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This Southlake Garden Tour Only Blooms Every Other Year — and It’s Back May 17

By Joy Donovan | March 31, 2026 |

Anyone who loves to garden might find North Texas is a place with its, ahem, challenges. “I’ve gardened everywhere, and Texas is the hardest place to garden,” said master gardener Sian Rees. A native of Toronto, Canada, she has also lived in other states and found gardening more than a little easier elsewhere. The situation,…

Women Breaking Ground Blends Housing, Wellness, and Education in University Hills Vision

By Charles Grand | March 30, 2026 |

Members of the developer collective Women Breaking Ground are embarking on an ambitious project that would deliver live-work-learn-play opportunities to southern Dallas. The group envisions multifamily, retail space, senior housing, a boutique hotel, a gourmet restaurant, and a variety of amenities and on-site programming at Airborne at University Hills, an 11-acre master-planned project just across…

A Crespi Estates Mansion That Exceeds Expectations

By Karen Eubank | March 30, 2026 |

Meeting expectations is a given in luxury real estate. However, if you are looking for a home that exceeds expectations, look no further than this Crespi Estates mansion in Preston Hollow. Designed by Mark Hoesterey, founding principal and studio head of SHM Architects, it is the only private gated estate in this exclusive four-residence enclave. Built by Crescent…

Long Cove Lake House Living Just Leveled Up

By Karen Eubank | March 30, 2026 |

If you are addicted (like we are!) to real estate docu-soaps like Selling the OC, you have armchair expertise in waterfront properties. Okay, hear me out. We don’t have sand. However, compare prices in Newport and Laguna Beach with Long Cove in Malakoff, and you’ll understand the many reasons we’ve had an influx of West…

LRO Residential Brings Island Vibes to Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses With the ‘Hawaiian Beachouse’

By CandysDirt | March 29, 2026 |

Editor’s Note: The annual Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses kicks off on May 22 at NorthPark Center, marking its 31st year raising awareness and funds to serve child victims of abuse or neglect. The nonprofit partners with the mall and local builders to showcase a lineup of custom-designed children’s playhouses. After two weeks on display,…

Frisco’s Tapestry Homes Offer Terrace Gardens as Living Architecture

By Shelby Skrhak | March 29, 2026 |

In Frisco, there’s a unique neighborhood where the roofs are made of grass and a cascading terrace garden is built into every home. We’ve told you about Tapestry before, but it’s worth taking a closer look at just how different these homes are — and explaining what a cantilevered terrace garden actually is. I’ll come…