Tag Archives: miscanthus

the new courthouse

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Denise

Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach, California The old, crumbling, brutalist-era courthouse where I did a lot of jury duty time was finally, mercifully shuttered, its broken escalators never to confound us again, and the new courthouse went up a … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, climate, design, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged AECOM, artemisia, Berkeley Sedge, Carex tumulicola, COR-TEN steel, FASLA, Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Hesperaloe parviflora, ipe wood, Joseph E. Brown, landscape architecture, LEED buildings, miscanthus, raised planters, Senecio mandraliscae, Superior Court of Los Angeles County | 8 Comments

cage lights

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Denise

Cage lights, suspended for hanging candles, flowers. I love messing around with them. last night early this morning About the same size and shape as a cage light, this orange shade was found a while back at Building Resources and … Continue reading →

Posted in cut flowers | Tagged Building, cage lights, Echeveria glauca's flowers, hanging vases, miscanthus, repurposing, tithonia, zinnias | 4 Comments