Category Archives: succulents
small garden, tough choices
“I reckon there are 5 seasons. There’s an early spring, which I call Sprinter…a Sprummer which comes after that for 2 months…There’s a long summer…a short autumn, a short winter – both just two months long, and then you’re back … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, design, journal, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea', Agapanthus 'Gold Strike', Agave sisalana ‘Variegata’, Aristida purpurea, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Brachysema praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly', Cistus 'Snowfire', Cordyline banksii 'Electric Star', Glaucium grandiflorum, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Hymenolepis parviflora, Lavandula minutoli, Leucadendron 'Safari Goldstrike', Lomandra 'Breeze', Lomandra 'Lime Tuff', Marrubium bourgaei ‘All Hallows Green’, Nepeta ‘Purple Haze’, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Verbascum bombyciferum
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orange and blue
I love garden surprises. Sure, there is some planning involved, but because the garden supports a collecting habit, the big picture is usually uncertain and often a mixed bag. What the collecting id of my psyche is up to all … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, Plant Portraits, succulents
Tagged Agapanthus 'Gold Strike', Agave 'Dragon Toes', Aloe cameronii, Aloe elgonica, Arctotis 'Opera', Australian Plants Nursery, Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon', Glaucium grandiflorum, Isoplexis isabelliana, Osteospermum 'Zion Orange', Phygelius 'Diablo', Plectranthus neochilus, Sphaeralcea 'Newleaze Coral', Stachys 'Bella Grigio'
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friday clippings 4/24/15 (SoCal Spring Garden Show weekend)
Southern California’s Spring Garden Show started yesterday, 4/23/15, and continues through Sunday, 4/26/15. It’s always held in the enclosed “Home Store Wing” of the South Coast Plaza. This wing includes, among many other stores, Anthropologie, West Elm, Z Gallerie, Crate … Continue reading
Echeveria ‘Opal Moon’
I’ve been passing this echeveria around all over town (Gail, Kris), so it’s a good time to discuss what it is and what it isn’t. It is not one of those tight, amazingly concentric echeverias like imbricata that draw you … Continue reading
this week in plants
My Portland friend Loree at Danger Garden collects impressions of favorite plants at the end of the month, so I put together a contribution of what’s catching my eye this week. I’m enjoying how the Verbascum bombyciferum echoes the rosette … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Abutilon venosum, Agave 'Dragon Toes', Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Albuca maxima, Canna indica, Cistus 'Snow Fire', Crambe maritima, dyckia, Echium simplex, Hymenolepis parviflora, Manihot grahamii, Phlomis lanata, Solanum pyracanthum, Sonchus congestus, Verbascum bombyciferum
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CSSA 2015 Biennial Convention, June 14-19, 2015
agave at South Coast Botanic Garden, a former open pit mine for diatomite extraction, then landfill, now botanic garden I should probably split this glut of information into several posts, but if I don’t sit down right now and do … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, commerce, garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Agave guiengola 'Moto Sierra', Agave isthmensis 'Rum Runner', Aloe 'Martha Layhew, aloes, Brian Kemble, Buck and Yvonne Hemenway, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, CSSA 2015 Biennial Convention, Huntington Botanical Garden, Karen Zimmerman's aloes, Kelly Griffin, Osa pulchra, Panayoti Kelaidis, Pitzer College, Schefflera 'Nova', Sedum dendroideum 'Colossus', South African plants
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streetside; rainy day house & gardens
(alluding to Joni Mitchell’s Rainy Night House) I recently read that Taylor Swift wanted the part in a movie on Mitchell. I see Swift’s photo all over the Internet, but it wasn’t until Sunday that I finally heard one of … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bulbs, design, driveby gardens, garden ornament, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia iteaphylla, Aloe marlothii, Aloe striata, Annie's Annuals & Perennials Nursery, Asphodeline lutea, Big Daddy's Antiques, Big Red Sun, Brahea armata, Dymondia margaretae, International Garden Center, Joni Mitchell's Rainy Night House, Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, Merwilla plumbea, Mexican Blue Palm, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Scilla natalensis dwarf, Scilla peruviana, Venice
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a February visit to the Huntington desert garden
I got caught in a rainstorm at the Huntington’s desert garden yesterday, which was magical. Storm warning
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, succulents
Tagged Agave attenuata 'Boutin's Blue', Agave vilmoriana, Aloe 'Goldilocks', Aloe 'Kujo', Aloe 'Sophie', Aloe bussei, Aloe castanea, Aloe chaubadii, Aloe dorothea, Aloe erinacea, Aloe percrassa, Aloe sinkatana, Aloe striata, Aloe vanbalenii, Aloidendron 'Hercules', Huntington Botanic Garden Desert Garden
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2015 Dates to Remember
I’ve been working on 2015 plants sales and plant show dates under the heading Dates to Remember, top of the page. Please feel free to send along info on anything I’ve missed or something worthy that must not go unmentioned. … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden travel, garden visit, succulents
Tagged 2015 garden travel, 2015 plant sales, AZ, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
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