Category Archives: pots and containers
monday clippings 4/30/18
Have you checked on your dudleyas lately? (“Stolen succulents: California hipster plants at center of smuggling crisis; Demand in China and Korea has led to thousands of dudleya being stolen from California as officials lament ‘plant poaching.”) Lots of pruning … Continue reading
Garden Conservancy Open Days season (Pasadena)
The Garden Conservancy Open Days season is upon us, and I want to go to every single open garden, from here to Maine. Be sure to check the schedule for when gardens reasonably close to you will be included on … 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
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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banksia love
My little Banksia repens in the front gravel garden is looking really happy after the recent rains. A good soaking of sweet spring rain is the perfect launch to its second summer in the garden, hopefully another successful one. No … Continue reading
Posted in artists, design, inspire me, MB Maher, pots and containers
Tagged Amok Island, Banksia ericifolia, Banksia repens, banksias, Dustin Gimbel, MB Maher, murals, pop-up shop
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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
the week in plants 3/16/18
I’m seeing Euphorbia rigida in bloom on all the garden blogs now, in my own garden, and here at the Entrance Garden at the Huntington Botanical Garden. The euphorbia is seen here with Sea Squill, Urginea maritima, a bulb that … Continue reading