Author Archives: Denise

Hail To The Thief

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Denise

Sub rosa footage taken through the kitchen door window late in the evening two nights ago. We thought a possum might be responsible for what was becoming the nightly theft of cat food, and that was exciting enough to contemplate. … Continue reading →

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Foliage Follow-Up November 2010

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Denise

Hosted by Pam at Digging, where we’re regularly treated to the best in Austin, Texas gardens. I have to confess that it’s not just fall that brings leaves into prominence in my garden. Though I give it my best shot, … Continue reading →

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POTUS Gives State Tour of White House Vegetable Garden

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Denise

President Barack Obama leads Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, and Vice President Joe Biden on a tour of the White House Kitchen Garden following their meeting in the Oval Office, July 1, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Denise

November 2010, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. I’ve just scanned a few of the entries so far, but it’s clear November is not at all dreary for many all over the world. What I’m most excited about this … Continue reading →

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Pump Up the Plant Volume

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Denise

I took this photo at an office plaza I worked near yesterday. I’m amazed that the rosemary was given this much leeway by the maintenance crew, which has no doubt been instructed to subjugate and six-pack the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Do Not Fill Angel Trumpets with Whipped Cream

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Denise

Amazing how fast plants cycle back into flower. This brugmansia had dropped all flower buds in response to high temperatures in September, and now this show in November, taken early this morning. These blooms on ‘Charles Grimaldi’ are a pallid … Continue reading →

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Silver&Gold

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Denise

(I’m describing the slow accretion of the colors selected to surround me, practiced by me, a nonprofessional. An inattentive process of anti-design, if you will.) It starts out with silver. Just silver. Silver came home first, in the form of … Continue reading →

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Longwood Gardens Miscellany

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Denise

Such an awful moment, when a recent vacation begins to drift off into the mists of long ago and far away. Only a couple weeks ago, but the travel mojo you came home with is already smothered under to-do lists. … Continue reading →

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Dustin’s Ballsy Totems

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Denise

These stacked spheres are currently the stony exclamation points embellishing Dustin Gimbel’s Southern California garden/design laboratory/plant nursery. Dustin has described his fascination with the geologic anomaly of concretions on his blog non-secateur and how his obsession with them led him … Continue reading →

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Fall Salvias at Longwood Gardens

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Denise

Longwood was full of “firsts” for me: My first Dutch Elm, the last lone sentinel remaining of a row of elm destroyed by Dutch Elm disease. My first Cornus kousa. My first Copper Beech, Fagus sylvatica. But amongst all these … Continue reading →

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