Tag Archives: Beverly Hills

the Virginia Robinson Garden

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Denise

There’s always a local, hometown garden or two that we never get around to visiting, right? And that holds true even in garden-starved Southern California. The Virginia Robinson Garden in Beverly Hills has been written and rewritten in seemingly vanishing … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, design, garden visit | Tagged Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Austin Val Verde, Beverly Hills, Charles Gibbs Adams, early 20th century estate gardens, Friends of Robinson Gardens, Virginia Robinson | 14 Comments

Anemone japonica in Southern California

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Denise

A rare sight in Southern California. There’s a garden on a bluff near a popular dog walking spot that has big, established clumps of this anemone blooming in fall, along with giant stands of Romneya coulteri, the Matilija poppy, in … Continue reading →

Posted in MB Maher, Plant Portraits | Tagged Anemone japonica, Battery Park NYC, Beverly Hills, Piet Oudolf, Southern California | 6 Comments