Category Archives: succulents

agaves en masse

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Denise

This was one of those days when I could have used an I Brake For Agaves bumper sticker. Every town in every climate has its repertoire of plants suitable for massing in civic spaces, roadsides, road medians. Here in my … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged Agave americana 'Variegata' | 9 Comments

Big Red Sun – Venice, California

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Denise

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden travel, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged AirPlantFrame, Austin Motel, Austin Texas, Bat Conservation International, Big Red Sun, Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony, Driskill Hotel, Feathers/Austin TX, Feliz Holiday Sale, Firehouse Hostel, Franklin Barbecue, Hotel San Jose, Josh Rosen, Spartan/Austin TX, The Garden Conservancy Open Days, Venice California, Wildflower/Austin TX | 8 Comments

driveby garden 11/2/12

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Denise

Bicycling past this house a couple days ago, I made a hard U-turn to check out the swath of silvery groundcover running alongside the sidewalk underplanting a couple shrubs. It’s probably a variety of Gazania rigens. As an inveterate plant … Continue reading →

Posted in design, driveby gardens, succulents, The Hortorialist | Tagged Dymondia margaretae, Gazania rigens, ground covers, Kalanchoe luciae, Melaleuca nisophila, parkways, Stipa tenuissima | 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Denise

After spending all day Tuesday Monday blowing work deadlines, riveted to Frankenstorm coverage, the safe haven of Wordless Wednesday beckons. After a storm like that, what is there to say? Oh, maybe two more words: stay safe. (This post will … Continue reading →

Posted in Occasional Daily Photo, succulents | Tagged Disocactus alatus, Mina lobata, Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Pelargonium echinatum, Wordless Wednesday | 3 Comments

James Griffith; Natural Selection/Offramp Gallery 11/18/12

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Denise

Offramp Gallery – November 18 – December 23, 2012 Opening Reception: Sunday, November 18, 2-5pm Closing Reception & Holiday Party: Sunday, December 23, 2-5pm 1702 Lincoln Avenue | Pasadena, CA 91103 | 626-298-6931 Artists Sue Dadd and James Griffith seem … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, design, garden visit, MB Maher, photography, science, succulents | Tagged James Griffth, La Brea Tar Pits, Natural Section 11/18/12-12/23/12, Pasadena's Offramp Gallery, Susanna Dadd, The Folly Bowl | 10 Comments

more on garden shelves

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Denise

There was never any question I’d leave this alone, last seen in this iteration. The nice thing about this arrangement is that it tucks under the eaves and keeps the pots dry during winter. Not a big deal considering our … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged agaves, woody lilies, Cotyledon undulata 'Silver Crown', Olearia virgata v. lineata 'Dartonii, Senecio radicans | 3 Comments

under overcast skies at last

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Denise

We’ve been watching an old Swedish detective show, Wallander, which is subtitled in English. I’m crazy for that soft, muted Swedish light, which I can only imagine is similar to what we’ve been getting the past few days, creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave desmettiana 'Joe Hoak', Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Echeveria imbricata, Eryngium padanifolium, Euphorbia lambii, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Wallander | 7 Comments

driveby agave garden

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Denise

I have the Long Beach Marathon to thank for finding this garden. No, I didn’t run the marathon, more like actively avoided it. The marathon barricades cut off much of my end of Long Beach on October 6, so trying … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Aenoium 'Sunburst', Agave bovicornuta, Agave colorata, Agave ferdinandi-regis, Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee', Agave lophantha, Agave potatorum, barrel cactus, Beaucarnia recurvata, Bismarckia nobilis, Colletia paradoxa, Echinocactus grusonii, Euphorbia ammak, Euphorbia tirucalli, Yucca rostrata | 32 Comments

Foliage Followup 10/16/12

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Denise

Hosted by Pam Penick at Digging Two of the great memes in garden bloggery, Bloom Day on the 15th and the Foliage Followup on the 16th. Pam’s photo above of an anole in her Austin, Texas garden suggests a third … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave americana var. striata, Agave attenuata 'Kara's Stripes', Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate', Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, Canna 'Intrigue', Cussonia gamtoosensis, Macleaya cordata, Musa 'Siam Ruby', Sonchus canariensis | 12 Comments

Los Angeles’ Grand Park

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Denise

I worked at the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles today. I love these occasional work assignments downtown. We drove up Broadway, taking in an early morning dose of awe at its many ghostly, majestic movie palaces like the Orpheum, now … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Broadway Theater District, Grand Park, Janus et Cie, Los Angeles, Rios Clementi Hale Studios | 8 Comments