Fawns welcome me home
A set of twin fawns has been bedding down in the garden, waiting for mom to return from a few hours of grazing. … Read More
Explosion of oxblood lilies and datura
After a late-summer rain, red oxblood lilies pop up virtually overnight, trumpeting that the end of summer is near. Hallelujah!… Read More
In the night garden
The night garden in early summer glows with spires of creamy, bell-shaped yucca blossoms and fragrant trumpets of datura.… Read More
Nighttime is datura time
Lemon-scented, white datura flowers and good landscape lighting make nighttime the right time in the garden.… Read More
Moon flowers and sun flowers
Night-blooming datura greeted me when the sun went down. As dusk fell, it unfurled platter-sized, white blossoms with a lemony fragrance. Moths and other night pollinators, here’s your welcome mat.… Read More
Garden powers through a Texas heat wave
July 24, 2018 Arizona-level heat is plaguing us here in Austin this week. Temps reached 110 F (43.3 C) yesterday, and we’re cooling down to “only” 101-105 F all the rest of this week. The Death Star is on high … Read More
Datura’s morning glow
August 11, 2017 The datura (Datura wrightii) I planted in the front garden a few years ago has petered out and needs replacing. But this volunteer that self-seeded in the back garden is growing beautifully. Moreover, it asks nothing from … Read More
Datura glowing at twilight
June 06, 2017 After a sunset that turned the sky gold last evening, I took a twilight stroll through the garden*, Ruth Wilcox-style, and stopped to admire several datura blossoms perfuming the air. Still sparkling from an afternoon downpour, the … Read More