Category Archives: garden visit

catching up with Dustin Gimbel

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Denise

This has really been Dustin’s year, and I think a recap is in order. Dustin Gimbel, Second Nature Garden Design In early 2017 Dustin and Potted launched his Point Pot. Long Beach’s own “communal dining space,” Steelcraft, let us play … Continue reading →

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notes on spring

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Denise

I’ve taken some time off work while the family regroups from assorted medical issues, and since they seem to be more or less on the mend I’m sopping up spare time with plant sales and garden tours. Some nurse, huh? … Continue reading →

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Friday clippings 4/7/17

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Denise

The two young leucospermums in my garden have each thrown a couple blooms, which only made me greedy for a mass display. But where to find such a display outside of South Africa? Leucospermum ‘Blanche Ito’ in the east patio. … Continue reading →

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dates to remember

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Denise

I’m just now sorting out the Dates to Remember for spring plant tours and sales, so keep an eye on it because the activities are piling up fast. This weekend alone poses some tough choices to make. Like the Theodore … Continue reading →

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a garden visit with bixbybotanicals

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Denise

It all started with a very sweet and generous offer of some foliage for vases. Via bixbybotanicals Instagram, I learned that his Leucadendron ‘Wilson’s Wonder’ was in full winter dress, and he was willing to share some of the largesse … Continue reading →

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a holiday visit with Dustin Gimbel

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Denise

Now that garden designer Dustin Gimbel has branched off into ceramics, I can buy a few holiday presents and visit his incredibly inspiring garden. Coming in the little side gate, there’s this silvery vision of Acacia pendula, faced down by … Continue reading →

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Wednesday vignette 11/2/16

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Denise

Ever wonder what Huntington Botanical Garden employees display on their file cabinets? Luisa Serrano (Crow & Raven) and I got a tiny glimpse when we visited the Huntington in early October. The rest of these photos come from that visit … Continue reading →

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Wednesday vignette 10/26/16

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Denise

Some images from my visit to the Los Angeles County Arboretum last weekend. I love that the botanical garden is big enough that they send jeeps out near closing to offer guests a ride back. “Lucky” Baldwin’s Cottage emerges as … Continue reading →

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Digital Nature at the Los Angeles County Arboretum 10/21 & 10/22/16

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Denise

When: 6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, 2016 Where: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Tickets: $16 adults and $14 children 5-12. Information: 626-821-4623, www.arboretum.org. Read more here. Digital Nature opened … Continue reading →

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Natural Discourse: Fire! 9/30 & 10/1/16

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Denise

I’ve lived long enough to have experienced the dispersal of information about plants move from paper to the computer screen, and it seems I rarely have the sense anymore that I’m cut off from an essential stream of information on … Continue reading →

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