Tag Archives: Solanum pyracantha
Bloom Day September 2013
After an interminably hot August, I couldn’t wait to start some fall planting as soon as it cooled down a bit, which means there aren’t exactly buckets of blooms to share. There was a whisper campaign afoot that a local … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day
Tagged Aeoniu 'Zwartkop', Anemone japonica, Echeveria 'Opal Moon', gaillardia, gomphrena, Lessingia filaginifolia, Leucadendron 'Ebony', Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum', Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Russelia equisetiformis, Solanum pyracantha, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'
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sunday clippings 12/16/12
I was skimming through the design archives of the Wall Street Journal online yesterday, a wonderful trove of good reading, and recognized the pressed leaves of Macleaya cordata, the plume poppy, used by the shoe designer Christian Louboutin to decorate … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, plant nurseries
Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Centranthus ruber 'Alba', Christian Louboutin, Crithmum maritimum, Erodium pelargoniflorum, Geranium maderense 'Alba', Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis', Macleaya cordata, Mina lobata, Mirabilis jalapa 'Limelight', Orlaya grandiflora, Passiflora loefgrenii, pressed leaves, reseeding plants, Senecio stellata, Solanum pyracantha, Teucrium hircanicum, The Wall Street Journal, Thompson & Morgan seeds
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While You Were Away
I swing between elation and despondency upon returning from an absence to be confronted by a garden that obviously carried on beautifully while I was away. Bravo, everyone is alive and thriving vs. sniffle, I am clearly superfluous. As usual, … Continue reading