Come hear a talk by Plano prairie gardener Michael McDowell in Austin
Join me on 11/14 for a Garden Spark talk by Michael McDowell, better known as @PlanoPrairieGarden on his blog and Instagram.… Read More
Jennifer Jewell’s Garden Spark talk sows seeds of garden inspiration
Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of Cultivating Place podcast, was the kickoff speaker for Season 8 of Garden Spark in Austin last night.… Read More
You’re invited to a gardening talk by Coleson Bruce
Join me on Thursday, January 18th, for an in-person Garden Spark talk by Coleson Bruce, an Austin crevice gardener extraordinaire!… Read More
Come learn how to boost wildlife habitat with a hedge
Come to the Dec. 7 Garden Spark talk with landscape architect Shaney Clemmons, who’ll tell us why biodiverse hedges are better than fences.… Read More
John Hart Asher kicks off Garden Spark’s Season 7 with prairie garden presentation
Prairie and native-plant advocate John Hart Asher spoke at Garden Spark last week about why and how to make a pocket prairie garden.… Read More
Come hear a talk about making a pocket prairie
Garden Spark’s first speaker of Season 7 is John Hart Asher, a prairie-garden evangelist who’ll tell us why and how to make a pocket prairie.… Read More
Garden Spark kicks off Season 7 next month
Garden Spark returns for its 7th season on August 24, 2023, kicking off a series of in-person talks by three of Austin’s best garden thinkers. … Read More
Learn how to choose the right plants from Austin designer Mark Word
On 2/23 Austin designer Mark Word will show how to choose successful plant combos in the final Garden Spark talk of Season 6.… Read More
Designer Nick McCullough shares American Roots at Garden Spark
Austin gardeners and designers turned out for Garden Spark on Thursday to hear designer Nick McCullough speak about American Roots.… Read More
Teri Speight shares Black Flora stories at Garden Spark
Author Teri Speight came to Austin this week to share inspiring stories from her new book, Black Flora, at my Garden Spark speaker series.… Read More
Black Flora talk brings flower power this Thursday – join us!
Garden Spark brings Black Flora author Teresa Speight to Austin on 10/20 for a presentation filled with beautiful florals and inspiring stories.… Read More
Great turnout for Kinlers’ Garden Spark talk; next talk on sale now
I got great ideas for redesigning a typical front yard from the Kinlers’ Garden Spark talk. Registration is now open for the next talk, “Black Flora” by Teresa Speight.… Read More
Garden Spark kicks off 6th season with exciting new speakers
Garden Spark returns for its 6th season on 9/22, kicking off a new series of exciting speakers who’ll be sharing their expertise and ideas at in-person events here in Austin.… Read More
At the Wildflower Center with Jennifer Jewell
Jennifer Jewell and I visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in early May, when the late-spring wildflowers were in party mode.… Read More