Tag Archives: Lobelia valida

Bloom Day May 2011

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Denise

Let’s be honest, in zone 10 there’s no equivalent to the pent-up anticipation for blooms to arrive that describes spring in colder zones (and probably makes its arrival that much more exquisitely joyful, that cycle of denial and deliverance). Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Albuca maxima, Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Knautia macedonia, Lobelia valida, messy street trees, Pelargonium sidoides, Salvia cacaliifolia, Salvia chiapensis | 3 Comments

Blue Intentions

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Denise

In small gardens, a few feet of ground mean everything. This is not whining, merely observation. (Gardens, unfortunately, never respond to whining, but only to cold, clear-eyed observation.) I had some blue intentions for spring for the main garden border … Continue reading →

Posted in design, Plant Portraits | Tagged alkanet, Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel', Annies Annuals, borage, Boraginaceae, bugloss, Haloragis erecta, Lobelia valida | 5 Comments