Tag Archives: Evie the cat

All About Evie

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Denise

All of my cats have been garden cats, but none more so than Evie. The usual drill for my cats has been lounge all day in the garden, then come into the house at night. Not Evie. She insisted on … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures | Tagged Evie the cat | 22 Comments

Bloom Day January 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Denise

It wouldn’t do to start the new year off skipping the first Bloom Day, which is technically the 15th of every month, but our host Carol (May Dreams Gardens) doesn’t seem to mind slackers. Helleborus argutifolius, the last plant remaining, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, succulents | Tagged Aloe capitata, Bocconia frutescens, Euphorbia milii, Evie the cat, Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Helleborus argutifolius, Kalanchoe beauverdii, Lavandula multifida, Pachypodium namaquanum, Phlomis lanata | 13 Comments

Bloom Day October 2014

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Denise

Guest-hosted by Evie the Cat. Not another Bloom Day…and you’ve got nuthin’ Wait, I got it! Why don’t you show them your nerines?* Let’s see what else we’ve got… Evie, those aren’t blooms! I better take over. Bloom on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Bulbs, creatures, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet', Evie the cat, fall-blooming bulbs, Manihot esculenta 'Variegata', Nerine sarniensis, Salvia 'Love and Wishes', Senecio anteuphorbium, Solanum pyracanthum, South African bulbs | 8 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

soon now

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Denise

Some visual encouragement from my garden today and gardens I’ve visited in the past. Just in case spring still seems impossibly far away. private garden, Los Angeles private garden, Los Angeles private garden, Los Angeles private garden, Los Angeles private … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit | Tagged bromeliads, Evie the cat, is it spring yet?, Lavandula multifida, Lavandula pennata var. buchii, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver setigerum, Phlomis lanata, Russell Woodard spun fiberglass table and chairs | 4 Comments

starting over with Kalanchoe ‘Pink Butterflies’

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Denise

Its lifespan as fleeting and evanescent as a butterfly’s, the mother plant’s single stalk ultimately elongated to over 4 feet tall, bloomed, and dropped all but the topmost leaves. All in less than two years’ time. Seen here in better … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Kissho Kan', Evie the cat, Kalanchoe delagoensis x daigremontiana 'Pink Butterflies' | 3 Comments

On the Evening of October 3, 2010

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Denise

A single brugmansia bloom dangled while Evie groomed. The rest of the unopened buds were jettisoned in response to high temperatures. That same evening, the ‘Siam Ruby’ banana unfurled an enormous solar panel, daring the sun to do its worst. … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit | Tagged ' Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi, Evie the cat, Musa 'Siam Ruby' | 7 Comments