Grace Lowell grew up coaxing tomatoes out of dusty West Texas soil and never stopped experimenting with what a yard can do. Armed with a horticulture degree from Texas A&M and two decades of hands-on nursery and teaching experience, she now shares tough-love plant wisdom—plus plenty of encouragement—through DoubleTake Décor’s garden column “Hill Country Greens.” From drought-proof flower borders to patio herb planters that practically water themselves, Grace shows readers how to transform any patch of earth into a resilient, beautiful retreat. When she’s not tending her pollinator-packed backyard in San Antonio, you’ll find her leading Saturday composting clinics or swapping seedlings at the local farmers’ market, always ready with a joke, a jalapeño cutting, and the reminder that even in Texas heat, gardening should feel like a breeze.