Tag Archives: Eriogonum crocatum

Bloom Day hangover/Foliage followup April 2016

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Denise

The distinctive measured pace of a garden this time of year, compared to the frenetic pace outside my front gate, is what I find so compelling: the syncopated intervals between birdcalls, the varying rhythms of arrival and departure of hummingbirds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Plant Portraits | Tagged Camellia 'Colonel Fiery', Eriogonum crocatum, Erodium pelargoniflorum, Kniphofia thompsonii var. snowdenii, Marrubium supinum, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Sphaera, Tanacetum niveum, Teucrium betonicum | 9 Comments

notes on spring planting

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Denise

Though it may not be readily apparent, there really is something positive to say about the garden in January. I’ve been cutting back the grasses, and even allowing for the dozens of poppy seedlings that are emerging and staking a … Continue reading →

Posted in garden travel, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Agave shawii, Arctostaphylos cruzensis, Aristida purpurea, Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White', Constancea nevinii, Digging Dog Nursery, Dudleya densiflora, Eriogonum crocatum, Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius, Nancy Godwin, Perovskia 'Lacey Blue', Pinus sabiniana, Theodore Payne Nursery | 15 Comments