It's rare when I don't use some type of green form in a garden. I love the wild look and free flowing branches, but there's something nice and comforting to me about a round mound of green or a spiral sprig greenly winding itself down into the ground. Even tame triangular green forms are pleasing to my eye.
January ~ British Edition 'Country Living' prime examples. Trudie Proctor's garden in Surrey. Love these !
A city garden I planted more than 5 years ago.
The Daphne are beginning to bud here in Portland and this is one of my favorite evergreen shrubs. What I like about this shrub is when most things haven't yet bloomed, daphne odora makes it's appeareance and has a wonderful scent to boot. I plant them in containers by doors or in the ground close to windows and or doorways so they can scent the area as much as possbile while they're blooming. Orginally, Daphne is a native to Japan and China. In Japan it's referred to as Jinchoge. It prefers full sun to partial shade, and you can propogate daphne in the summer from a cutting but it doesn't like being transplanted. I guess that's another reason to pot this little cherub of a shrub in a container !
image from growsonyou.
I've been looking for a special occasion dress and happened upon this fabulous company by Claire Campbell. H.I.G.H. I hope you will like her beautiful philosophy and aesthetic as much as I do. Enjoy~
I've been planning a herb garden for the last few months, here's a good source for Seeds. Annie's heirloom seeds. Use the TryAnnies coupon for 50 percent off your first order. cheers !
While working in SF this last week, I redesigned a garden for children. It should look pretty 'sweet' once things start growing in. It was dark and densely filled with many shrubs before we began. We thinned it out and built flagstone paths for the children to walk on and planted violets for ground cover with lavender, sage and breath of heaven. At the top of the garden we put in a little playhouse with herbs and vegetables in the beds below it. At the bottom of the garden we leveled out an area and used decompsed granite (DG), making a spot for little bikes and and balls to be played on more easily. There's even a pen built for the dog with gravel (good for clean up's). Great family and great week of work in sunny California. Back in the Pacific NW now and different weather :) robynpopegardens.com Cheers !
When life gives you lemons make lemonade.. where did that saying come from anyway ? Planting some lemons for a client and choosing lemon pots today. My favorite are Meyer Lemons, small & sweet like my adorable niece ! 1.williams sonoma 2.keep calm gallery
thanks g for sharing your room with me while i'm in sf :)
One of my favorite flowers is lily of the valley. This garden in my neighborhood has it growing everywhere in the Spring.. can't wait to see it again. Careful planting it if you have children or pets, as it's very poisonous.
photos by me and 19th century drawing found on wikipedia
My daughter is helping with some very exciting projects this year and just put together an inspiration board for 2012. Hoping to incorporate all of these images into the year. Have a great first day back and welcome to January !
images and photos from garden rooms.
This 'young' public garden is known for growing roses and it's feeling of the classic romantic rose garden. It was first planted in 1750 and designed by Capability Brown. It sits in Northeast England near the border with Scotland, and is called Almwick Garden. I found these wonderful photos of Alberic Barbier, Jacqueline Dupres', Adeliane D'Orleans and Iceberg climbing roses. I love their muted colors. I've been thinking of getting some bare root roses and now is the time.
hortmag.com kindness of Ruthie, thank you Ruthie :) roses ~ davidaustinroses.com
Testing out the new design minus banner. Bonne Annee !
photo by kate.
Hoping that your New Year will be filled with perfect health, family, great friends and gardening.Thank you all so much for taking the time to stop by gardenrooms this past year. I will be back soon with more stories, images and photographs to share of everything garden like. I'll also have a new blog design happening so please bear with me while I work on that : ) Cheers everyone !
~ quote by august rodin. image from fresh home.
sleeping in, pets & flowers ..
pinecones & glitter
a wave tattoo
vintage sleeper trailer
Winter day ..
Of course my family tops off that list of favorites ... Merry Christmas Everyone.
Note~ some images have been on my computer for so long (sorry) that I only know I found the second photo at day by day. the last is from cotemaison and the first photo is of audrey h. in a still from 'breakfast at tiffany's'.
While traveling this past year I started collecting the local story on food in the quartely magazine Edible. So far I have edible portland, edible austin and edible san francisco. Love these. They are free (courtesy of the local growers/producers, sellers) who sponsor the publication. It's full of wonderful stories and ideas about local food and where it comes from. Thought I'd share one of their fresh & easy recipes by Jenn Lewis from Dishing up Oregon for the holidays, yum !
images from edible portland and growing fruits & vegetable by richard bird.
I've been waiting to share this wreath with you.. 'downtown chic' by robert and cortney novogratz, love their sensibility to design. image from their book..
This past weekend I was in San Francisco for a wreath making event that I taught. It was hosted by the Sports Basement on the Presidio for the golden gate mother's group. Thank you Shelley for setting this up, and many thanks to the talented young Mom's who attended. We used eucalyptus, pepperberry and boxwood in our wreaths.
images taken by sammy, thanks for all your help sammy : )
Catching up with work & finishing gardening projects this month. I'm still taking time for Holiday nostalgia (like baking cookies and making pine cones glitter) hope that you're enjoying December too.
images coteouest 2011
SO much paperwork today and all I want to do is build a fort like this one ..
image from anthropologie.
