Author Archives: Denise

Monkey Business

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Denise

The monkey flower planted into the ground has clambered up into the arms of a potted helichrysum. I like promoting such intimate relationships between the grounded and the potted. The mimulus thrives in the slightly heavy clay of the garden. … Continue reading →

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Succulents on Ice

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Denise

Glass mulch can be a pricy indulgence, one I don’t often make. But I was recently given a pound of some icy mulch from Building REsources in San Francisco. Why can’t I always get presents like this? What luxury to … Continue reading →

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Concentrated Color

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Denise

Antique tiles from the California Heritage Museum’s 10th annual Antique and Contemporary Tile sale held this past weekend in Santa Monica, California.

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Where’d I Leave My Narciscissors?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Denise

The winning caption in the June 14 issue of The New Yorker. “That’s it. I’m returning those narciscissors today!” Ryan Carroll, Chicago, Illinois.

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June 2010 Bloom Day

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Denise

A 2-year-old mossed basket with sedums, agave, and oregano ‘Kent Beauty.’ I was surprised to see the oregano return this year. Life in a mossed basket can be rough. The urns of arctoctis. Hopefully, the next time I replant the … Continue reading →

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Poppy Music

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Denise

I’ve held on to these little poppies as long as possible, and tonight they were given a photographic bon voyage by MB Maher. When it’s twilight, magic hour, the garden becomes an open-air studio. I handled the linen backdrop. A … Continue reading →

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So I Go Out To Buy A Hosta

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Denise

…and come home with an astelia. Astelia banksii. Hostas intrigue me because, in Zone 10 gardening manuals, they can reliably be found under the entry “When Pigs Can Fly.” Yet there’s always a few for sale at nurseries in spring, … Continue reading →

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Photo Dump

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Denise

Not an elegant title, bordering on the indelicate, but that’s about all I can manage on Wednesday, just some shots from the past few days. Begonia ‘Bonfire’ and aeoniums. I was thrilled to carry this begonia over the winter, the … Continue reading →

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Summer and Smoke

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Denise

Starring Cotinus ‘Grace.’ Here glimpsed through a frame of chains (This Year’s Folly). A confusion of smoke trees. The tropical Euphorbia cotinifolia is in the foreground, just now leafing out in June, a self-sown seedling from previous E. cotinifolias. Multi-stems … Continue reading →

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Dendromecon harfordii (David’s Catalina Tree Poppy)

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Denise

Driving by, I slow down to shout at David, who’s laying a recycled concrete paver/DG (decomposed granite) path in the front yard. Don’t you love neighbors who drive by slowly and shout at you while you’re hard at work? I’ve … Continue reading →

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