Linda’s live oak courtyard garden in San Antonio
Linda Peterson’s San Antonio garden is one of my favorites in all of Texas, and is home to several charismatic live oaks.… Read More
Christy Ten Eyck-led tour of San Antonio garden
A Garden Dialogues tour at a private garden in San Antonio led by designer Christy Ten Eyck, with a bonus solar eclipse.… Read More
Moon gate and woodland garden at Boulder Haven
A stone moon gate appears like a portal to another world at Boulder Haven, the home garden of designer Carol Verhake.… Read More
October blooms brighten my garden
October! It’s the best month of the year, providing sweet relief from a Texas summer with cooler weather and rain and bringing the garden back to life.… Read More
Making the scene at Create A Scene garden
In their garden Create A Scene, designer Michael Bowell and artist Simple express their humor and place-making through plants and garden art. … Read More
Flamboyant flower borders and containers at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens is a showplace designed to wow, especially in the colorful Flower Garden Walk and Compartment Gardens. … Read More
Italian Water Garden, trees, and treehouses at Longwood Gardens
The sky-blue pools, jets and arcs of white water, and green lawn and trees of Longwood’s Italian Water Garden evoke a fairy-tale world.… Read More
Magical children’s garden and plant displays at Longwood’s conservatory
Longwood’s conservatories are amazing just for the architecture. But the plant showmanship within them is astonishing. Here’s the children’s garden and more.… Read More
Orchids, silver garden, and living walls at Longwood Gardens conservatory
Longwood Gardens’ conservatory wows with extravagant displays in the Orchid House, Silver Garden, and even its green-walled restrooms.… Read More
Early autumn at Hedgleigh Spring garden
Charles Cresson is the 4th generation of his family to reside at Hedgleigh Spring, expanding on the garden created by his grandfather.… Read More
Philadelphia Area Fling and Andrew Bunting’s Belvidere
Andrew Bunting indulges his love of tropical foliage in his Swarthmore garden, Belvidere, which was part of the Philadelphia Area Fling tour.… Read More
Agaves by sun and blue moon
As I’ve been waiting for the summer from hell to break, I’ve been admiring stalwart agaves, which look good day or night.… Read More
Twilight in Cat’s garden
A late-summer evening in my friend Cat’s garden is serene and lovely, as twilight hides the summer scorch we’re all seeing in our gardens.… Read More
Hot summer survivors and new book news
Texas gardening is tough. But even with 2 months of surface-of-the-sun temps and zero rain, some plants are happy. Plus, new book news!… Read More