Spring starts for me this year at the Fallbrook Garden Club in north San Diego County on Feb. 24. Guests are welcome, and all attendees will receive a gift plant courtesy of nearby Serra Gardens Nursery. I’ll show photos of beautifully designed gardens and do a show-and-tell of outstanding succulents from Serra. Among them are: Echeveria agavoides ‘Lipstick’. Shown close-up [...]
Echeveria agavoides
Summer Shadows
July 20, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Photography, SucculentsShadows are as much a part of a Southern California summer as sunshine itself. These play with the imagination like a midsummer day’s dream. Above: Flowers of a columnar euphorbia. Above: Aloe flower and stair rail. Above: Gazania bloom. Above: Cyphostemma buds and leaf. Above: A garden chair seat. Above: Pilosocereus pachycladus. Above: Echeveria agavoides. [...]
Succulent Centerpieces
November 20, 2010 – Posted in: Garden AdventuresThe ideal Thanksgiving centerpiece… — Is low so guests can see over it. — Is festive, in keeping with the holiday. — Has colors that convey autumn. — Looks good with your decor and china. — Doesn’t take up too much table space. — Is simple to assemble and can be done days ahead. — Is [...]