Category Archives: MB Maher

parachuting in on the airplantman

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Denise

I asked Josh Rosen if Mitch could pay him a visit with his camera to see what he’s been up to, which turns out to be quite a lot.  The landscape architect, aka airplantman, is moving away from full-time landscape … Continue reading →

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friday clippings 7/12/19; shapes of things

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Denise

With this July being the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, it’s been nonstop space coverage here at home. I doze off and on, but Marty is absolutely rapt, so I can always quiz him afterwards on what I missed. … Continue reading →

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a quick visit with garden designer Kelly Kilpatrick of Floradora Garden Design

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Denise

Mitch’s note to me: These are the images from Kelly’s house call — she’s such a delight — thank you for producing this! I was super early and drove by her place on my way to Market Hall for coffee … Continue reading →

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Ray Valentine’s neighborhood botanical garden

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Denise

In early April, as I was leaving a garden on the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden tour, I noted a hand-lettered “plant sale” sign in the neighborhood and swung around to have a look. I posted a photo of the … Continue reading →

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recycling; it takes more than a bottle village

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Denise

After a hard-scrabble life of over 60 years, and after the roughshod course of a couple marriages and the tragic loss of most of her children, Tressa Prisbrey decided when she settled in Simi Valley with her third husband, Mr. … Continue reading →

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the giant fennel

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Denise

Mitch has been sending photos from his wanderings in Greece this week while I watch his cat. I don’t mean to always be a supergeek botanical nuisance, but there’s been a tall umbellifer cropping up in the background in those … Continue reading →

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Nigel Dunnett’s Low-Input, High-Impact Landscapes

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Denise

(Nigel Dunnett passed away in late April 2026. Updating this post on the visit he made to speak at the Huntington in 2019. Too young, such a loss.) A few days before he was scheduled to speak at the Huntington … Continue reading →

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Digital Nature 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Denise

(More from MB Maher, far-flung AGO correspondent. Winter storms, family stuff, a host of things kept me from attending Natural Discourse‘s Digital Nature 2019 at the LA Arboretum this past February. So I’ve been pumping Mitch, who has worked with … Continue reading →

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MB Maher revisits the High Line February 2019

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Denise

Mitch sent me a short note and some photos documenting his recent wintry visit to the High Line, which I present here unedited, the better to showcase the antic epistolary style that always cracks me up. Some quick backstory: When … Continue reading →

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holiday backyard boutique 12/1/18

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Denise

You’re motivated and ready to tackle this holiday business head on and get an early jump on shopping, but you’re shying away from all that mousey click, click, clicking and maybe more interested in combining shopping with some fresh air, … Continue reading →

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