November 02, 2018
Hey, lurkers, won’t you knock and come in?
May 09, 2007 I just received a pleasant surprise at Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas. Australia’s best-known blogger, Stuart, has added a new feature to his world-map blog directory: a top-ten most-visited list. And guess what? As of this writing*, Digging was the most-visited blog for the past 24 hours, the …
Hey, lurkers, won't you knock and come in?
May 09, 2007 I just received a pleasant surprise at Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas. Australia’s best-known blogger, Stuart, has added a new feature to his world-map blog directory: a top-ten most-visited list. And guess what? As of this writing*, Digging was the most-visited blog for the past 24 hours, the …
Read This: The Landscaping Revolution
May 08, 2007 Last week a friend pulled this book off her shelf and insisted I read it, enthusing that it caused an awakening for her and changed the way she looks at traditional, lawn-centered landscaping. I’m glad she told me about it. It’s a highly persuasive and entertaining book—although …
Blues ‘n berries
May 07, 2007 An anole on a glass dragonfly amid the ‘Blue Elf’ aloe The weather continues to hold its breath. Still, muggy air from the Gulf of Mexico and overcast skies hang heavy over Austin. Meanwhile, explosive storms and tornadoes have been leveling small towns in Kansas, Oklahoma, and …
Blues 'n berries
May 07, 2007 An anole on a glass dragonfly amid the ‘Blue Elf’ aloe The weather continues to hold its breath. Still, muggy air from the Gulf of Mexico and overcast skies hang heavy over Austin. Meanwhile, explosive storms and tornadoes have been leveling small towns in Kansas, Oklahoma, and …
Garden blogs get press in Austin
May 05, 2007 As in Detroit, garden blogs got a little press in Austin today with my article in the Austin American-Statesman. A photo of eight of the Austin garden bloggers—taken on the day of our “Ground Robin” garden tour—accompanied the article. I hope it creates new readers among people …
Late spring lull
May 02, 2007 Pale echinaceas The late-spring flush of flowers in my garden, on display last Bloom Day, is fading. The roses are resting, the damianita has gone to seed, the vines are finished except for star jasmine and a few clematis. While the salvias are still blooming their heads …
Through a child’s eyes
May 01, 2007 Gaura and Gulf Coast penstemon As I bent over the purple coneflowers this drizzly afternoon to take some photos, my 7-year-old came out to join me, as she often does. She’s interested in the garden, knows the names of several plants, always wants to help me plant …
Through a child's eyes
May 01, 2007 Gaura and Gulf Coast penstemon As I bent over the purple coneflowers this drizzly afternoon to take some photos, my 7-year-old came out to join me, as she often does. She’s interested in the garden, knows the names of several plants, always wants to help me plant …
Lindheimer versus Texas nolina — different bloom, different habit
May 01, 2007 See the 5-ft. bloom stalk on this plant? It’s not from the prickly pear you see in front, nor an agave, perhaps, hidden behind it. It’s the inflorescence of a Nolina lindheimeriana that I’d thought was Nolina texana until now, although I had often wondered why the …
Better bottle tree: Now I’ve really got the blues
April 27, 2007 When I visited MSS‘s garden a couple of days ago to collect the promised agave pup, I offhandedly asked her whether any empty sake bottles, which are cobalt blue, might be lying around. No, she said, but I do have a few empty, blue-glass water bottles in …
Better bottle tree: Now I've really got the blues
April 27, 2007 When I visited MSS‘s garden a couple of days ago to collect the promised agave pup, I offhandedly asked her whether any empty sake bottles, which are cobalt blue, might be lying around. No, she said, but I do have a few empty, blue-glass water bottles in …
Nursery purchases
April 26, 2007 What I bought at Barton Springs Nursery yesterday, plus two passalong irises from Annie Some of you asked what I picked up at BSN yesterday, so I thought I’d post photos. I went in for only three plants, found two of them, and came out with six, …
Nursery tour: Barton Springs Nursery
April 25, 2007 BSN’s modest sign welcomes visitors, along with roses tumbling over agave and prickly pear. Hmm, I wonder where I picked up that roses-and-cactus aesthetic? With sunny skies and warm, humid temperatures promising a typical spring day in Austin, I decided to pay a visit to an atypical …
