Happy Vernal Equinox!

Fingers crossed for more rain, too...

Happy Summer!

There's no better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than with a nice game of pétanque...

or everyone's favorite word game...

 or even a dip in your (almost) pool!

Cheers!

The Wrong Message

They should be sued. 

Checking in with Our Gardens

When I was running errands in West Los Angeles this morning, I happened upon a garden we installed last spring - it looked particularly stunning.

custom garden gate

Calandrinia grandiflora, Thymus citridora, Agave attenuata &
Westringia 'Morning light'

Keep it Interesting

Here are some photos of one of our Pacific Palisades gardens taken last year...it's fun to see how dramatic a garden can be in such a short amount of time.

March

What was blooming?  Penstemon 'Margarita BOP', Heuchera 'Canyon Belle', Escholzia californica, Carex pansa  (all CA Natives) & Erigeron karvniskianus (native to Mexico).

May

What was blooming?  Achillea 'Terracotta' & 'Moonshine', Stachys byzanitna, Lavandula detnata & Penstemon (still) 

August

What was blooming?  Achillea 'Terra Cotta', Bulbinella 'Hallmark', Stachys byzantina & Lavandula dentata.

February, before

What was blooming?  Not much.