Category Archives: pots and containers

Inner Gardens, Los Angeles

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Denise

Hat tip to Miss Rumphius’ Rules for recently blogging on Inner Gardens, which put the sliver in my brain to check out *Stephen Block’s garden antiques emporium in Culver City. Today I worked just a couple miles down the road … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Cactus & Succulent Society of America, hoyas, Inner Gardens, Kalanchoe beharensis, Kalanchoe orgyalis, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, Stephen Block | 5 Comments

more garden

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Denise

I just couldn’t make the leap to water gardening last year and still don’t feel the undeniable urge this year to find the answers to all the questions I still have, so the intended water garden, a 3X2 foot steel … Continue reading →

Posted in pots and containers | Tagged Eryngium tripartitum, flea markets, salvage, Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' | 5 Comments

Tuesday’s children

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Denise

Monday’s child is fair of face Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, But the child … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, Occasional Daily Weather Report, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Brent and Becky's Bulbs, Cape Hyacinth, Dianthus carthusianorum, Digging Dog Nursery, Echeveria multicaulis 'Copper Roses', Haloragis erecta, Lachenalia 'Romaud', Lotus jacobaeus, Occasional Daily Weather Report, Pelargonium sidoides, plant nurseries, pots and containers, Robin Parer's Geraniaceae plant nursery, Salvia karwinskii | Category: Bulbs, succulents | 3 Comments

phoenix plants

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Denise

First bloom on little Pelargonium echinatum, which I wrote about last January here. That its gnarled, dessicated branches somehow put on this performance every January is like getting a sneak preview of spring in a 6-inch pot. And oh, happy … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, journal, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers | Tagged Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Euphorbia ceratocarpa, Pelargonium echinatum | 9 Comments

Fedor String Gardens

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Denise

It occurred to me last night that I need to visit Amsterdam at some point, so naturally I spent a bit of time today researching Dutch gardens. To that end, I came across these heavenly botanical objects, which have been … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden ornament, Plant Portraits, pots and containers | Tagged Amsterdam florist shop Pompon, Fedor van der Valk, string gardens | 7 Comments

here’s to 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Denise

The usual quiet of my little garden was broken by lots of chatter and laughter in 2011. Thank you! I’ve been entertained, educated, enthralled, and enchanted by our garden blogging community in 2011 and can’t wait to read what you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, creatures, Occasional Daily Photo, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear, Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Dasylirion longissimum, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Carmine', Orlaya grandiflora, Sedum confusum | 8 Comments

poinsettia hangover

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Denise

I was up early with the possums this morning after Christmas. Seconds before we startled each other, my attentions had been directed at the Euphorbia milii, or Crown of Thorns, on the other side of the hedge. A couple neighbors … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits, pots and containers, The Hortorialist | Tagged Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Euphorbiaceae | 6 Comments

bowl of succulents

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Denise

Hoping to do some holiday shopping for the hikers in the family, I drove out to Patagonia’s store at The Camp in Costa Mesa. Also at The Camp is the little shop Organic Designs by Aggelige, where I studied this … Continue reading →

Posted in design, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged California, Echeveria 'Afterflow', Lepismium cruciforme, Orange County, Organic Designs by Aggelige, Portulacaria afra, The Camp Costa Mesa | 9 Comments

Bulbs, Poppy Pots, and Echeveria imbricata

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Denise

By the first week of December, any activity that’s not directly holiday related can seem a bit, well, selfish. But it’s also the time when the bulbs that have been prechilling in a crisper drawer in the fridge since September, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, design, garden ornament, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Campo de' Fiori pottery, Echeveria imbricata, Echeveria secunda, Potted gifts for the garden, prechilling bulbs, The Poppy pot | 4 Comments

Outdoor Rooms Need Shelving

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Denise

Outdoor furniture, kitchens, fireplaces. Outdoor fabrics have come a long way for dirt and UV resistance. But anyone else notice something lacking? Maybe I’m just not looking in the right places, but it seems to me that for sturdy outdoor … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, pots and containers, shop talk, succulents | Tagged Building REsources, outdoor rooms, salvage, shelving | 10 Comments