Fall garden stroll at the Wildflower Center
The savannah meadow of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center glows softly with fall color on a Tuesday Twilights visit.… Read More
Field of Light by Bruce Munro glows at the Wildflower Center
Field of Light at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is a fiber-optic, bioluminescent-eque display by artist Bruce Munro.… Read More
I’m writing for Wildflower on 40th anniversary of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Read my articles in Wildflower magazine this month, about the Wildflower Center’s 40th anniversary and the history of the land.… Read More
At the Wildflower Center with Jennifer Jewell
Jennifer Jewell and I visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in early May, when the late-spring wildflowers were in party mode.… Read More
Wildflower Center abloom in early April
Flowers abloom, including Texas bluebonnets, at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center gardens in early April.… Read More
Autumn meadows and monarchs at Wildflower Center
Meadow grasses were glowing and monarch butterflies flitting at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last October.… Read More
Fortlandia wrapping up at the Wildflower Center
With Fortlandia ending soon at the Wildflower Center, I popped over to check out the installation of creative, nature-themed forts.… Read More
Fortlandia is here for one more fortnight at the Wildflower Center
Explore 10 unique forts at Fortlandia, an imaginative, interactive exhibition at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.… Read More
Wildflowers revving up at Wildflower Center
Although its name is a bit of a misnomer — the gardens at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center showcase native Texas trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials, succulents, vines, and water plants, not just wildflowers — the Wildflower Center really does shine in early spring when bluebonnets, pink evening primrose, columbine, and Indian paintbrush begin their rainbow show.… Read More
Bluebonnets, buckeyes, and more in bloom at Wildflower Center gardens
March 25, 2018 Ahh, Texas bluebonnets! They’re turning Austin’s roadsides blue right now, and early ‘bonnets were in bloom last week at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. I wish everyone could experience a good bluebonnet season at least once … Read More
Flowering trees and Athena the owl at the Wildflower Center
March 22, 2018 Texas mountain laurel, one of our finest native flowering trees Whether you’re hunkered under a blanket of snow or your gardening season is well underway, let’s pause to appreciate the beauty of spring-flowering trees and other gorgeous … Read More
Luminations lights up the Wildflower Center for Christmas
December 11, 2017 Luminations, the annual holiday light display at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, didn’t happen last year. But it returned this year for a 4-night run that ended Sunday night. Our family went last night and had … Read More