Tag Archives: Lotusland

A Visual Compendium of Succulents

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Denise

This chart has been making the rounds on Pinterest. I’m not too sure of it’s infallibility as a reference since Sedum morganianum, the Burrito/Donkey Tail is listed as Sedum burrito. Sedum morganianum famously deployed as jellyfish at Lotusland. But it … Continue reading →

Posted in succulents | Tagged Lotusland, Sedum morganianum | 6 Comments

sunday clippings 6/22/14

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Denise

Future shock for me has arrived in the guise of an orange wristband. “Congratulations! You moved 24,995 steps, 12.07 miles, 249% of goal!” Jawbone’s UP pedometer calculates all that aimless garden puttering and tallies up some surprising stats. My orange … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged "Green is Good" by D. T. Max, 2014, Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Brillantaisia subulugurica, Cissus discolor, Commelina coelestis, Dypsis decaryi Triangle Palm, Edyn garden system, Ganna Walska, Garden Bloggers Fling 2014 Portland, Hellstrip Gardening by Evelyn Hadden, Huntington Botanical Garden plant sale June 28-29, Jawbone UP wristband, Lotusland, Musschia wollastonii, Oregon, Philodendron melanochrysum, Senecio scaposus v. addoensis, Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold', The Nature Conservancy, The New Yorker May 12, Timber Press | 4 Comments

the packrat king

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Denise

If you’ve ever visited Lotusland, you’ll instantly know why I was drawn to these clamshells. Set up temporarily on a bird bath stand. I was hoping they’d hold a lot more water than they do. Sitting on the stand at … Continue reading →

Posted in garden ornament, garden visit | Tagged collecting, Lotusland, salvage | 9 Comments

Succulent Experiments

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Denise

Crassula expansa subsp. fragilis was planted this past May in these car jack stands, using window screening to hold the soil in, first pictured here near the bottom of the post. Unlike my mossy experiments, this crassula is growing much … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Building REsources, Chinese fringe tree, Chionanthus retusus, Crassula expansa subsp. fragilis, Crassula pellucida var. marginalis, Lotusland | 6 Comments

Agave franzosinii

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Denise

This photo was taken by MB Maher during a visit he made to artists Sue Dadd and James Griffith’s amazing Folly Bowl last summer. Some agave, huh? I’m now fairly sure that this uber-undulating creature is Agave franzosinii, which develops … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, MB Maher, Plant Portraits | Tagged Agave franzosinii, Agaves Yuccas & Related Plants; A Gardener's Guide, agaves, woody lilies, Dustin Gimbel, Folly Bowl, James Griffith, Lotusland, San Marcos Growers, Sue Dadd, The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Trio Nursery, woody lilies | 5 Comments

Occasional Daily Photos

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Denise

On the trip to Lotusland last week, on arrival looking for a 7:30 a.m. cup of coffee, found next-door to The Sacred Space. Which is where I sipped my coffee and took these photos April 13, 2011. (My oldest brother … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel | Tagged Asian sculpture, Lotusland, Ramona pageant, Santa Barbara, The Sacred Space | 3 Comments

Lemon Arbor

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Denise

Arbors of roses, wisteria, grapes, long trusses of laburnum…timeless horticultural cliches under which one glides lost in the quandary of which Jane Austen heroine one resembles most. (Fanny Price of Mansfield Park.) Never had I walked under an arbor of … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged arbor, Fanny Price, Jane Austen, lemons, limoncello, Lotusland, Mansfield Park | 3 Comments

Free-Range Succulents

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Denise

At Lotusland (USDA zone 10), it was thrilling to see succulents set free from ceramic pots to creep and spill over rocks. Increasingly, even in frost-free gardens, succulents have become the darlings of container designs, but where they can overwinter … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Lotusland, succulents, USDA climate zones | 5 Comments

Occasional Daily Photos/Lotusland

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Denise

The clamshell beach at Lotusland Backed by a low retaining wall dripping with dudleyas and other succulents (Thank you, Kathy!)

Posted in garden travel, garden visit, Occasional Daily Photo, succulents | Tagged California, Lotusland, Montecito | 1 Comment