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Wednesday Vignette: succulent tapestry
I recently checked on the progress of a friend’s succulent garden and was struck by the many different shapes, textures and colors of her succulents. What a beautiful tapestry!Click here to see the...
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Revisiting Sue’s succulent garden
Last May I showed you my friend Sue’s front yard makeover. What had been lawn became two distinctive areas—one public, one private—separated by hardscape. The space under the large golden rain tree (...
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Lots of flowers in the front yard
The front yard is so beautiful right now that I want to press Pause on the giant DVR that is time. All too soon this floral cornucopia will be a thing of the past and summer will be here. Yes, summer...
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Index: April 2016 trip to Victoria, British Columbia
Here is an index of all posts about my April 2016 trip to Victoria, British Columbia:Whirlwind trip to Victoria, British Columbia (part 1 of 2)Whirlwind trip to Victoria, British Columbia (part 2 of...
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Wednesday Vignette: tulips, tulips, tulips
This is something you don’t see here in the Sacramento Valley:When I saw this house, I literally slammed on the brakes (fortunately there was nobody behind me) and pulled over. This sight is the very...
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Whirlwind trip to Victoria, British Columbia (part 1 of 2)
Last summer we spent a couple of days in Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia. This included Canada Day, Canada’s equivalent of our Fourth of July. We saw many beautiful...
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Whirlwind trip to Victoria, British Columbia (part 2 of 2)
Day 2 of our whirlwind trip to Victoria, British Columbia last weekend started out overcast. That was perfect for taking photos along the waterfront:And perfect for visiting Finnerty Gardens on the...
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2016 Spring Fling at the Ruth Bancroft Garden
Yesterday I went on a field trip with the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society to the Ruth Bancroft Garden. It coincided with the RBG’s 2016 Spring Fling, a new name for their annual spring plant...
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Hillside succulent paradise in the SF East Bay
After our special tour of the Ruth Bancroft Garden last Saturday, the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society was invited to visit RBG garden host Stephen Lysaght’s private garden in the East Bay...
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Spring 2016 Garden Conservancy’s East Bay Open Day
The Garden Conservancy’s Spring 2016 East Bay Open Day was Saturday, April 23. I visited five gardens:Keeyla Meadows’s art gardenMarcia Donahue’s art gardenPotomac WaterworksLeianne’s gardenThe Bowyer...
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Most beautiful post of the year: University of Victoria Finnerty Gardens
When people think of Victoria. British Columbia, they immediately think of Butchart Gardens. It may be the biggest horticultural attraction in Victoria, possibly even in the entire province of British...
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Meanwhile, at home…
It seems I've been away from home more than usual lately. In late March we spent spring break on California's Central Coast. This was followed by a long weekend in Victoria, British Columbia where my...
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A riot of color: Keeyla Meadows’ Bay Area art garden
I had seen many posts about Keeyla Meadows’ garden in Albany, CA (like this, this, this and this) but I had never had the opportunity to visit it until the Garden Conservancy’s Spring 2016 East Bay...
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Serendipity in the jungle: Marcia Donahue’s art garden
The second garden Kathy Stoner and I visited on the recent Garden Conservancy East Bay Open Day was listed in the Open Day Directory under the intriguing moniker “Our Own Stuff Gallery Garden.”The...
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Heads up: Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale this weekend, May...
What are you doing this coming weekend, May 7 and 8? If you’re in Sacramento or are up for the drive, join us for the Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society’s Show & Sale at Shepard Garden and...
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Recap: 2016 Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale (part 1 of 2)
Last weekend, May 7-8, the Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society (SCSS) held its annual Show & Sale. This year marked the 56th anniversary of this event—quite an accomplishment, considering how...
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Recap: 2016 Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale (part 2 of 2)
In part 1 of this post I showed you the outside vendor area at the 56th Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale, held last weekend, May 7-8, at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center in...
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Perfect flower on Leucospermum ‘Goldie’
It’s no secret that I love the Proteaceae family. Most of these Southern Hemisphere shrubs—think of the sugarbushes (proteas), conebushes (leucadendrons) and pincushions (leucospermus) from South...
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Where spiky meets stylish: Grow Nursery, Cambria, CA
My personal highlight of our spring break trip to California’s Central Coast in March was Grow Nursery in the small town of Cambria, about 20 miles from our home base of Morro Bay. Grow is owned and...
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First Echinopsis cactus flower in the front yard
For me, cactus flowers are among the most beautiful sights in nature. Often large and remarkably detailed, they typically require so much energy to produce that they only last for day or two.The genus...
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