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 released our pilot project in partnership with The Library of Congress. Both Flickr and the Library were overwhelmed by the positive response to the project! [...]
Photo: Douglas E. Welch Bonsai (盆栽?, lit. plantings in tray, from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, pronunciation (help·info))[1] is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and [...]
I believe a actually heard this limb fall early Sunday morning, even thought I live several houses further up the street. It made a heck of a racket as it came down. Photos like these provide a good reminder why we all need to watch over our trees and make sure they are maintained properly. [...]
Out on a walk with friends yesterday, I spotted this damaged bougainvillea. This is what happens to tropical plants here in Los Angeles when we get one of our, unfrequent, dips below freezing. This bougainvillea will recover, as it only damaged part of the plant, but you can see how bougainvillea is totally unprepared to deal with freezing [...]
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 various sources of information about each plant and tree so we can learn a little more together. I would also like to highlight your special plants [...]
Photo: Douglas E. Welch More information on Iris: Iris from Wikipedia.org How to grow and care for iris from SchreinersGardens.com How to Grow, Maintain, and Divide Bearded Iris from BHG.com How to Plant and Grow Bearded Iris from The American Iris Society Books from Amazon.com Previously in Garden Alphabet: Bougainvillea Brugmansia Ecualyptus Kniphofia “Red [...]
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 terms you would like me to explore. You can leave your ideas in the comments section and we can learn together! Cotyledon A cotyledon (pron.: [...]
More information on Succulents: Succulent from Wikipedia.org ‘Succulent Container Gardens’: some design guidance for low-water landscapes in miniature from the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society Books from Amazon.com Search for books on succulents from the Los Angeles Public Library Previously in Garden Alphabet: Bougainvillea Brugmansia Ecualyptus Kniphofia “Red Hot [...]
Link: Lantana from Wikipedia.org Previously in Garden Alphabet: Bougainvillea Brugmansia Ecualyptus Kniphofia “Red Hot Poker” Nandina Orange Paperwhites
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