This #urbanoasis in Oaklnd is coming along well. . . #arcontophoenixcunninghamiana #agaveattenuata #tibouchinaurvilleana #pittosporumtenuifolium
Sidewalk gardening is some of the most challenging. Maintenance day for this #sanfrancisco jewel on #ashbury street. Where meth-heads and entitled dog walkers do their best to foil my progress. . . . . . . . . . . #terracottatropic #sanfranciscogard
This mornings surprise! #epiphyllumanguliger
Continuing on fire resilient gardening. I dug in these #yuccaelephantipes cuttings at our place in Big Sur fifteen years ago. With no additional water, they have thrived on this brushy south facing slope. The next time a fire comes (this area burned
Thanks to @thelast3days for a cutting of this amazing opuntia. He’d originally gotten his cutting from a friend whose house burned in a forest fire and this plant was undeterred by the fire. Reach out if you’d like me@to@build you a fire
One of my #sanfrancisco gardens. Here the #doryanthespalmeri is ruler of the rosettes. . . . . . . . #aeonium #astelia #asteliabanksii #terracottatropic
Sunnyside maintenance day! This garden is the highest touch garden in my quiver, all straight up and down, but at the end of the day it is stunning and so worth all those little touches and extra steps. . . . . . . . . #pigsthipgarden #sanfranciscoga
When you’re fully committed to keeping people off your corner. #agveangustifoliamarginata . . . . . . . . . . #pigsagave #agavemarginata #homedefence
Check out this #yuccalinearifolia from some garden rework this week. Currently in its full #orb form, this plant will continue to grow up, getting a trunk up to around ten feet tall, similar in form to a palm tree. . . . . . . #pigsyucca #yucca #dale
One of my highest aspirations in any garden is to make plants play together in curious, fun, unexpected ways. Featuring #iresineherbstii and #cordylinestricta . . . . . . . #pigswhittlegarden #tropicalgarden #terracottatropic #oaklandgarden #pigscor
I am blessed (or cursed, depending on the day) to have three of my own gardens. My first garden is in Big Sur that I started at 15 years old. This section features #parajubaeatorallyi #butiaodorata (from seed) #parajubaeasunkha #cordylinetorbaydazzle
Garden inspiration from @andysorchids open house last weekend. . . . . . . . . . #pigstillandsia #tillandsia #orchid #tropicalgarden #gardendesign
Garden inspiration featuring #zamiafurfuracea. . I used to think this plant couldn’t be grown up north, but mine actually seems happier outside. I also know of one thriving in #daleycity. . . . . . . . . #pigscycads #pigszamia #cycad #cardboar