November 02, 2018
After derecho devastation, a garden blazes beautifully
The derecho in Houston last May snapped a tree that shaded my sister’s backyard. Today her garden is awash in color and lush growth …
Heidi Harris’s Denver dry garden, inspired by David Salman, outshines any lawn
After tearing out her lawn, Heidi Harris turned her Denver backyard into a beautiful, colorful, waterwise paradise for pollinators …
Checking out the new Academic Quad at Rice
This Owl flew back to Rice University in Houston for Homecoming and to check out the newly redesigned Academic Quad …
Sculpted berms at Bouldin Castle inspired by land art and Kauai
At Austin’s Bouldin Castle, designer John Garrett has created a fantasy-scape of berms inspired by land artists and Hawaii …
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 …
