The late-December light was fading when I headed to the wild and wonderful plants that make up the Huntington’s Desert Garden. The garden dates back many decades and features some immense specimens the likes of which you’ll almost never see.… Read More »the huntington desert garden
It’s not quite planting season, but for the last few trips to the local nursery I’d been eying a plant I hadn’t noticed before, Phlomis monocephala, a sister species to the more common Jerusalem sage, P. fruticosa. This strongly drought-tolerant… Read More »california-friendly phlomis
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, here’s a patch of the garden featuring the red, white and green colors that dominate the Mexican flag. The plants: Celosia ‘New Look’ (intense red, on the left) Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ (red-and-white bicolor… Read More »cinco de mayo plant combinations
The garden is always changing. As plants mature and others come into bloom, I’m always seeing combinations of plants and interesting relationships between them. Here are a couple plant combinations in the yard that I’m particularly happy with. This is… Read More »april plant combinations