Tag Archives: Puya mirabilis

the August urge for going

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Denise

Gardeners are by definition rooted and bound to their gardens. Leaving home can mean missing out, and we don’t want to miss a thing, especially in summer. Like this Puya mirabilis’ first bloom in my garden. Why, hello, you beautiful, … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, garden travel, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Aloe elgonica, Bergamo, Inter-City Cactus Show & Sale, International Mtg of the Landscap and Garden, Italy, Madrid's Desert City, Perennial Plant Conference 2017, Puya laxa, Puya mirabilis, Rainforest Flora, South Bay Bromeliad Associates, Tillandsia capitata 'Roja' | 8 Comments

planting notes 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Denise

Every year brings a new crop of preoccupations in the garden, such as: Will the beschorneria choose this spring for their first bloom? How about the puya in the gravel garden? Feel like blooming this year? Some plants really do … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, garden travel, journal, plant nurseries, succulents | Tagged Aloe marlothii x castanea, Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Annie's Annuals & Perennials Nursery, Asphodeline lutea, Beschorneria X 'Martin Grantham Hybrids', Cirsium occidentale, Cistus 'Snow Fire', Crambe maritima, Eryngium padanifolium, Glaucium grandiflorum, Lessertia montana, Leucadendron 'Ebony', Puya mirabilis, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', self-sowers, Sideritis oroteneriffae | 5 Comments

Jeffrey Bale’s Permeable Road to Paradise

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Denise

Is it just me, or has all subtlety been suddenly drained from the world? All sense of nuance seems lost. (In addition to lethargy, extreme heat occasionally brings on irritable, sweeping generalizations.) Here in Southern California, record cool temps all … Continue reading →

Posted in garden ornament, MB Maher | Tagged ' Plant Delights Nursery, Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, Debra Prinzig, Geranium 'Salome', Jeffrey Bale, John Greenlee, Keeyla Meadows, Los Angeles Arboretum, Lucy Hardiman, Marcia Donahue, MB Maher, Pacific Horticulture, Plant Delights, Puya mirabilis | 7 Comments