Kudos to designer Sara Livia Brightwood for her work at Rancho La Puerta fitness resort and spa in Tecate, Baja California (just across the border from San Diego). The world-class resort, in a drought-prone region, is a model for low-water landscape-design. For example, fields seeded with poppies and lupines.
I love the way California poppies undress before they debut, their satiny orange petals held in place by cone-shaped, diaphanous robes. Or maybe those are hats?
It’s spring and I’ve gone giddy over gazanias. When planted en masse, these daisies are truly amazing. I recently trekked to a hillside near my home ablaze with orange glory. The flowers were so hot-hued, I swear I could hear them sizzle.
I first heard about Russell Gardens Wholesale several years ago when its name continued to crop up in conversations with other gardeners or through local plant societies. I finally made the trip ‘out yonder’ to see if it was as good as all the perennial mavens said it was. It didn’t disappoint! Alan Russell is the[...]
For those of us who live in the Philadelphia area, we have become familiar with Richard Hayne, a local entrepreneur. He created both Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie, building them into national chains of lifestyle clothing/accessory stores. Each of them has, in part, been extraordinarily successful because they are marketed to specific demographic groups. It was just a matter of time before a[...]