A variegated lily of the Nile, Agapanthus ‘Little White Bird’ will mingle with Purple Three Awn (Aristida purpurea). The flowers are supposed to grow up to around three feet tall, so the base will be a mix of the grass and the Agapanthus, while the aggie’s flowers will float above the purplish flower heads ofContinue reading “Agapanthus ‘Little White Bird’”
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Our garden: demolition phase
Let the experiment begin! Remodeling our landscape.
A small patch of wildflowers
Our experience establishing a small wildflower patch
The Governator
The latest news is that the Governator wants to end (or curtail, or reduce) licensure for landscape architects. This might save the state of California a bit of money, although we pay enough licensure fees to make up a good portion of whatever it costs to run the program. It’s not like we all getContinue reading “The Governator”
Sierra fall color
Normally, every year I go and photograph the aspens in fall color, generally around Hope Valley. This year, the photographers’ posts are exceptionally varied. They basically say that it snowed already, the trees are confused and it looks like some of them might skip the color altogether and just fade to brown. It looks likeContinue reading “Sierra fall color”