Dr. Mary Claire Haver, who started The Galveston Diet, center, her daughter, Katherine Haver, left, who created Galveston Prime, and Ashley Simon, operations manager of The Galveston Diet, prepare for a social media post in Haver’s spacious kitchen overlooking English Bayou in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Esther and RJ DeLange relax with their son, Pepijn, and the family dogs on the patio of their Galveston home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Gene and Pauline Aaron sit with their dogs, Lily and Phineas, in the front garden of their League City home. The Aarons had the house built five years ago and have done all the planting in the gardens themselves. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Mike and Trish McDaniel sit in the living room of their Denver Court home in Galveston where a large quilt, that took Trish McDaniel more than a year to make, is displayed. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
The Pattillos spend a great deal of time in their outdoor kitchen of their Tiki Island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Galveston County Master Gardeners, from left, Kevin Lancon, Sharon Zaal, Linda Barnett, Ira Gervais and Kathy Maines all had a hand in refurbishing the group’s Discovery House in Carbide Park in La Marque. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Don Wilkerson and Sharon Duray, horticulturalists and master naturalists, have created a colorful garden at their island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Marcus and Yolanda Davis sit on the back patio of their Mediterranean-style home in Friendswood. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Eddie Kier and Johnnie Mize, with their dog, Max, relax in the shade of their resort-like backyard along the Galveston Ship Channel. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Gina Spagnola, her husband, Bob, and their daughter, Caroline, at their West End home, 22 Lemons Farm. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds