Author Archives: Denise
Bloom Day March 2011
Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts this exciting monthly event, inspired by garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence’s urging that “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.†Some days are so bleak, it seems astonishing that flowers could bloom … Continue reading
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Good fences do make good neighbors. Good fences also make good plant barriers. In this wisteria’s case, I doubt anyone can be held accountable for planting this mighty vine. I think the birds accomplished that for us. My job is … Continue reading
Occasional Daily Photo/Geranium maderense ‘Alba’ 3/12/11
Any day now. Geranium maderense ‘Alba’ from Annie’s Annuals.
Tulip Report/Queen of the Night
Sounds less zombie-ish in French: Reine de la Nuit Amazingly long stems, over 2 feet, planted in a shallow bowl. With ‘Double Beauty of Apeldoorn’ This will most likely be my final tulip report. A couple pots of bulbs had … Continue reading
Smellovision
Here it comes… Did you get a whiff? No? Maybe scoot your chair just a bit closer. Smellovision didn’t work so great in 1960 either. I cut this bunch of sweet peas last night from my mom’s first garden, a … Continue reading
Hortus Obsessus
Spring planting must be on just about everyone’s minds now, right? I shop at Annie’s Annuals all the time, fill my cyber basket to overflowing, then walk away from the computer. The walking away is pure character building. At least … Continue reading
Posted in Plant Portraits
Tagged Annies Annuals, Calandrinia spectabilis, Puya chilensis, terrestrial bromeliad
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Tulip ‘Double Beauty of Apeldoorn’
This is some of what I’ll be spending my tulip money on next year.
Warming Up
Colors to take the chill out. Arctotis New leaves on cotinus Angelica stricta ‘Purpurea’ in pot with bromeliad Aechmea recurvata ‘Aztec Gold’
McNally’s Egyptian Revival
This morning’s LA Times had a piece by Sam Watters via his Lost LA column on the neo-Egyptian den mapmaker magnate Andrew McNally had added to his Altadena mansion after being wowed by Egypt’s display in Chicago’s 1893 World Fair. … Continue reading
Posted in MB Maher
Tagged Andrew McNally, Egyptian Revival, Expo 2012, Lost LA, MB Maher, Sam Watters, South Korea, World Fair, Yeosu
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Occasional Daily Photo/Begonia luxurians 3/4/11
The Palm-Leaf Begonia droopily luxuriating in the past couple days of mist and one overnight of a good, soaking rain. Departing visitors from Massachusetts said they never want to vacation in February in Southern California again, that it’s a “different” … Continue reading