Category Archives: pots and containers
Foliage Followup February 2012
Pam at Digging hosts this sequel to Bloom Day on the 16th of each month, a chance to stand up for photosynthesis and plead a case for the slighted leaf, doomed in most gardens to forever playing second fiddle to … Continue reading
Occasional Daily Weather Report 2/1/12
Sunny, summer-dormant, South African bulb Lachenalia ‘Romaud’ Dry, balmy weather continues. Daytime in the 70s, nighttime in the mid-40s. Just don’t tell a gardener how “nice” the weather is for February. It’s not nice. It’s a cloud rebellion, a cumulus … Continue reading
Posted in Bulbs, pots and containers
Tagged Cape Cowslip, Lachenalia 'Romaud', Leopard lily
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more garden
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
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Tagged Eryngium tripartitum, flea markets, salvage, Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
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Tuesday’s children
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
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phoenix plants
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
Fedor String Gardens
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
here’s to 2012
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
poinsettia hangover
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
bowl of succulents
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