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Beautiful simplicity for Foliage Follow-Up 16 May 2013 | 06:12 am
I’m in the midst of posting about an Austin garden tour this week, but I’m taking a break today for Foliage Follow-Up. Still inspired by the garden at Highland Terrace West, I’m showing another view o...
Gardens on Tour 2013: Highland Terrace West Garden 15 May 2013 | 07:53 pm
I used to walk by this house every day while picking up my son from kindergarten, and each time I’d gape at the lush, shade garden fronting the charming cottage with the welcoming front porch, wonderi...
Gardens on Tour 2013: Placid Place Garden 14 May 2013 | 11:34 pm
The homeowner-designed Placid Place Garden, located in north-central Austin’s Highland Village neighborhood, was the third we visited on the Wildflower Center-sponsored Gardens on Tour last Saturday. ...
Gardens on Tour 2013: Westridge Drive Garden 14 May 2013 | 04:43 pm
The second garden I visited on the Wildflower Center-sponsored Gardens on Tour last Saturday was, like the first, located in south Austin’s Barton Hills neighborhood. The contemporary home on Westridg...
Gardens on Tour 2013: Kathy Cove Garden 13 May 2013 | 11:20 am
Garden tour season in central Texas kicked off last Saturday with the annual Wildflower Center-sponsored Gardens on Tour, which this year featured five Austin gardens in which native plants play a pre...
Sleepy screech owl 9 May 2013 | 02:58 pm
Over dinner on the deck last night, we watched Mama Screech Owl sitting in the door of her owl box, looking for all the world as if she needed another nap before dark. We think she has chicks in there...
Happy about these garden blues 7 May 2013 | 07:27 pm
I’m singing the blues with majestic sage (Salvia guaranitica)… …with a blue bottle tree, purple skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii), and ‘Whale’s Tongue’ agave (Agave ovatifolia)… …with Texas bluebonnets ...
Virtual book tour for Indoor Plant Decor, plus a Bonsai Tool Set Giveaway 6 May 2013 | 12:54 pm
My friends Kylee Baumle (Our Little Acre) and Jenny Peterson (J Peterson Garden Design) have co-authored a brand-new book called Indoor Plant Decor: The Design Stylebook for Houseplants. To celebrate ...
Springtime visit to the Garden of Good and Evil 3 May 2013 | 12:16 pm
Last weekend Lori, a gardener in southwest Austin who blogs at The Gardener of Good and Evil, hosted a meet-up of local garden bloggers. It was my second visit. I’d seen her lovely garden three years ...
Gorgeous succulent bowl 1 May 2013 | 02:59 pm
Wow, check out this stunning succulent bowl! It was a gift from my friend Diana of Sharing Nature’s Garden, put together by Vivero Growers Nursery, and I LOVE it! The colorful aeonium (please let it l...
