Producing Floriferous Gardens in San Francisco’s Mediterranean Climate.
December 06, 2023
M&F Micro Group Garden Excursions for 2024
October 20, 2023
Glen Park Garden for Sale
October 18, 2023
White Flower Terrace
In 2016 we decided to expand the white flower garden around the stairs, which consisted mainly of two iceburg roses and a large viburnum along with the usual annuals, to included the next terrace in front of the studio. Here we had more real estate to have some fun. I started adding more as each season came and this year it is looking full.
May 2023
September 30, 2023
Philly Fling - A Garden Blogger's Retreat
Thursday, September 21
September 24, 2023
Swarthmore College
Sunday, September 24, another rainy morning. The first two gardens today were cancelled due to the illness of a host. Instead, we're off to Swarthmore College campus. Many big campuses start with a house.
Paxson Hill Farm Gardens and Nursery
Bruce Gangawer’s Paxson Hill Farm in New Hope, PA. A large nursery with an impressive display garden.
The Gardens of Mill Fleurs
Jenny Rose Carey’s Northview Garden
September 23, 2023
Stoneleigh, A Natural Garden
September 22, 2023
September 21, 2023
Longwood Gardens
One of the Fling's two "Superbloom Level" sponsors and also a big destination for the group of garden bloggers, Longwood really delivered. Thank you for your support. Our first stop on opening day was the production nursery for Longwood's conservatory. A Dutch design with eighteen bays each with their own climate control is a dream to grow and a big expense to cover. Here in September, they are gearing up for their Chrysanthemum Festival in October and November.
September 17, 2023
English Garden Tour w/ Mike & Frank - Summer 2023
This is all the gardens Frank and I saw during our travels this summer to England, particularly East Anglia, the Midlands and the Cotswolds area of great beauty. A quick summary and archive of the post of each garden, park or landscape roadways that caught our eyes.
We landed at Heathrow Airport at 7 AM, dropped off our luggage at our accommodations and headed out to see London. First stop Saint Peter's Cathedral.
Reflection Garden - London St. Paul's Churchyard
In chronological order with title linking to the original post. Please click through to those you want to see more photos.
September 01, 2023
For every hour worked, one seed will be planted.
August 06, 2023
Oxford Christ Church Meadow
August 6th
August 05, 2023
Rodmarton Manor - Cotswolds
August 5th
August 04, 2023
Rousham - Cotswolds
August 4th
Lunch at RH England - Cotswolds
August 03, 2023
Kiftsgate Court Garden - Cotswolds
August 3rd
Hidcote Manor - Cotswolds
August 3rd
August 02, 2023
Broughton Grange - Cotswolds
August 2nd
August 01, 2023
Waterperry Gardens - Oxfordshire
August 1st
July 31, 2023
The Meadow at Oxford Botanic Garden
July 31 - Merton Borders delighted my eye with its layers of blue, yellow, chartreuse with dabs of pink. Composed of solidago, eryngium, echinops, mallow, a couple of grasses and tall daisies, this garden was planted in 2011. It has aged extremely well.
July 30, 2023
Trentham - Midlands
July 30th
Wollerton Old Hall - Midlands
July 30th
driveway conifer specimens
Agapanthus’African Skies’
Salvia yangii ‘Bkue Steel’
white agapanthus
small rooms of all sorts of themes
who’s the driving force behind garden
Dahlia NoID
seating in every room showing off views lile this white garden on display.
two square pyramid yews
garden growing wilder moving away from the house.
birch and maple
simple stake and rope plant support
candy content goes up as you walk to the house.
purple and red clematis, rose and buddlejia
plenty of seating
locerna honeysuckle
this is a good garden to bring people.
cute lavender geraniums
yellow clematis
more seating and formal.
yew dots!
heliopsis ‘bleading heart’ looks like dahlia
the plant of the week.
July 29, 2023
Mayfield Park - Manchester
July 29th
July 28, 2023
RHS Bridgewater
July 27, 2023
East Ruston Old Varcarage - East Anglia
July 26th
Sheffield Botanical Gardens - Midlands
July 27th
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
July 27, 2023
city park feel used by neighbors
long row of glass houses sorted by exotic places.
plant labels
175 yo? sequoia g.
petrified stump
prairie garden
squirrels all running towards me.
Agapanthus coddii
fuchsia pink
healthy red maple
shard sink for watering
double central flower border.
cast iron water fountain
Sheffield - Grey to Green
July 26, 2023
Pensthorpe - East Anglia
July 25, 2023
Bressingham Garden - East Anglia
Beth Chatto's Garden - East Anglia
July 24, 2023
RHS Hyde Hall - East Anglia
July 23, 2023
Batsford Arbortum - Cotswolds
July 21, 2023
Crossrail Place @ Canary Wharf - London
July 19, 2023
Reflection Garden - London Saint Paul's Churchyard
July 18, 2023
English Garden and Nursery Tour
It’s finally here. Headed to SFO in a couple of hours for our flight to London. Frank and I have been planning this trip since February and we both excited the time is here. Below is a rough outline of our path staring in London, then to Oxford to pick up a car, couple days scouting food in the Cotswolds, then a loop East to Suffolk and Norfolk. Then up to Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and back to Oxford where we change car for van and pick up our guests in Bicester. Our formal five day tour of the Cotswolds gardens starts. Based out of Deddington, we will be visiting Broughton Grange, Hidcote, Kiftsgate, Rodmarton Manor and Rousham. After the tour, we head back for a couple days in London and return home in San Francisco.
May 15, 2023
Introducing My Newest Cottage Garden
I have been working this tiny front plot for about five years now. I have slowing been planting new layers of flowering plants in the Potrero Hill garden. New addition this spring is the ruby red Ixias in the last couple of photos.
April 28, 2023
Eastern California and Owens Valley
April 16, 2023
Dearborn Community Garden
April 14, 2023
Spring Bulbs in San Francisco
April 01, 2023
March 27, 2023
March 16, 2023
March 13, 2023
Repotting Bay Topiary with Root Pruning
The multi-tiered topiary in the middle of this photo is a Bay Leaf tree that I've been training for maybe 10 years now. It is currently potted in a large Airpot which makes pruning its roots easy.
February 17, 2023
Caselli Ave - Eureka Valley, San Francisco
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