November 02, 2018
Austin’s Harry Potter house, plus IT homage, for Halloween
At Diagon Alley Austin, one family displays jaw-dropping constructions from the Harry Potter series in their front yard …
Boots on the ground in Mike Kintgen’s Denver garden
Perennials, grasses, and evergreens encircle a small lawn, which Mike Kintgen retains to make his garden legible to lawn-loving neighbors …
Come hear a talk by Plano prairie gardener Michael McDowell in Austin
Join me on 11/14 for a Garden Spark talk by Michael McDowell, better known as @PlanoPrairieGarden on his blog and Instagram …
Lucinda Hutson celebrates life for Day of the Dead
Lucinda Hutson decorates joyfully for Day of the Dead, displaying traditional sugar skulls and skeletons throughout her purple house …
After the corn maze at Chatfield Farms
A cornfield maze tempted us to trek out to Chatfield Farms, a native plant refuge and working farm that’s part of Denver Botanic Gardens …
Jennifer Jewell’s Garden Spark talk sows seeds of garden inspiration
Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of Cultivating Place podcast, was the kickoff speaker for Season 8 of Garden Spark in Austin last night …
Gold in them thar hills: Aspen season in the Rockies
In all my visits to Colorado, I’d never seen aspens turning gold or elk bugling. Now I have, thanks to a late September trip …
Falling for SummerHome Garden, Part 2
SummerHome is owned by Lisa Negri, who in 2019 bought the house next door to hers, tore it down, and created a public waterwise garden …
Fall at SummerHome Garden, Part 1
SummerHome Garden, a privately-owned public pocket park in Denver, is the brainchild of owner Lisa Negri and designer Kevin Philip Williams …
Screech owl still hanging around
The screech owl hangs out in the owl box each day, dozing in the doorway each morning or alert but relaxed each evening …
Julie Clark and Mae Sanchez’s desert-inspired garden
Inspired by a trip to the West Texas desert, Julie and Mae craved desert-style openness for their waterwise garden in South Austin …
A screech owl in the new box
A screech owl has been hanging out in the new owl box for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I finally spotted it! …
A peek at Lauren Springer’s undaunted garden
A rosy fog of ‘Undaunted’ ruby muhly grass laps against a tree-shaded patio in the garden of Colorado plantswoman Lauren Springer …
Through the looking glass at Chihuly Garden and Glass
With whimsical, organic shapes and vivid color glowing in sunlight, Chihuly glass mingles nicely with plants at the Seattle museum’s garden …
