Tag Archives: Anemone japonica

signs of fall

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Denise

Fall doesn’t announce itself ceremoniously draped in dramatic curtains of crimson and gold. We’re a little, ahem, minimalist and understated here in Southern California as far as seasonal transitions. But there are many autumnal similarities we share. Like everyone in … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Adenanthos sericeus, Aeonium 'Zwartkop', Aeonium hierrense, Agave 'Snow Glow', Agave sisalana ‘Variegata’, Aloe 'Hercules', Anemone japonica, Euphorbia ammak variegata, Euphorbia lambii, Grevillea 'Moonlight', Huntington Botanical Garden, Jim Folsom, Natural Discourse; Flora & Fauna 10/17/15, Rancho Los Alamitos | 10 Comments

Bloom Day September 2013

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Denise

After an interminably hot August, I couldn’t wait to start some fall planting as soon as it cooled down a bit, which means there aren’t exactly buckets of blooms to share. There was a whisper campaign afoot that a local … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Aeoniu 'Zwartkop', Anemone japonica, Echeveria 'Opal Moon', gaillardia, gomphrena, Lessingia filaginifolia, Leucadendron 'Ebony', Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum', Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Russelia equisetiformis, Solanum pyracantha, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger' | 5 Comments

Anemone japonica in Southern California

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Denise

A rare sight in Southern California. There’s a garden on a bluff near a popular dog walking spot that has big, established clumps of this anemone blooming in fall, along with giant stands of Romneya coulteri, the Matilija poppy, in … Continue reading →

Posted in MB Maher, Plant Portraits | Tagged Anemone japonica, Battery Park NYC, Beverly Hills, Piet Oudolf, Southern California | 6 Comments

Dutch Wave Breaks Over New Amsterdam

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Denise

At the Battery, Piet Oudolf has written another glorious fall chapter to the story of the renaissance of urban gardens in New York City. Here at the Battery Bosque, the emphatic sweep of plants is at times even more dramatic … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged Anemone japonica, Dutch Wave, Gardens of Remembrance, High Line, Luxembourg Garden, MB Maher, New York City, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Piet Oudolf, The Battery, Tricyrtis | 5 Comments