Succulents and Shells
. . What do you do when a friend tells you to ‘take all the cuttings you want’? . . . . . . . . And your uncle gives you a beautiful old clam shell he’s had for years? . . . . . . . You drill a few holes in the shell […]
DIG Garden Nursery – A new Santa Cruz treasure!
If you’re a gardener who loves succulents, contemporary design, chickens, canning, birds, living walls and books, then this Northern California garden shop is the place for YOU. Just over a year old, DIG a much needed refuge from the more ordinary and commonplace garden shops which dot the coast. Cara and Will Meyers (who also […]
A garden gift from the heart
Christmas has come and gone and in its wake are a mountain of empty boxes, bows, ribbons and wrapping paper. My hydrangea and pittosporum centerpiece is finally beginning to wilt and the tree’s dry needles are raining down upon my carpet with alarming speed. One of my favorite gifts this year is one that […]
All Decked Out – Wordless Wednesday
A Fall Garden’s Bounty – Hachiya Persimmons
Each fall, a former client calls me up, letting me know it’s time for persimmons! Her very large and very old persimmon tree has been generous (to say the least) with its persimmons over the years. I always take several dozen to pass along to friends and neighbors, but make sure to keep some for […]
Wordless Wednesday – Today’s Morning Walk
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Famous Last Words – a designer’s short horror story…
. . Famous Last Words: . “Yes Rebecca, we’ll definitely have the site ready for you to place 900+ plants. We’re totally on schedule!”…
A day with Lila B. Design
I know, I know – a ‘Wordless Wednesday’ post isn’t supposed to have words. Since I can’t help myself, I’ll be brief. This past weekend I had the pleasure of spending a Saturday afternoon in San Francisco with Baylor Chapman of Lila B. Design and friends and fellow garden designers Debra Prinzing and Susan Morrison. […]
Fall’s Fantastic Light
. There’s so many things I love about Fall – the holidays, the food, the smell of the heater turning on for the first time, putting the extra blanket on the bed and the way the garden begins to quiet down. , I think one of my favorite things, however, is the way the sun’s […]
The Green Roof at SF’s Academy of Sciences
No, this isn’t a scene from Teletubbies. Last night I attended an APLD meeting in San Francisco to listen to Alan Good, the Academy’s Landscape Exhibit Supervisor, give a fascinating presentation about the building’s green-roof infrastructure and its plant life. While I found the specific construction of the roof interesting, it was the […]
Wordless Wednesday – Lake Tahoe’s Fall Foliage
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Virginia City’s garden cemetery
Halloween is near making it the perfect time to introduce you to one of my favorite places to visit – Virginia City, Nevada. I’m not entirely sure why it’s a favorite of mine, but for the past 40 years or so I’ve been in love with this place. For those of you who aren’t familiar with […]