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October Bloom Day

Posted on October 15, 2011

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Happy October Bloom Day! Here are some shots of blossoms and blooms around our garden today… Enjoy!

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September Bloom Day

Posted on September 15, 2011
from our garden

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Happy Bloom Day, everyone! I’m catching up to this whole blogging thing, and evidently each month garden bloggers use the 15th to post sumpin’ bloomerific! From our own garden… And from this morning’s trek to the park….

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Into the Breech

Posted on September 12, 2011
acanthus

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Ahh, Alcatraz! Last week I had time to get out to Alcatraz for some volunteer gardening work. Alcatraz is the first place I did gardening outside of my own home and classes at school, and it has always been a … Continue reading →

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Garden Event: PARK(ing) Day 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011
parking day

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San Francisco residents are becoming increasingly familiar with the concept of PARK(ing) days. This is a quirky international phenomenon where a metered parking space is converted to a mini park! It’s been popular ’round these parts for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Garden Event: Succulent Gardens Extravaganza

Posted on September 2, 2011
Succulents and Grass

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Succulent Gardens, down in Castroville, California, is a succulent grower that has one of the region’s best offerings, in my humble opinion. Most of the small-container succulents at Flora Grubb come from there, and the variety is definitely top notch! … Continue reading →

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Installation: Fabulous Fairfax Deck

Posted on August 13, 2011
Waggies

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As with a previous installation I did, this is following another plan by Patrick on the design team at Flora Grubb Gardens. Nestled in a valley a few miles west of 101 in Marin County is the town of Fairfax. … Continue reading →

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boZannical Design + Installation: Eureka Valley Shady Vacation Retreat

Posted on August 7, 2011
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This garden has been an ongoing project of mine for the past several weeks. A friend came to me for design help several months ago to revitalize the container garden on the deck of the upper-level flat in Eureka Valley … Continue reading →

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Installation: Cow Hollow Containers

Posted on August 3, 2011

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A couple of weeks ago I had the fantastic job of installing a colorful container garden, with the help of my partner Tony. “Container Garden” is the term generally used (at least, within the gardening industry) to denote, well, a … Continue reading →

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Urban Hike: Duboce Triangle

Posted on July 15, 2011

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To call this an urban hike makes it sound more strenuous than it is, really. It’s still a fantastic walk, though, especially from the perspective of the plantings! Duboce Triangle is a remarkable little slice of San Francisco that’s a … Continue reading →

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Waste Away (a little trash talk)

Posted on July 6, 2011
The landfill side of Jepson Prairie Organics

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Recently some friends of mine posted on their blog about ripping out plants. In one of the photo’s Megan is smiling as she lovingly shoves an armful of gorgeous, blooming poppies into the curbside compost bin. At first I was … Continue reading →

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