Tag Archives: aeoniums

the east fence

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Denise

In case I’ve left the impression my only collection of pots resides on that little table under the pergola, there are more. Lots more. This group of pots lines the east fence. Morning shade, afternoon sun. The topmost plant in … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged 2015, aeoniums, Agave 'Boutin's Blue', Asparagus retrofractus, Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise, dry gardens, eucomis, Rancho Reubidoux Open House 6/20/15 | 8 Comments

autumn sun

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Denise

I tell you, since sunlight has once again become transformed from merciless enemy into the most charming and distracting friend, I can’t sit at my desk for more than five minutes without jumping up to watch it play on leaves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Occasional Daily Weather Report, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, aloes | 7 Comments

streetside with grasses and succulents

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Denise

Because of this house, I spent a good part of yesterday afternoon trying to source a flat of Sesleria autumnalis or Sesleria ‘Greenlee.’ No luck yet, but I will not be deterred.

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave 'Blue Glow', Agave attenuata, Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers', Bulbine frutescens, Dianella, Dymondia margaretae, Echeveria agavoides, Furcraea macdougalii, Ligularia tussilaginea, retaining walls, Senecio decaryi, Senecio vitalis, Sesleria autumnalis, Spanish style architecture, terraces, westringia | 11 Comments

green walls around town

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Denise

The Smog Shoppe, a special event venue in Culver City owned by Woolly Pocket creator Miguel Nelson, famously deployed the pockets on its cinder-block facade in 2009, which has since been regularly reported on by local media and blogs. I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave attenuata, California, Crassula multicava, Culver City, designer Miguel Nelson, green walls, Senecio mandraliscae, Senecio vitalis, Singapore, the Garden City, The Smog Shoppe, Woolly Pockets | Comments Off

November garden dispatches

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Denise

We all have our favorite months in the garden. Our sentiments aside, the November garden continues sending out dispatches, oblivious to any seasonal bias. dispatches from plectranthus tillandsias and cryptbergias urgent communications from Echeveria gigantea Candy-corn-colored Morse code from Mina … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave 'Blue Flame', Agave 'Mr. Ripple', Agave desmettiana 'Joe Hoak', Agave geminiflora, Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor', Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', Echeveria gigantea, Mina lobata | 7 Comments

succulents make us do the strangest things

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Denise

I had to laugh when I saw Reuben’s latest project on this post, planting the frame to an old television monitor, which I think is incredibly classy and wish he’d sell to me. (Look at those aeonium knobs!) I completely … Continue reading →

Posted in garden ornament, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Echeveria glauca, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Rancho Reubidoux, repurposing, salvage, Sedum nussbaumerianum, succulents | 7 Comments

tricks for the plant collector

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Denise

A garden book among the many I’ve read that I’m reminded of almost daily is Pamela Harper’s “Color Echoes.” My synopsis goes like this: The eye is lonely and craves relationships, and will wander around restlessly to seek them out, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, journal | Tagged ' Plant Delights Nursery, aeoniums, Agave 'Blue Flame', Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate', Anthericum saundersiae 'Variegata', Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, Chlorophytum saundersiae 'Agristripes', echeverias, Eryngium pandanifolium, Euphorbia cotinifolia, Isoplexis canariensis, kniphofias, mangaves, Pamela Harper's Color Echoes, Pennisetum 'Princess Caroline', phormiums, Scrophularia aquatica 'Variegata', Tetrapanax papyrifer, Yucca recurvifolia | 10 Comments

comparative aeoniums

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Denise

One of the perks of winter in a Mediterranean climate is stooping over plants, cup of coffee in hand, hair spangled and frizzed with rain, inspecting the beneficent aftermath of the previous night’s rainfall on the garden. Which are some … Continue reading →

Posted in succulents | Tagged Aeonium arboreum hybrids, Aeonium balsamiferum, aeoniums, Mediterranean climates, succulents | 5 Comments

driveby garden: Baker Street, San Francisco

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Denise

For those who plan to attend the garden blogger meetup in San Francisco this year, known as the Garden Bloggers Fling, here’s a tiny glimpse of what the City offers mid January. And if you haven’t decided to attend yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, garden travel, garden visit, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba', Agave bracteosa, beschorneria, bulbinella, Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera, dyckia, Euphorbia characias wulfeniii, Garden Bloggers Fling 2013, Magnolia stellata, Palace of Fine Arts/Exploratorium, phormiums, San Francisco, sempervivums, Yucca filamentosa | 8 Comments

Occasional Daily Photos 9/26/12

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Denise

Couple things caught my eye in the front garden tonight. Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’ has thickened up nicely over the summer into a sturdy chartreuse bun. And one of my favorite indicators of the end of summer, the aeoniums coming out … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Occasional Daily Photo, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave bracteosa, Santolina 'Lemon Fizz' | 5 Comments