November 02, 2018
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 …
Summer-turning-to-fall garden
Summer still holds sway in Austin, but the light is mellower. The garden is turning toward fall. It can’t come soon enough …
Julia Lucey’s art is Trying to Fit In
Julia Lucey’s mixed media collages in “Trying to Fit In” feature native plants and animals from her home region in California …
Sunset at Lady Bird Lake
A sherbet-colored sunset over Lady Bird Lake during a recent walk turned Austin’s glass skyscrapers into a pastel rainbow row …
Gillian Mathews’ garden for outdoor lounging and dining
The Seattle garden of Gillian Mathews is lushly planted with a modern aesthetic and lots of seating for living and dining …
A little shopping at Ravenna Gardens in Seattle
I can’t buy the plants at Ravenna Gardens in Seattle–why torture them by bringing them home to Texas?–but I still love shopping there …
Tiki-style pond and lush courtyard at the Galicic Garden
At the Galicic Garden, a lush courtyard and fun tiki-style pond garden made a relaxing setting for our final Fling event …
Living on the edge in the Livingston Garden
Millie Livingston’s Seattle garden turns a steep hillside overlooking Puget Sound into a place for adventurous wandering …
Early taste of fall so I’m back in the garden
The weather gods gave Austin a month-early taste of fall over the past few days, and I’ve been outside …
