Foliage-rich pond garden: Kuster Garden at Madison Fling
Tom Kuster has amassed 600 varieties of plants in his garden. The avid plant collector has also created a pleasingly rich tapestry of foliage.… Read More
Japanese-inspired garden of Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach, Part 2
A karesansui garden — raked gravel — takes the place of a lily pond in Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach’s gorgeous Japanese-style garden. Here’s Part 2 of my tour.… Read More
East meets Midwest in the garden of Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach, Part 1
On a sloping half-acre lot, Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach have made a contemplative Japanese-style garden that leads you on a journey.… 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
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
Tropicalismo drive-by garden
An exuberant, tropical-style front garden in South Austin with bananas and crinums and poppies, oh my. … 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
A little cottagey romance
Delphiniums and hollyhocks and roses, oh my! Andrew and Jared of gayswhogarden invited me to see the spring show in their East Austin garden.… 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
Spring in plant collector John Ignacio’s garden
John Ignacio’s garden in northwest Austin is a treasure box of rare plants that he has collected and hybridized. … Read More
Flowering vines, cacti, and hesperaloes in my garden
Early May is giving me end-of-May vibes this year — it’s hot and dry — but everything is blooming its heart out anyway.… Read More