Author Archives: Denise

Bloom Day June 2013

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Denise

For a girl who couldn’t get an eryngium to bloom before, this is shaping up to be an exciting summer. Eryngium pandanifolium is supposedly the biggest eryngo of them all. I’ve been intently watching it develop this wicked candelabra of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming CSSA show at the Huntington

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Denise

I won’t be able to attend the Cactus and Succulent Society of America show to be held at the Huntington Botanical Gardens June 28-30, 2013. But you should definitely go, for reasons photographed below. You will very likely find many … Continue reading →

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cage light vase

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Denise

If you happen to have a marine cage light in the garage, and some lengths of chain in your garden shed, all of which came to light after a thorough cleaning and organizing marathon today, you can take a short … Continue reading →

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support your local (fill in the blank)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Denise

May I humbly make a suggestion as to filling in the blank? Your local public radio station. One of my local public radio stations, KCRW, apart from keeping me sane during commutes to different cities all over the South Bay, … Continue reading →

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Lilium ‘African Queen’

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Denise

For purplepixie, who wants to paint these lilies on the wall of a friend and asked for more angles back in April. I would love to watch as these colors get mixed on the palette. Here you go, lots of … Continue reading →

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wednesday flower studies

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Denise
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a Greene & Greene rebirth and other tour notes

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Denise

There was a small tour of five local historical homes on Sunday presented by Long Beach Heritage. The star of the tour from a rarity perspective was this Greene & Greene, one of only three here in Long Beach. Even … Continue reading →

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scenes from the garden 6/3/13

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Denise

Some of the cast of characters this summer. First spikes of Teucrium hircanicum. Shaggy grass is newly identified Chloris virgata (thank you, Maggie!) The peachy ‘Terracotta’ yarrow lining the path are beginning bloom too. The white umbels belong to Cenolophium … Continue reading →

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the botanical bias of photographer Laure Joliet

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Denise

I’d been admiring the photos of Laure Joliet long before I was able to put a name to her work. Her photos are everywhere — design blogs, The New York Times. She has a sneaky way of including plants in … Continue reading →

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K is for kniphofia

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Denise

These get moved around the garden quite a bit, one of the reasons I can never keep track of their proper names. This may possibly be Kniphofia ‘Glow,’ but I wouldn’t swear to it. Currently, this remaining clump is deep … Continue reading →

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