So much beauty so late in the season…
Design
Putting the ‘hard’ in hardscaping
We’ll assume this story is apocryphal because I can’t source it beyond Jeff and I talking about it. If it’s not apocryphal I’m likely mangling details so we’ll just consider it an illustrative ‘maybe’: When architects were designing sidewalks at UC Berkeley, they observed the natural paths made by students […]
Signature plant: culinary rue/Ruta graveolens
I love culinary rue* and use a lot of it around fruit trees (supposedly it repels Japanese beetles but I have a plum tree with some thoughts to share on that point.) The smokey blue color is astounding, the shape of the leaves is weird and elegant and unlike anything […]
Stumbling through design: Texture
I love playing with texture. I love when you can touch plants with your eyes alone. When changed to black and white, they are still exciting. I’m trying not to be driven insane that the second gallery is not in the same order as the first gallery. Forgive me, […]
Signature plant – Solomon’s Seal
Solomon’s Seal (genus Polygonatum), especially Variegated Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’), native Solomon’s Seal and Giant Solomon’s Seal). Rhizomatous, lankily arching, and elegant like the curves in paisley. The variegated version lives in miserable conditions along the garage. Dry, dark, abandoned. Does it distract from the concrete foundation? Maybe not, […]