A what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation post: visited some Loire Valley chateaux
Category: Garden Visits
A conversation withTalis Bergmanis
Have you ever passed a private garden whose interesting street edge told you it was hiding something special? I knew about Talis Bergmanis’s garden long before I met him and was able to see it in person. The plantings along the street are so striking, almost other-worldly, with chartreuse ‘Tiger Eye’ sumac standing out against a […]
Road Trips: Visiting Three Great Gardens Open to the Public
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 […]
Rewilding: turning lawns into meadows – a conversation with Mackenzie Adkins
Landscape designer Mackenzie Adkins talks about creating a micro-prairie in a suburban yard.
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
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.