Capulin Volcano’s epic views on the crater rim

August 08, 2025 Why drive past a volcano when you can stop and climb that volcano? Heck, yes! So a few weeks ago, instead of cruising past Capulin Volcano National Monument, located in ...
August 08, 2025 Why drive past a volcano when you can stop and climb that volcano? Heck, yes! So a few weeks ago, instead of cruising past Capulin Volcano National Monument, located in ...
July 30, 2025 In my last post, I shared a tour of Ryan (@thexericgarden) and Allison Harter’s front-yard garden. Located in Castle Rock, Colorado, the garden features waterwise flowering ...
July 02, 2025 A bronze figure prostrating himself, embracing the earth, fascinated me in the Memphis garden of Dr. Arsen Manugian. Created by New York artist Emil Alzamora, Abrazo rests on a ...
June 24, 2025 Yesterday I showed you a blue-hued garden from the Memphis Fling. Today I give you pink! Casa Rosa, the home and garden of Margot McNeely and Gary Backaus, lives up to its ...
Happy Friday, GPODers! On Wednesday we saw Linda’s lovely woodland garden on Lookout Mountain (Linda’s Garden on a Mountain), yesterday we saw pretty pink blooms from Lila’s garden in ...
Hi GPODers! Yesterday we got an update from Beth Tucker, a frequent contributor based in North Carolina (check that out here if you missed it: Irises and More). Today we’re on the ...
When plants are done in by pests, diseases, or bad weather, it is hard not to take it personally. But on the positive side, each plant that shuffles off this mortal coil does offer an ...
Container garden designer Derrik Gagliardi’s garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a bit of a hidden gem. Walking past the property, you wouldn’t even notice the secluded side yard ...
May 12, 2025 I’d seen her, but my husband hadn’t. So yesterday evening, we did a fox stakeout. As the sun went down, we parked ourselves on the front patio, watching and listening. Then — a ...
May 11, 2025 It’s Wild Kingdom in my garden right now. Watching wild creatures make their homes, hunt, and raise their young in the garden hugely motivates my gardening efforts. There’s nothing ...
April 19, 2025 Located in a (formerly) derelict industrial zone in east Austin, Edgeland House is one of the most written-about residences in town, despite being all but invisible from the ...
When it comes to landscape design, patios are the most requested hardscape element from my clients, and for good reason—they serve as a central hub of activity and a visual anchor for ...