In late April we visited Bryce Canyon National Park, a strange landscape of sculpted-pillar hoodoos in southern Utah.… Read More The post Hoodoo wonderland at Bryce Canyon National Park appeared…

A few things looking happy and growing well in my Texas garden this month, despite the crazy heat wave that won't let up.… Read More The post Summer garden moments…

Red Hills Desert Garden in southwestern Utah dazzles in glorious spring bloom in April. Here's Part 1 of my tour.… Read More The post Desert in bloom at Red Hills…

I squeezed in a visit to Utah's Red Hills Desert Garden during our big RV trip, and it dazzled with colorful desert flowers. Here's part 2.… Read More The post…

In East Austin I spotted this attractive waterwise front yard and patio with feathergrass, hesperaloe, firecracker fern, and fall aster.… Read More The post Drive-By Garden: Waterwise front yard and…

You can't help feeling small at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, just a tiny blip in Earth's staggeringly ancient history. … Read More The post Scenery for a million miles at…

Garden Spark returns for its 7th season on August 24, 2023, kicking off a series of in-person talks by three of Austin's best garden thinkers. … Read More The post Garden Spark…

At Capitol Reef National Park, ancient layers of stone became turrets, reefs, and domes by geologic uplift and the slow erosion of water.… Read More The post Capitol Reef National…

The Petals at the Blanton Museum dapple the hot Texas sun by day. After dark, they shine like freckled, supersized datura flowers. … Read More The post Evening under the…