Texas flowering trees for bees
Purple flower clusters that put wisteria to shame dangle from Texas mountain laurel, and sweet white flowers of Mexican plum draw the bees.… Read More
Hot summer survivors and new book news
Texas gardening is tough. But even with 2 months of surface-of-the-sun temps and zero rain, some plants are happy. Plus, new book news!… Read More
Read This: A garden care guide for DIYers in Central Texas
Let’s Care for Texas Plants distills Colleen Dieter’s experience as a professional gardener into an easy-to-digest format for home gardeners.… Read More
Have we outlasted the heat-wave summer?
I didn’t spend much time in the garden this summer, but when I did I always found moments of beauty and interest. Here are a few of them.… 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
Spring glow-up in my Texas garden
Ah, April. It’s a beautiful month for Austin gardens! Let’s take a spin through the garden to see what’s blooming this month.… Read More
Garden design lessons from a Texas gravel garden
Linda Peterson’s San Antonio gravel garden has great design lessons for any gardener. Today I’m sharing them with you.… Read More
Modern ranch garden embraces water collection and wildflowers in New Braunfels
Cody and Michelle Koehler made a contemporary ranch garden around their New Braunfels home, complete with water collection and wildflowers.… Read More
Spring sights in the garden
My spring planting is done, and now I’m enjoying the plants that are looking happy or that are valiantly coming back from the roots.… Read More
Still cleaning up after the freeze but making progress
The garden teaches resiliency and faith in spring’s renewal. It’s coming. Hang in there, my fellow Texas gardeners.… Read More
After the beautiful, terrible Texas snowpocalypse
You might have heard about a little snowstorm that happened in Texas last week (Feb 2021). Here’s how it affected my Austin garden, and me.… Read More
An icy garden on my 15th blogiversary
This Valentine’s Day is Digging’s 15th blogiversary, and also the coldest week I’ve ever experienced as a gardener.… Read More
Flowers for a warm Texas fall
Aside from forsythia sage, which is STILL going strong, here are a couple other flowering plants putting on a show into late November.… Read More
Midsummer garden walkabout
Midsummer has never been my favorite season in the garden. It’s hot and humid. Mosquitoes are fierce. And yet this summer, perhaps because I’m spending more time at home and in my own garden than usual, I’m also appreciating it more. Here’s what’s caught my eye lately on strolls around the garden. … Read More