Prairie wildflower oasis at Native Texas Park in Dallas
In Dallas, I swung by the Bush Native Texas Park before sunset to see the wildflower show I’d been hearing about. I was not disappointed.… 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
Backyard prairie garden in East Austin
Chris Vincent and Nicolas Webster planted a bursting-with-wildflowers backyard prairie garden, accented with two small crevice gardens.… Read More
Willow City Loop wows with Texas wildflowers
A Willow City Loop wildflower drive offers spectacular hilltop views, canyons, and wildflowers galore along roadsides and in pastures.… Read More
More Texas wildflower joy near Independence
The wildflower-filled fields, farms, and ranches between Giddings and Independence make up some of the prettiest country in Texas.… Read More
Wildflowers and miniature donkeys near Independence
I hit the back roads east of Austin, near Independence, Texas, and what a bonanza of bluebonnets and other wildflowers I saw. Plus donkeys!… Read More
An extravaganza of bluebonnets and other Texas wildflowers
Bluebonnets are coloring fields a month early, already at peak in certain areas. So I grabbed my camera and drove the back roads to see them.… Read More
Wildflowers, breathtaking views at Horseshoe Bend and Glen Canyon Dam
The Horseshoe Bend trail passes through a rich desert landscape with lavender cliffs to a dramatic view of the Colorado River in Page, AZ.… Read More
Meadow in bloom for the birds and bees
The meadow glowed with tall golden sunflowers, swaths of fiery blanketflower, and shaggy lavender American basketflower.… Read More
Last of the bluebonnets in Ruthie’s garden
Whenever there’s a chance to show more bluebonnets, show more bluebonnets. These soften a rock wall in Ruthie Burrus’s Austin garden.… Read More
Fields awash in Texas bluebonnets and other wildflowers
It’s bluebonnet season in Texas. Along the back roads of tiny Industry, TX, I found farmsteads in rolling fields of denim blue.… Read More
Heart of stone: Tait Moring’s garden
Tait Moring’s garden stands out for its stonework and a collection of castoffs from clients, which Tait assembles into artful vignettes.… 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
Wildflower Center abloom in early April
Flowers abloom, including Texas bluebonnets, at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center gardens in early April.… Read More