Planting vintage toy trucks: My article in Country Gardens
March 05, 2019 Let’s all ignore winter and keep on truckin’ with spring gardening plans. That might include, if you read my new article in Country Gardens magazine, planting up a vintage toy truck with succulents or cacti. Check it out in the Vol. 28, No. 2 issue, on newsstands ...
My article on urban farm gardeners appears in Country Gardens
January 14, 2019 It’s a treat to open the mailbox in the middle of winter and find a spring-y looking magazine inside. The Early Spring 2019 issue of Country Gardens arrived over the weekend, and even more exciting for me, I’m one of the issue’s contributors! My article is called ...
Read my article about native-plant hellstrips in Wildflower magazine
October 29, 2018 Are you a member of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center? If so, when their member magazine Wildflower arrives in your mailbox, look for my article “Heavenly Hellstrips” and photo illustration. “Heavenly Hellstrips” is about using native plants to liven up streetside verges, medians, hellstrips — i.e., ...
Garden Design’s print magazine ceases production, a big loss for garden publishing
August 15, 2018 For those of us who appreciate in-depth articles about gardens, design, plants, and artisans, plus gorgeous garden photography, today’s news that Garden Design‘s print magazine is ceasing production (again) is depressing news indeed. Those of us who wrote and photographed for the magazine under Thad Orr’s excellent ...
Read my article in Country Gardens about using a painter’s tricks in garden design
August 12, 2018 Stacked pumpkins, grapevine wreaths, and overflowing buckets of mums brighten the Fall 2018 issue of Country Gardens magazine — and I am so ready for that cooler, brighter season to arrive. Even if you’re not, I hope you’ll enjoy reading an article I produced and wrote for ...
Read my article and see B. Jane’s Austin garden in Garden Design magazine
June 22, 2018 When you pick up a copy of the Summer 2018 issue of Garden Design magazine — even better, subscribe to this no-ads, in-depth-writing, photo-rich quarterly magazine — you’ll find 144 pages of gardening goodness, including two articles I’d like to draw your attention to. “Into the Woods” ...
Look for my articles in Garden Design’s Spring 2018 issue
March 19, 2018 It’s still exciting when an article I wrote appears in print, and in the current issue of Garden Design (Spring 2018) I have two! And one of them goes with the cover image. You can read about that garden in “A Place of Refuge” on pages 54-67 ...
On a “Modern Mission” in Garden Design magazine
January 18, 2018 It may be cold and gray outside, but that means it’s a perfect time of year to curl up with the new Winter 2018 issue of Garden Design magazine. I got my copy today and am excited to tell you about my article “Modern Mission,” which appears ...
New roof and Sway Your HOA article in Wildflower magazine
November 28, 2017 Exciting developments around here. For one, we had our old, hail-beaten roof replaced, and not only does the new roof completely freshen up our home, but the workers took great care not to damage the garden in the process. If you’re in the Austin area and need ...
Edibles, outdoor living, and more at Sunset Gardens at Cornerstone Sonoma
August 21, 2017 While touring the Cornerstone Sonoma gardens in Sonoma, California, a couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed a two-fer. Sunset’s Test Gardens relocated to Cornerstone in 2016, and after a year of growth they’re already looking amazing. A glowing vertical garden of sempervivums, planted in the orange Sunset ...
Look for my interviews in Austin Home and Texas Gardener
June 28, 2017 Digging has been a little quiet for the past week because I was away at the Capital Region Garden Bloggers Fling, touring public and private gardens in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and northern Virginia. But on the home front, I’ve been interviewed by writers at two local magazines, ...
Look for my articles in Garden Design on Mosaic Gardens and Steve Martino desert garden
June 20, 2017 Do you take Garden Design magazine? I’m pleased to be a contributing writer, and in the Summer 2017 issue you’ll find two articles I wrote about gardens in Arizona and Oregon that couldn’t be more different. “Into the Arroyo” tells the story of an unlikely desert garden ...
Gorgeous flowering of a pond iris and more
March 27, 2017 As buds began to swell last week, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the flowering of my pond iris. And this morning, three burgundy, yellow-throated flowers unfurled. They look especially picturesque as viewed against the turquoise shed doors. Several more buds mean more flowers to come. Jenny/Rock Rose gave ...
Digging blog mention in Country Gardens magazine
March 20, 2017 Hello! As I turned to page 107 while reading the current issue of Country Gardens (Spring 2017), I saw a screenshot of my blog. What’s this? It turns out Digging is one of Tucson garden designer and author Scott Calhoun‘s favorite blogs for the Southwest. Thanks so ...
Read my article in Country Gardens about East Austin Succulents
March 12, 2017 If you like Austin’s thrift-store, anything-goes, fun-loving style, especially in gardening, check out my article about Eric Pedley’s nursery East Austin Succulents in the current issue of Country Gardens magazine (Spring 2017, pages 70-75). You can read all about Eric’s unique junk-store finds, LP-cooking adventures, and how ...
Key West garden style: My profile of Craig Reynolds in Garden Design
January 20, 2017 Bold, contemporary design or lush, jungly Old Florida style? Key West landscape architect Craig Reynolds shared his insights and design tips about both garden styles with me for a profile in the current issue of Garden Design magazine (Winter 2017, pgs 118-129). I hope you’ll look for ...
