Y3 – Day 112 – Tulip Patch

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

What a wonderful surprise awaited me today when I arrived at my Treehouse Sanctuary.

And more to come. From a simple 10 minute digging into earth, a massive, healthy and 100% response from Mother Nature’s Bulbs.

If you haven’t had the joyous experience yet, I encourage you to spend a few dollars and a few minutes come fall (or spring/now for summer blooms in your area – check with your nursery). It is probably the easiest return and fascinating reward for your time and effort.

Your inner child will be in awe as they slowly but surely progress. The bulbs burst through the earth, they grow, they bloom and they wither. It is sure to entertain and fill your heart.

Y3 – Day 103 – Lily tiger

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

Tango Lily ‘Tiger Play’

This Tango lily has bright “tiger” orange-yellow petals sprinkled with many dark burgundy spots that fill in towards a nearly solid dark burgundy center.

My husband brought home a bag of 10 lilies not too long ago, maybe two months ago and TA-DA!!! They are up and blooming!! New bulbs of “other” has been planted and waiting on those surprises. Bulbs are great because you forget about them and they return year after year.

Y3 – Day 94 – Rose Gardens

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

For Easter – A fine display of rose gardens at the Huntington in San Marino, CA

The art of it! The scent of it! The beauty of it!

Y3 – Day 93 – Japanese Garden

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

Here are more picturesque views of the Japanese Garden at the Huntington.

Stepping StonesA river runs through it.

Have a safe and wonderful Passover/Easter Weekend.

Y3 – Day 92 – Color has Sprung

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

In the entry gardens, many old standbys greet the visitor as they walk under shaded, looming tall pine giants, California oaks and eucalyptus. South African orange clivia grace the underbrush.

Camelias of every color range, size, variety and shape are still in bloom. Camelia plants become bushes which become trees. A grand fountain anchors the end of an allee or straight path lined with greenery.

Succulents border a petite stone bridge over a stream.

Purple teeny flowers dot the landscape with feathery foliage.

A grand floribunda camelia tree is home to a “grand” spiderweb. Look between the two blossoms and above the right one.

Y3 – Day 91 – Japanese Tea House

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

In the Japanese garden at Huntington, at the very top of a berm, is a replica of an authentic teahouse with opened walls for viewing the sparse rooms. Above is a zoomed view of the bridge from the teahouse.

A place setting and space all set up for a tea ceremony.

This is the full view of the walkway as you exit the teahouse. Just looking at these simple horizontal and vertical lines, the draping of the willow and the smooth curvature brought out by the bridge and the shaping of the bushes, is enough to make any one rest in contentment. Every flower, stone, path, plant, and structure is placed in the exact position for it to be pleasing to the eye from wherever the observer is. Each is designed to have a form that harmonizes with the rest. It is a well thought out, controlled yet fluid garden.

Y3 – Day 90 – Chinese Garden

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

The main entrance to the Garden of Flowing Fragrance at the Huntington is an exquisite start to acres of scenic walks among bridges, ponds and buildings which express a lyrical beauty that only literature and nature combined can inspire.

Everything has a reason for being placed in the garden. Water symbolizes the ever-changing quality of life while rocks portray the eternal. Certain plants represent the seasons or positive character traits. Hundreds of erect bamboo trees stand for being upright and true while the lotus flower, although rooted in the mud, means purity.

The water reflects structures, statues and picturesque rock formations purposefully situated amongst the plants and bodies of water.

Y3 – Day 89 – Invited to Gardens

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

Invited to see six and a half new acres of landscaping!!! Totally psyched. Pictures to follow-



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Y3 – Day 85 – Treehouse Spring 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

I couldn’t resist continuing the garden theme as the few bulbs I plant at the treehouse only last 3-4 weeks total and I had the pleasure and honor of viewing them in person. The white furled blooms have a delicious, intoxicating scent but only if you come up close and sniff. I planted this set our first fall and they look wispy against the steep slope and crags between rocks. Yet, they are sturdy and flexible. As breezes sweep by them, they sway and pop back erect. Their “faces” pray humbly as their heavy bloom heads nod.

Below – Up close and too bad we don’t have smell-a-vision.

Y3 – Day 83 – Spring Burst 2015

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Cecilia Steger

Red Hibiscus about to open. Close up and personal. Purple/Pinky and yellow/red centered 10 petaled diminutive blossoms on a shiny leafed gigantic shrub/vine. Street Iris LilyPrimrose Wandering Jew or Tradescantia pallida in bloom. Easy to grow by stem cuttings.I promise this is the last in the series till I get the garden/photo bug again.