Category Archives: garden visit

fall-blooming salvias and where to find some

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Denise

I’ve been trying to scale the garden down, which means there will be no shed-sized, fall-blooming salvias this year like… Salvia involucrata, Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden, the rosebud sage. Some of the salvias like a bit more moisture than I’m … Continue reading →

when art and gardens collide

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Denise

Those of us who chase gardens and plants seem to divide into two camps: Those who enjoy art works in the garden and those who don’t. Oftentimes, leaving out ostentatious decorative pieces is as bold a statement as their inclusion. … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged "Chinese Contemporary Warriors", "Red Lantern", Andy Cao, Cao Perrot Studio, Cornerstone Sonoma, Long Island, Longhouse Reserve, NY, the Connie Cross garden, Xavier Perrot, Yue Minjun | 4 Comments

anatomy of a late-summer road trip

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Denise

Is there a tinge of desperation in the road trips of late summer? By the end of summer are we stuffing itineraries with an absurd number of places to see in the dwindling opportunities to experience daylight until 8 p.m.? … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, design, edibles, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, plant nurseries, succulents | Tagged "Natural Discourse", 2013 Heirloom Exposition, Agave 'Cornelius', Agave americana var. striata, Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Andy Cao, Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Cornerstone Annual Tomato Tasting, Cornerstone Sonoma, Cottage Gardens of Petaluma, Gladiolus papilio, Gunnera perpensa, James Van Sweden, John Greenlee, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Sheila Brady, The Ruth Bancroft Garden, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, Xavier Perrot | 6 Comments

Folly Bowl Presents

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Denise

Saturday, August 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Contact: james.griffith4@gmail.com Part of a summer-long, outdoor concert series at the Folly Bowl, the hand-made amphitheater in Altadena, California, created by artists Sue Dadd and James Griffith. This just might be … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged outdoor concerts, Sue Dadd & James Griffth's Folly Bowl | 6 Comments

the packrat king

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Denise

If you’ve ever visited Lotusland, you’ll instantly know why I was drawn to these clamshells. Set up temporarily on a bird bath stand. I was hoping they’d hold a lot more water than they do. Sitting on the stand at … Continue reading →

Posted in garden ornament, garden visit | Tagged collecting, Lotusland, salvage | 9 Comments

a garden with a roof

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Denise

I miss when Sundays were neatly divided by the sections of a thick Sunday newspaper that sprawled across tables, beds, and couches. The travel section might include articles like this one on the Buenos Aires home of Mercedes Hernáez and … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, design, garden visit | Tagged Alejandro Sticotti, Freunde von Freunden, Mercedes Hernáez, Miluccia, Sundays | 2 Comments

A Texas shoe story as told by Ronald Rael (Prada Marfa)

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Denise

rac·on·teur /ˌrakˌänˈtər/ Noun A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way. Synonyms narrator – storyteller Way back in January I breezily announced “ambitious plans to produce transcripts of the lectures” given by the illustrious group of artists … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, design, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Marfa, Mary Anne Friel, Prada Marfa, Rael San Fratello Architects, Ronald Rael, Shirley Watts, Sol House, Solyndra, Texas, UCBG "Natural Discourse", University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, yuccas | 8 Comments

Cross-Pollination July 2013

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Denise

Garden designer Dustin Gimbel hosted another of those fabulous mid-summer rave-ups that he calls “Cross-Pollination” at his home and garden, where “hikers, nursery professionals, beekeepers, home brewers, crazy plant people, artists, architects and designers” gather for food and conversation, slipping … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Acacia pendula, Adenanthos sericeus, Agave attenuata 'Raea's Gold', Agave gypsophila, Aristolochia gigantea, Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers', bocconia, Chrysanthemoides incana, Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold, Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii, Dodonaea viscosa, dyckias, Euphorbia 'Blackbird', Euphorbia cotinifolia, Farfugium japonicum Crispatum, Frankenia thymifolia, Gainey ceramics, garden designer Dustin Gimbel, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Lessingia filanginifolia, Leucadendron argenteum, Russellia equisetiformis, Sedum rubrotinctum, St. Augustine grass Stenotaphrum secundatum | 17 Comments

consider the leaves

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Denise

We have Pam at Digging to thank for hosting this monthly celebration of foliage. This month I’m focusing on some of the leaves that impressed me during recent garden travels as well as examples from the back pages of AGO. … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Acacia pendula, Aloe striatula, Bernard Trainor, bromeliads, CA, conservatories, Garden Bloggers Fling 2013, garden designer Dustin Gimbel, garden designer Rebecca Sweet, Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers, Hakonechloa macra, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Landcraft Environments, landscape architect Jarrod Baumann, Long Island, Longhouse Reserve, Lysimachia nummularia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, New York, Planting Fields Arboretum, San Francisco, Zingiber malaysianum | 12 Comments

the High Line in June

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Denise

For about five days in mid-June a small group of us toured gardens on Long Island, NY, with the last day, Sunday, dedicated to visiting the High Line and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which seemed a perfect ending to the … Continue reading →

Posted in garden travel, garden visit | Tagged Allium, astilbe, Baptisia alba, Dalea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, Eremurus, Knautia macedonia, New York gardens, Stachys 'Hummelo', The High Line Park | 16 Comments