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio

The Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio’s Brackenridge Park has distinctive rock architecture, a 60-foot waterfall, koi pond, gardens, and a wartime story.… Read More

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18 Oct 2023

Linda’s live oak courtyard garden in San Antonio

Linda Peterson’s San Antonio garden is one of my favorites in all of Texas, and is home to several charismatic live oaks.… Read More

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16 Oct 2023

Christy Ten Eyck-led tour of San Antonio garden

A Garden Dialogues tour at a private garden in San Antonio led by designer Christy Ten Eyck, with a bonus solar eclipse.… Read More

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12 Jun 2023

Old San Antonio style in Melody’s garden

Warm stone, lush plantings, trickling water, and a beautiful pool courtyard make Melody’s garden a San Antonio oasis.… Read More

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5 Dec 2018

Waterwise beauty and metal animal safari in Linda Peterson’s San Antonio garden

December 05, 2018 An invitation to Linda Peterson’s garden in San Antonio proved too tempting a treat to resist on the day before Halloween. I arrived in San Antonio in time to tour the terrific new culinary and adventure gardens … Read More

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25 Oct 2017

Linda Peterson’s green-walled xeriscape garden: San Antonio Open Days Tour

October 25, 2017 The highlight of the recent San Antonio Open Days garden tour, as I knew it would be, was Linda Peterson’s beautiful xeriscape and green-walled courtyard garden. Twice before I’ve had the pleasure of exploring Linda’s garden (in … Read More

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22 Oct 2017

Historic San Antonio style in Tupper Beinhorn Garden: San Antonio Open Days Tour

October 22, 2017 Compared with the formality of the Ware Garden, the rambling Old San Antonio style of the Tupper Beinhorn Garden couldn’t be more different. I visited last weekend during the San Antonio Open Days Tour sponsored by the … Read More

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Toad-henge sculpture is king of the hill in garden made for entertaining

Toad-henge sculpture is king of the hill in garden made for entertaining

Desert in bloom at Red Hills Desert Garden, part 1

Desert in bloom at Red Hills Desert Garden, part 1

Flamboyant flower borders and containers at Longwood Gardens

Flamboyant flower borders and containers at Longwood Gardens

Wildflowers, edibles, and hibiscus-munching tortoise at Teresa Garcia's garden

Wildflowers, edibles, and hibiscus-munching tortoise at Teresa Garcia’s garden

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