Tag Archives: Pennisetum ‘Fairy Tails’

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 October 2016

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Denise

This October the garden has already turned its back on summer, and all but the grasses have been cut back. I’m curious to find out how long the summer grasses can be supporting players to the winter-blooming aloes before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, succulents | Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea', Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy', Aloe 'Kujo', Aloe 'Rooikappie', Aloe scobinifolia, Grevillea 'Moonlight', Justicia sericea' Inca Queen', Lomandra 'Breeze', Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails', Phormium 'Black Rage', Plectranthus neochilus, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Solanum sp. 'Navidad Jalisco' | 13 Comments

Occasional Daily Weather Report; hot stuff

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Denise

I’ve got my seed packets of scarlet flax in hand, ready to sow for spring bloom, some interesting cool season cabbages and greens on order, and I can’t stop thinking about hot soup. I’m ready. And like waiting for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Occasional Daily Weather Report | Tagged Agave gypsophila 'Ivory Curls', fall-sowing spring annuals, Linum grandiflorum 'Rubrum', Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' | 10 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

blogger meetup at the Huntington

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Denise

I should have talked less and picked up the camera more at the meetup this past Saturday at the Huntington Botanical Garden, but that wouldn’t have been as much fun as our nonstop gabfest. The occasion for the meetup was … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Aloe 'David Verity', Aloe rubroviolacea, Aloe sinkatana, Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon', Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer', Muhlenbergia dubia, Muhlenbergia rigens, Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' | 8 Comments