Tag Archives: Fallbrook

the siren call of cycads

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Denise

a local Long Beach front garden, zone 10, south-facing exposure I recently chanced upon a house and garden that I used to drive by a lot more frequently. Habits change, errands take one in a different direction, and in that … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit, Plant Portraits | Tagged California, Cycad Day 10/24/15, cycads, Fallbrook, Huntington Botanical Garden, Lotusland, Palm & Cycad Exchange, The Cycad Society | 13 Comments

Wanda Mallen & Gary Vincent’s Fallbrook garden

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Denise

The CSSA’s tour of private gardens for their 2015 Biennial Convention in June also included the 2-acre garden of Wanda Mallen and Gary Vincent in Fallbrook, Calif. This superb collector’s garden, started from scratch in approximately 1999-2000, is occasionally open … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Cactus & Succulent Society of America, California, CSSA 2015 Biennial Convention, Fallbrook, Wanda Mallen & Gary Vincent's garden | 7 Comments