Category Archives: Plant Portraits

Delosperma sphalmanthoides

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Denise

Growing quietly last October And startling me yesterday by erupting with these tiny, starry blooms. The flower buds go unnoticed until bloom, buried deep like sea anemones. Along with Tufted Iceplant, another of its common names is Sea Anemone Iceplant, … Continue reading →

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Foliage Followup January 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Denise

Out of all the smooth-leaved attractions from agaves and succulents, Ozothamnus hookeri ‘Sussex Silver’ gets the nod this January for Pam at Digging’s Foliage Followup. Divine shrubbiness. I never noticed its bloom last year, just the aftermath — the dried, … Continue reading →

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phoenix plants

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Denise

First bloom on little Pelargonium echinatum, which I wrote about last January here. That its gnarled, dessicated branches somehow put on this performance every January is like getting a sneak preview of spring in a 6-inch pot. And oh, happy … Continue reading →

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Fedor String Gardens

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Denise

It occurred to me last night that I need to visit Amsterdam at some point, so naturally I spent a bit of time today researching Dutch gardens. To that end, I came across these heavenly botanical objects, which have been … Continue reading →

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describing plants

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Denise

It’s plant catalogue season. Plant Delights and Derry Watkins’ Special Plants both arrived in the mail today, although I also seem to be getting quite a lot via email. Selfishly, my preferred format for the long, slow perusal required of … Continue reading →

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percolating

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Denise

The garden continues to percolate along in a quiet January fashion. Poppies, lunaria, Orlaya grandiflora, and Geranium maderense seem to be what’s on the menu for spring — their seedlings are everywhere. A nice problem to have and easy to … Continue reading →

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here’s to 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Denise

The usual quiet of my little garden was broken by lots of chatter and laughter in 2011. Thank you! I’ve been entertained, educated, enthralled, and enchanted by our garden blogging community in 2011 and can’t wait to read what you’re … Continue reading →

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poinsettia hangover

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Denise

I was up early with the possums this morning after Christmas. Seconds before we startled each other, my attentions had been directed at the Euphorbia milii, or Crown of Thorns, on the other side of the hedge. A couple neighbors … Continue reading →

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holiday cheer

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Denise

the garden has started a holiday party of its own, in a very traditional palette

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Foliage Followup December 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Denise

400 South Hope Street, Los Angeles Mellon Bank Center An enormous agave (A. weberi?) in a sea of Senecio mandraliscae, ribboning out into massed plantings of dwarf phormium, then masses of a smaller agave, replaced by blocks of feather grass. … Continue reading →

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