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 […]
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. . Famous Last Words: . “Yes Rebecca, we’ll definitely have the site ready for you to place 900+ plants. We’re totally on schedule!”…
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. […]
. 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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
It’s time for our annual trip to Palo Alto’s Art Center to buy a glass pumpkin (or three). Picking out which glass pumpkin to buy is like picking out pansies – I can never decide because each one is prettier than the last! Will we go for the traditional colors of oranges and […]
/ While in Dallas last week, I had the honor of listening to a presentation by Felder Rushing, which wasn’t really a presentation at all, but rather an opportunity to listen to this man’s passion about ‘Slow Gardening‘. If you ever have the opportunity to hear him speak, seize it with both hands – run […]
While visiting Dallas last week for the Garden Writers Association’s annual symposium, one of the highlights of the week was touring some pretty amazing gardens. One of my very favorite gardens belongs to landscape designer Robert Bellamy. Over the past several decades, Robert has acquired neighboring properties in Old East Dallas, resulting in […]
Okay, okay – by now most of you who have been reading my blog for any time now probably feel like they’ve personally strolled through Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s garden and have seen everything I could possibly show them, right? WRONG! Freeland is an amazing powerhouse of creativity and has just finished building two […]
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