succulents mixed with tradional flowering plants
Photograph © 2010 Robert Glenn Ketchum.For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.The garden outside of my studio at my former home on Stone Canyon Road. Succulents mixed with more...
View ArticleMexican Blue palms & Senesia
Photograph © 2010 Robert Glenn Ketchum.For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.Mexican Blue palms and Senesia (?), a blue-colored succulent at Lotusland in Santa Barbara. I was one...
View Article6-foot monstrous agave!
Photograph © 2010 Robert Glenn Ketchum. For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.From the hillside garden at my former home of 62-years on Stone Canyon Road. The yellow spikes are...
View Articlecactus/succulent/agave at Huntington Botanical Gardens
Early morning light, Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, (CA). The cactus/succulent/agave gardens are one of my favorite places and reflect a lot of the things I have grown in my gardens over the...
View ArticleManhattan Beach
An "air cactus" blooming in a hanging pot on the balcony of my new home at the beach. I think it likes the moist air! Photograph © 2010 Robert Glenn Ketchum.For Display Use Only, No Permission to...
View ArticleRoses of Summer...
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View Articleahh... summer!
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View ArticleHow gorgeous is this!?!
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View ArticleFor the Object of My Affection...
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View ArticleGorgeous Succulents...
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View ArticleWildflowers
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View ArticleFall in San Francisco
Photograph © 2010 Rochelle R. Bernet.For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.Photograph © 2010 Rochelle R. Bernet.For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreamin'
One of the "pools" at LotusLand in Santa Barbara. Abalone shells line the pool edge and several giant clamshell waterfalls trickle into it. LotusLand was built by the eccentric opera star Ganna Walska,...
View ArticleWest Palm Beach, Florida
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View ArticleThe Epiphytes of Spring
Epiphytes are cactus-like. They blossom brilliantly in the spring with large, short-lived flowers. Sometimes referred to as "air cactus," they need minimal soil and thrive in large hanging pots with...
View ArticleSpring in Hangzhou, China
Recently I was in China and arrived at one of my favorite cities, Hangzhou, just as spring blossomed. The city is situated at one end of West Lake. West Lake is large with many miles of walkways and...
View ArticleBlooms Make Florida Pool Landscaping Perfect
Photograph © 2011 Robert Glenn Ketchum. For Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.This is a garden in Florida. The pool is not large or unusually designed, but the planting and pots...
View ArticlePretty in Pink: Foxglove (Digitalis) by r. r. bernet
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View ArticleAfter the rain... by r. r. bernet
Photograph © 2013 r. r. bernetFor Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.Photograph © 2013 r. r. bernetFor Display Use Only, No Permission to Reproduce in Any Form.Photograph © 2013...
View ArticleTrumpet Blooms by r. r. bernet
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View ArticleConservation: Greenhouse 101 by r. r. bernet
Our step-by-step foray into constructing an #upcycled #Greenhouse out of #recycled windows that were destined for the dump...Note: This blog post is an ongoing chronicle of the construction of our...
View ArticlePride of Madiera by r. r. bernet
Echium candicans, commonly known as pride of Madeira, is a species of flowering plant native to the island of Madeira. Pride of Madeira is widely available throughout the world as an ornamental plant...
View ArticleVoilà! Verdigris!
Verdigris is the natural result of condensation on copper, bronze, and / or brass. This blog will show you how to quickly and easily experiment with paints to create a verdigris technique that works...
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