Landscapes Category Archive
A Labor of Landscapes - An author and cartographer mash maps and stories to create a unique Texas conservation history
The Green Goes Up - From a living wall to green roofs aplenty, urban flora in and around Austin is getting high
Walls Alive! UT Austin’s First Living Wall - The University of Texas at Austin debuts its first "living wall."
On the Restoration Research Trail - Discover how prescribed fire and mowing affect Wildflower Center landscapes.
On the Woodland Trail - The Woodland Trail offers variety and beauty, a sense of awe and a sense of peace.
On the Arboretum Trail - Getting outside on a trail is like medicine. It’s not a luxury; it’s a requirement.
Forging a Prairie Alliance - A new prairie park in Fort Worth demonstrates the power of native plants and teamwork.
Black Gold - Last week’s “burn week" was the largest prescribed burn in the Wildflower Center’s history: 61 acres ablaze in two days. Land of Plenty - Wildflower Center consulting and research director says design should follow nature. Land of the Free - Twenty years in the making, Innisfree is now a splendid patchwork of woodland, meadows and hedgerows, a masterpiece of landscape restoration. The Family Garden - Unlike many public gardens that incorporate traditional playgrounds into natural settings, the Luci and Ian Family garden offers children a chance for unstructured play with no agenda. Living Urban Legend - The George W. Bush Presidential Center showcases North Texas native plant communities. Landscape Redux - Learn to revitalize outdoor spaces in ways that are healthy for the environment and for you. In the Meadow - Because a meadow is merely grasses and wildflowers, it should be simple to replicate. Right?
Front & Center - Front yards that feature native and well-adapted plants turn wasted space into sustainable, outdoor living rooms. Mayan Fields - Imagine that Mayas had ventured up into Texas around 900 A.D. and built temples on a bluff over the Colorado River just west of present-day Austin.