Tag Archives: California Pepper Tree Schinus molle

Old California Style

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Denise

“Yeah, the architecture is really consistent, isn’t it? French next to Spanish, next to Tudor, next to Japanese.” Alvy Singer musing on Los Angeles architecture in “Annie Hall.” Adobe-style house in a polyglot landscape. California pepper tree, Schinus molle (from … Continue reading →

Posted in design, driveby gardens | Tagged California Pepper Tree Schinus molle, Crested Polka Dot Cactus, echium, Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii, Opuntia microdasys 'Cristata', Portulacaria afra, Stipa tenuissima | 4 Comments

melianthus at the getty and other controversies

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Denise

The incomparable Herb Ritts and Titian were also at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, and some of Marie Antoinette’s hand-me-down furniture too. I think it can be safely said that gardeners are connoisseurs of the perfect moment, and last … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, photography, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Albert Barnes, Barnes Foundation, Black Mondo Grass, California Pepper Tree Schinus molle, Christopher Knight, crepe myrtles, dyckias, Eastern Sycamore, Echeveria setosa, Getty Center Los Angeles, Herb Ritts, Kalanchoe luciae, Lagerstroemia indica, London Plane tree, Melianthus comosus, Melianthus major, museums, ophiopogon, Pelargonium sidoides, Platinus acerifolia â€œYarwoodâ€, Richard Meier, Robert Irwin, San Marcos Growers, The Art of the Steal, tulbaghia | 7 Comments