Tag Archives: Beth Mullins

What to do with your lawn when there’s a drought

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Denise

Just lose the lawn and don’t look back. And if and when rainfall in California ever gets back to normal levels, which isn’t much anyway, you just might realize you want your lawn back about as much as you want … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, design, MB Maher | Tagged Beth Mullins, drought-tolerant gardens, Garden Bloggers Fling, Julie Chai, lawn removal, MB Maher, Northern California, Rebecca Sweet, The San Francisco Chronicle | 1 Comment

swirly skirts and aloes

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Denise

On the Xericworld forum you can expect to find some of the most technical discussions around on desert plants, but photos of a fashion shoot among aloes and agaves? That was a surprise. From the March 2012 issue of You … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, MB Maher, photography | Tagged Beth Mullins, Gardenista, MB Maher, Xericworld, Zoltan Tombor | 5 Comments

Aerial Fizz

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Denise

Thanks to the late plantsman and artist Kevin Nicolay for this phrase he coined to describe plants that possess elongated fireworks of some kind, whether seed capsule or flower. I think it originates from an interview with Kevin in Horticulture … Continue reading →

Posted in design, Plant Portraits | Tagged Beth Mullins, Craspedia globosa, Kevin Nicolay, Knautia macedonia, Pennesetum spathiolatum, Persicaria amplexicaule | 8 Comments