Join us for A Traveler’s Guide to TEXAS GARDENS Book Signing

Jun 27, 2026

In a Traveler’s Guide to Texas Gardens, horticulturist

Susan Urshel and writer Amy Culbertson traveled across

the state to identify more than 70 public gardens worth

stopping for — or planning a trip around.

Meet the authors and visit one of the gardens featured in the book!

The private greenhouse will be open for this special event.

Authors:

Amy Culbertson is an Austin-based journalist, editor and writer who

has written about travel, food, entertainment and art for numerous

publications. Her 40-year newspaper career included positions at the

Houston Chronicle, the Cincinnati Post and the Detroit Free Press,

concluding with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she was food editor

from 2003 to 2009. A native Texan, she’s been the principal editor for

Great Texas Line Press books since 2009

Susan Urshel has been a professional horticulturist for more than 40

years, working in private and public gardens in Virginia, North Carolina

and Texas. Retired as head horticulturist for a 9-acre private estate in

Fort Worth, she currently does horticultural consulting. Her memberships

include active roles with the Fort Worth Horticultural Study Group and the

Fort Worth Garden Club; she is also an active member of the Southern

Garden Historical Society and the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

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