West Texas golden hour and sightseeing
In West Texas shooting gardens for my book, I was out at sunrise and sunset, and I got to enjoy beautiful skies every day. … Read More
Days of yucca and roses…and weeds
My most hated chore is weeding, and boy, does it show. Still, I manage to avert my eyes most days and just enjoy the sight of yuccas and roses clambering along the fence.… Read More
Spikes and springtime
Springtime musings on flower spikes, wounded warrior plants, a bottle tree, and yuccas in my Austin garden.… Read More
Crossvine trumpeting spring’s arrival
Of all the vines that grow well with little care in Central Texas, ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine may be my favorite. … Read More
Hot summer garden before it got super hot
The garden in mid-May and early June, when yuccas and coneflowers were blooming and everything was still fresh and not heat-stressed. … Read More
New pipe planters create a focal point in front garden
I have new pipe planters in my garden! Here I share the process of getting these rusty pipes planted up with yuccas, and why.… Read More
In the night garden
The night garden in early summer glows with spires of creamy, bell-shaped yucca blossoms and fragrant trumpets of datura.… Read More
The yellow glow of late fall
Yellow is the color of fall in my garden, starting with the wonderful forsythia sage with tall wands of buttery yellow flowers.… Read More
Reds for fall and foliage power
Ah, end of summer in Texas, and fall only a few weeks away. It’s still a bit too early for the fresh flowering of our “second spring,” but festive reds blaze among the ferny foliage of cypress vine on the deck railing. … Read More
Garden bed evolution and a newly named agave
Garden design is a process! It’s taken over a year, but the corner bed below the deck is finally moving in a good direction. … Read More
Heart eyes for heartleaf skullcap and more
A blue haze has settled over the driveway-island bed, the silvery blue flowers of our native heartleaf skullcap.… Read More
Otherworldly trees and rocks at Joshua Tree National Park
Seeing the quirky Joshua trees, alien-looking rocks, and teddy-bear cholla cacti at otherworldly Joshua Tree National Park.… Read More
Happy fall garden
With the Death Star at bay and a little rain last week, the plants are rejoicing with a flush of flowers. It’s a second spring for us Texas gardeners.… Read More