Wednesday, June 12, 2019

A horticultural still life, at the Ruth Bancroft Garden

I love stumbling upon a work space at a nursery or public garden, somewhere not intended for the public eye. A spot where the people responsible for keeping the garden, and propagating the plants, move through, or spend time. I believe that's what this table in an out-of-the-way back corner at the Ruth Bancroft Garden represents.

It's an interesting collection of things, don't you think?

I visited the Ruth Bancroft Garden in April, before Gerhard and I traveled to Santa Barbara for the Bromeliad Summit. There will be pictures of the garden in the future...

Weather Diary, June 11: Hi 97 (a new record high for the day), Low 60/ Precip 0

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16 comments:

  1. Linda from Each Little WorldJune 12, 2019

    Years ago, when we visited Wave Hill, they had a display of the gardeners' aprons, boots, tools etc. in the gallery. It was wonderful.

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  2. Spiky ObsessionJune 12, 2019

    Looks amazing, and as you always some of the most interesting places as say so much about the garden / nursery / owners

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    1. danger gardenJune 13, 2019

      There was once a scene like this on a table at Cistus Nursery, I still kick myself for not snapping a photo.

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  3. chavlinessJune 12, 2019

    A fun collection of left-overs? ready for new homes? "not sure where they should go" trinkets? Peering into an artist's atelier is very satisfying.

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    1. danger gardenJune 13, 2019

      Or “I just set this here for a minute” ... and then they never could find it again...

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  4. Peter/OutlawJune 12, 2019

    Groovy still life from RBG (that's the garden, not the supreme court justice.)

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  5. Eliza WatersJune 12, 2019

    An artistically strewn mishmash!

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  6. Kris PetersonJune 12, 2019

    I can imagine all sorts of stories about how that collection came together...

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  7. Hoover BooJune 12, 2019

    Yep, have one of those, just not as pretty.

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  8. Lisa at GreenbowJune 12, 2019

    It is an artist's work table.

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