Early spring walk at Lady Bird Lake
March 01, 2024 The trail around Lady Bird Lake was pink, brown, and blue last weekend. Peach trees were flowering against a bluebird sky. Bald...
March 01, 2024 The trail around Lady Bird Lake was pink, brown, and blue last weekend. Peach trees were flowering against a bluebird sky. Bald...
Amelanchier alnifolia Years ago when the idea of growing a food forest was first introduced to me, I began to research which trees and shrubs...
Weeping cherries are iconic. Those fountain-like sprays of magnificent blossoms are unlike anything else. They seem like something straight out of our favorite fairytales and...
Some plant diseases are worse than others. You can pretty easily dispatch powdery mildew if you catch it early. But others, like soft rot, have...
March 13, 2024 Congrats to my friend Noelle Johnson, a horticulturist and landscape consultant in Phoenix, whose book Dry Climate Gardening has been named winner...
Spinacia oleracea Delicious and nutritious, spinach is an easily cultivated annual vegetable grown for its tender, tasty leaves. Compact plants, they’re an excellent choice for...
March 10, 2024 What’s making me happiest in my garden right now? Let me show you! My favorite plant this week is ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine....
Astilbe spp. It’s easy to forget that flowers aren’t just for sun-kissed spots – there are plenty that thrive in shade. Exhibit A: astilbe. Of...
There are some plants that make you acutely aware of the presence of diseases in the world. They seem to attract any and every pathogen...