Category Archives: garden travel

raise the red lantern

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Denise

More photos from MB Maher as he meanders north of San Francisco, these from Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma, California, a collection of outdoor gardens inspired by the International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire, curated by owner Teresa Raffo. I haven’t been … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged "Red Lantern", "White Clouds", Andy Cao, Cao Perrot Studio, Cornerstone Gardens Sonoma, landscape architecture, MB Maher, Press Democrat, Raise the Red Lantern, San Francisco Chronicle, Teresa Raffo, writer Lauren Reed-Guy, writer Meg McConahey, Xavier Perrot, Zhang Yimou | 4 Comments

Pandemonium Aviaries

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Denise

Photographer MB Maher sent in some photos from a visit he paid to an exotic bird sanctuary in Northern California called Pandemonium Aviaries, which hosted a fund-raising Birdhouse Design Contest on May 6, 2012, and he described the owner’s zeal … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures, design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged aviaries, exotic bird sanctuary, extinction, landscape architect Jarrod Baumann, MB Maher, Michele Raffin, nurseryman/garden designer John Greenlee, ornamental grasses, Pandemonium Aviaries, San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show 2012, Stanford Magazine | 2 Comments

No. 24 on the Venice Garden & Home Tour

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Denise

“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 →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, succulents | Tagged Arts & Crafts architecture, Craftsman bungalow, MB Maher, Venice Garden & Home Tour 2012 | 4 Comments

No. 9 on the Venice Garden & Home Tour

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Denise

“Design gem by artist/architect homeowners; live, work, home studio & gardens. Architect: Molly Reid Studio. Garden Dry Design & Cliff Garten Studio.” Blurbs like these on a one-page map were the only guides to selecting which homes and gardens to … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, The Hortorialist | Tagged Arne Jacobsen, Cliff Garten, Frank Gehry High Sticking Chair, Frank Gehry Power Play chair, George Nelson bubble lamp, Molly Reid Studio, Noguchi coffee table, Otto Wagner, Venice Home and Garden Tour 2012 | 3 Comments

friday’s clippings 4/20/12

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Denise

Friday’s Clippings is a handy blog closet into which accumulated stuff can be shoved at the end of the week, things I want to refer to again that might be of wider interest. And speaking of odds and ends shoved … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, creatures, design, garden travel, garden visit, journal, science | Tagged Colony Collapse Disorder, Dustin Gimbel, Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, neonicotinoid insecticides, South Coast Plaza, Southern California Spring Garden Show 2012, Why Trees Matter by Jim Robbins | 2 Comments

road trip destination; Nevada Museum of Art

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Denise

As road trip season begins, with the price of gas being what it is, the question we’re all asking ourselves has to be, Is the gas tank half empty or half full? I vowed to make a road trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, science | Tagged "Natural Discourse", Cairn, Celeste Roberge, gabion, Gail Wight, Hydraphilia, Mary Anne Friel, Nevada Museum of Art, Shirley Watts, UCBG, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, William L. Fox | 3 Comments

things to do in the Bay Area after a garden show

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Denise

or any other preposition that fits your schedule — before the show, between visits to the show. Of course, you don’t have to wait until the next garden show in 2013 for a visit. Building REsources, discussed before here and … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Aloe castanea, Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Bay Area, Big Daddy's, Building REsources, Cornerstone Sonoma, Eupatorium sordidum, geum, Homoglad hybrids, MB Maher, Roger Raiche, Ruth Bancroft Garden, salvage, San Francisco, San Francisco Botanical Garden, sideritis, Suzanne Biaggi, The Dry Garden, Topher Delaney, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden | 4 Comments

2012 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Denise

Before last week’s show in San Mateo, California, “Gardens For a Green Earth,” recedes into the dim past, just a few photos, not at all a comprehensive account. All photos taken by MB Maher at the preview on Tuesday, 3/20/12. … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden travel, MB Maher | Tagged Bamboo and More, MB Maher, pitcher plants, recycling, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show 2012, sarracenia | 4 Comments

back in a few

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Denise

While we’re away for a couple days for the San Francisco Flower & Garden show, Agave ‘Mr. Ripples’ will have to take over chin-scratching duties. Don’t wear him out, Joseph, okay? Good or bad, inspired or tired, garden shows are … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden travel, Plant Portraits | Tagged Bulbine frutescens, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver setigerum, phlomis | 2 Comments

Preview: San Francisco Flower & Garden Show 2012

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Denise

Only the first day of spring, yet garden show season has already arrived in many parts of the country. MB Maher was in attendance today at the preview to this year’s San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. Just a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, garden travel, MB Maher, Plant Portraits, The Hortorialist | Tagged 2012 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, John Greenlee, Marcia Donahue, MB Maher | 4 Comments