Part 3 ~ So Cal Garden Tour: My friend Diane used to have the most romantic cottage garden I had ever seen. The front garden was surrounded by a storybook white picket fence with a gated arbor covered in climbing roses. The fragrance from lavender, roses and geraniums seemed to be perennial. There were pathways weaving …
Part 2 ~ So Cal Garden Tour: This O.C. house is quintessential So Cal to me. It’s a classic soft white stucco Mediterranean with a clay tile roof. The garden, designed by Valerie of The Home and Garden Stylist, is in keeping with Mediterranean and droughtscape influences. The front yard is planted with Olive Trees, Italian …
Part 1 ~ So Cal Garden Tour: I lived in Santa Barbara in 1990 when the drought was so dire. People who wanted green lawns had to paint them or, in cases of extreme wealth, they would import truck loads of water from some far away land. Southern California is once again facing a dire …
I wrote in my Paris We Love You post that one of the things I love about France is its dedication to excellence. These photos were taken in the quaint little town of Giverny, made famous by French impressionist painter Claude Monet. What I find to be excellent about French landscape is the lack of pretension and …
Today, I took a few photos of simple things outside that make my heart happy.
Last week when I wrote Get Rid of 100 Things, I showed a picture of a mauve plastic pot I was getting rid of. The pot was not only the wrong color, but it was too short for the plant. My thoughtful cousin gave this ornamental pepper plant to me for my birthday in August. …
Have you ever purchased a bouquet of mixed flowers, wrapped in cellophane, from the flower market or grocery store? I have seen many a friend plunk them in a vase and place them on a table with a “good to go” attitude. But there is more to it than that. My thoughtful sister-in-law, Kim, …
One of our “Hey, Girlfriend!” readers, Joy, from Port Orchard, Washington suggested we post about Fall and Harvest. While at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, I saw these cute pumpkins filled with succulents and thought it would be a fun topic to talk about. This is a really easy project to do. You will …
At the age of four, my family and I moved from Portland, Oregon to southern California and I have lived here since. I love California, (except for the traffic)
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