I’ve been busy lately, but every day I stop and breathe deep in my own garden, taking in the green freshness of the season …

Chris Vincent and Nicolas Webster planted a bursting-with-wildflowers backyard prairie garden, accented with two small crevice gardens …

Faux bois, or trabajo rústico, is ubiquitous in San Antonio. The art form celebrates the beauty of nature and wood through mimicry …

While driving through West Austin, I spotted two moments of happy color that had me hitting the brakes for a photo …

Middle spring in Central Texas is lush and flowery, fresh and green and abundant with roses, irises, and yucca flowers …

Look for Outdoor Living magazine and my article “Jump Right In,” featuring Lorie and Michael Kinler’s relaxing Fort Worth garden …

Yellow sulphur butterflies flitted among zexmenia flowers last evening in this curbside garden in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood …

I spotted a bodacious bevy of bluebonnets at a Bevo-loving neighbor’s house last week. What springtime beauty! …

What a great time of year this is in a Central Texas garden. The plants are racing with new growth and flowers! …

At Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, the corn poppies were popping in the wildflower fields. Also, a tale of lightning at home! …

A Willow City Loop wildflower drive offers spectacular hilltop views, canyons, and wildflowers galore along roadsides and in pastures …

The wildflower-filled fields, farms, and ranches between Giddings and Independence make up some of the prettiest country in Texas …

I hit the back roads east of Austin, near Independence, Texas, and what a bonanza of bluebonnets and other wildflowers I saw. Plus donkeys! …

I visited the new garden of a new gardening friend a few days ago. Located in Austin’s Windsor Hills, it’s a new beginning for its owner …