Category Archives: photography
Charles Jones, gardener & photographer
“Jones, the son of a master butcher, was born in 1866 and trained as a gardener from an early age. At the age of 27, he began working at Ote Hall in West Sussex tending the estate’s fruit trees and … Continue reading
Posted in books, photography
Tagged 19th century, botanical photography, Charles Jones, estate gardens, Ote Hall, The New York Review of Books
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winter solstice 2017
The winter solstice is little more than a week away, on December 21st, after which point the days will blessedly begin to lengthen again. Huzzah! There will at last be more and more light, always cause for celebration, even if … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, edibles, inspire me, journal, MB Maher, photography
Tagged Heceta Head Lighthouse, winter solstice
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fantasy herbaria of Anne Ten Donkelaar
Gardens are inspiration engines, filled with mesmerizing sights, sounds, and scents. For an artist, it’s a bottomless treasure trove of ideas. Have a look at the “flower constructions” of Anne Ten Donkelaar. (from “Dearest Nature“) The “flower constructions” series of … Continue reading
discovering The Potting Shed on a Lark at Sourced Collective
There’s retail that does vintage and architectural finds well, and there’s retail that does plants well. Haven’t you wished somebody with a passion for both would combine them under one roof? I know I have. Consider it handled by The … Continue reading
Posted in artists, commerce, cut flowers, design, edibles, garden ornament, MB Maher, photography, plant nurseries, shop talk
Tagged Jack Carlisle, Laguna Beach, Lark Artisan Market, Lisa Gutierrez-Martinez, Luis Sardinas, Michelle Mercado, Sourced Collective, The Potting Shed by Carlisle
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summer read: The Bold Dry Garden
Yes, this book on the making of The Ruth Bancroft Garden came out and was purchased by me last fall, but I’ve only recently sat down to read it cover to cover. The Bold Dry Garden; Lessons from The Ruth … Continue reading
Digital Nature at the Los Angeles County Arboretum 10/21 & 10/22/16
When: 6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, 2016 Where: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Tickets: $16 adults and $14 children 5-12. Information: 626-821-4623, www.arboretum.org. Read more here. Digital Nature opened … Continue reading
Happy Val Day
Interesting, isn’t it, that one of America’s most notorious authors of books banned under then-existing obscenity laws had the middle name Valentine? All true. Henry Valentine Miller. “The publication of Miller’s Tropic of Cancer in the United States in 1961 … Continue reading
a Shirley Watts’ garden
Monday features two long-time friends (and family) of AGO. Oldest son Mitch took these photos of a Shirley Watts-designed garden a few years back and kindly agreed to let me share them here. The garden had a lot of formal, … Continue reading
Posted in artists, design, MB Maher, photography
Tagged garden designer Shirley Watts, MB Maher, Shirley Watts
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floral fireworks
Oooh…it looks just like…Calluna vulgaris ! At fireworks shows, I’m the one that keeps up a running commentary of free associations, so this “Flowerwork” by artist Sarah Illenberger for The Plant journal was an instant hit with me. From her … Continue reading
Posted in artists, photography, Plant Portraits
Tagged "Flowerwork", Sarah Illenberger, The Plant journal
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Natural Discourse: Light & Image 2014, an epilogue
Ever wonder when our buildings are going to have the photosensitivity and photoreactivity of plants? Dale Clifford, with his focus on biomimetics applied to architecture, is on the case, investigating the possibility of designing a photoreactive brick inspired by the … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, Department of Instruction, MB Maher, photography, science, succulents
Tagged Dale Clifford, Folly Bowl, Garden designer Sue Dadd, glass artist Christian Thornton, Harvard's Ware Collection of Glass Plants, interactive computer programming, Interactive Programmer John Carpenter, James Griffth, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Marion Brenner, MB Maher, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, Natural Discourse: Light & Image, Richard Schulhof, Roger Hangarter, Shirley Watts, Silverlake Farms, terraced gardens, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, Ware Collection Manager Jenny Brown, Xaquixe Glass Innovation Studio
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