Category Archives: clippings

friday clippings 7/28/17

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Denise

I’ve been in an insatiable mood for plant shopping lately. I found this variegated form of Salvia ‘Berggarten’ yesterday at Roger’s Gardens and am putting up its portrait immediately because it may be its last. This salvia and my soil … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged "Maybe This Time", Aristida purpurea, Dahlia 'Twyning's after 8', Gymnocalycium ragonesei, Native Sons plant nursery, Pelargonium 'Vancouver Centennial', Pelargonium gibbosum, Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten Variegata', sideritis | 9 Comments

clippings 6/14/17

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Denise

Some quick odds and ends. This is an old photo from the Theodore Payne tour a couple months back, of Artemisia ‘David’s Choice’ and clarkia, one of those fleeting moments in spring that indelibly sears the visual cortex. Last weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aechmea bromeliifolia var. rubra, Kenton J. Seth "I Need A Cup of Tea", Leucadendron 'Jester', Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais', Matt Maggio, Neomarica caerulea, Sherman Library & Gardens | 14 Comments

weekend clippings 4/29/17

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Denise

Feel like talking yourself into more plants this weekend? There’s lots of opportunities, whether at the Huntington Spring Plant Sale, the South Coast Plaza Garden Show, and/or even the Long Beach flea market on Sunday at Veterans Stadium. Some motherly … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, garden travel, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Alcantarea 'Odorata', Aloe 'Hellskloof Bells', Aloe 'Kujo', Cal State Fullerton Arboretum Green Scene, Crassula perfoliata v. minor 'Lime Green', Emma Marris, Garden Consevancy Open Days, Huntington Botanic Gardens Plant Sale, Mangave 'Lavender Lady', March For Science 2017, Natalie Angier, Pelargonium 'Atomic Snowflake', Pelargonium acetosum 'Peach', Pitzer College, plant sales, Rancho Reubidoux, Robin Parer's Geraniaceae plant nursery, South Coast Plaza Spring Garden Show | 13 Comments

notes on spring

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Denise

I’ve taken some time off work while the family regroups from assorted medical issues, and since they seem to be more or less on the mend I’m sopping up spare time with plant sales and garden tours. Some nurse, huh? … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged ' Yucca pallida, Acanthus 'Morning Candle', Calystegia macrostegia, Eryngium 'Jade Frost', Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor', Island Morning Glory, Leucadendron meridianum 'More Silver', Linum grandiflorum 'Rubrum', Papaver commutatum, poppies | 10 Comments

Friday clippings 4/7/17

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Denise

The two young leucospermums in my garden have each thrown a couple blooms, which only made me greedy for a mass display. But where to find such a display outside of South Africa? Leucospermum ‘Blanche Ito’ in the east patio. … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged APLD 2nd Annual Watershed Approach Garden Tour, California, leucospermum, Ojai, San Diego Horticultural Society, South African plants, the Taft Garden | 7 Comments

chasing agaves

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Denise

Last Saturday, while millions marched their way into the history books, I was driving south to San Diego to meet agave expert Greg Starr. I had been looking forward to this 2-hour road trip for some time, as a beacon … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, garden travel, plant nurseries, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Aloe longistyla, B&B Cactus Farm, Denver Botanic Gardens, Greg Starr, Jeff Moore "Aloes & Agaves in Cultivation", Panayoti Kelaidis, San Diego Horticultural Society, Solana Succulents, South Coast Botanic Garden, South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society | 7 Comments

friday clippings 12/9/16

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Denise

There. How’s that for proof of some holiday spirit stirring? You can keep the poinsettias. I’ll take my holiday colors in the form of Aeonium ‘Mardi Gras.’ And then there was that very festive plant swap meetup this past week … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings | Tagged 2nd Sundays, Aeonium 'Mardi Gras', Agave 'Monterrey Frost', flea markets, Los Angeles Grand Park, Renegade Craft Fair 2016, Rose Bowl Flea Market, Urban Americana | 8 Comments

rainy day clippings 11/27/16

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Denise

I’ve been up in my rainy “fort,” the open air, half-roofed lookout over the laundry shed, piles of soggy New Yorkers and Gardens Illustrated at my side, overindulging in a reading feast this blessedly stormy weekend. A copy of conversations … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings | 7 Comments

Wednesday vignette 11/2/16

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Denise

Ever wonder what Huntington Botanical Garden employees display on their file cabinets? Luisa Serrano (Crow & Raven) and I got a tiny glimpse when we visited the Huntington in early October. The rest of these photos come from that visit … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, garden visit, Occasional Daily Photo, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Flutter & Hum, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Wednesday Vignette | 9 Comments

myoverplantedgarden.com

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Denise

My working title for this post was overplanted.com, but I’m glad I checked before posting — that already belongs to Tom Fischer! Yesterday seemed like a good time to check out Roger’s Gardens in Newport Beach for fall planting. In … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, design, journal, plant nurseries | Tagged Acanthus 'Morning Candle', Anisodontea 'Strybing Beauty', Pennisetum 'Skyrocket', Roger's Gardens, Solanum sp. 'Navidad Jalisco' | 9 Comments