Gold in them thar hills: Aspen season in the Rockies
In all my visits to Colorado, I’d never seen aspens turning gold or elk bugling. Now I have, thanks to a late September trip.… Read More
Vermont’s Green Mountains blush orange and red in October
Orange and red trees dazzle in Vermont’s Green Mountains in early October on the Molly Stark Trail. In Bennington, historical sites beckon.… 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
Japanese maple turns red 3 weeks early
November 28, 2018 The species Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) at the front corner of our house reliably goes scarlet in December, turning red to match the Christmas balls I hang on an agave by the front door. But this year … Read More
Golden ginkgo glory in Lucinda Hutson’s garden
November 26, 2018 My phone buzzed on Saturday as my daughter, home from college for Thanksgiving, and I were heading out to do a little shopping at Blue Genie Art Bazaar. It was Lucinda Hutson, her voice excited as she … Read More
Maple on fire at last
December 19, 2017 Under a soft blanket of fog yesterday, the Japanese maple’s blushing leaves glowed amid the greens of river fern and sedge. Dampened by the fog, its graceful limbs were like dark strokes from a calligrapher’s pen. So … Read More
Fall color and grassy plumes for December Foliage Follow-Up
December 16, 2017 Despite our one-day snow last week, it still looks pretty autumnal in my garden this Foliage Follow-Up. The Japanese maple stubbornly refuses to acknowledge fall until December, when the Christmas lights go up on the house and … Read More