Tag Archives: Senecio mandraliscae

percolating

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Denise

The garden continues to percolate along in a quiet January fashion. Poppies, lunaria, Orlaya grandiflora, and Geranium maderense seem to be what’s on the menu for spring — their seedlings are everywhere. A nice problem to have and easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bulbs, garden visit, Plant Portraits | Tagged Agave guadalajarana, Agave snout-nosed beetle Scyphophorus acupunctatus, Ammi visagna, Athanasia acerosa, Helleborus argutifolius, paperwhite narcissus, phormiums, Senecio mandraliscae | 5 Comments

Foliage Followup December 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Denise

400 South Hope Street, Los Angeles Mellon Bank Center An enormous agave (A. weberi?) in a sea of Senecio mandraliscae, ribboning out into massed plantings of dwarf phormium, then masses of a smaller agave, replaced by blocks of feather grass. … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Plant Portraits, succulents, The Hortorialist | Tagged Agave weberi, chalksticks, downtown Los Angeles, Senecio mandraliscae | 3 Comments

Landscape Crit

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Denise

A new shopping center was planted with sharp plants four years ago. Agaves, yuccas. I was thrilled but also slightly alarmed.

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Blue Flame', Agave 'Blue Glow', Agave americana, Agave attenuata, Agave desmettiana, Agave parryi var. truncata, Agave weberi 'Arizona Star', California, Del Amo Mall, Salvia greggii, sansevieria, Senecio mandraliscae, The Malling of America by William Severini Kowinski, Torrance, Yucca aloifolia, Yucca rostrata | 8 Comments

Rediscovering Agave guadalajarana

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Denise

My memory of the name of this agave planted years ago in the front garden went as far as guada-something. Easy enough to plug in a partial search string, right? Yet searches always narrowed down to the most likely suspect, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, succulents | Tagged Aeonium 'Sunburst', Agave celsii 'Multicolor', Agave geminiflora, Agave guadalajarana, Cactus Art Nursery, Graptoveria 'Fred Ives', Senecio mandraliscae, Senecio vitalis | 5 Comments

Foliage Follow-Up November 2010

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Denise

Hosted by Pam at Digging, where we’re regularly treated to the best in Austin, Texas gardens. I have to confess that it’s not just fall that brings leaves into prominence in my garden. Though I give it my best shot, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Agave desmettiana, Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, coprosma, Euphorbia rigida, Kinks, leptospermum, mizuna, Oscularia deltoides, Sedum nussbaumerianum, Senecio mandraliscae, Senecio vitalis | 8 Comments

Living Walls: Meet the Fedge

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Denise

More detailed information on living walls keeps trickling in, this piece from today’s LA Times, where Emily Green takes a contrarian stance. I have to admit, I’ve been silently skeptical but nevertheless reading all I can on this trend. The … Continue reading →

Posted in essay, succulents | Tagged fedge, living walls, Senecio mandraliscae, succulents | 6 Comments

Groundwork

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Denise

Great name for a garden blog (or coffee house, dance company). The term has stuck with me since first reading it used by Gertrude Jekyll in her color theories for gardens. I can’t locate my Gertrude Jekyll compendium at the … Continue reading →

Posted in essay, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged drought tolerant plants, Gertrude Jekyll, glaucous leaves, Graptoveria 'Fred Ives', Ocularia deltoides, Senecio mandraliscae, Senecio vitalis, succulents | 1 Comment