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Backyard Salvage and Garden

The sign for Howard Nursery still stands high over Koenig Lane and Avenue F, ever since the 90-year old, family-owned nursery began occupying that particular corner in 1961. When scion Hank Howard (the Jonathan Winters of horticulture) died, the place languished. In came Backyard Salvage and Garden in 2010 to upcycle the entire property with an organic nursery, architectural salvage, and stone yard. Browse benches and sculpture under the big tree out back and marvel at the number of doors and mantlepieces inside the old airplane hangar, which itself is a historic landmark. Bring a truck.

Backyard Salvage and Garden
111 E. Koenig, 512/537-2974
www.backyardsalvageandgarden.com