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Greensleeves Nursery wears its love of native Texas plants on its sleeve. The new Pflugerville nursery brings native plants to North Austin.… Read More The post Greensleeves Nursery featuring native plants opens in Pflugerville appeared first on Digging. March 14, 2025 Two weeks ago a new nursery specializing in native Texas plants opened in Pflugerville, […]

Last week, while I was under the weather, winter turned into spring. Now Mexican plum, spiderwort, and more are in full bloom.… Read More The post Spring flowers and fab foliage a-popping appeared first on Digging. March 16, 2025 Late last week, while I was under the weather and holed up on the couch watching

To mark the 19th anniversary of my blog Digging, I ask 9 longtime garden bloggers why they’re still blogging in a TikTok era.… Read More The post Still blogging decades later: 9 longtime garden bloggers explain why appeared first on Digging. March 18, 2025 Heading into my 20th year of blogging, I’m still here. Hello,

Visiting the Wildflower Center to see what’s in bloom and support the launch of Andrea DeLong-Amaya’s book, The Texas Native Plant Primer.… Read More The post Spring swinging into the Wildflower Center appeared first on Digging. March 27, 2025 Two weekends in a row I spent a few hours at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower

Central Texas gardeners, join me on 4/10 at 7:30 pm for a Garden Spark talk by Lisa Negri, the visionary owner of SummerHome Garden.… Read More The post Come hear a talk on making an urban wildlife oasis by Lisa Negri appeared first on Digging. March 20, 2025 Central Texas gardeners, join me (tickets on sale now)

My new book, Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State, will be out in time for the fall gardening season and holiday shopping! … Read More The post Announcing…Gardens of Texas, my new book! appeared first on Digging. March 19, 2025 Drum roll, please. My new book has a title and