Daily Archives: May 5, 2012

Video: What Douglas Dug – Show 001 – Podcast

This episode of “What Douglas Dug” is the first in a series of shows where I highlight some of my most recently shared gardening items to my Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest accounts. When I share something I don’t often get much of a chance to tell you WHY I found something interesting or useful, so I am taking this opportunity to show some items to you along with a bit of commentary.

What Douglas Dug 001

Please let me know what items you find most useful in your garden.

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Photo: Healing Waters Design Garden from SoCal Spring Garden Show 2012

These photos show the “Healing Waters” Design Garden at the  Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. 

It was striking in its use of massive stone elements that then integrated water into their design. This huge stone table had a rivulet running its length which then emptied into a large ceramic pot. Another fountain sculpture was a stone column split into two pieces allowing water and light to flow between the pieces. (See lower picture)

“Healing Waters” was created by The Garden Gallery Design and Consulting in Orange, California.

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There was much to see and learn and I also took a host of photos, which will continue to appear here in A Gardener’s Notebook over the next few weeks.

You can view the entire collection of photos in this Flickr set – Southern California Spring Garden Show.


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Event: : Descanso Gardens: Did they survive last year’s windstorm?

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California Native Plant Society

Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter

TUESDAY EVENING PROGRAMS 

May 8  ·  7:30 – 9:30pm

Descanso Gardens: 
Did they survive last year’s windstorm?

Presenter: Rachel Young

Location: Sepulveda Garden Center, Encino

Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. Located in a coast live oak forest, there are seven gardens dedicated to either one type of flower, such as camellias or roses, lilacs or irises, or to a theme, such as the California Garden (California native plants), Nature’s Table (edible garden) or the Japanese Garden. Rachel Young manages the California Garden, which was originally designed by Theodore Payne. She will discuss the history and current state of the California Garden and briefly touch on the windstorm and damage that occurred at Descanso. Rachel Young is the native plant horticulturist at Descanso Gardens. Her Masters Degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from UCLA is based on research in oak ecology and genetics. She began her exploration of California flora working for the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sepulveda Garden Center
16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino 
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