Tag Archives: Agave mitis var. albidior
bloom day July 2018
July 15th arrives slightly singed and battered. I was just noticing this morning that the big serrated leaves of Bocconia frutescens were untouched by that nasty 109F heat, whereas I’ve had to cut sheafs of tetrapanax stalks to clear out … Continue reading
Dustin Gimbel’s garden in May
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
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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'
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this week in the garden; more silver leaves
Silver plants have sneakily become a new obsession. I should qualify that as unfamiliar silver plants, ones I haven’t grown before, and I’ve grown a lot. (Last year’s silver crush was the Afghan fig ‘Silver Lyre,’ mail-ordered from Cistus, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave celsii, Agave mitis var. albidior, Agave salmiana var. ferox 'Medio Picta', Bocconia frutescens, Centaurea ragusina, Dianthus caryophyllus 'Single Black', dry garden, Eriogonum giganteum var. compactum, Ficus afghanistanica 'Silver Lyre', Hazardia detonsa, Lavandula 'Silver Anouk', Plectranthus argentatus, Salvia pachyphylla, silver leaves
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