Tag Archives: pergolas

cooling down the house with a garden; a modest proposal

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Denise

I know I mostly talk about plants with a micro focus trained on their singularly gorgeous attributes, like Echium wildpretii above, but with this post I’m going to pull out of that narrow focus a bit and go wider. Normally … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, climate, design, Occasional Daily Weather Report, pots and containers | Tagged climate change strategies, Curbed: “How Houses Were Cooled Before Air Conditioning.”, Cussonia natalensis, pergolas, shade | 10 Comments

More GC Open Days/Pasadena

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Denise

More on the Pasadena gardens on the Garden Conservancy Open Days, April 25, 2010. This was my first tour of Pasadena gardens. I knew the gardens would be large, stately, formal. What I wasn’t prepared for was their scale. The … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Euphorbia ammak, Garden Conservancy Open Days, garden tour, pergolas, Spanish Revival architecture | 4 Comments