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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

And Now, The End is Near...

The end of the Garden Bloggers' Fling in San Francisco, that is.  On the final evening of the fling, there was a reception at Flora Grubb Gardens.  Before we take one more fond look back at that incredible place, here's a garden within walking distance of the store that was designed by the Flora Grubb team.  The garden is on a site which is popular with women of ill repute and their clientele.  The plants in this garden needed to be able to withstand some horizontal activity. (Californication?)  I'm thinking that the yuccas don't look too welcoming.  That must be why they're labeled "control plant."  (The full sign reads "Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant.") 


 
The plant choices are wonderful.  Ah, California...

Definitely a control plant! 

It's not a Bismarkia nobilis but it is huge and impressive!  Heavy sigh.


And there were several of them!

Our guide from Flora Grubb extolling the virtues of Grevillea ('moonlight'?)


This is a fairly young garden and it would be great to see it in a few years as the plants grow larger!  One more reason to revisit this area!


18 comments:

  1. Awesome plants. I wonder how much the planting has done to change the "uses" made of the plot?

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    1. Oh, I don't think they were trying to change the uses but rather choosing plants that could withstand the occasional romp.

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  2. That was an interesting garden. I seem to remember that one end of it was still unfinished. It would be great to see it again in a few years.

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  3. Ah Flora Grubb, huge grevillea, happy flax and cordylines...*sigh*...

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  4. Warm sunny days. Drip irrigation. No moss in sight. Totally different mind set.

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  5. Such lovely plants in the sunshine land.

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  6. Nice color combos. I hope the plant selection helps to control the... activities that go on there.

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    1. I don't know, the designers are always talking about the importance of movement in the landscape...

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  7. OH MY!!!! that is my kind of garden!!! Brahea armata is your palm I believe. They are drool worthy! I want to get a couple for my yard! they are borderline hardy here. They don't like our wet but can take temps down to around 15F ish - maybe even lower in desert areas (but desert we are not!). AMAZING!!!!

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    1. It might be worth trying one here and protecting it from the rain.

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  8. Control Plant ... sounds like it could be a botanical reality show ... We brought these plants together to engage in a ruthless struggle ... so just one of them could emerge as ... The Control Plant!

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