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More GC Open Days/Pasadena

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Denise

More on the Pasadena gardens on the Garden Conservancy Open Days, April 25, 2010. This was my first tour of Pasadena gardens. I knew the gardens would be large, stately, formal. What I wasn’t prepared for was their scale. The … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Euphorbia ammak, Garden Conservancy Open Days, garden tour, pergolas, Spanish Revival architecture | 4 Comments

Timing is Everything

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Denise

in garden design. Really enjoyed the cyber garden summit on regionalism held last week, and found myself nodding along with comments by West Coast writers, such as the Germinatrix and Garden Porn, about being led down the primrose path by … Continue reading →

Posted in design, essay | Tagged aloes, English gardens, Mediterranean gardens, poppies | Leave a comment