Tag Archives: Los Angeles Harbor

summer camp state of mind

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Denise

I never attended summer camp as a kid, but family camping trips always included my grandmother, a kitchen’s worth of pots and pans, and her sturdy army cot. Thus equipped, my formidable grandmother was ready for anything and wanted nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in journal | Tagged Arctotis 'Flame', camping cots, canvas camp stool, Glaucium grandiflorum, Long Beach harbor, Los Angeles Harbor | 18 Comments

potted plants on the move

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Denise

The summer containers in nondrought-stricken gardens can become quite a virtuoso display. I’ve understandably pared things down the past few years but am always amazed at how even a relatively small group of pots can exclaim “Summer!” All the pots … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, climate, journal, pots and containers | Tagged Aeonium 'Cyclops', Agave 'Blue Flame', Chionanthus retusus, Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', Cussonia spicata, Euphorbia ammak, Fortnam Gardens, Homecrest chairs, Los Angeles Harbor, Manihot esculenta 'Variegata', marine salvage, Maurizio Zucchi, MB Maher, Mina lobata, Potted's City Planter, Schefflera 'Amate Soleil', Shirley Watts, Streptosolen jamesonii, Warehouse No. 1, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger' | 14 Comments