I tried to get a decent photo of this particular shrub, Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’, but it proved to be a challenge. It sits in a neighbors front yard, in a bed smashed between the driveway and street parking. There is always a bright red sedan on one side and a silver hatchback on the other. [...]
Archive for March, 2011
March 26, 2011 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, Native
Social Tagging: Bee Loving Plant • Ceanothus • Making the Ordinary Extraordinary • Mediterranean Climate • Nitrogen Fixing • No Summer Water Required • Water Wise Gardening • Winter and Spring Flowering Shrub
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, Native
Social Tagging: Bee Loving Plant • Ceanothus • Making the Ordinary Extraordinary • Mediterranean Climate • Nitrogen Fixing • No Summer Water Required • Water Wise Gardening • Winter and Spring Flowering Shrub
March 16, 2011 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, DO, Garden Love, Grow
Social Tagging: Annie's Annual and Perennials • Annie's Annuals • Get out there plant fanatic • Grow Plants • iPhone Photos • Plant Geek
Filed under: Botanical Moment, DISCOVER, DO, Garden Love, Grow
Social Tagging: Annie's Annual and Perennials • Annie's Annuals • Get out there plant fanatic • Grow Plants • iPhone Photos • Plant Geek
I checked out Annie’s Annuals website before making the journey to her Richmond, CA nursery. One of the first bits to pop off her home page is a quote that reads: “A trip to Annie’s Annuals nursery in Richmond is for true plant fanatics what a religious pilgrimage is to the devout believer.” -Barbara Wood [...]
March 11, 2011 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Botanical Moment, Critters, DISCOVER, Grow, Native
Social Tagging: Hummingbird Sage • Native Plants • propagation • Salvia spathacea • the story of how the black lab met the humming bird sage
Filed under: Botanical Moment, Critters, DISCOVER, Grow, Native
Social Tagging: Hummingbird Sage • Native Plants • propagation • Salvia spathacea • the story of how the black lab met the humming bird sage
What do a dog and a lesser known California sage have in common? Well, technically nothing. However, a few weeks back I was witness to and mediator for a bit of a tangle between an unwitting sage and, of course, innocent dog. I had just returned home from a class I’m taking on San Francisco [...]
March 1, 2011 by Emily Murphy · Leave a Comment
Filed under: DESIGN, Gardens
Social Tagging: Design Approach • Emily Perry Murphy • Garden Design Solutions • High Line Park • Jared Vermeil Design • Livable Outcomes • Problem Solving • The ah-ha Moment
Filed under: DESIGN, Gardens
Social Tagging: Design Approach • Emily Perry Murphy • Garden Design Solutions • High Line Park • Jared Vermeil Design • Livable Outcomes • Problem Solving • The ah-ha Moment
Ever have one of those moments where you walk into a space, any space, but in this case a garden, and hear yourself say, “ah-ha”? One where you relax with an exhale and, suddenly, all is right with the world? I love these moments. These are instances I hope for an look forward to. And [...]