I have a lot of early failures in my horticultural timeline. There was the bare crown of thorns I kept alive, and probably shouldn’t have,

January 31, 2023 I moved my fountain to the edge of the covered patio this winter, to free myself from the near-daily task of cleaning

February 08, 2023 Icicles are picturesque on a whale’s tongue agave Most people’s gardens get shadier over time. Mine is growing sunnier. Extreme weather events

February 10, 2023 Two days into no power and no heat, with shattered trees making a dangerous obstacle course around our house, and all this

February 14, 2023 I’ve been following Noelle Johnson’s informative and entertaining garden blog, AZ Plant Lady: Ramblings From a Desert Garden, for more than a

February 14, 2023 ‘Fireworks’ gomphrena gone to seed On Valentine’s Day 2006 I hit publish for my very first blog post. Back then I saw

February 22, 2023 When I fled to Houston during Austin’s ice storm aftermath earlier this February, I made a visit with family to Houston Botanic

February 27, 2023 The freeze-damaged aloes (Aloe maculata) may have lost most of their fleshy arms, but check this out: they’re sending up flower spikes

March 02, 2023 Yesterday the Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana) burst into full bloom, transforming itself from bare twigs to fluffy white flowers seemingly overnight. And

March 04, 2023 Need an inexpensive yet eye-catching pedestal to show off a container or elevate a piece of garden art? Get some concrete pavers

March 10, 2023 Remnant I followed the buzz last Saturday and attended the opening of Austin artist Shawn Smith‘s “Ommatidium” exhibition at grayDUCK Gallery. I’ve

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