November 02, 2018
Spring flowers and fab foliage a-popping
Last week, while I was under the weather, winter turned into spring. Now Mexican plum, spiderwort, and more are in full bloom …
Greensleeves Nursery featuring native plants opens in Pflugerville
Greensleeves Nursery wears its love of native Texas plants on its sleeve. The new Pflugerville nursery brings native plants to North Austin …
Danny Bravens on self-sustaining Texas gardens for Garden Spark
Designer Danny Bravens gave a fascinating Garden Spark presentation about creating self-sustaining gardens in Central Texas …
Look for my plant picks in Fine Gardening
Fine Gardening features “Plants with the Best Spring Color,” and I contributed four plant picks as their regional expert from the Southwest …
Spring is coming around
What a change from a week or two ago. It was a sunny 82 F today in Austin — fully spring-like and more like late March than late February …
Read This: Bedrock, plus BOOK GIVEAWAY
Late one summer’s day, I fell into a dreamworld known as Bedrock Gardens. And now owner Jill Nooney has written a book about its creation. Here’s my review plus a book giveaway! …
Exposed limestone and winter foliage in my garden
A squid agave in a fluted pot is the queen of the garden each sunny afternoon, when light outlines her tentacled arms …
Come hear a talk on lawn-free xeriscaping by Austin designer Danny Bravens
Join me on March 6th for a Garden Spark talk on xeriscaping by Danny Bravens, founder and lead landscape designer of Native Son Gardens …
Austin homes on 2025 Tribeza Interiors Tour, Part 3
Let’s explore more homes on the 10th annual Tribeza Interiors Tour, a tour of Austin homes that shows off the work of interior designers …
Austin homes on 2025 Tribeza Interiors Tour, Part 2
I’m a maximalist with a weakness for bold design moves. You’ll see lots of them today in Part 2 of the 10th annual Tribeza Interiors Tour …
Austin homes on 2025 Tribeza Interiors Tour, Part 1
Last weekend I went on the 10th annual Tribeza Interiors Tour, a tour of beautiful Austin homes that shows off the work of interior designers …
Late-winter mosey around the garden
Despite the cold snaps, winter is one of my favorite seasons in my Texas garden. Beauty is still out there if you look …
A limestone entry walk with agaves and yucca
A front garden with a limestone entry walk and terracing caught my eye in Austin’s Tarrytown neighborhood last weekend …
Wildflowers and waterfalls at Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier’s 14,410-ft peak is an active volcano capped with glaciers. Last July, I photographed wildflowers on its flanks …
