November 02, 2018
Come hear a talk by Plano prairie gardener Michael McDowell in Austin

Come hear a talk by Plano prairie gardener Michael McDowell in Austin

Join me on 11/14 for a Garden Spark talk by Michael McDowell, better known as @PlanoPrairieGarden on his blog and Instagram …
Lucinda Hutson celebrates life for Day of the Dead

Lucinda Hutson celebrates life for Day of the Dead

Lucinda Hutson decorates joyfully for Day of the Dead, displaying traditional sugar skulls and skeletons throughout her purple house …
After the corn maze at Chatfield Farms

After the corn maze at Chatfield Farms

A cornfield maze tempted us to trek out to Chatfield Farms, a native plant refuge and working farm that’s part of Denver Botanic Gardens …
Jennifer Jewell's Garden Spark talk sows seeds of garden inspiration

Jennifer Jewell’s Garden Spark talk sows seeds of garden inspiration

Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of Cultivating Place podcast, was the kickoff speaker for Season 8 of Garden Spark in Austin last night …
Gold in them thar hills: Aspen season in the Rockies

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 …
Falling for SummerHome Garden, Part 2

Falling for SummerHome Garden, Part 2

SummerHome is owned by Lisa Negri, who in 2019 bought the house next door to hers, tore it down, and created a public waterwise garden …
Fall at SummerHome Garden, Part 1

Fall at SummerHome Garden, Part 1

SummerHome Garden, a privately-owned public pocket park in Denver, is the brainchild of owner Lisa Negri and designer Kevin Philip Williams …
Screech owl still hanging around

Screech owl still hanging around

The screech owl hangs out in the owl box each day, dozing in the doorway each morning or alert but relaxed each evening …
Julie Clark and Mae Sanchez's desert-inspired garden

Julie Clark and Mae Sanchez’s desert-inspired garden

Inspired by a trip to the West Texas desert, Julie and Mae craved desert-style openness for their waterwise garden in South Austin …
A screech owl in the new box

A screech owl in the new box

A screech owl has been hanging out in the new owl box for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I finally spotted it! …
A peek at Lauren Springer's undaunted garden

A peek at Lauren Springer’s undaunted garden

A rosy fog of ‘Undaunted’ ruby muhly grass laps against a tree-shaded patio in the garden of Colorado plantswoman Lauren Springer …
Through the looking glass at Chihuly Garden and Glass

Through the looking glass at Chihuly Garden and Glass

With whimsical, organic shapes and vivid color glowing in sunlight, Chihuly glass mingles nicely with plants at the Seattle museum’s garden …
Summer-turning-to-fall garden

Summer-turning-to-fall garden

Summer still holds sway in Austin, but the light is mellower. The garden is turning toward fall. It can’t come soon enough …
Julia Lucey's art is Trying to Fit In

Julia Lucey’s art is Trying to Fit In

Julia Lucey’s mixed media collages in “Trying to Fit In” feature native plants and animals from her home region in California …