Tag Archives: Adenanthos sericeus
garden notes 10/14/18
Bitter Cassava, Manihot esculenta ‘Variegata,’ waylaid me at the local nursery Friday while stocking up on potting soil. Just try walking by this. Not possible. Manihot grahamii, the hardy tapioca, always drops its leaves mid-winter, while the Bitter Cassava is … Continue reading
Posted in clippings, journal
Tagged Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red', Adenanthos sericeus, Agave br, Aristolochia fimbriata, Dustin Gimbel Second Nature Garden Design, Eremophila glabra 'Kalgoorlie', Hamelia patens, Kniphofia thomsonii, Lantana 'Samantha', Manihot esculenta 'Variegata', Stapelia leendertziae
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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
signs of fall
Fall doesn’t announce itself ceremoniously draped in dramatic curtains of crimson and gold. We’re a little, ahem, minimalist and understated here in Southern California as far as seasonal transitions. But there are many autumnal similarities we share. Like everyone in … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Adenanthos sericeus, Aeonium 'Zwartkop', Aeonium hierrense, Agave 'Snow Glow', Agave sisalana ‘Variegata’, Aloe 'Hercules', Anemone japonica, Euphorbia ammak variegata, Euphorbia lambii, Grevillea 'Moonlight', Huntington Botanical Garden, Jim Folsom, Natural Discourse; Flora & Fauna 10/17/15, Rancho Los Alamitos
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bug report & EOMV
“None of the ants previously seen by man were more than an inch in length – most considerably under that size. But even the most minute of them have an instinct and talent for industry, social organization, and savagery that … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, creatures, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Adenanthos sericeus, Agave vilmoriniana 'Stained Glass', Aloe 'Rooikappie', Aloe capitata var. quartzicola., Aloe elgonica, Argentine ants, Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice, Cotinis mutabilis, Crassula alba var. parvisepala, Cussonia gamtoosensis, end of month view, Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon', Euphorbia 'Lime Wall', Grevillea 'Moonlight', Linepithema humile, Senecio medley-woodii
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Cross-Pollination July 2013
Garden designer Dustin Gimbel hosted another of those fabulous mid-summer rave-ups that he calls “Cross-Pollination” at his home and garden, where “hikers, nursery professionals, beekeepers, home brewers, crazy plant people, artists, architects and designers” gather for food and conversation, slipping … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Acacia pendula, Adenanthos sericeus, Agave attenuata 'Raea's Gold', Agave gypsophila, Aristolochia gigantea, Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers', bocconia, Chrysanthemoides incana, Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold, Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii, Dodonaea viscosa, dyckias, Euphorbia 'Blackbird', Euphorbia cotinifolia, Farfugium japonicum Crispatum, Frankenia thymifolia, Gainey ceramics, garden designer Dustin Gimbel, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Lessingia filanginifolia, Leucadendron argenteum, Russellia equisetiformis, Sedum rubrotinctum, St. Augustine grass Stenotaphrum secundatum
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driveby gardens 12/17/12; studies in textures
It’s been chronically drizzly the past few days, perfect weather for thinning and transplanting some broccoli rabe seedlings at my community garden plot. On the drive home I slowed for some interesting front gardens of contrasting character, some shrubby, some … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, garden visit, succulents
Tagged Adenanthos sericeus, Aeonium 'Kiwi', Agave attenuata, buddleia, Coastal Woollybush, Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga, manzanita, Phylica pubescens, pittosporum, Romneya coulterii, Salvia apiana, westringia
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