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# My article “Home Turf” is in Better Homes & Gardens magazine

Bring more pollinators, plants, and beauty into your life. My article “Home Turf” in Better Homes & Gardens has ideas for lawn alternatives.… Read More

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March 14, 2026



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If you read *Better Homes & Gardens* magazine, look for my article “Home Turf” in the April 2026 issue. For anyone thinking about shrinking the lawn or ditching it altogether, the article offers alternatives guaranteed to bring more pollinators, more plants, more beauty, and — yay! — less mowing and chemicals into your life.

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Thank you to editor Miranda Crowell for the assignment and to Adam Woodruff, John Hart Asher, Edwina von Gal, Kathy Jentz, and Benjamin Vogt for their quotable insights.

## Book Tour Events


I’m doing **three **more public speaking events for the launch of *Gardens of Texas* this spring. And huzzah — they’re **free**! Come see me, get gardening inspiration, and if you like, purchase a signed copy of the book.

#### March 21, 10:30 am to noon – Bulverde


Panel discussion: Hill Country Literary Festival


Mammen Family Public Library


131 Bulverde Crossing, Bulverde, TX, 78163


Join me for the festival’s Nature’s Narrative panel, where **I’ll be in conversation about writing *Gardens of Texas***. Stay for a book sale and signing hosted through Nowhere Bookshop. This annual literary festival just north of San Antonio is **free **and offers a full day of author panels, book sales, workshops, food trucks, and more.
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#### March 24, 6:30-8:30 pm – Fredericksburg


Presentation: Native Plant Society of Texas, Fredericksburg Chapter


212 W San Antonio St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624


I’m heading to the Hill Country to share inspiration and practical lessons from the resilient and beautiful gardens featured in *Gardens of Texas*. **I’ll have books for sale and signing** at the talk. **Free and open to the public**.
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#### April 18, 10:00-11:30 am – Cedar Park


Presentation: Cedar Park Parks & Rec event


Register for this **free **talk (limited seating); select Gardening 101: Gardens of Texas


Updated address: Cedar Park City Hall Building #3, 450 Cypress Creek Rd., Cedar Park, TX 78613


It’s hot, it’s cold, there’s drought and flood. It’s challenging to garden in Texas! And the weather is growing ever more extreme. So how should Texas gardeners adapt? Drawing from the visionary landscapes in my new book, *Gardens of Texas*, I’ll share how resilient gardeners are embracing change, shifting their plant palette, nurturing wildlife, and finding deeper joy in the process. I

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