Tag Archives: Huntington Botanical Garden Plant Sale

monday clippings 4/29/13

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Denise

I was living large with orange marmalade on my bagel this morning, after trying it on some excellent shortbread Sunday afternoon. I first tasted then bought the marmalade from the Arlington Garden in Pasadena yesterday, where it’s made from their … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Arlington Garden, bromeliads, Echeveria aff. potosina, Garden Conservancy Open Days, Haworthia cuspidata, Haworthia greenii, Huntington Botanical Garden Plant Sale, Huntington Botanical Gardens, labyrinths, Papaver rhoes, Pasadena CA | 1 Comment

Huntington plant sale swag

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Denise

Sunday’s plant sale at the Huntington was the best I’ve attended in many years. The succulents and cactus sale tables are always reason enough to attend, but the herbaceous stuff has been unexciting in recent years bordering on the moribund. … Continue reading →

Posted in plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Huntington Botanical Garden Plant Sale, Rumex flexuosus, Salvia vira vira | 3 Comments

Ambivalent About Holidays

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Denise

It occurred to me belatedly after Sunday’s post that it wouldn’t have killed me to slip a “Happy Mother’s Day” message at the end of the post. “Ambivalent” is a $2 word for how I feel about holidays. (And pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit, shop talk | Tagged California Cactus Center, Cotinus 'Grace', Felco No. 9 classic, Garden Conservancy Open Days Los Angeles, Huntington Botanical Garden Plant Sale, Mike Cone pottery, O Brother Where Art Thou?, pruners, Sigmund Freud | 5 Comments