Category Archives: succulents
small taste of summer
For summer, valerian and nicotiana light up what’s mainly a planting of shrubs and succulents the remaining seasons. As much as I love intoxicating displays of summer abundance, this little garden has to remain sober and on duty all 12 … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, journal, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Agave filifera ssp. schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi', Angelica stricta 'Purpurea', Baltic parsley Cenolophium denudatum, Eryngium pandanifolium, Pennisetum 'Karley Rose', Phlomis 'Sunningdale Gold', Plectranthus argentatus, Puya laxa, salvia, Senecio medley-woodii, Senecio palmeri, Solanum valerianum 'Navidad Jalisco'
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friday clippings 6/1/18
I’ve been in somewhat of a torpor since cracking a rib earlier in the week. Planting, digging, relocating potted plants, shoving heavy things around, in other words, my favorite pursuits — very little of this is possible at the moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Botanica, clippings, garden travel, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, Flowers By The Sea, RHS Wisley, Salvia bullulata 'Pale Form', Salvia guaranitica 'Jean's Jewel'
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wednesday vignettes 5/2/18
More Palm Springs-style landscape architecture from the recent Pasadena Garden Conservancy Open Days, in this case overlooking a deep arroyo, with some of the foothills’ iconic bridges in the distance. The landscape design zealously protects views and is as much … Continue reading
rainy thursday 4/19/18
Would you look at that — wet pavement! The corrugated roof on the pergola starting lightly pinging about 7 a.m., and I froze stock still and listened. Could it be? The clouds seemed indecisive for a few minutes, like they’d … Continue reading
scenes from the popup (big thank you!)
photos by MB Maher Here’s a look at the tables as they were first set up, before the sale. Dustin Gimbel’s footed “log” pots were a big hit and sold out. (Luckily, you can find the “Gimbel Marbelized Trunk Planter” … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, commerce, design, garden ornament, MB Maher, photography, plant nurseries, plant sales, pop-up, pots and containers, shop talk, succulents
Tagged Albuca spiralis, ceramics, Dustin Gimbel Designs, Eric Trine, Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Hazel Jewelry, Heal the Bay, Kevin Sheby Half Light Bindery, Phylica pubescens, Potted gifts for the garden, Rhipsalis crispata, River LA, Surfrider Foundation, Theodore Payne Foundation, Urban Americana, Wilder California
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Cross-Pollination popup April 14
It’s finally here, and I’m so hoping to see you there: Weather has been hot and sultry, jump-starting a celebratory mood for this weekend with so much to see and do. The glorious moment that is mid-April only comes around … Continue reading
Wilder California at the popup April 14
We are thrilled to have prints from Wilder California at the popup this Saturday, included the new dreamy series of work on Joshua Tree. For the upcoming popup, I spent quite a bit of time looking for botanical prints I’d … Continue reading
Posted in artists, photography, pop-up, succulents
Tagged Urban Americana, Wilder California
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stagecraft
When a friend of Mitch’s moved into new digs last week, he thought he’d warm up the empty place for her first night there (completely unbeknownst to her). So he grabbed anything to hand, which happened to be some of … Continue reading
spring rush 2018
Can you believe spring is here? Maybe it’s not full-on spring yet in your neck of the woods, but I’ve been on a tear the past few days, covering a lot of counties, San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles, just … Continue reading
Posted in garden visit, plant nurseries, pop-up, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged 15th ANNUAL THEODORE PAYNE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR, Aloe megalacantha, Ceanothus 'Valley Violet', Salvia carduacea, Sisyrinchium ‘Stripey’, Theodore Payne 15th Annual Native Plant Garden Tour, UC Davis Arboretum All-Star
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Monday clippings 3/19/18 (upcoming pop-up!)
On the heels of these most welcome, intermittent March rains, the poppies have exploded into growth and tumbled quickly into bloom. Papaver setigerum, a friend of the garden since at least 2010, like all annual poppies, ultimately transforms itself into … Continue reading