Category Archives: garden ornament

bromeliads for hanging planters? (yes!)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Denise

A lot of my bromeliads swing from on high now. And it all started with an act of generosity back in January of 2014. A gift from Reuben, after our joint flea market venture. (It’d be fun to plan another … Continue reading →

Posted in commerce, design, garden ornament, pots and containers | Tagged Aechmea recurvata 'Aztec Gold', Big Red Sun, bromeliads, Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden by Andrew Steens, Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, hanging plants, Josh Rosen Airplant Frame, Potted's Hedge Hanging Planter, Rain Forest Flora, Seth Boor/Flora Grubb Gardens, Terrain's Sphere Hanging Basket, Thigmotrope Satellite, Venice Calif., Yucca 'Margaritaville' | 14 Comments

potted@lazybones: the start of a beautiful relationship

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Denise

If you jump out of bed on weekends and race past the old, cat-clawed couch in the living room to head outside, scanning for the perfect spot for your shiny new Fermob table and chairs, then you probably already know … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged potted@lazybones, Santa Monica | 4 Comments

Flora & Bee

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Denise

In Sunset magazine this March 2016 is a profile of the home of garden designer Manda Galbraith, principal of Flora & Bee, located in Burien, Washington. (“How to design a vibrantly colorful garden.“) I’ll be looking again and again at … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers | Tagged Flora & Bee, garden design, Manda Galbraith, photographer David Perry, Sunset magazine | 11 Comments

concrete containers by Dustin Gimbel

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Denise

Dustin’s Facebook feed is showing lots of new work, and I just had to pop over to see what he’s been up to, even if it was almost too late in the afternoon for photos. Invariably, whenever I post on … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers | Tagged Beaucarnea 'Gold Star', concrete, Dustin Gimbel, Rhamnus alaternus, rhipsalis, Second Nature Garden Design, tillandsias | 6 Comments

let’s get potted for the holidays

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Denise

Doesn’t that sound like a great idea? Oh, right, there’s still shopping to do. Malls, catalogues…these holiday shopping options for me are usually a) nerve-wracking b) spirit crushing c) oftentimes both. I’ve been working up near Griffith Park, off Los … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, pots and containers | 6 Comments

streetside; rainy day house & gardens

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Denise

(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 | 13 Comments

a garden wedding

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Denise

When someone who works in landscape design gets married, even the agaves are dressed for the occasion. Congratulations to Mary True and Cheryl Fippen on their recent wedding in Berkeley, California. Thank you both for your kind permission to use … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, cut flowers, design, garden ornament, garden visit, MB Maher, photography | Tagged Agave vilmoriniana, garden wedding, wedding photography | 8 Comments

contain your enthusiasm

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Denise

Creating a small, plant-rich garden in zone 8 can be a brutal business. Faced with so many tempting choices in such an agreeable climate, a small garden runs the danger of sinking into visual chaos. Wielding the power of refusal, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Danger Garden, JJ Sousa Digs Inside and Out, Loree Bohl | 16 Comments

garden chairs

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Denise

“A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.” – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Continuing my monomaniacal, object-specific tour of Portland gardens, which brings us around to chairs. Because I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged 2014 Portland Garden Bloggers Fling, Bella Madrona, garden chairs, JJ Sousa Digs Inside and Out, Oregon, Pomarius Nursery, Portland, sarracenia, Stipa gigantea, Westwind Farm Studio | 12 Comments

Portland Pots It Up

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Denise

There’s so many reasons for plants to spend some or even all of their lives in containers. Aside from the practical reasons — fine-tuning sunlight, better drainage, more moisture, less moisture, special soil mixes, protection from chewing and digging creatures, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aloe plicatilis, Begonia boliviensis, Bella Madrona gardens, Cistus Nursery, Ernst/Fuller Gardens, Euphorbia ammak, garden designer Laura Crockett, garden designer Sean Hogan, Gomphrena 'Pink Zazzle', JJ Sousa Digs Inside and Out, John Kuzma's garden, Joy Creek Nursery, Oregon, Pomarius Nursery, Portland, Potted For Outdoor Living, Westwind Farm Studio | 12 Comments