Christy Ten Eyck-led tour of San Antonio garden
October 16, 2023 On Saturday I headed down San Antonio way for a Garden Dialogues event led by Christy Ten Eyck, principal of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects in Austin, at a private garden she designed in San Antonio’s Hill Country Village. Christy has long been an inspiration for her design ...
Zilker Garden lights up with neon, costumes for Surreal Garden
April 12, 2023 These flowers are watching you If you enjoy seeing a familiar garden with a twist of surreality, humor, and neon art, the Surreal Garden event at Zilker Botanical Garden is for you. And for me! I attended last year’s inaugural event and happily returned this year. The ...
Pumpkin Nights trail serves up spooky Halloween fun
October 08, 2022 After the hot, hot, hot summer we just endured in Texas, I have never been more ready for fall. All things pumpkin and pumpkin spice — bring it, and help me forget summer ever existed. So when I heard about Pumpkin Nights, a walking trail through themed ...
Texas Water Safari race on the San Marcos River
June 16, 2022 When it’s over 100F for days on end, the timing is excellent for a weekend getaway to a Central Texas river house. And when that house sits along the spring-fed San Marcos River, flowing at a refreshing 75 degrees, with Hometree-sized bald cypresses spreading feathery shade from ...