Tag Archives: ornamental grasses

unidentified fabulous grass/sedge (Chloris virgata)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Denise

I’ve gone through a couple online plant catalogues this morning and checked out the online index to John Greenlee’s Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. Nada. Still no ID. I brought this grass home from Western Hills long ago, when Maggie Wych … Continue reading →

Posted in plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Chloris virgata, John Greenlee, Orlaya grandiflora, ornamental grasses, The Encylopedia of Ornamental Grasses, Ursinia sericea, Western Hills Nursery and Garden | 6 Comments

Pandemonium Aviaries

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Denise

Photographer MB Maher sent in some photos from a visit he paid to an exotic bird sanctuary in Northern California called Pandemonium Aviaries, which hosted a fund-raising Birdhouse Design Contest on May 6, 2012, and he described the owner’s zeal … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures, design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged aviaries, exotic bird sanctuary, extinction, landscape architect Jarrod Baumann, MB Maher, Michele Raffin, nurseryman/garden designer John Greenlee, ornamental grasses, Pandemonium Aviaries, San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show 2012, Stanford Magazine | 2 Comments