Spolia Design/Build

Midwinter crocus teasing the lengthening daylight through the Echeveria, mints, and poppies.
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‘Tis the season for persimmon harvesting again, with a hearty crop this year on the Hachiya tree. Dried Hoshigaki-style dried for these early ones, an impatient foot-tapping wait for the flavor-bomb gelatinous goo of the later ones.
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A stop by the living wall is a key part of any visit to for me - in addition to being a mid-gallery exterior breather, the diverse plant palette by constantly shifts and sashays. The ferns are always vivid and refreshing, but this time I also spied flowering fuchsia and fruiting native huckleberry shrubs (Vaccinium ovatum) lacing their way up and along the giant wall.
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An irresistible squash tunnel in early autumn light, an elemental expression of prospect-and-refuge, mystery, play, and utility through the purposeful wildness of an edible landscape. The garden at Wildflour Bakery provides produce for their insanely delicious breads and pastries.
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A Blue-Eyed Darner dragonfly endorsing the quality of the stock and conversation .
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Plant selection day, scoping out barrel cactus and agave for the droughtful landscape - always enjoyable, never prickly at .and.branch nursery.
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Evening blooms on the Brugmansia. If only cameras captured scents.
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Crab spider just checking in to see if anyone needs a hug, especially if you happen to be a tasty pollinator.
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Patina and drapery in progress, 10 months hence.
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Midsummer check-in on a project planted last autumn: stairway entry with views a-go-go framed by habitat, color, and structure. Narrow-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) a feast for the eyes and pollinators, and California Blue Sage ‘Winifred Gilman’ (Salvia clevelandii) shooting purple-flamed space-ship pagodas fragrantly into the blue sky.
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