Monthly Archives: August 2011

Begonia partita

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Denise

The begonia genus is so vast, that the best approach is to find a guide or mentor to help wade through the many species and hybrids to find the really interesting plants and those most suitable to your tastes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Begonia 'Paul Hernandez', Begonia dregei var. partita, caudiciform, Kartuz Greenhouses | 5 Comments

Succulent Experiments: A Tutorial

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Denise

What a surprise that Apartment Therapy liked the hanging planters for succulents I blogged about recently. The ones made from…um…car jack stands. Which we just happen to have in abundance here at home because there’s a couple 1970’s Volkswagen vans … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Botanica, Department of Instruction, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Apartment Therapy, Crassula expansa subsp. fragilis, Kalanchoe pumila, succulents, video | 16 Comments

Tropicalissimo Redux

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Denise

Anybody remember “tropicalissimo”? In gardening, it references a word used maybe a decade ago for the then-shocking innovation of incorporating tropicals in summer borders and containers. A fairly mundane practice now. Somewhat counter-intuitively, I’ve found these plants, the alocasia, colocasias, … Continue reading →

Posted in design, pots and containers | Tagged ' Plant Delights Nursery, Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head', Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito', tropicalissimo, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger' | 4 Comments