Garden Decor: Japanese Garden Water Fountain
Japanese Garden Water Fountain A lovely and heavily naturalized Japanese fountain. I love the way it fits in the garden and the contract between the dark stone and light-colored bamboo. Continue Reading
Free Rhaphiolepis Desktop, Tablet and Smartphone Wallpaper for April 2013
Here is a selection of free wallpapers for your computer desktop or smartphone. Right-click and select Save Image As… to download them to your own computer. On your smartphone, click Continue Reading
Garden History: “Villa Sciarra,” George Wurts house, via Calandrelli, Rome, Italy. (LOC)
What is there so special about overarching trees, even relatively young one’s like these. There is a sense of protection, enclosure and peacefulness. It is almost like the trees are Continue Reading
Garden History: Whitworth Gardens, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England
There is always something so special in a patch of water in the garden. Be it a large lake, small pond or even just awarer garden in a whiskey barrel, Continue Reading
Garden Vocabulary: Xeriscaping
This Garden Vocabulary series seeks to introduce and explain to you — and in many cases, myself — words and terms associated with gardening. Please let me know if there are any Continue Reading
Garden History: Paris Exposition: gardens, Paris, France, 1900
When I came across this photo, it immediately reminded me of my one and only visit to the city in 2000. With a 2 1/2 year old boy in tow Continue Reading
Elsewhere: Let Nature Inspire Your Landscape: Ideas for a Woodland Garden from Houzz.com
Let Nature Inspire Your Landscape: Ideas for a Woodland Garden Related posts: Photos: Magnolia Blossom Event: Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 12th Annual Exhibit and Plant Sale Drought Tolerant Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage, California
“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 am out in the Palm Springs Continue Reading
Photos: Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage, CA
I am out in the Palm Springs area on a project, any my sister took me to see the new Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage,CA. This was formerly Continue Reading
Garden History: “Killenworth,” George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, ca. 1918
Garden History draws on “The Commons” a collection of historical photos from institutions from around the world. According to Flickr: The Commons was launched on January 16 2008, when Flickr Continue Reading