Tag Archives: Melinus nerviglumis

Bloom Day August 2017

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Denise

August is a mixed bag in the garden, with parts of the garden exuberantly bulging out of bounds while other areas grow threadbare. Bocconia and tetrapanax share the award for most frequent dropping of big, yellowing leaves, and the melianthus … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy', Berlandiera lyrata, Chirita flavimaculata, Crithmum maritimum, Dahlia 'Twyning's after 8', Eryngium pandanifolium, Grevillea 'Moonlight', Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey', Melinus nerviglumis, Passiflora 'Flying V', Rudbeckia triloba, Solanum valerianum 'Navidad Jalisco', Stipa ichru, The Bold Dry Garden | 9 Comments

Bloom Day May 2017 (and assorted garden projects)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Denise

Photo taken last night, when I still hoped I could squeak this post in under the Bloom Day deadline, the 15th of every month, and be righteously on time, but it was not to be. Flash of red is from … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, climate, creatures, cut flowers, design, MB Maher, pots and containers, shop talk, succulents | Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Aloe 'Kujo', Alstroemeria 'The Third Harmonic', Aristida purpurea, Gaillardia 'Mesa Peach', Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Melinus nerviglumis, Passiflora 'Flying V', Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum 'Karley Rose', Phlomis 'Sunningdale Gold', Salvia uliginosa, Strobilanthes gossypinus, Verbena bonariensis | 11 Comments

Bloom Day November 2016

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Denise

Daylight Saving Time and the electoral college. I think we can agree that these are two areas worthy of further study. May Dreams Gardens collects Bloom Day reports the 15th of every month. My excuse for posting on the 16th? … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, Bulbs, succulents | Tagged ' Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost, Aloe cameronii, Copper Canyon Daisy, grasses, grevilleas, Melinus nerviglumis, nerines, Passiflora 'Flying V', Senecio medley-woodii, Tanglefoot | 13 Comments

Bloom Day August 2016

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Denise

It must be August, because the Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’ is billowing. This tender perennial becomes activated by the heat of August. I pull it out by the handfuls when it gets too rambunctious but always leave a few roots. Any … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day | Tagged ' Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost, Buddleia 'Cranrazz', Eragrostis elliottii 'Tallahassee Sunset', Grevillea 'Moonlight', Melinus nerviglumis | 6 Comments

Bloom Day July 2016

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Denise

I’m going to try a systematic approach, so bear with me. Right outside the office, the planting is getting some height from the bog sage, kangaroo paws, and Pennisetum ‘Skyrocket’ showing a few blooms way in the back. Using the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Bocconia frutescens, Bulbine 'Athena Compact Orange', Calamagrostis brachytricha, Calamintha 'Montrose White', Chrysocephalum aplicata, Elymus 'Canyon Prince', Glaucium grandiflorum, Hazardia detonsa, Marrubium supinum, Melinus nerviglumis, Origanum 'Rosenkuppel', Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails', Penstemon 'Enor', Puya laxa, Salvia uliginosa, Sedum 'Blue Pearl', Senecio medley-woodii, Verbena bonariensis | 15 Comments

streetside; your own personal prairie

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Denise

When my job canceled today, I knew exactly where I wanted to go before breakfast, before even the first cup of coffee. The local neighborhood prairie. It’s something you don’t see everyday in my coastal neighborhood in Los Angeles County, … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, design, driveby gardens, The Hortorialist | Tagged Bouteloua gracilis, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora', lawn-free gardens, Melinus nerviglumis, waterwise landscaping | 16 Comments

Bloom Day June 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Denise

I got in too late yesterday for photos for a Bloom Day post, so made a head start last night on checking out the blogs linked on Carol’s May Dreams Gardens host site for Bloom Day. I think that’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Allium sphaerocephalum, Aloe distans, Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Argyranthemum haouarytheum, Bouteloua gracilis, Cannonmois grandis, Cannonmois virgata, Eryngium padanifolium, Foliage Followup, International Garden Center & Floral Design, Melinus nerviglumis, Passiflora sanguinolenta, Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Persicaria amplexicaulis, platycerium, Prostranthera ovalifolia 'Variegata, Ruby Grass, Salvia canariensis var. candissima, staghorn fern, Teucrium hircanicum | 13 Comments

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Denise

November 2010, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. I’ve just scanned a few of the entries so far, but it’s clear November is not at all dreary for many all over the world. What I’m most excited about this … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit | Tagged Melinus nerviglumis, Salvia 'Waverly' Coreopsis 'Full Moon' | 6 Comments