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.… Read More
Evening stroll around the garden
Last week we had a surprise rain shower — what joy! Afterward I walked through the garden, imagining the plants were feeling the joy too.… Read More
Deborah Hornickel’s modern-formal garden invites outdoor lounging
Deborah Hornickel’s tiny bungalow lives larger by extending her living space outdoors with a pear allee and other architectural features.… Read More
Wildflowers, edibles, and hibiscus-munching tortoise at Teresa Garcia’s garden
A colorful patch of wildflowers greeted me in Teresa Garcia’s garden. Edibles, a pond garden, chickens, bees, and a tortoise thrive here too.… Read More
Modern country charm, vintage signs at Katie Bird Farm
Julie and Kay built their charming hobby farm and garden over the past 12 years, naming it Katie Bird Farm after a beloved grandmother.… Read More
A no-fuss, downsized garden that still brings joy
Colleen mourned her old garden for a while. Then she realized she didn’t mind having a smaller yard. It was, in fact, exactly what she wanted.… Read More
“It’s what was here”: A prairie garden grows near downtown Austin
You wouldn’t expect to find a huge prairie garden so close to downtown Austin that blue-glass skyscrapers peek over the treetops.… Read More
Transplanted from PNW, Nancy begins new garden in Austin
I visited the new garden of a new gardening friend a few days ago. Located in Austin’s Windsor Hills, it’s a new beginning for its owner. … Read More
Drive-By Gardens: Waterwise front yard on Castle Hill
A Castle Hill charmer with a sky-blue door and modern front yard of native and adapted plants made me hit the brakes for a closer look.… Read More
Drive-By Garden: Waterwise front yard and patio
In East Austin I spotted this attractive waterwise front yard and patio with feathergrass, hesperaloe, firecracker fern, and fall aster.… Read More
Day of the Dead in Lucinda’s colorful garden
Lucinda Hutson welcomed me into her garden last week to see it decorated for Day of the Dead. This is a treat I look forward to all year.… Read More
Back to the garden of good and evil
Lori is always in the middle of a garden project, which means there’s always something new to see when visiting her lovely garden.… Read More
Low-water natives in front, party in the back
Laura turned her big front yard into a meadowy garden of drought-tolerant wildflowers, grasses, and salvias. In back she cuts loose with cottagey flowers that like a little more water.… Read More
Wildflower-palooza at Ruthie Burrus Garden, part 1
Ruthie Burrus told me the wildflowers were in full bloom — come see. My favorite words. I dropped everything and headed over.… Read More