A Smaller, More Thoughtful Fall Garden
Let the garden set the pace this fall.
Category: Gardening
Lindheimer’s Muhly
Texture that carries the garden into winter.
April through June in the Hill Country
Planting, watering, harvesting, and seasonal care for Hill Country gardens from April through June.
Gardening January through March in the Hill Country
January in the Hill Country has a way of fooling us.
Leaf Mold, Not Bagged Leaves
November 2025 (archive attribution) · October in the Hill Country means yards filling with fallen oak and pecan leaves, and…
Pollinator Patches, Not Lawns
October 2025 (archive attribution) · If you want to trade thirsty turf for habitat that actually works, think in soil…
October gardening
October 2025 (archive attribution) · Have you felt the shift in October, when the air cools and the light softens…
July Gardening in the Hill Country
August 2025 (archive attribution) · Have you ever tiptoed into your garden just as the first blush of light softens…
Crape Myrtle: Beloved Immigrant
The relationship between Texans and the crape myrtle is a long and devoted one. Clusters of frilly blooms, graceful trunks…
Christmas Cactus: Care and Pruning
For years, Carol Seminara joked that the fuchsia plant blooming in November was a Thanksgiving cactus. The name was closer…