I haven’t written much this summer, but I’ve been thinking about gardening the whole time. Our travels took us north, to cooler weather, and gave us the opportunity to visit some wonderful gardens that are open to the public. The first of these was the Allen Centennial Garden, a smallish “teaching” garden on the campus […]
Category: Garden Visits
Rewilding: turning lawns into meadows
Landscape designer McKenzie Adkins talks about creating a micro-prairie in a suburban yard.
Magnificent micro-gardens beautify New York streets
I’ve been traveling this week so I haven’t had a chance to work in the garden, but this turned up in my Facebook feed and I have to share. In New York City, empty tree pits along Sixth Avenue were collecting trash and growing weeds. “Tree pits” is what the city calls the square openings […]
Flowering bulbs at Powell Gardens and why so many early spring flowers are yellow
If you want to take a break from garden cleanup to actually enjoy a garden, Powell Gardens reopens to the public this Thursday, April 1, 2021. What’s blooming in the gardens right now? A sea of daffodils and other early flowering bulbs.
Doom and Bloom: a visit to Houston’s Bayou Bend after the freeze
How did the gardens at Bayou Bend look after February’s arctic freeze? Not so good by some measures, but also not too bad, considering.
A visit to Powell Gardens’ winter wonderlands
The kaleidoscopic holiday displays remain open until January 3, 2021
Seeing red—and pink, and other colors: Poinsettias
The holiday exhibit currently on display in the conservatory at Powell Gardens offers plenty of inspiration. The lively mix of colors and textures is a visual feast.
Glass Houses: fantasies you can enter
Conservatories, orangeries, glass houses, hot houses. Whether practical or decorative, these structures exist to alter the normal range of seasons and protect tender plants during winter.
Adding winter interest: a visit to the Conifer Garden at Powell Gardens
Winter is coming, and that makes this a perfect time to visit Powel Garden’s conifer garden. What other options do we have besides junipers and yews?
Why start a blog about gardening? Plus, a visit to Loose Park’s Native Shade Garden
Why start a blog about gardening? Here’s what I hope to accomplish.