November 02, 2018
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Monet Pool, Japanese teahouse, and bonsai
Exploring the Monet Pool, Japanese teahouse garden, and bonsai and kusamono display at Denver Botanic Gardens …
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Pond, prairie garden, and Victorian garden
At the back of Denver Botanic Garden, Gates Pond is bordered on one side by a prairie garden, on the other by a piney woodland bluff …
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Perennials, conifers, and Rock Alpine Garden
The Rock Alpine Garden contains the most diverse collection of plants at Denver Botanic with more than 2,300 species and 20 habitats …
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: PlantAsia and Birds and Bees Walk
The shady PlantAsia garden plus pollinator habitat on display at the Birds and Bees Walk at Denver Botanic Gardens …
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Steppe Garden, ornamental grasses, and woodland garden
The Steppe Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens delights with three large crevice planters on a stone plaza. I’ve never seen anything like them …
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Entry and Water-Smart Garden
As the country tucks into flannels and wool socks to stay warm this week, let’s float back to the golden days of a Colorado autumn at Denver Botanic Gardens. Here’s Part 1 …
Prepping for first bite of winter
Austin is finally prepping for our first hard freeze this winter. I’m grateful for the extended fall, but now it’s time for rest …
Lori’s blue fantasia garden
At Lori’s, fountains trickle, ponds reflect sky, and plants sprawl luxuriantly. The garden echoes of summer, even as winter lurks offstage …
Tobin Land Bridge gives wildlife and people safe passage
Tobin Land Bridge in San Antonio was the first crossing in the U.S. designed for both wildlife and people. It was also the largest …
Merry Christmas from Austin
A holiday show by Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen, downtown sights, and a dizzying spin under the Zilker Christmas Tree …
Drive-By Gardens: Diamond path and gravity-defying live oaks
What caught my eye on a neighborhood stroll, from a diamond paver path to massive live oaks that defy gravity …
Christmastime blooms
Mild, blue-sky December days are a Texan’s reward for enduring summer. Here are the flowering plants I’m enjoying right now …
Read This: A Natural History of Empty Lots
A Natural History of Empty Lots is equal parts nature writing, memoir, and eco-criticism. It’s an Anthropocene love letter to nature …
Cadillac Ranch sunset
Cruising to Cadillac Ranch on a winter road trip through Amarillo, on fabled Route 66, under a beautiful sunset sky …
