gardenrooms

Living

Living magazine featured this garden in July, what a great space to garden in.

Have a good weekend~

Vacation

I'll be back in a few days with more images of garden rooms~ in the meantime please take a look at the many wonderful blogs and links on my side bar.

images from cote maison.

Happy Independence Day!

Preserve This

I'd love to redesign this raised bed vegetable and herb garden and get it going again!

A Textile Designers Garden

Love all of the colors and textures in this garden. images from Homes & Gardens

Seeds of Change

Seeds of Change When I can't find what I'm looking for at the garden store, I buy seeds! 

Happy Summer~

Images from British House & Gardens.

For the Garden

One of my favorite reads of the morning or evening is sfgirlbybay! Your's too right? Recently Victoria launched a new site, it's beautiful and easy to read & use. One of her recent posts was about Pigeon toe ceramics and their super cute labels for herbs. I can't wait to use these in a garden ~~ adorable!

Garden Plots

This ariel photograph of garden plots in Boston Mass. from the green guide got me thinking about our SF garden plots and how lucky we are to have so many.  Alex Hatch wrote a pocket size book cracks in the asphalt about community gardens. I'm thankful to have one in Michael Angelo Park which I waited three and a half years for~ yes!

Courtyard

Below are more photos of our garden, (courtyard) we basically live outside as much as we can in Northern California.

Our Garden

A readers recently asked me for photos of my garden, below are photos of our mostly native garden and house. Have a wonderful weekend!

Carpenters

One of the most important things in my gardening business is the people I hire to do all the speciality things, such as carpenters, irrigation specialists, etc. If you're in Northern California and need a carpenter please reach Miguel Ramos at migue_sf@hotmail.com. His work is always perfection, down to the last nail. Whether it's a small job or very entailed one the commitment to the project is 100%! Thanks Miguel.

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Carmel Mission

The gardens at the Carmel Mission are in full bloom right now and it is glorious.

Lauren's Child Friendly Garden

 

Splendor in Los Angeles

Images from Elle Decor~

Cote Ouest

Common Ground

www.commongroundmag.com

Young Farmers

Long before this generation of young farmers, I've felt a profound connection to growing your own food. Small family farms are popping up all over the country due to a grass roots movement if you will, of a connectedness to the earth. There's a huge demand for locally grown healthy vegetables and fruits, even herbs. College graduates with degrees in environmental studies and or biology are farming now. Second, third & fourth generation farmers- after finishing their degrees are coming back due to the enthusiasm and idealism of farming. They bring a newness and appreciation of food that might somehow seem lost only twenty years earlier. While they can't get rich farming, they are their own bosses and have 'other' jobs to compensate their earnings. I applaud them and their commitment to making the food we eat better. Help grow our young farmers by buying locally. image from table mag.