Early spring blooms and Athena the owl at Wildflower Center
Late-admission hours to the Wildflower Center offer better light for photography, and you have a better chance of seeing wildlife.… Read More
Japanese maple puts on another excellent show
Over the past two weeks I watched the Japanese maple at the front corner of the house blush redder and redder. … Read More
Origami sculpture in the Culinary and Adventure gardens at San Antonio Botanical Garden
Part 3 of my visit to San Antonio Botanical Garden’s culinary and family gardens to see the Origami sculpture by Santa Fe artist Kevin Box.… Read More
Tropical conservatory and origami sculpture at San Antonio Botanical Garden
I explored the 5 glass houses in the conservatory complex at San Antonio Botanical Garden, finding more origami sculptures by Kevin Box there.… Read More
Origami sculpture and Christmasy cactus garden at San Antonio Botanical Garden
Kevin Box is exhibiting his playful origami sculptures at San Antonio Botanical Garden through early May 2021. Here’s part 1 of my tour, including a festive decorating of agaves in the cactus garden. … Read More
Fall flowers, foliage, and change-ups
Ah fall, how I love you. After all, autumn is our second spring, and fall perennials like Philippine violet are putting on a show.… Read More
Fall garden scenes
Fall color is subtle in Austin, but I’ve been enjoying the flowering of autumn perennials like our native fall aster.… Read More
Palms, agaves, and edibles in Peter Schaar Garden
Peter Schaar has turned his suburban Dallas backyard into a botanical joyride with palms, agaves, edibles, and more.… Read More
Plant trials with style at Redenta’s Landscape Design office garden
A modern, plant-rich aesthetic informs the design of the office garden for Redenta’s Landscape Design in Fort Worth. Here’s my tour.… Read More
In for a rose, out for a garden visit at Antique Rose Emporium
I stopped at The Antique Rose Emporium, ostensibly to search for a replacement rose, but really to check out the gardens.… Read More
Autumn comes in yellow and purple
The yellow spider lilies are up 3 weeks earlier than last year, perhaps due to our cooler than usual early fall, and I am here for it. … Read More
She made her garden dreams come true
Amy told me about her dream of having a garden with a screened gazebo where she could sit and look at the plants all around her.… Read More
Oxblood and rain lilies bloom after late-summer rains
It’s oxblood lily time, baby! That excitement you hear is my delight over the early and unexpected end to Texas’s interminable summer. Late last week, two inches of rain and a welcome drop in temperatures made it feel like early October rather than early September. As soon as the rain ended, up popped the crimson trumpets of oxblood lily.… Read More
David’s top 10 plants in our garden
My husband, David, is not a gardener. But it turns out he has definite opinions about which plants he likes. Here are his top ten.… Read More