The eclectic, welcoming garden of Suzy Renz
Suzy Renz’s Dallas garden offers happy curb appeal. Potted plants and a found-art sculpture draw you toward the front porch.… Read More
Deborah Hornickel’s modern-formal garden invites outdoor lounging
Deborah Hornickel’s tiny bungalow lives larger by extending her living space outdoors with a pear allee and other architectural features.… Read More
Tanglewild Gardens merges passion for daylilies with tropical wow factor
Tanglewild is a botanical fantasia unlike any other garden in Austin, with palms, bananas, cannas, and daylilies galore.… Read More
Early summer flowers popping, deer fawning
Flowers are blooming and fawns are appearing in the garden. It’s the transition from spring to summer, a time of abundance.… Read More
Wildflowers, edibles, and hibiscus-munching tortoise at Teresa Garcia’s garden
A colorful patch of wildflowers greeted me in Teresa Garcia’s garden. Edibles, a pond garden, chickens, bees, and a tortoise thrive here too.… Read More
A no-fuss, downsized garden that still brings joy
Colleen mourned her old garden for a while. Then she realized she didn’t mind having a smaller yard. It was, in fact, exactly what she wanted.… Read More
A sheep pen turned country garden in Blanco
The stone walls of a century-old sheep pen in Blanco, Texas, give structure and history to the country garden of James and Nancy Robinson.… 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
Blue magic in Lori Daul’s garden
Lori Daul’s South Austin garden is an oasis with numerous water features, beautiful plants, and a moody blue color scheme.… Read More
Circling back to my garden
I’ve been busy lately, but every day I stop and breathe deep in my own garden, taking in the green freshness of the season.… 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
Drive-By Gardens: Colorful in Tarrytown
While driving through West Austin, I spotted two moments of happy color that had me hitting the brakes for a photo.… Read More
Flowers of middle spring in my Austin garden
Middle spring in Central Texas is lush and flowery, fresh and green and abundant with roses, irises, and yucca flowers.… Read More
A curbside garden for pollinators and all-year interest
Yellow sulphur butterflies flitted among zexmenia flowers last evening in this curbside garden in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood.… Read More