Heart eyes for heartleaf skullcap and more
A blue haze has settled over the driveway-island bed, the silvery blue flowers of our native heartleaf skullcap.… Read More
A week of bloom spikes and rain
The garden responds to a week of rain with a profusion of growth and towering bloom spikes on yucca, aloe, and sotol.… Read More
Redesigning a boring side garden and shading a patio
A boring side garden gets redesigned and replanted, and a patio gets a new steel roof for shelter from sun and rain.… Read More
Hello, flowering cacti and vines; goodbye, pipe-planted sotol
My cacti have started blooming, and oh, those flowers! I love their jewel-bright colors and satiny petals atop spiny stems.… 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
Ghost plant in bloom is boo-tiful
Ghost plant and a variegated squid agave have grown into a combo that thrills me in spring, when the ghost plant erupts in tiny yellow flowers.… Read More
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