October 14, 2025
Publication day! Gardens of Texas is here — a love letter to the creativity and resilience blooming across the Lone Star State. Available now wherever books are sold.
And thank you to everyone who preordered! You pushed Gardens of Texas to a ranking on Amazon, and your orders also supported local booksellers like Book People, where I signed a stack of books yesterday.
Upcoming Events
I’ll be making appearances across Texas in the coming weeks. I hope you’ll put one of these events on your calendar. I love meeting readers and fellow gardeners!
October 2025
16 – Planta Nativa Night at Quinta Mazatlan – McAllen, 6:30-9:30 pm. Talk & book signing
18 – The Natural Gardener Nursery – Austin, 10-11 am. Free talk!
23 – Stephen F. Austin State University’s Fall Plant Fair – Nacogdoches. Book sale 5:00-6:30 pm (at SFA Plantery behind the Ag Bldg.) Talk 7-8 pm – Free!
25 – Houston Botanic Garden – Houston, 2:00-3:30 pm. Talk & book signing
26 – The Arbor Gate Nursery – Tomball, 1-2 pm. Talk & book signing
November 2025
1 – The Antique Rose Emporium, Fall Festival of Roses – Brenham, 2-3 pm. Free talk!
6 – Garden Spark (reservation req.) – Austin, 7:30-9:00 pm. Talk & book signing (each ticket holder will receive a $20 discount on one copy of Gardens of Texas at this event.)
8 – Open Day Garden Tour by The Garden Conservancy – Austin (reservations req. for each garden). I’ll be signing books at Belmont Parkway Garden, 10 am – 1 pm.
15 – Redenta’s Garden Shop – Dallas, 1-2 pm. Free meet-the-author event!
16 – North Haven Gardens – Dallas, 2-4 pm. Free talk!
17 – Wichita River Chapter of NPSOT – Wichita Falls, 5:30-7:30 pm. Talk & book signing
18 – Grapevine Garden Club – Grapevine, 10:00-11:30 am. Talk & book signing
22 – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Austin, 1-2 pm talk, 2-3 pm signing. Free talk with admission!
December 2025
5 – Get Lucky Gallery (upstairs) – Lockhart, 4-8 pm. Free social event with book signing!
February 2026
28 – San Antonio Botanical Garden – San Antonio, 1-3 pm. Talk & book signing
March 2026
7 – Bell County Master Gardener Association’s Spring Gardening Forum – Temple, 10-11 am. Talk & book signing
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Digging Deeper
My new book, Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State, comes out October 14! It’s available for pre-order now on Amazon and other online book sellers. If you’d like to read it or give it as a holiday gift, please consider pre-ordering. (I’m happy to sign pre-ordered copies at my book events!) Early orders make a big difference in helping new books get noticed. More info about Gardens of Texas here — and thank you for your support!
Oct. 25: Tour 5 gardens in Cedar Park, Leander, and Georgetown, 10 am to 3 pm, during the Hill Country Bloomers Garden Club’s fall garden tour. Local artists will be at each garden with works for sale, and plants will be for sale at one of the gardens. Tickets are $20 — more info here. Proceeds go to garden grants for local schools.
Nov. 6: Learn about garden design and ecology at Garden Spark! I organize in-person talks by designers, landscape architects, authors, and gardeners a few times a year in Austin. The next talk on 11/6 is my own — a presentation on resilient Texas gardens! Tickets available here. Subscribe to Garden Spark by clicking here to email — subject line: SUBSCRIBE.
Nov. 8: Tour 5 Austin gardens on the Open Day Tour for Travis County, sponsored by the Garden Conservancy. I’ll be at the Belmont Parkway Garden with a book-signing table for Gardens of Texas, so come say hi! Tickets for each garden must be purchased online in advance, and some gardens limit attendance, so reserve your spot early. Find full details and ticket links here.
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