New Series: Garden Inventory: Eucalyptus
Garden Inventory is a series where I begin an inventory of all the plants and trees in my garden. Along with some of my own pictures, I will link to Continue Reading
2012 Gift Guide: Urban Sanctuaries
Urban Sanctuaries Another great book for garden “dreaming.” We all need new ideas to energize our gardens and books like this provide them on every page. More 2012 Gift Guide Continue Reading
Video: In the garden… November 22, 2012 – Denise & Pam’s Desert Garden
“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. Today is our first “In the garden…” Continue Reading
A little more Fall color here in Southern California
I found these beautiful leaves on my walk today. I went on a route that was different than my typical one, although one I have done before. This let me Continue Reading
Tree Trimming 2012 – 2 photos and some notes. More to come later!
It is tree trimming day here at A Gardener’s Notebook. In between dashes outside to answer questions and shoot video, I am getting a little blogging in. There will be Continue Reading
In the garden…Leaves begone!
We jumped right into work this afternoon, so I didn’t get a chance to shoot any video. It was far more important to get the job done. A combination of Continue Reading
Pinterest: Lovely Brick Path
I love the way that brick just settles into its environment and seems to have always been there, even when newly installed. It naturalizes into a garden very well and Continue Reading
Pinterest: Great Design Plant: Paperbark Maple from Houzz.com
I love maple trees and this article from Houzz.com on using Paperbark Maple helped me to remember why. I only wish maples grew better here in Southern California. They need Continue Reading
Pinterest: Excellent cottage garden path
I would love to be able to build such a lush garden here in Los Angeles, but it seems the dry weather, and the number of mature trees I have, Continue Reading
Pinterest: A Organ Pipe Cactus Wall
Wow, what an elegant wall for a desert garden. This looks to be Organ Pipe Cactus (Lemaireocereus marinates) and a little research shows that it has often been used for natural Continue Reading