Tag Archives: silver leaves

this week in the garden; more silver leaves

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Denise

Silver plants have sneakily become a new obsession. I should qualify that as unfamiliar silver plants, ones I haven’t grown before, and I’ve grown a lot. (Last year’s silver crush was the Afghan fig ‘Silver Lyre,’ mail-ordered from Cistus, a … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, journal, plant crushes | Tagged Agave celsii, Agave mitis var. albidior, Agave salmiana var. ferox 'Medio Picta', Bocconia frutescens, Centaurea ragusina, Dianthus caryophyllus 'Single Black', dry garden, Eriogonum giganteum var. compactum, Ficus afghanistanica 'Silver Lyre', Hazardia detonsa, Lavandula 'Silver Anouk', Plectranthus argentatus, Salvia pachyphylla, silver leaves | 7 Comments

what Dustin Gimbel does with gazanias

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Denise

The humble gazania, that kaleidoscopic daisy from South Africa overused in years past as the go-to municipal ground cover, is undergoing a minor local revival. I included a few for this summer in my full-sun back garden, the LA Times … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, MB Maher, succulents | Tagged Acacia stenophylla, Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf', Euphorbia mauritanica, Euphorbia tirucalli, garden designer Dustin Gimbel, gazania hybrids, Second Nature Garden Design, silver leaves, South African plants | 9 Comments