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Plant Sale Weekend

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Denise

I was determined to get to the UC Irvine Arboretum plant sale this weekend, having had to miss the Huntington Botanical Garden’s big sale last weekend. But before I could browse UCI’s small sale, there were some minor roadblocks. (Just … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel | Tagged aloes, Aristea ecklonii, Beaumontia grandiflora, Burden of Dreams, Debra Lee Baldwin, Easter Lily vine, Huntington Botanical Garden plant sales, Newport Beach, Roger's Gardens, UCI Arboretum, Werner Herzog | 6 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 →

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