Video: In the garden…crow in the birdbath – May 31, 2013
The crows were having quite the party in the birdbath this morning. They are often in the neighborhood, but I usually don’t see them in the garden itself. Watch all Continue Reading
Garden History: Sunnie-Holme, Home of Annie Burr Jennings
Gardens are ephemeral things. Left to their own devices, they can quickly be subsumed by nature once again with natives and weeds running wild through the once-carefully managed beds. In Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…May 29, 2013: Planting a pack of plants
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. I plant a pack of plants I Continue Reading
In the neighborhood…Persimmons, pomegranates, figs and grapes
In the neighborhood…Persimmons, pomegranates, figs and grapes Spring has spring here in the neighborhood and in one 1.5 mile walk around the neighborhood we saw persimmons, pomegranates, figs and grapes Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’
Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’ Interesting Plant: Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’ There are some plants that just look “alien” or painted or Photoshopped, but I have been assured — via many mentions in Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 29: At the potting bench with palm and locust
I spend some time at the potting bench today, checking on those things we planted previously and adding a few more, including a palm seed found in the neighborhood and Continue Reading
Event: Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 13th Annual Show and Plant Sale and Drought Tolerant Plant Festival
Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 13th Annual Show and Plant Sale and Drought Tolerant Plant Festival Saturday, June 8th 9am to 5pm (Lectures start at 10:00)Sunday, June 9th 9am to 4pm Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 5 – May 24, 2013
It’s was raining in Chelsea today, but the show continued with a ton of plants mentioned. Dahlia ‘Tommy Keith’ Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ Geranium Rozanne – Plant of the Centenary Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Garden Alphabet: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Very close by we have a manmade lake that is surrounded with a heavy planting of Japanese Cherry Trees that put on quite a show Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 4 – May 23, 2013
Talk of sculpture, tons of native plants and more in this day’s coverage of the Chelsea Garden Show. Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ – Plant of the Centenary Entry (7 of 10) Continue Reading