On our sneak preview of the upcoming Inside Austin Gardens Tour, hosted by the Travis County Master Gardeners, the Austin garden bloggers got to visit the garden of one of our own: Renee Studebaker, formerly blogging for the Austin American-Stateman at Renee’s Roots and now at Renee’s New Blog.

Her central Austin bungalow welcomes visitors at curbside with an abundance of basil and other herbs.

In the narrow, deep back garden, a recycled brick path curves invitingly under a metal arch and past various entertaining areas, including a patio with a firepit…

…and another anchored by a rock-edged fountain.

Birds love the dripping rock ledges, Renee told us, and sure enough, we saw a flock of finches migrating Nashville warblers come in for a drink.

I admired Renee’s white garden, with a potted Agave americana mediopicta ‘Alba’, a white rose, and another white-edged plant I didn’t recognize. I bet the iris in there are white too.

A trio of lacy, white chairs and a white pot half-hidden by foliage complete the scene.

Passionflower rambled up the fences.

And white Cuban buttercup (Turnera trioniflora), a heat-loving annual that I simply must add to my garden next spring, gleamed pale yellow at the rear of the garden.

Tour Info
Date: October 20
Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Tickets for the tour (all of the gardens) are $15 in advance, or $20 on the day of the tour ($5 for individual gardens).

Gardening Demonstrations/Education Sessions at the Renee Studebaker Garden
11 am – Grow Your Own Garden Party Appetizers with Renee Studebaker
1:30 pm – Grow Your Own Garden Party Appetizers with Renee Studebaker
All Day – Sustainable Food Center, The Happy Kitchen with Sari Albornoz

For a look back at my post about the no-lawn Matthews Garden, click here. Tomorrow join me for a tour of the Hill Country-style Phillips Garden.

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