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The Changing Seasons (repost from Alcatraz Gardens blog)

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Shelagh Fritz, the head gardener on Alcatraz, wrote a great post yesterday about Fall color succulents in our Mediterranean climate. She even touched on the summer leaf-drop of Aeoniums that I posted about recently. She has lots of gorgeous Spring/Fall … Continue reading

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Shoutout/Garden Event: PARK(ing) Day 2012

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Tomorrow (Friday, September 21) is PARK(ing) Day 2012! Last year I posted about PARK(ing) Day, an international event where metered parking spaces are converted to mini parks for the day. Meters are fed, but the spaces get filled with anything … Continue reading

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So Long, Suckers!

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A few years ago my friends started up a blog over at Far Out Flora, and asked me to write a guest post. I was totally honored, and for some reason totally scared to write for a blog. I put … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong with My Aeonium?

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This time of year I hear that question a lot, from garden clients and from customers at Flora Grubb Gardens. Aeoniums are these beautiful rosette-forming, succulent, small shrubs and perennials. Though often called “Hens and Chicks” like the other succulent … Continue reading

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A Personalized Tour of Alcatraz

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Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting the new editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine, Lorene Edwards Forkner, here in San Francisco. She took the helm as editor of the quarterly magazine beginning with the most recent edition in … Continue reading

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Fireworks on Alcatraz

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This week ahead I’ll be taking the editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine on a tour of the Gardens of Alcatraz as a follow-up to my soon-to-be-published essay, and realized I never posted from my last visit to The Rock. Don’t … Continue reading

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Finding Inspiration

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I’ve been looking back over the past few years, over where I’ve been, over where I wanted to be, over where I still want to be… I love gardening, plain and simple, but what is it about gardening that specifically … Continue reading

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Tumblr Tuesday

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Tumblr Tuesday is upon us again. 🙂 I’ve gotta get finished up on some of the other posts I’ve gotten started on, but in the meantime, here are the week’s pix from the boZannical Tumblr… Thanks for popping by for … Continue reading

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Tumblr Tuesday

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It’s Tumblr Tuesday time! I don’t hit this feed every week, I’m sure you’ve noticed, since my posting on boZannical Tumblr can be a bit sporadic. But I’ve got enough fodder for today, so here we go! 🙂 Thanks for … Continue reading

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boZannical Press: Four Years on the Rock

Recently I had a fantastic opportunity – an opportunity to submit a piece of writing to an essay contest. The essay topic was open to CCSF students, and was intentionally broad – “Natural California” – to encourage a variety of … Continue reading

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