Tag Archives: Huntington Botanical Gardens

2012’s end

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Denise

What a beautiful, tragic, maddening, saddening, intoxicating, infuriating, sublime and silly year 2012 was. While I indulge a bittersweet mood with Picasa’s collage editor, I’m wishing you the very, very best for 2013 — heavy on the sublime, light on … Continue reading →

salvias, large and small

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Denise

Two salvias new to my garden, both in bloom this first week of July. Looking at these photos, I can easily imagine a response of: You’re kidding. Those washed-out things? So what? Why I find certain plants appealing is a … Continue reading →

Posted in plant crushes, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Salvia sclarea 'Piemont', Salvia taraxicifolia | 3 Comments

plant crushes

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Denise

New plant crushes developed since visiting the Huntington Botanical Gardens on Saturday. For frost-free zones 10-11, from Mexico, South America, Jatropha multifida. Easy from seed, fast growing, drought tolerant shrub or small tree. Spectacular coral flowers give it the common … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, plant crushes, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Snow Glow', Cactus and Succulent Society of America, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Jatropha multifida, Pelargonium caffrum X 'Diana', Tillandsia xerographica, variegated opuntia | 7 Comments

Friday clippings 6/29/12

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Denise

Lobelia tupa from Chile is blooming for the first time in my garden, thereby making everything right again with the world. Long time coming, Ms. Tupa. The color on the lobelia is deeper than salmon but slightly less intense than … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, design, journal, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Agave guadalajarana, Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, CSSA, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', dahlias, expanded steel, Huntington Botanical Gardens, industrial salvage, Lepismium cruciforme, Lobelia tupa, Petunia axillaris, Petunia integrifolia, Portulaca molokiniensis, Teucrium betonicum | 7 Comments

CSSA Plant Sale at the Huntington Botanical Gardens

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Denise

The Cactus & Succulent Society of America’s plant sale at the Huntington June 29 through July 1, 2012, is one I hope not to miss this year. I’ve moved my little Agave parrasana ‘Fireball’ from last year’s plant sales into … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit | Tagged Agave parrasana 'Fireball', Cactus & Succulent Society of America, CSSA, Huntington Botanical Gardens, plant sales | 6 Comments

the children’s garden at the Huntington

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Denise

The last time I visited the Huntington Botanical Garden a few weeks ago, the prevailing theme for the day was kids in the garden. Moms with toddlers and strollers were everywhere. Field-trip kids in the cactus garden trudged along the … Continue reading →

Posted in garden travel, garden visit | Tagged Children's Garden, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Jeff Karsner, The Los Angeles Times | 8 Comments

garden of flowing fragrance in miniature

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Denise

The architectural scale model of the Huntington’s Garden of Flowing Fragrance, Phase One completed and opened to the pubic in February 2008. The scale model was mesmerizing. A miniaturized, perfect world unto itself. I haven’t seen Phase I yet of … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit | Tagged Garden of Flowing Fragrance, Huntington Botanical Gardens, miniatures, scale models | 4 Comments

mid-week garden jaunt

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Denise

There is a beloved, family-owned nursery in Pasadena that, over the past couple years, has become breathtakingly expensive. My now-20-foot Chinese fringe tree was bought here as a sapling they raised from seed. Many of my agaves were found here, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, plant nurseries, succulents | Tagged acacias, Aloe dolomitica, Aloe vanbalenii, aloes, Chionanthus retusus, Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Montezuma cypress, opuntia, puyas, Romagna Purple artichokes, veltheimia | 4 Comments

Unnamed Future Garden Project

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Denise

Yesterday started out great. I won a pair of boots from Plant Talk. I’m purposely avoiding my typical over-reliance on hyperbole because there are simply no words to adequately describe this event. Thrilling? Way beyond thrilling. In this case, thrilling … Continue reading →

Posted in essay | Tagged Frances Brody, guerrilla gardening, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Monrovia, Plant Talk, St. Mark's Square, Valerie Easton, Venice Daily Photo | 2 Comments

Glasshouse Dreams

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Denise

With the cold snap on in the western U.S., and the heat temporarily off in our home pending repairs, the Saturday after Thanksgiving found us heading for the warmth of conservatories. Last night’s temp inside the house was 57 (Fahrenheit), … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Henri Rousseau, Huntington Botanical Gardens | 8 Comments