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August 20, 2023

Summer Woes, 2023 Edition: Goodbye, red oak; hello, full sun

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January 15, 2023

Year-end update: Fall/Winter 2022/2023

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November 20, 2020

Fall gardening in a drought? Yes!

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October 03, 2015

2015 Inside Austin Gardens Tour preview

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September 15, 2013

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September

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September 13, 2011

Today I Learned (TIL)

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September 12, 2011

I am hopeful

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August 14, 2011

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - August 2011

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about the gardener

Caroline gardens on Blackland Prairie clay-over-caliche soil on a standard-sized urban lot in Austin, Texas (USDA zone 8b).

I'm Flinging in 2023!

September 21-24, 2023. Hosted by Karl Gercens of Longwood Gardens

Texas Drought Monitor

Click on the map for the most current data

Gardening Resources for Central Texas

Aggie Horticulture Home Vegetable Gardening
Austin Bug Collection
Austin Grow Green
Basic Urban Fertilizer Calculator
Central Texas Gardener (KLRU/PBS)
Central TX Horticulture - TAMU
Earth-Kind (TAMU)
Earth-Kind Roses
LCRA Drought Information
NPIN Native Plants Database
Rangeplants of Texas
Texas Fruit and Nut Planting Guides
Texas Invasives
Texas Tree Planting Guide
Travis Co Master Gardeners' Public Workshops
Vegetable Planting Calendar for Travis County
Vegetable Varieties for Central Texas

good stuff

Botanical Interests Seeds
Cobrahead
DiG Drip Irrigation
Espoma Products
Felco Pruners
Filaree Garlic Farm
Forever Yong Farm
Green Cure
High Country Gardens
High Mowing Seeds
Holdredge Enterprises
Ladybug Natural Brand Products
Medina Products
Monrovia
Native American Seed
Proven Winners
Rabbit Hill Farm Plant Food
Renee's Garden Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Southern Living Plant Collection

where I get stuff

Antique Rose Emporium - Brenham, TX
Barton Springs Nursery - Austin
Breed & Co. - Austin
Callahan's General Store - Austin
Dromgoole's Natural Gardener - Austin
Easy to Grow Bulbs - California
Old House Gardens - Michigan
Plant Delights Nursery - North Carolina
Shoal Creek Nursery - Austin
Sledd Nursery - Austin
Southern Bulb Co. - Golden, TX
Wildseed Farms - Frederickburg, TX

reap what they've sown

Boggy Creek Farm
HausBar Farms
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Middle Ground Farm
Sustainable Food Center
Tecolote Farm
Texas Farmers Market
Travis County Master Gardeners
Zilker Botanical Gardens

like I was sayin'...

2024 1
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  - A serendipitous rain

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2016 7
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2015 5
2014 16
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2013 15
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2012 33
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2011 71
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2010 53
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2018 Garden Bloggers Fling

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2016 Garden Bloggers Fling

Fling with us in Minneapolis! July 14-17, 2016

2014 Garden Bloggers' Fling

July 11-13, 2014, Portland, OR

2011 Garden Bloggers' Fling

July 22-25, 2011, Seattle, WA