Scoop Inside the Dallas Loop

Last weekend, my daughter and I created the flower arrangements and bouquets for a friend's wedding.  Friday morning 100 dozen flowers were delivered to my house.  We worked through the night to complete our gift to the bride and groom.  The fruits of our labor were delivered to the church and  r...

NorthPark Center is hosting its annual ARTsPARK event this Saturday, April 18. Guests of all ages look forward to learning about the arts and arts related organizations in the Dallas area.  Throughout the afternoon, there will be live performances at Northcourt and at Nordstrom Court.  Performanc...

Mark your calendar.  Hexter Elementary School in Dallas is hosting the White Rock Home tour April 25 and 26.  The focus of this annual tour of homes is modern architecture.  This year Six Homes will be open to the public.Check out the Sneak Peek at one of the six homes on tour.This is one of my f...

The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour is April 11.Four historic properties will be open to the public for the Park Cities Tour.My favorite is the 1950 Mid-Century Modern home on Amherst built by Arch Swank. The home was one of  four original homes built around a small lake. ...

North Haven Gardens is hosting an Herb Fest for Dallas gardeners this weekend.   Friday evening the garden center will remain open from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  Staff will be sharing recipes for herbal cocktails, beginning at 5:00 PM.  The first cocktail recipe that comes to mind with herbs is a Mint...

Thursday evening, the Dallas Jazz Piano Society presents a jazz concert with four talented young musicians at the Sammons Center in Dallas.  The  Jazz pianists will entertain the audience, accompanied by a drummer and bassist. Eric Vasquez   Jazz Studies student at Booker T. Washington High Schoo...

I'm thrilled to write that the "Terrence Blanchard & Friends" benefit concert is sold out.  This event celebrates NPower's vision and commitment to serve Dallas Veterans through NPower's free IT training program and the Dallas area business leaders who continue to turn the vision into reality.  T...

The Dallas Arboretum will be celebrating Easter Weekend, beginning with two Children's Concerts:  one at 11:00 AM and one at 2:00 PM.  Children are invited to participate in crafts and enjoy a the petting zoo, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Festivities will continue on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights ...

Stop by North Haven Gardens Sunday afternoon and pick up some tips on how to improve your lawn. The extreme dry summer heat and recent  record setting cold winter, have impacted many Dallas lawns.  The staff at North Haven Gardens will share information on fertilizers and other types of soil tre...

Monte Koch and Howard Saucier will share their wealth of knowledge about irrigation systems, on Saturday,  April 11, at Richland College.  Sensible approaches to keeping your landscape healthy, while conserving  water will be discussed.   Their advice on simple irrigation system repairs  will be ...