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Wednesday Vignette, bondage
I noticed this little vignette in the garden of Bob Hyland (full post over there). When I asked about it he explained a desire for the conifer to sort of lay over the rock wall, dramatically. Well it...
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OYGBV – at Dancing Oaks
Orange, yellow, green, blue and violet that is – my apologies to red and indigo.During the Salem Study Weekend (which I've only written one post about) we were treated to an evening at Dancing Oaks...
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Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'– observations
My bargain Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate' is really stretching out and achieving some size. I love it.Bought for the foliage I've been dreading the day it finally blooms – but that day is...
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Understanding or resolve? Either way an appreciated gift...
Last week I celebrated a birthday – since it was one of those numbers with a zero after it we decided to celebrate big and flew down to Santa Barbara, California. Why Santa Barbara? We could only be...
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An overdue garden visit, on a sunny afternoon...
I've been trying to make the huge 7 block trek to this garden for years now...but it finally happened. What took me so long? My most recent near-miss was a private party where the owners of Far Reaches...
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Wednesday Vignette: Maude planted up, finally!
Remember when I visited apotspot? Well Claire generously shared one of her containers with me, a Maude. I've almost planted several things in it, but never felt that I hit on one that was "just right"...
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Exploring the Santa Barbara County Courthouse
We had but two full days on the ground in Santa Barbara, Day One was spent sleeping in (our arrival was much later than anticipated the night before, more on that later), strolling to the beach,...
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Fav's for July...it's all about the foliage (of course)
Those of you who have visited in person, or pay close attention to my photos, may have noticed our house only has two windows that look out on the back garden, and those are in the very corners of the...
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In a Vase on Monday, from Lotusland
I'm going to start my series of Lotusland posts where our visited ended, at the gift shop, and yes, I bought a vase.Don't we all love garden and museum gift shops? I know I do. Here there were several...
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The Lotus, at Lotusland
As mentioned yesterday, this was not my first time visiting Lotusland. Back in 2009 we made an epic roadtrip — from Portland to Los Angeles, with many stops along the way — Lotusland being one of the...
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Wednesday Vignette, BEACH
The promise of natural beauty lays just beyond the concrete and chain link.Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum. All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden....
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Looking to spend a weekend away in October? May I suggest the Pacific...
©Saxon Holt_Photobotanic.com Back in February of 2015 I wrote a teaser about a (then) upcoming day-long seminar: Changing Times, Changing Landscapes: Drawing Nature into Urban Landscape Design a...
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The Bromeliads, at Lotusland
For me the magic of Lotusland is in it's drama and over-the-top plantings. If three of something would be good for a normal garden then Ganna Walska needed three dozen (at the very least). The...
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In a Vase on Monday, channeling my inner FTD Florist
I think I've mentioned I'm growing Zinnia from seed this year?Needing to rotate my tomato crop I couldn't come up with a veggie that I really wanted to grow in the second stock tank, so I opted for...
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Santa Barbara: tile and runways...
Back to Santa Barbara, CA, for a quick look at the amazing tile work to be found all over the city. This tile fountain was just outside the front door of our hotel...There was another like it a few...
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Wednesday Vignette, an unexpected mash-up
Echium fastuosum was an impulse purchase at Annie's Annuals the fall of 2014. Planted out the spring of 2015 it was only meant to last the season, but instead lived on through the winter and has grown...
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Bromeliad Dish Garden; Take 1
Back from Lotusland and my head was filled with Bromeliad thoughts and Tillandsia dreams. I already have a small collection of potted Bromeliads that spend summer under the shade pavilion — adding to...
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In a Vase on Friday: Weeds 3 Ways
Truth be told life gets in the way sometimes and I end up creating my "Monday" vases on other days of the week. Such is the case this week, I'll have a house-guest this weekend and Monday's post will...
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August Bloomday blooms
Another 15th of the month, another Garden Bloggers Bloomday. I tried to not be repetitive this month. For example Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red' is here to let you know that all the Abutilons I shared...
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Look up there, in the sky! (at Lotusland)
During our first visit to Lotusland (2009) we somehow skirted the border of Agave franzosinii and A. americana at the Blue Garden entrance. I'd made a mental note to pay more attention this time. Here...
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