Category Archives: pots and containers

garden journal 11/3/18

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Denise

The salvia order from Flowers by the Sea arrived early in the week in exceptional condition and has been potted up. Included in the order were the two above, Salvia discolor ‘Purple Bracts’ in the foreground, Salvia patens ‘Guanajuato’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in edibles, journal, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged aloe mites, Flowers by the Sea nursery, Salvia 'Raspberry Truffle', Salvia 'Tequila', Salvia discolor 'Purple Bracts', Salvia patens 'Guanajuato', Senecio macroglossus | 8 Comments

Willy Guhl Spindle Planter

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Denise

There’s really no other Mid Century Modern planter quite like the Spindle by Swiss designer Willy Guhl, made with his student Anton Bee in collaboration with Eternit in 1951. Mitch showed me some photos from an interior shoot he did … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, design, MB Maher, pots and containers | Tagged Spindle planter, Willy Guhl | 6 Comments

touring gardens in Newport Beach

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Denise

The Southern California Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society led a tour of some Newport Beach, Calif. gardens last weekend. My assumption that there would be large succulent gardens in the Fallbrook style was no doubt due to my ignorance … Continue reading →

Posted in garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Mediterranean Garden Society, Newport Beach Civic Center and Library, Peter Walker, Southern California Branch | 12 Comments

oil drums for plants

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Denise

Way back in spring, when we were sourcing stuff for the popup, there was an ad on craigslist offering food-grade, powder-coated oil drums for cheap. Really cheap. Temptingly cheap. Large containers are so pricy, and these would be perfect for … Continue reading →

Posted in design, pots and containers | 4 Comments

good riddance to July, you hot and sultry thing

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Denise

And hello August! (what fresh hell do you have in store?) Unlike me, pedilanthus loves it when the heat and humidity are matchy-matchy numbers. I’ve been so worried that Yucca linearifolia would reject this container, which has already killed a … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, journal, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aechmea recurvata var. benrathrii, Agave 'Kissho Kan', Agave kershovei ‘Huajuapan Red', Agave xylonacantha, Aloe betsileensis, Aloe spicata, Calocephalus 'Silver Sand', Crassula 'Garnet Lotus', Ferocactus gracilis, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', Nan Sterman, Pacific Horticulture spring 2018, Pennisetum 'Cherry Sparkler', Potted For Outdoor Living, Saxon Holt | 6 Comments

prepare yourself for summer plant sales

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Denise

Dyckia ‘Uncle Ray,’ Exhibitor Bryan Chan, (San Fernando Valley Bromeliad Society) won best in its class at the recent World Bromeliad Conference in San Diego, or so I was told by a docent at the Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged 33rd Annual Intercity Show at LA County Arboretum, Copiapoa columna alba, Dyckia 'Uncle Ray', Kelly Griffin, LACSSA Annual Drought Tolerant Plant Festival, Neoregelia 'Apollo's Poetry' | 4 Comments

small taste of summer

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Denise

For summer, valerian and nicotiana light up what’s mainly a planting of shrubs and succulents the remaining seasons. As much as I love intoxicating displays of summer abundance, this little garden has to remain sober and on duty all 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, journal, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave filifera ssp. schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi', Angelica stricta 'Purpurea', Baltic parsley Cenolophium denudatum, Eryngium pandanifolium, Pennisetum 'Karley Rose', Phlomis 'Sunningdale Gold', Plectranthus argentatus, Puya laxa, salvia, Senecio medley-woodii, Senecio palmeri, Solanum valerianum 'Navidad Jalisco' | 11 Comments

friday clippings 6/1/18

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Denise

I’ve been in somewhat of a torpor since cracking a rib earlier in the week. Planting, digging, relocating potted plants, shoving heavy things around, in other words, my favorite pursuits — very little of this is possible at the moment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Botanica, clippings, garden travel, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, Flowers By The Sea, RHS Wisley, Salvia bullulata 'Pale Form', Salvia guaranitica 'Jean's Jewel' | 8 Comments

Dustin Gimbel’s garden in May

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Denise

I’ve talked about Dustin’s ceramics a lot lately, but how’s his garden growing this very grey-skied May? Last week Shirley Watts was in town for talks on the next installment of Natural Discourse’s installation at the LA Arboretum in spring … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, design, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers | Tagged Acacia pendula, Agave mitis var. albidior, Anthericum saundersiae 'Variegata', Bilbergia 'Hallelujah', Dustin Gimbel Second Nature Garden Design, garden designer Shirley Watts, Natural Discourse 2018, Russelia equisetiformis, Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Ogon Nishiki' | 9 Comments

wrap-up; Garden Bloggers Fling Austin 2018

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Denise

the last night’s post-tour dinner in a field of larkspur Austin opened its friendly arms wide, Texas-style, in a full-circle welcome to garden bloggers from all over the world. These annual soirees and orgies of garden touring and plant talk … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers | Tagged Agave ovatifolia, Articulture Designs, Austin, Garden Bloggers Fling 2018, hesperaloe, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center | 11 Comments