Tag Archives: The Bold Dry Garden

Bloom Day August 2017

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Denise

August is a mixed bag in the garden, with parts of the garden exuberantly bulging out of bounds while other areas grow threadbare. Bocconia and tetrapanax share the award for most frequent dropping of big, yellowing leaves, and the melianthus … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy', Berlandiera lyrata, Chirita flavimaculata, Crithmum maritimum, Dahlia 'Twyning's after 8', Eryngium pandanifolium, Grevillea 'Moonlight', Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey', Melinus nerviglumis, Passiflora 'Flying V', Rudbeckia triloba, Solanum valerianum 'Navidad Jalisco', Stipa ichru, The Bold Dry Garden | 9 Comments

summer read: The Bold Dry Garden

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Denise

Yes, this book on the making of The Ruth Bancroft Garden came out and was purchased by me last fall, but I’ve only recently sat down to read it cover to cover. The Bold Dry Garden; Lessons from The Ruth … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, books, photography, succulents | Tagged Johanna Silver, Marion Brenner, The Bold Dry Garden, The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Timber Press | 8 Comments

reprising a 2010 visit to the Ruth Bancroft Garden

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Denise

(Ms. Bancroft is celebrating her 108th birthday this month — yes, that’s not a typo — and we’re all awaiting the upcoming launch later this fall of the book chronicling the making of her garden The Bold Dry Garden.) If … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, books, garden visit, succulents | Tagged The Bold Dry Garden, The Ruth Bancroft Garden | 7 Comments