We all love our amber waves of grain, but did you know wheat comes in blue? When I first saw Utrecht Blue wheat offered …
A Small Flower’s Big Story
Spring’s perennial flowers include the age-old star of Bethlehem—this may be the delight of your garden’s returning …
Plant a Remembrance of Rejoicing
What gardener would not be delighted by a holiday celebrated with a plant list?! The final appointed celebration decreed …
Double Duty Herbs
Double duty herbs: A charge easy enough, as herbs are appealing, beautiful garden plants by their nature, all the while …
Verdant
In the afterglow of resurrection celebrations and the bright delight of our Lenten look at “flowers of the field,” I …
The Word on Creating Gardens
Happy New Year and Welcome Back to the blog at Garden in Delight. The winter season finds gardens flourishing—in the …
Surprising Cypress
The holy month of evergreen delight is here—deck the halls, decorate home and haven, no hesitation here! The glory of …
A Tasteful Place: Vegetables with Love
A Tasteful Place, a newly-opened garden area at the Dallas Arboretum, showcases edibles—vegetables, fruits, and herbs—in …
Bitter Herbs Blitz
Do you feel fall in the air? September sends signs of autumn in the subtle changes of light and slightly cooler breezes. …
Acanthus Everywhere
With the great benefit of garden travel via GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators and the organization’s annual …
Elegant Elaeagnus
Summer has officially arrived! To welcome summer in the garden is to enter into the deep, inviting wonder of lush …
Ode to Nigella
Nigella’s gentle, happy presence lingering in our garden for the length of spring has moved me to write a poem. Any …