Monthly Archives: September 2019

the garden stories we tell

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Denise

It always amazes me how what was just hours before a scene of mayhem in the garden can look so calm and serene just a few moments after the mulch settles. Right where those little Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Beach Ball’ now … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, journal, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | 5 Comments

the kids are all right

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Denise

The kids know what’s at risk. Only the essentials — water, soil, the atmosphere, sea levels and acidification, desertification, mass extinctions, food supply chains. Perhaps widening income inequality is making kids immune to the economic scaremongering arguments of their elders … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, science | 5 Comments

a thing for us; Smithson’s Spiral Jetty

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Denise

On a recent, intense, two-day trip to Park City, Utah, Mitch and I made an impromptu decision to include a visit to Robert Smithson’s work of land art known as the Spiral Jetty. Possibly not the methodical planning necessary to … Continue reading →

Posted in artists | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

early September at Red Butte Garden

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Denise

A short, unplanned, very hot visit to Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Garden last week brought an unexpected amount of pleasure and inspiration. Due to a flight delay back to Long Beach, we had a few extra hours to kill … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, garden travel, MB Maher, Plant Portraits | Tagged , | 8 Comments

escape from the heat

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Denise

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 →

Posted in clippings, garden visit, inspire me, MB Maher, Occasional Daily Photo, photography | 3 Comments