Tag Archives: concrete

concrete containers by Dustin Gimbel

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Denise

Dustin’s Facebook feed is showing lots of new work, and I just had to pop over to see what he’s been up to, even if it was almost too late in the afternoon for photos. Invariably, whenever I post on … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers | Tagged Beaucarnea 'Gold Star', concrete, Dustin Gimbel, Rhamnus alaternus, rhipsalis, Second Nature Garden Design, tillandsias | 6 Comments

clippings 9/30/13

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Denise

While on the subject of concrete, precast manhole covers, stacked. I prefer to have a day’s worth of concrete projects if I’m going to drag all that mess out. Found at BHG here, but the link loads slow. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, clippings, pots and containers | Tagged concrete, fall-blooming bulbs, Fiona Apple, knotwork, Nerine sarniensis, nerines, Orange County's The Lab, sailor's doorstops, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Scarecrow | 5 Comments

a diamond in the rough

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Denise

I need to get my hands into some crete this weekend. From A Merry Mishap, instructions and template included at the link.

Posted in Department of Instruction, design, garden ornament | Tagged concrete | 4 Comments

Ennis House

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Denise

All Bladerunner fans, relax. Deckard’s house is safe. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis house in Los Angeles was used as a set for some of the scenes in Bladerunner. The Ennis House was released from a Wright family conservatorship in 2009 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Botanica, design | Tagged Bladerunner, concrete, Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles architecture | 3 Comments