Category Archives: succulents

winter walkabout

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Denise

Les of A Tidewater Gardener frequently posts some of the most beautiful landscape photography to be found on garden blogs. On his blog you may be introduced, as I was, to John Irving-esque names of natural phenomena like The Great … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents, The Hortorialist | Tagged A Tidewater Gardener, Aloe striata, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', George Nelson bubble lamp, Opuntia littoralis, Salvia spathacea, Winter Walk-Off, Yucca rostrata | 8 Comments

blue/yellow/green

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Denise

Where were we? I’ve been working at the day job like a navvy, trying to clear some time for spring garden visits, shows and whatnot. But the garden in March initiates a measured sequence of distractions, which can really mess … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Blue Glow', Agave bovicornuta, Agave potatorum, Aloe marlothii, Andrea Cochran, Echeveria elegans, garden design, Papaver rupifragum, Sedum rupestre 'Angelina', Sideritis cypria, Sideritis syriaca | 6 Comments

Foliage Followup February 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Denise

Pam at Digging hosts this sequel to Bloom Day on the 16th of each month, a chance to stand up for photosynthesis and plead a case for the slighted leaf, doomed in most gardens to forever playing second fiddle to … Continue reading →

Posted in MB Maher, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aloe polyphylla, Argyranthemum haouarytheum, Foliage Followup, MB Maher, Portulaca molokiniensis | 10 Comments

mid-week garden jaunt

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Denise

There is a beloved, family-owned nursery in Pasadena that, over the past couple years, has become breathtakingly expensive. My now-20-foot Chinese fringe tree was bought here as a sapling they raised from seed. Many of my agaves were found here, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, plant nurseries, succulents | Tagged acacias, Aloe dolomitica, Aloe vanbalenii, aloes, Chionanthus retusus, Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii, Huntington Botanical Gardens, Montezuma cypress, opuntia, puyas, Romagna Purple artichokes, veltheimia | 4 Comments

Inner Gardens, Los Angeles

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Denise

Hat tip to Miss Rumphius’ Rules for recently blogging on Inner Gardens, which put the sliver in my brain to check out *Stephen Block’s garden antiques emporium in Culver City. Today I worked just a couple miles down the road … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Cactus & Succulent Society of America, hoyas, Inner Gardens, Kalanchoe beharensis, Kalanchoe orgyalis, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, Stephen Block | 5 Comments

Tuesday’s children

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Denise

Monday’s child is fair of face Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, But the child … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, Occasional Daily Weather Report, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Brent and Becky's Bulbs, Cape Hyacinth, Dianthus carthusianorum, Digging Dog Nursery, Echeveria multicaulis 'Copper Roses', Haloragis erecta, Lachenalia 'Romaud', Lotus jacobaeus, Occasional Daily Weather Report, Pelargonium sidoides, plant nurseries, pots and containers, Robin Parer's Geraniaceae plant nursery, Salvia karwinskii | Category: Bulbs, succulents | 3 Comments

Bloom Day January 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Denise

Bloom Day brought the rain back. A solid month of dry weather and blue skies was getting very tedious. Thank you, Carol! And congratulations on five years of hosting Bloom Days at May Dreams Gardens. Much of what was blooming … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, succulents | Tagged Anigozanthos 'Gold Velvet', Begonia luxurians, Centratherum punctatum, Cotyledon macrantha, Echeveria agavoides, Euphorbia rigida, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Carmine', Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight', Helleborus argutifolius, Lantana montevidensis, Pantone Color of the Year Tangerine Tango, Pennisetum 'Princess Caroline', Salvia chiapensis, Senecio rowleyanus | 6 Comments

Occasional Daily Weather Report 1/4/12

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Denise

Unusual for January 4, 80 degrees, dry, and piercingly blue sky. Sweaty weather for garden work. Great weather if you’re a succulent.

Posted in Occasional Daily Weather Report, succulents | Tagged echeverias, Kalanchoe grandiflora, Sedum rubrotinctum | 3 Comments

here’s to 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Denise

The usual quiet of my little garden was broken by lots of chatter and laughter in 2011. Thank you! I’ve been entertained, educated, enthralled, and enchanted by our garden blogging community in 2011 and can’t wait to read what you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, creatures, Occasional Daily Photo, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear, Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Dasylirion longissimum, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Carmine', Orlaya grandiflora, Sedum confusum | 8 Comments

holiday cheer

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Denise

the garden has started a holiday party of its own, in a very traditional palette

Posted in Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, crassula, Fuchsia 'Baby Chang', Helleborus argutifolius | 1 Comment