Morning Mockingbirds
Swapping out the old fountain for a taller one with a shallow basin and more gentle flow has brought all the birds to the yard. I really miss the sound of the old fountain, but this is a tradeoff I’m...
View ArticleInside Austin Gardens Tour: Flashy Natives, the garden of Lois Pesz
Now that the Death Star has (finally!) begun its seasonal retreat, it’s time for us gardeners to venture forth, squinting, from our air-conditioned houses and actually enjoy spending time in our...
View ArticleInside Austin Gardens Tour: the contemporary cottage garden of Martha King
Master Gardener Martha King’s garden is a surprising mix of traditional cottage style with Asian influences, which nicely compliments the contemporary updates to her Crestview home. As you step through...
View ArticleThe Inside Austin Gardens Tour: the lush, shade-filled garden of Sue Nazar
Confession time: this is the second time I’ve seen Master Gardener and garden designer Sue Nazar’s lush and shady garden on the Inside Austin Gardens Tour. I previously blogged about it here. It’s been...
View ArticleThe Inside Austin Gardens Tour: the AgriLife Extension Demonstration Garden
The only public garden on the tour, the AgriLife Extension Demonstration Garden was created and is maintained by the Master Gardeners. It’s a space for experimentation and for the demonstration of...
View ArticleThe Inside Austin Gardens Tour: Death-Defying Natives, the garden of Gregory...
Gregory Thomas’s garden is a fantastic design lesson on how to use hardscape to give a space structure, purpose, and to keep it looking good year-round through the extremes of Texas weather. Here’s the...
View ArticleThe Inside Austin Gardens Tour: the Shari Bauer Garden.
I very nearly titled this post “Holy Shit, Pinterest Just Exploded In Spicewood And It’s Amazing.” That was actually my second attempt at a title, after I typed and then deleted, “Yes, I’m Alive.” So...
View ArticleA walk through the fall garden…
Hello, and happy Thanksgiving! Before I head to the kitchen and start cooking, I decided it was wayyyy past time to share some pictures of my back garden at the peak of Austin’s “second spring.” Fall...
View ArticleButterflies & Mistflower
One of my 2019 goals was to improve my camera skills so I could take better garden pictures. I have a Nikon D80 and two lenses (regular zoom and a fixed micro lens), and generally shoot in aperture...
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