Category Archives: agaves, woody lilies
scenes from San Pedro, Calif.
I want to show you a house and garden I found earlier today, but first you’ll need to look at the Pacific Ocean, just as I did before I found the house. No, this wasn’t a vacation. I had a … Continue reading
CSSA Plant Sale at the Huntington Botanical Gardens
The Cactus & Succulent Society of America’s plant sale at the Huntington June 29 through July 1, 2012, is one I hope not to miss this year. I’ve moved my little Agave parrasana ‘Fireball’ from last year’s plant sales into … Continue reading
“Natural Discourse” July 2012
On July 13, 2012, Natural Discourse, the “collaborative project between the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley (UCBG) and a multidisciplinary group of artists,” will introduce the artists’ installations to the public. MB Maher has been up to some … Continue reading
Wrapping Up the Venice Garden & Home Tour 2012
“The Venice Garden & Home Tour is an annual fundraising event, benefiting the children of the Neighborhood Youth Association’s (NYA) Las Doradas Children’s Center in Venice, CA. This self-guided walking tour showcases the unique homes and gardens of the creative … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, edibles, garden ornament, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Abutilon megapotamicum, Acacia pendula, Acanthus mollis, Aloe distans, Jan Brilliot, Jay Griffith, Johanna Woolcott, Las Doradas Children’s Center, Linda Lucks, Los Angeles, Lotus maculatus, MB Maher, Potted For Outdoor Living, Russ Cleta, Sedum nussbaumerianum, Southern Califonria, Venice Beach, Venice Garden & Home Tour 2012
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mother’s day 2012
And my mom is on a bus heading north on the Atlantic seaboard to join up with a cruise off the coast of Canada. But there were birthdays to shop for yesterday, so naturally (selfishly?) I headed for a destination … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, succulents
Tagged ' Black Caterpillar Grass, Agave potatorum, Aloe marlothii, besom broom, Ceanothus griseus horizontalis, Corona Del Mar, Harpochloa falx 'Compact Black, High Country Gardens, Roger's Gardens, Southern California, Variegated Carmel Creeper
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saturday’s clippings 5/12/12
Quote of the week: “I can’t believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus,” philosophized a 26-year-old woman who torched a 3,500-year-old bald cypress known as The Senator last January, one of the 10 oldest trees on earth, while … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bulbs, clippings, journal, Plant Portraits, shop talk, succulents
Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Anemanthele lessoniana, Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Argyranthemum haouarytheum, Cotinus 'Grace', Cra, Crassula expansa subsp. fragilis, Hesperaloe parviflora, Nancy Ondra, Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Ornithogalum dubium, Pennisetum 'Princess Caroline', Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Salvia canariensis var. candissima, Salvia wagneriana, Stipa arundinacea
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No. 24 on the Venice Garden & Home Tour
“Beautifully restored craftsman set in low maintenance and low water ‘Sonoma’ style gardens. Garden design by owner Craig Boelson” This bungalow, which the owner described as slated for demolition when he took over the property, had lots of things to … Continue reading
Venice Garden & Home Tour 2012 (street view)
A little prelude to upcoming posts on this tour held last Saturday in Venice, California. None of these homes were on the tour. They just happened to be located in the neighborhoods we toured through. Venice oozes a love of … Continue reading
succulents in spring
Prowling around the garden yesterday with this or that new plant in one hand, spade in the other, looking for planting opportunities where I already knew none existed, it seemed more constructive to put the spade down and pick up … Continue reading