Category Archives: clippings
clippings late March 2026
The Long Beach garden is throwing a low-key sendoff, mainly with the blooming of Geranium maderense ‘Alba.’ It is almost distracting enough to take my mind off the delayed cutback urgently needed right now in the Oregon garden — possibly … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, journal, Los Angeles garden post 2024
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thinking of Kris
When the blog Late to the Garden Party, a steadying presence appearing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, abruptly stopped at Monday, I wrote yesterday: “Hi Kris — what a disturbance in my world when there’s no Wed/Friday posts by you. … Continue reading
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first frost October 15, 2025
The morning of October 15 the roofs were frosted, the grass crunchy underfoot. First frost. Near a small park where I take Hannah and Billie for their “running game,” a neighbor grows assorted dahlias and zinnias, and I always check … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, journal, Oregon garden
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time to sow biennials
Just one seed of this angelica germinated out of a packet sown February 2024, and to be honest, one angelica is all I have room for, but a couple of backups for insurance would have taken off the pressure of … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, Oregon garden, Plant Portraits, shop talk
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clippings 2/6/25
The Purple Fernleaf acacia was radically limbed up while I was in Oregon, due to its canopy encroaching on neighboring roofs and fences. It was one of the more shocking sights in the garden upon our return in October. Marty … Continue reading
Posted in climate, clippings
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orange in the garden
It’s February. How about another color study, this time in orange? Color theory has orange as vital, energetic, happy, but on this cold windy day I’m appreciating its warmth. I’ve promised Billie a walk but am procrastinating heading out into … Continue reading
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clippings 10/24/23
Mopping up the earlier report on blooms in October that was abridged due to technical issues…
Posted in Bloom Day, clippings
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clippings 7/24/23; new views
Some recent small changes at home. This stock tank held that incredibly generous friend to bees, Anisodontea ‘Strybing Beauty,’ that I brought up from the zone 10 garden. In its second season here, the unexpected girth and height now completely … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, Oregon garden
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garden miscellany 2/28/22
A quick garden report then we can all get back to doomscrolling. (Here’s a list of solid, experienced relief organizations that can help.) Another atmospheric river is hitting the Oregon coast, but here in coastal Long Beach we’re climbing into … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, journal, pots and containers
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clippings 2/21/22
Seen on T-shirts and protest signs around the world, now multimedia artist Patrick Martinez has worked Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos’ words to electrifying effect in neon (which comes from the Greek word for “new”). A sign of and for the … Continue reading
Posted in artists, clippings
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