Category Archives: Occasional Daily Photo
Huntington’s Fall Plant Sale 10/25/19
One of those quirky associations that happens when looking for the perfect autumn light for an increasingly lanky potted euphorbia. Passiflora ‘Flying V’ handles its own light needs by threading itself through a grevillea, and so an improbable relationship is … Continue reading
autumn light in the Berkeley Hills
Mitch was up in the Berkeley Hills over the weekend, which were suitably bathed in the golden light of autumn. Knowing how much I love eavesdropping on gardens, he grabbed some quick, discreet photos of his rambles. (I’m sharing them … Continue reading
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escape from the heat
Ecstatic, delighted, defeated, miserable? I probably cycle through all of those emotions in a single September day. I think a hot day’s super power is in how all-encompassing and omnipresent it can feel, blotting out memory and awareness of anything … Continue reading
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Wednesday vignette 11/2/16
Ever wonder what Huntington Botanical Garden employees display on their file cabinets? Luisa Serrano (Crow & Raven) and I got a tiny glimpse when we visited the Huntington in early October. The rest of these photos come from that visit … Continue reading
Wednesday poppies
Through the dancing poppies stole a breeze most softly lulling to my soul. — John Keats
Agave ovatifolia
Treasured for being on the short list of agaves hardy to zone 7, this imposing agave is no less desirable in warmer zones. My recently planted ‘Frosty Blue’ has a ways to go before it looks like this: Photos of … Continue reading
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Fishing with Senecio radicans
From a recent garden tour. The fishhook senecio, Senecio radicans, doing what it does best, throwing its lines of hook-shaped leaves not from a pier but from a second-story balcony. Maybe I’m reading too much into this arrangement, because it … Continue reading
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dishy tillandsias
From a garden on the Los Angeles Garden Conservancy Open Days tour last weekend.
young grasshopper
Helping himself to a serving of Aeonium ‘Cyclops.’ I admit to being just ever so slightly phobic about grasshoppers. I have no idea why. No other insect rattles me like these. This one’s tawny color and freshly minted exoskeleton drew … Continue reading
Agave geminiflora
Agave geminiflora spangled in morning dew is one of my favorite sights these mornings. Slow growing, doesn’t offset, rare denizen of open oak woodland in Mexico, and just about everybody agrees the best thing in a container since Nutella. The … Continue reading