Those beautiful Transvaal Daisies you see in the florist probably didn’t grow in soil if they were produced in California. They’re cultivated in a special hydroponic growing medium, wetted regularly with a nutrient solution, and kept in the perfect conditions inside a greenhouse. The result is spectacular, at least until the flowers are harvested forContinue reading “Gerberas, hydroponics and photo processing software”
Category Archives: Art
When art meets invention: a modular grill with mosaic art
No pizza oven? Everyone really expected us to build a pizza oven. Although we’d love one, we didn’t want to spend the time waiting for it to heat up (hours) nor did we want something that only did oven things. We wanted it all: grilling, indirect heat, pit roasting, baking, side heat rotisserie… and forContinue reading “When art meets invention: a modular grill with mosaic art”
Nature in B&W
Sometimes color gets in the way of seeing. Pure forms emerge from shades of gray; spiraling, twining, repeating, expressing their inner nature.
Textures for a Los Angeles garden
Southern California’s mild climate creates an opportunity to go wild with plant color, texture and shape. All manner of subtropical plants from arid climates jump onto the plant palette, and more are introduced every year. This garden has one zone adjacent to the main living area that receives moderate irrigation; the rest of the gardenContinue reading “Textures for a Los Angeles garden”
Texturing concrete
The process of stamping and texturing concrete
A floating garden in Paris
Paris’ new floating garden adds green space where formerly there was only water.
A bit of art at the state fair
Plein aire at the fair, 2013, at the California State Fair. A day for artists to invade the fairgrounds with their materials, painting whatever strikes their fancy.
More mosaic!
A new mosaic transition / landing joins the garden.
Wind, Sun, Karl Foerster Grass
A breezy day near sunset, slanting rays of light coming through the grass as it dances in the wind… Feather Reed Grass, Karl Foerster variety (Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘stricta’ is similar, if not indistinguishable. If you want variegated leaves, get ‘Overdam’ – although it isn’t as vigorous as the green-leaved varieties.
New gates for an old Streng
One of our Streng Brothers landscapes receives new gates.