Tag Archives: Euphorbia ammak

potted plants on the move

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Denise

The summer containers in nondrought-stricken gardens can become quite a virtuoso display. I’ve understandably pared things down the past few years but am always amazed at how even a relatively small group of pots can exclaim “Summer!” All the pots … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, climate, journal, pots and containers | Tagged Aeonium 'Cyclops', Agave 'Blue Flame', Chionanthus retusus, Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', Cussonia spicata, Euphorbia ammak, Fortnam Gardens, Homecrest chairs, Los Angeles Harbor, Manihot esculenta 'Variegata', marine salvage, Maurizio Zucchi, MB Maher, Mina lobata, Potted's City Planter, Schefflera 'Amate Soleil', Shirley Watts, Streptosolen jamesonii, Warehouse No. 1, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger' | 14 Comments

back on the home front

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Denise

It’s finally happening. Miraculously, after a couple close calls resulting in an almost fatal wilt, Musschia wollastonii has survived and begun to hoist up that much-anticipated chartreuse candelabra of blooms. The Madeira Giant Bellflower must be an unforgettable sight in … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, garden travel, journal, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aeonium 'Zwartkop', Agapanthus 'Gold Strike', Agave 'Tradewinds', Agave attenuata 'Boutin's Blue', Aristolochia fimbriata, Australian Native Plants, Calamintha nepeta 'Gottlieb Friedkund., Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise, Cistus Nursery, Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', Crambe maritima, Crassula pruinosa, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora', Cussonia gamtoosensis, Dan Hinkley, Digging Dog Nursery, Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet', Eryngium padanifolium, Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon', Euphorbia ammak, Far Reaches Farm, Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', Garden Bloggers Fling 2014 Portland, Hayefield Seeds, Hibiscus trionum, Jo O'Connell, Leucadendron 'Ebony', Lotus jacobaeus, Mirabilis jalapa 'Limelight', Musschia wollastonii, Nan Onda, Olearia virgata v. lineata 'Dartonii, Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Prostranthera ovalifolia 'Variegata, Pseudobombax ellipticum, San Marcos Growers, Tagetes 'Cinnabar', Variegated Tataki Grass, Windcliff | 14 Comments

Portland Pots It Up

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Denise

There’s so many reasons for plants to spend some or even all of their lives in containers. Aside from the practical reasons — fine-tuning sunlight, better drainage, more moisture, less moisture, special soil mixes, protection from chewing and digging creatures, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aloe plicatilis, Begonia boliviensis, Bella Madrona gardens, Cistus Nursery, Ernst/Fuller Gardens, Euphorbia ammak, garden designer Laura Crockett, garden designer Sean Hogan, Gomphrena 'Pink Zazzle', JJ Sousa Digs Inside and Out, John Kuzma's garden, Joy Creek Nursery, Oregon, Pomarius Nursery, Portland, Potted For Outdoor Living, Westwind Farm Studio | 12 Comments

Euphorbia ammak’s big impact

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Denise

Despite its small and underwhelming size, I finally decided to plant this euphorbia in the ground, hoping it grows faster here than in its pot. Surprisingly, everybody seems quite impressed, including Evie, who wrapped herself around it like a snake … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, creatures, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Cornelius', Agave 'Little Shark', Agave 'Royal Spine', Aloe capitata var. quartzicola., Euphorbia ammak, Evie the cat | 7 Comments

driveby agave garden revisited

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Denise

I’ve been thinking of Jud’s garden. Did the recent unseasonal heat waves bruise any agaves? I didn’t memorize the address, so it took a while to find again, which seems to be a recurring theme with this garden. Was it … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged Agave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba', Agave ferdinandi-regis, Beaucarnia recurvata, Euphorbia ammak, Sticks on Fired/Euphorbia tirucalli, Yucca rostrata | 10 Comments

suitcase plants

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Denise

Any plant is potentially a suitcase plant as far as I’m concerned, but these agaves and the Euphorbia ammak would present especially prickly challenges. Though I suppose, like anything, where there’s a will, there’s a way. But TSA might be … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden travel, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged "Can You Take Plants on an Airplane?", Agastache 'Summer Glow', begonias, Dan Heims, Euphorbia ammak, Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, LAX Encounter, Long Island, New York, Pennisetum 'Jade Princess', Planting Fields Arboretum, Plectranthus 'Emerald Lace', Terra Nova Nurseries | 5 Comments

notes from the Venice Home & Garden Tour 2013

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Denise

Postcards from Venice Home & Garden Tour 2013

Posted in design, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Bowiea volubilis, Brad Miller, California, ceramics, Euphorbia ammak, HardieBacker board, Mollie Favour, Venice, Venice Home & Garden Tour 2013 | 7 Comments

it’s show time

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Denise

Last week I planted out in the garden the remaining plants I brought home from last summer’s travels. All winter I eyed these purchases nervously, as though they were exhibits in a trial of my weak character. I knew they … Continue reading →

Posted in garden travel, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged bromeliads, Cassinia X ozothamnus, Echeveria multicaulis, Euphorbia ammak, Far Reaches Farm, Hechtia epigyna, Neoregelia 'Devroe', Neoregelia 'Punctatissima Rubra' x 'Tigrina, Orange County Cactus and Succulent Society, pitcairnia, plant sales, plant shows | 3 Comments

driveby agave garden

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Denise

I have the Long Beach Marathon to thank for finding this garden. No, I didn’t run the marathon, more like actively avoided it. The marathon barricades cut off much of my end of Long Beach on October 6, so trying … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Aenoium 'Sunburst', Agave bovicornuta, Agave colorata, Agave ferdinandi-regis, Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee', Agave lophantha, Agave potatorum, barrel cactus, Beaucarnia recurvata, Bismarckia nobilis, Colletia paradoxa, Echinocactus grusonii, Euphorbia ammak, Euphorbia tirucalli, Yucca rostrata | 32 Comments

More GC Open Days/Pasadena

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Denise

More on the Pasadena gardens on the Garden Conservancy Open Days, April 25, 2010. This was my first tour of Pasadena gardens. I knew the gardens would be large, stately, formal. What I wasn’t prepared for was their scale. The … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, MB Maher, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Euphorbia ammak, Garden Conservancy Open Days, garden tour, pergolas, Spanish Revival architecture | 4 Comments