At Bedrock Gardens, the land is an artist’s canvas, part 2
The creators of Bedrock Gardens are artists with plants and found objects they’ve turned into unique sculpture. Here’s part 2 of my tour.… Read More
Meeting up with “Gays Who Garden” Andrew and Jared
Andrew Ong and Jared Goza, the couple behind the popular Instagram gayswhogarden, give me a tour of their East Austin garden.… 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
Trolls, grasses, and a storybook children’s garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens contains wonderful fall grasses, a fun and literary children’s garden, and trolls!… Read More
Rainbow of dahlias and mangaves wow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a mass of sunset-hued dahlias hijacked my attention. And then I spotted a collection of starfish-armed mangaves afloat on a wine-red sea. What magnificent madness!… Read More
Lucinda Hutson’s colorful Day of the Dead garden
Lucinda Hutson’s garden blazes with color every day of the year. But come October, for Day of the Dead, she kicks it up a big notch. Yellow and orange marigolds blaze from every pot, mingling with colorful hibiscus, coral vine, and roses in sherbet hues, all set against the backdrop of a house and garage painted grape, turquoise, and goldenrod.… Read More
Early fall purples in Sheryl’s garden
Gorgeous late-season purples in Sheryl’s not-quite-autumn Texas garden include American beautyberry and eryngo. … Read More
Reds for fall and foliage power
Ah, end of summer in Texas, and fall only a few weeks away. It’s still a bit too early for the fresh flowering of our “second spring,” but festive reds blaze among the ferny foliage of cypress vine on the deck railing. … Read More
Garden bed evolution and a newly named agave
Garden design is a process! It’s taken over a year, but the corner bed below the deck is finally moving in a good direction. … Read More
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens grows high in the Rockies
At 8,200 ft. elevation, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado, claims bragging rights as the highest botanical garden in North America.… Read More
Pretty native plants and fountain at Cat’s garden
Hooray for summer rain, for simple flowers, and for friends’ gardens. Here are some pics from a friend’s lovely front garden.… Read More
Home gardening inspiration, plus a boxwood garden and Chinese garden: Missouri Botanical Garden, part 4
At Missouri Botanical Garden recently, I enjoyed touring the home-gardening center, a formal boxwood garden, and a beautiful Chinese garden.… Read More
Climatron tropical house, origami sculpture, and more: Missouri Botanical Garden, part 1
In mid-June I drove to St. Louis to see Missouri Botanical Garden. Here’s Part 1 of my visit: the Climatron, an Ottoman Garden, and more.… Read More
Wildflowers, water features, and flying pigs add charm to no-lawn garden in Cedar Park
June 10, 2021Whenever I see a no-lawn, front-yard garden in suburbia, I know a daring and enthusiastic gardener lives there. Such is the case with Cedar Park homeowner Frances Fortanely, whose garden I had the pleasure of seeing last week. … Read More