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Did you know? Today is International Poinsettia Day!
I learned about International Poinsettia day just yesterday, when Debra Prinzing wrote about a living poinsettia gown...Floral stylists: Okishima & Simmonds | Photo credit: Stars for Europe....
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In a Vase on Monday - the Poinsettia Challenge edition
Right up front let's acknowledge that I'm breaking the rules AGAIN. Poinsettia do not grow in my garden, and in order to participate in "in a vase on Monday" you're supposed to work with things from...
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Nothing new here folks! (Bloomday for December 2015)
If not for my desire to document, and to keep the Bloomday streak unbroken, I probably wouldn't be posting this Garden Blogger's Bloomday - after all there's nothing new to share. But, the party must...
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Wednesday Vignette - upside down
Can you guess what plant this red-veined leaf belongs to? Ricinus communis/Castor Bean, after the freeze - that's the underside of the leaf, which is now on the top. It's kind of Christmasy, don't you...
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My husband went to New Mexico and all I got was…
A green travel soap container?No, baby cactus! Twins....A few weeks back Andrew was in New Mexico, to help his mom make a move. My parting words were "bring me something from her yard" - which was much...
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Huntington Fridays from 2014; the Subtropical Garden
Today we're exploring the Subtropical Garden at the Huntington: "Plants that can tolerate occasional mild frost grow in this four-acre hillside garden on the scarp of the Raymond Hill earthquake fault....
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A long time in the making...
This was the cover of last December's Sunset magazine, I became rather obsessed about the idea of a big, beautiful, wreath featuring Protea blooms...And so I saved, and dried, every Protea flower I...
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Holiday cartoon déjà vu...
When I last visited Marbott's Greenhouse & Nursery (to take photos for the Poinsettia Challenge post), I was struck by a strange sense of déjà vu as I rounded the corner headed towards the...
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Got plant lust?
As part of our plantlust.com holiday email we're giving away a canvas tote bag* to ten people (chosen randomly) who reply to this very important question: what is your favorite plant for winter...
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It's a wrap!
Tonight's the deadline to send in your entry for the Poinsettia Challenge, I hope you'll share your poinsettia creation (email: spikyplants at gmail dot com, please include a line or two about your...
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Huntington Fridays from 2014, the Desert Garden chapter 1
Merry Christmas! My gift to you...lots and lots of sexy photos from the Huntington Garden's Desert Garden, my "happiest place on earth"...During our December 2014 trip the Aloes were blooming all over...
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In a couple of years, this is going to be amazing...
Back in the days before it became all rain, all the time here in Western Oregon, we occasionally had blue skies . They were wonderful, even better when they're sharing space with a bunch of Agaves...I...
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Potted, because how could I not? And then I drove around the corner...
So I'm now officially blurring the edges of my vacation posts. I'm moving on to our most recent SoCal Christmas vacation without first finishing the 2014 version...ah well...it's all...
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Wednesday Vignette: happy stairs
I spotted this staircase just off Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Part of me wanted to go closer and explore. Part of me realized doing so might break the illusion of sweet...I decided to appreciate...
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The Poinsettia Challenge, so many creative people...
I can't believe the beautiful and imaginative entries that came in answering the poinsettia challenge...you guys are incredible, thank you! Before I share your creations I want to show a few images...
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Huntington Fridays from 2014, the Desert Garden chapter 2
Last week was Part One of my 2014 visit to the Huntington Garden Desert Garden, today I'll wrap up that visit with Part Two, what a great way to start the New Year!...My timing is a little odd, since...
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In a Vase on Monday: transistions
I'm sure I've written this before – I love to decorate for Christmas – but come the 26th, I'm over it. Completely and totally. This year I thought I'd keep a few elements of the poinsettia display, but...
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It's all fun and games until some plant gets hurt...
Around 10:30 Saturday night I read a weather warning that we'd be receiving snow, and possibly freezing rain, on Sunday. By the time my eyes opened and looked out the window the next morning this was...
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Wednesday Vignette - those were the days!
I've been saving this one, I knew there would be a day when I'd forgotten what summer in the garden looks like...Acanthus sennii, Lomatia tinctoria, Alstoemeria isabellana, and Yucca desmetiana in the...
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Colorblocking
Another scene just off Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles. Aqua and Orange, with Aloes.No graffiti? What a blessing.Oh wait, the ghost of graffiti is present.The slightly drought stressed coloring of the...
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