Tag Archives: Roger’s Gardens

myoverplantedgarden.com

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Denise

My working title for this post was overplanted.com, but I’m glad I checked before posting — that already belongs to Tom Fischer! Yesterday seemed like a good time to check out Roger’s Gardens in Newport Beach for fall planting. In … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, design, journal, plant nurseries | Tagged Acanthus 'Morning Candle', Anisodontea 'Strybing Beauty', Pennisetum 'Skyrocket', Roger's Gardens, Solanum sp. 'Navidad Jalisco' | 9 Comments

Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Denise

Love it or hate it, Fatsia ‘Spider’s Web’ can now be found locally in Southern California. Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar is carrying it in affordable one-gallons. Fatsias grow like weeds here in dry shade, so when Southern California … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web', Garden Bloggers Fling 2016, Roger's Gardens, variegated plants | 8 Comments

checking out the nurseries in August

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Denise

It might seem kind of pointless to check out the local nurseries in the dog days of August. A lot of the inventory can look frazzled, but roaming the mostly customer-less aisles in August, armed with sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave franzosinii, Annie's Annuals & Perennials Nursery, Armstrong Nurseries, Brita's Old Town Gardens, Burkhard Nurseries, Crocosmia 'Solfatare', Fatsia 'Spider Web', Gerbera 'Drakensberg Gold', H&H Nursery, International Garden Center & Floral Design, Laguna Hills Nursery, Lincoln Avenue Nursery, M&M Nursery, Marina del Rey Garden Center, Monstera deliciosa, Phygelius 'Diablo', Roger's Gardens, Senecio haworthii, Sunset Western Garden Collection, Upland Nursery, Village Nurseries | 17 Comments

birthday plants

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Denise

My birthday took up just about every single day last week, and more days on the weekend, which is how I rationalized a trip on Saturday to find that hitherto unknown-to-me, unmet, spectacular plant that would forever after be marked … Continue reading →

Posted in plant crushes, plant nurseries, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Australian Native Plants Nursery, bromeliads, echeverias, Leucospermum cordifolium 'Yellow Bird, pincushion proteas, Roger's Gardens, South African plants, succulent containers, Ursinia anthemoides 'Solar Flare' | 16 Comments

how to gift wrap an agave

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Denise

I had some time late yesterday afternoon so decided to dip my toe into holiday retail. In truth, all I did was look at plants. And even bought a few. For myself. This season of giving is off to a … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden ornament, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Blue Flame', Agave 'Blue Glow', Agave desmettiana 'Variegata', Agave guadalajarana, Aloe bainesii, Aloe marlothii, Astelia nervosa, Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise, Chamaerops humilis, Euphorbia milii, Ligularia dentata, mediterranean fan palm, Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum', Roger's Gardens, Variegated Tataki Grass, Yucca 'Bright Star' | 9 Comments

mother’s day 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Denise

And my mom is on a bus heading north on the Atlantic seaboard to join up with a cruise off the coast of Canada. But there were birthdays to shop for yesterday, so naturally (selfishly?) I headed for a destination … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged ' Black Caterpillar Grass, Agave potatorum, Aloe marlothii, besom broom, Ceanothus griseus horizontalis, Corona Del Mar, Harpochloa falx 'Compact Black, High Country Gardens, Roger's Gardens, Southern California, Variegated Carmel Creeper | 4 Comments

The Gospel According to San Marcos

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Denise

The devoted gathered to hear Mr. Baldwin of the premiere West Coast nursery San Marcos Growers give a talk at Roger’s Gardens last Saturday on new plant introductions. Be warned that this post will be plant-wonkish in the extreme.

Posted in garden travel, Plant Portraits | Tagged Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift', Agave 'Mateo', Agonis flexuosa 'Jedda's Dream', Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', Australian Native Plants, Beaucarnea 'Gold Star', Berzelia lanuginose, Bouteloua gracilis, Cordyline 'Design-a-line Burgundy', Dianella caerulea 'King Alfred', Lomandra longifolia 'Nyalla', Lygeum spartum, mediterranean climate, Phylica arborea, Phylica plumosa, Randy Baldwin, Roger's Gardens, San Marcos Growers, Sherman Library & Gardens, Solanum xanti, Thomasia solanacea 'Velvet Star', UCSC Koala Blooms plant introductions, Westringia fruticosa 'Mundi', Wollemia nobilis | 11 Comments

Plant Sale Weekend

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Denise

I was determined to get to the UC Irvine Arboretum plant sale this weekend, having had to miss the Huntington Botanical Garden’s big sale last weekend. But before I could browse UCI’s small sale, there were some minor roadblocks. (Just … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel | Tagged aloes, Aristea ecklonii, Beaumontia grandiflora, Burden of Dreams, Debra Lee Baldwin, Easter Lily vine, Huntington Botanical Garden plant sales, Newport Beach, Roger's Gardens, UCI Arboretum, Werner Herzog | 6 Comments

Laughter in the Distance

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Denise

Not a title to a pulpy romance novel but a snippet of Hinkley’s hilarious prose from his infamous Heronswood nursery catalogues. (The nursery was opened in 1987, bought by Burpee in 2000 and closed by them in 2006.) The catalogues … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, essay, Plant Portraits | Tagged Begonia grandis, Ceanothus thrysiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik, Clematis recta, Dan Hinkley, Embothrium coccineum, Garden Cottage Nursery, Heronswood, Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Monrovia, Olearia 'Henry Travers', restios, Rhodocoma capensis, Roger Raiche, Roger's Gardens, Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain', Stiga gigantea, Vita Sackville-West, Windcliff | 6 Comments

Mergers & Acquisitions

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Denise

If nature abhors a vacuum, then I am nature’s willing handmaiden. By late May, the garden is stuffed, bursting at the seams like this potted Euphorbia tirucalli. Echevarias and sedums tucked into every available spot. Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’ filling in … Continue reading →

Posted in essay, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged 1970 Volkswagen bus, Atriplex hortensis, Debra Lee Baldwin, Ein the wonder corgi, Euphorbia rigida, Euphorbia tirucalli, Heuchera 'Southern Comfort', plant nurseries, Polygonum orientale, Roger's Gardens, Sticks on Fire, succulents, Teucrium 'Fairy Duster', Verbena bonariensis | 6 Comments