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Southern California Spring Garden Show: At Home in The Garden

SC Spring Garden Show Orchids

Earlier today I drove up to Costa Mesa to finally visit the Southern California Spring Garden Show “At Home in The Garden.” I have heard mixed reviews over the years about the show with some years being great and others a waste of time. The biggest complaint I hear from people now is that the larger…

April 28, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Aloes, Bromeliads, Epiphytes, Flowering Perennials, Garden Art, Orchids, Tropical Plants, Water Wise

Palm Society of Southern California May garden tour

Nesheiwat Garden Address Lightpost

This past Saturday the Palm Society of Southern California (PSSC) held their quarterly meeting . This May meeting included two wonderful gardens tours in the Mission Viejo area. While I have been a member of the PSSC for many years now, I am usually unable to attend these meetings, as something kid-related always seems to take up my calendar. Lucky…

May 21, 2015

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Bromeliads, Flowering Perennials, Garden Art, Landscape, Palm Society, Palm Trees

The amazing plants of Nong Nooch Gardens

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden Copernicia baileyana

This post is a continuation of last week’s Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden tour. As promised, I will now focus on the amazing plants of Nong Nooch. I mentioned last week that I had taken over 400 photos during my visit. With great effort I was able to filer that amount down to 40 for this post….

April 1, 2015

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Botanical Garden, Bromeliads, Cycads, Flowering Perennials, Flowering Trees, Garden Art, Palm Trees, Thailand, Travel, Tropical Plants

Dennis Willoughby’s Beautiful Palm Garden

Dennis Willoughby's Front Yard From Street

Over the long holiday weekend my wife and I decided to take our kids, dogs and bikes down to Campland on the Bay near Sea World to enjoy the warm weather and get more use out of our trailer. While down there, my lovely wife granted me a free day as long as I took my son with me….

January 21, 2015

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Bromeliads, Garden Art, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Palm Trees, Tropical Plants

Mandalay’s Marble Carving Workshops

To me there is no better statement-making accent piece that you can put in the garden than stonework. It can range from a natural rock formation to carved stone pots to my personal favorite – stone statues. I have found gnomes, dolphins, turtles and even a carving of Zeus in gardens that I have visited. But for me it…

November 19, 2014

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Garden Art, Southeast Asia, Travel

The metal sculptures of Ricardo Breceda at Lake Vail Resort

This weekend I took the camper out for a little weekend family camping time. We headed north to stay at one of our favorite spots, which happens to be fairly close to the house: Vail Lake Resort. Vail Lake Resort offers quite a few fun activities to keep the kids busy, like fishing, horseback riding,…

March 5, 2014

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Garden Art

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