December 14, 2025
Fall color isn’t much of a player in central Texas gardens, as much as we long for it. And what there is doesn’t arrive until mid-December. But here we are, and my species ...
April 22, 2025
Last week I invited myself to Kay Angermann and Julie Nelson’s utterly charming Katie Bird Farm, their home garden on 3 acres in southwest Austin. I love everything about their ...
March 31, 2025
When it goes, it goes. Ka-boom! An explosion of orange trailing along the coyote fence.
‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine is one of my favorite vines for spring color. It’s ...
April 14, 2025
Last week, I hopped over to Ruthie Burrus’s garden in the Rollingwood neighborhood for a spring visit. Ruthie kindly opened her garden to me and my out-of-town guest Lisa Negri ...