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Tumblr Tuesday (on a Thursday?!?)

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Hmm. Curious. Somehow I managed to put together a Tumblr Tuesday post this week and stop one click short of publishing it. What the heck? I blame the homework I’ve been muddling through lately. Yeah, that’s it. Oh, well. It … Continue reading

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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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The Great Myth of Drainage Rocks

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Working in a nursery, I obviously encounter people needing guidance on how to pot a plant or plants into their lovely new containers. It’s a basic task to any of us who have done it, but I regularly run into … 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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Garden Event: Terrarium-Building Workshop at SCRAP!

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SCRAP is hosting a terrarium-building workshop next weekend! So, what’s this workshop? SCRAP hosts lots of workshops, all using salvaged and recycled materials. This particular one is being led by Elana and Annakai, a duo who call themselves the Succulent … Continue reading

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A Little Bit of Barbra – A video interlude…

One of those moments from my past that seems relevant to my current life in gardening is that my favorite Barbra Streisand song is “Hurry It’s Lovely Up Here,” from the the movie On a Clear Day (You Can See … Continue reading

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Clever Concept Shoutout

I’m sure this is more widely known than I was aware of, but it was a new concept to me. Seems worth sharing. Anyhoo, Genevieve up in Arcata has a great blog I follow called North Coast Gardening. In a … Continue reading

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Consultation + Installation: Walls of Woollyness

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Recently a friend called on me to help with an installation, since I’ve had much more experience than he in hanging Woolly Pockets. John Alexander is one of the two gardeners for Laguna Honda Hospital here in SF, and does … Continue reading

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