In the local canyons, this time of year brings about the spectacular flowers of the sacred datura, Datura wrightii. The low, mounding bushes grow two to three feet tall and easily twice as wide, and are covered from dusk to… Read More »toloache
Here’s a little plant-tidying tip that I picked up years ago. If you have sword-shaped leaves that have died on their ends, instead of chopping off the ends blunt and square, trim them into a pointed shape using very sharp… Read More »trimming leaves
Some of my garden shots have had some perforated concrete pavers shown in them. In case you’re wondering what it is, it’s called Turfstone, and is one of several products out there that are designed to allow you to have… Read More »turfstone
Picasso and on occasion other artists have been credited with the quote that goes something like, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Left: Garden at the Getty Center, Los Angeles [ source ] The garden designed by Robert Irwin at… Read More »let it rust
Here are a couple cool wedding presents that we’re enamored with, a pair of solar-powered garden lanterns, a square bronze-colored one and a moss-toned teardrop shape. During the daytime, they’re beautiful garden ornaments with their traditional silhouettes and delicate colors.… Read More »garden lanterns
Here’s a cool artwork by Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey that was featured at the recent Wimbledon tennis-thing. It’s made of three panels of grass. The sections were grown in a darkened space under artificial lights that projected through photographic… Read More »chemistry, physics, biology
Last year we were staring at an awful lot of exposed soil while the plants in the new bed were filling in slowly. To liven up the space we stuck almost a hundred little pansies into the ground. Pansies are… Read More »who's your daddy?
Thanks to Mary Ann at Urban Garden Journal, this blog has been tagged. Actually, it’s the second time I’ve been tagged. (Thanks, In the Garden!) But I was swamped at the time and didn’t get a chance to respond. Also,… Read More »i've been tagged!
Saturday night I was at a gathering that included Michael Lundgren, a photographer visiting from Arizona where he teaches and works. He’d brought along a portfolio of prints from his Transfigurations series, images that will be included in his upcoming… Read More »one perfect juniper
I’ve been waiting impatiently for my plant of the Early Girl tomato to bear fruit, and Saturday turned out to be the day. There were five in total, smallish, but a beautiful red color, with just a flash of green… Read More »red, red tomatoes