Tag Archives: Russellia equisetiformis
Cross-Pollination July 2013
Garden designer Dustin Gimbel hosted another of those fabulous mid-summer rave-ups that he calls “Cross-Pollination” at his home and garden, where “hikers, nursery professionals, beekeepers, home brewers, crazy plant people, artists, architects and designers” gather for food and conversation, slipping … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, garden ornament, garden visit, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Acacia pendula, Adenanthos sericeus, Agave attenuata 'Raea's Gold', Agave gypsophila, Aristolochia gigantea, Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers', bocconia, Chrysanthemoides incana, Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold, Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii, Dodonaea viscosa, dyckias, Euphorbia 'Blackbird', Euphorbia cotinifolia, Farfugium japonicum Crispatum, Frankenia thymifolia, Gainey ceramics, garden designer Dustin Gimbel, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Lessingia filanginifolia, Leucadendron argenteum, Russellia equisetiformis, Sedum rubrotinctum, St. Augustine grass Stenotaphrum secundatum
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Bloom Day March 2013
If it weren’t for the few stems of Scilla peruviana in bloom I’d feel completely out of step this March Bloom Day, when so many participating gardens are sending forth crocus and iris and so many other traditional spring bulbs … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, plant crushes
Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Diascia personata, Elizabeth Lawrence, Euphorbia lambii, Geranium maderense, Helicotrichon sempervirens, Helleborus argutifolius, Linaria reticulata 'Flamenco', Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Russellia equisetiformis, Salvia africana-lutea, Salvia chiapensis, Scilla peruviana, Sedum confusum
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Bloom Day February 2012
February is a very exciting month. So much to take note of, I rarely make it through a hot cup of coffee on a February morning. The anigozanthos is growing in leaps, now almost chin-high. This is ‘Yellow Gem.’ Tulips … Continue reading
Bloom Day December 2011
An unexpected afternoon cloudburst visited the garden this Bloom Day. In five minutes it was over, leaving enough time to collect some photos before sunset. Self-sown Orlaya grandiflora, the Minoan Lace. Rose ‘Bouquet d’Or still in a flush of blooms. … Continue reading
Cue the Ice Cream Man
The twilight opening of the door to the enchanted photographic realm of “magic hour” is announced by the canned tunes of the ice cream man plying his cold confections 365 days a year. If I’m home when that tinny music … Continue reading