pasadena garden design: The Garden Conservancy Pasadena Garden Tour
- 04/25/10 01:59 PM
Today, my friend Mary Gray who owns the garden accessory store Pot-ted in Los Feliz, and I went on a tour of some beautiful and historic Pasadena gardens. The tour was part of the Garden Conservancy Open Days program. According to their brochure "The Garden Conservancy is the only national nonprofit organization founded to preserve exceptional American gardens for the education and enjoyment of the public." Six Pasadena homeowners generously opened their private gardens to Garden Conservancy guests this year. I love to look at local gardens. I always walk away with lots of curb appeal ideas for my Pasadena and … (6 comments)
pasadena garden design: Pasadena Arlington Garden - Fertile Soil For Curb Appeal Inspiration
- 04/21/10 09:25 AM
As a home stager in Pasadena, CA, I'm often asked where I get my inspiration from. For curb appeal, one of my favorite places is Arlington Garden, at the corner of Arlington and Pasadena Avenue in Pasadena. I'm fortunate to live nearby, and I have the pleasure of walking through the Garden several times per week when I'm walking the dogs. Here's what's happening this week (in pictures) in Arlington Garden:
Purple iris in a flow of Candytuft
California Poppies: With all the rain we've gotten this year, we should have a huge poppy bloom
Artichokes make a … (8 comments)
pasadena garden design: Stunning Hugo Boss Window, Champs Elysees, Paris - September 2009
- 11/04/09 02:10 AM
I snapped this photo as my husband and I were strolling along Champs Elysees one evening in Paris on our vacation in September. I doff my hat to the designer of this window, one of the most original I have seen. I'm about to embark on a very large Pasadena garden design project, and I hope to incorporate the spirit of this window design into the garden design. I doubt I'll be able to include a giant, moss covered naked woman into the garden, but maybe a boulder or two :o)
Today, my friend Mary Gray who owns the garden accessory store Pot-ted in Los Feliz, and I went on a tour of some beautiful and historic Pasadena gardens. The tour was part of the Garden Conservancy Open Days program.
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