Author Archives: Denise
Bloom Day February 2012
February is a very exciting month. So much to take note of, I rarely make it through a hot cup of coffee on a February morning. The anigozanthos is growing in leaps, now almost chin-high. This is ‘Yellow Gem.’ Tulips … Continue reading
long weekend in San Francisco
I took precious few photos over the long weekend I spent in the Bay area. And not because there wasn’t the usual excess of riches to see and do. There were acacias in bloom, these cutleaf acacias seen at Flora … Continue reading
Posted in design, garden travel, journal
Tagged Aloe castanea, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
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“Natural Discourse” 2/10/12 UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
The kick-off symposium to the year-long collaboration between UCBG and invited artists and writers will be held Friday, February 10, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Natural Discourse” co-curators are Shirley Watts and Mary Anne Friel. Any attendees of … Continue reading
garden of flowing fragrance in miniature
The architectural scale model of the Huntington’s Garden of Flowing Fragrance, Phase One completed and opened to the pubic in February 2008. The scale model was mesmerizing. A miniaturized, perfect world unto itself. I haven’t seen Phase I yet of … Continue reading
Posted in design, garden visit
Tagged Garden of Flowing Fragrance, Huntington Botanical Gardens, miniatures, scale models
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Occasional Daily Weather Report 2/1/12
Sunny, summer-dormant, South African bulb Lachenalia ‘Romaud’ Dry, balmy weather continues. Daytime in the 70s, nighttime in the mid-40s. Just don’t tell a gardener how “nice” the weather is for February. It’s not nice. It’s a cloud rebellion, a cumulus … Continue reading
Posted in Bulbs, pots and containers
Tagged Cape Cowslip, Lachenalia 'Romaud', Leopard lily
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more garden
I just couldn’t make the leap to water gardening last year and still don’t feel the undeniable urge this year to find the answers to all the questions I still have, so the intended water garden, a 3X2 foot steel … Continue reading
Posted in pots and containers
Tagged Eryngium tripartitum, flea markets, salvage, Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
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fertilizer and its discontents
My dainty coronilla reminds me of Cytisus battandieri a little bit, which is another member of the vast legume family. All legumes have the ability to convert and “fix” atmospheric nitrogen, making it available to plants as a natural fertilizer. … Continue reading
Delosperma sphalmanthoides
Growing quietly last October And startling me yesterday by erupting with these tiny, starry blooms. The flower buds go unnoticed until bloom, buried deep like sea anemones. Along with Tufted Iceplant, another of its common names is Sea Anemone Iceplant, … Continue reading