A little garden inspiration heading into the weekend is Nicole de Vesian’s garden, La Louve (The She-Wolf). It’s located in Bonniuex, Provence France. After having a fashion career in Paris, Nicole de Vesian moved to Provence and designed the garden at age 69. The pool was added later by the current owner, Judith Pillsbury. This [...]
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La Louve
Posted in Garden, tagged Cypress, France, Garden, La Louve, Lavender, Nicole de Vesian, Provence, Rosemary, Santolina on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Cuttings for the day…
Posted in Garden, Home, tagged Carnations, Cuttings, Flowers, Magnolia on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was given this little copper beauty by my sister this past Christmas. When I saw it I fell in love with it. Not only did it originally belong to my grandmother, but right away I pictured a large magnolia flower sitting happily in it. While grocery shopping yesterday, I decided to look in the [...]
TREE WALKERS
Posted in Garden, tagged Art, Garden, lamps, Marc Nuceva, tree, walkers on August 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
While going through one of my garden books, I came across this amazing photo (above) of “Three Walkers” by Mediterranean tree sculptor, Marc Nuceva. They are inverted tree trunks. How amazing! Maybe a little Lord of the Rings, but very cool looking. I thought I would love to replicate this on a smaller scale and [...]
Stapelia Gigantea
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden, Stapelia, Succulents, Wikipedia on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
About a month ago, while shopping for plants, I came across a flat of cactus. The tag simply read, “Stapelia”. They were actually smooth to the touch and looked like a group of people waiting in line for something — quite cute. I took them home, planted them all around the home and decided to click [...]
MORE CUTTINGS FOR THE SALON
Posted in Garden, Home, Projects, Shop on June 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I have mentioned in a previous blog, a little side project of mine is doing flower arrangements for the salon, Twirl. So, here are a couple of photos of the last “arrangements” (arrangements, I am using loosely), as well as some for my own home. A spring look for the salon Some fun little [...]
While on a walk…
Posted in Food, Garden, tagged Fig Jam, Fig Tree, Garden, Gourmet Magazine on June 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
…I came across a huge fig tree! And watched it grow every week for about a month Once filled in, I got a closer look and the fig tree was at least 30 ft wide by 20 ft high. Standing underneath the canopy of the tree was amazing! It would have been a great place [...]
Thompson & Hanson
Posted in Garden, Shop, tagged Houston, Thompson & Hanson, Tiny Boxwoods on May 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I know I have mentioned Thompson & Hanson before but with a recent visit to Houston I am re-inspired (is that a word?). Anyway, it’s an amazing garden store and attached to it is a lovely little cafe, called Tiny Boxwood’s. The entrance to Tiny Boxwood’s from the garden store area Eyeing these for a [...]
An Impromptu Picnic
Posted in Food, Garden on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Karla sent me these photos of a picnic they organized at the newly planted community gardens in Alamo Heights. I happened to be working in Austin so I was bummed to have missed it, especially when she sent me these photos. So, with a folding table, a couple of chairs, and possibly a [...]
A COURTYARD PROJECT
Posted in Garden, Home, Projects on April 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
For this project, the clients wanted a tranquil place to sip coffee or have glass of wine. They love the classic hacienda style, so I kept to that genre but gave it a bit of a modern feel by using a simple color palette. The main planting bed had an amazing old Oak who wanted all [...]
Cuttings for a Salon
Posted in Garden, Projects, Uncategorized on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A little project on the side is doing flower arrangements for the very fun salon, Twirl. A Protea flower for the front desk… …I love these fern clippings against the salon’s wood-paneled wall The next time I went with classic flowers for more of a traditional look. What to do next time….?
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