I've recently watched and read a few things that I want to share with you. First up is a video from the New Yorker (no paywall) that runs about 30 minutes. It's beautiful! The Japanese Artist Who Sends His Work to Space, the "work" they are referring to are floral arrangements and the bit about going to space is just a small part of the whole.
Now we're off to YouTube to watch one of Darcy Daniels garden videos. She's a longtime Portland Garden Designer and the founder of eGardenGo. Her YouTube channel has lots of great videos but I especially enjoyed her recent tour through her own garden: My Portland Garden In July—A Few of My Favorite Things. This one might not be as interesting to everyone since it's very Portland-centric but Darcy's garden is gorgeous and always fun to visit.
The next piece I want to call your attention to is an article from Garden Rant, called Cutting Back. It's not necessarily an uplifting story, as it deals with cost cutting at public gardens, but I do think it's an interesting read that gets you thinking about what we value.
Here is another YouTube video, this one from Architectural Digest, Inside a Hidden LA Greenhouse Full of the World’s Rarest Plants. I don't know that some of the plants are really all THAT rare, but it's a great collection and a fun 15 minutes of your time.
Finally, those you who enjoyed my post on Kipp's spiky drive-by front garden in Berkeley (here) may appreciate these posts from Panayoti Kelaidis' blog, Prairiebreak. First up post from July 23rd featuring blooming Calochortus (shown below, linked here) and then an older post from 2022 shows a glimpse of the back garden as well as the front garden in earlier days, that one is here.
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Thanks of sharing your discoveries. I enjoyed the first 2 links in particular. Expressing one's philosophy of life through flowers is something I can get behind, even if I couldn't replicate the experience in the same depth if I tried. HB shared the video on the secret LA greenhouse earlier - and I thought of you when I listened to it. It was fun to see the artist behind the Berkeley garden too.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed, I figured we could all use a little more plant/flower/garden entertainment.
DeleteFantastic, I've only seen the AD video. I'm looking forward to all of these during my lunch break!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, how long is your lunch break? I hope I don't keep you occupied beyond the allotted time and piss off your boss!
DeleteIt's a chilly rainy day here so a perfect one to check these out. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI hadn't been able to access the first two links, (my computer is too slow, I think and I'll try again another time), but I watched with fascination the video of the cactus house and that man how cares for it. Amazing.
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Kip's garden is kick-ass for sure. I hope to get a chance to document it properly some day.
ReplyDeleteThe L.A. greenhouse video was so cool. Hard to believe something that special would be hidden in a light industrial area!