Texas Hill Country

On SecondShelters.com: Boot Ranch Architecture Honors Texas Hill Country Heritage

By Karen Eubank / October 12, 2017 /

Boot Ranch is everything I love about Texas all rolled up into one big beautiful package. It’s easy to get caught up in big city living and lose sight of the innate beauty of Texas until you hit the backroads. The minute you take that right turn at Evant, and head towards Fredericksburg, the Texas…

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AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Showcases Breadth and Scope of Local Architecture

By Joanna England / October 11, 2017 /

When it comes to residential architecture, our city is just lousy with incredibly designed homes thanks to our stacked lineup of talented Dallas architects. And like any house porn addict, we here at CandysDirt.com look forward to the annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes with excitement, as there’s no faster way to induce heavy breathing…

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On SecondShelters.com: Boot Ranch’s Course Renovation Offers New Golf Experience

By Joanna England / September 26, 2017 /

As if it was even possible, Boot Ranch’s award-winning Hal Sutton-designed course just got better. The 18-hole golf mecca in the Texas Hill Country now offers improved playability with an enormous, tailor-made practice area. We got a chance to preview the completely redesigned links at this incredible resort just outside of Fredericksburg last weekend, and…

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Lampasas Ranch Ranks in Nation’s Top 25 Most Expensive Listings

By Joanna England / January 31, 2017 /

A Texas ranch was included in Curbed.com’s roundup of the most expensive homes for sale in the U.S. earlier this week. Perhaps the Hill Country town of Lampasas should rebrand itself Lampa$a$, given the $81 million price tag on the Hill Country property, which ranks among the 25 most expensive homes currently listed for sale…

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On SecondShelters.com: Swirl, Sniff, and Sip at Boot Ranch’s Grape Escape

By Joanna England / May 20, 2015 /

We can’t imagine a more fabulous long weekend than sipping wine produced right here in Texas at one of the Hill Country’s best spots, Boot Ranch. Not only does this luxury second home development have a fabulous Hal Sutton-designed golf course and fully equipped spa, but it also has the daring and creative executive chef…

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