Marjorie Harris | a life in the garden

In Marjorie's Life, Marjorie's Travels, Uncategorized, Winter

CALIFORNIA 3

California has been perfect. The highlight of the past few weeks has been to go to the seal rookery where hundreds of bay seals are giving birth to pups. They keep the pups on this beach for a few weeks teaching them all the tricky ways of the water and...

March 7, 2012

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Marjorie's Travels, Uncategorized, Winter

California Too

It's been a bonanza week in the bay here at the Carp. The other day hundreds of pelicans showed up chasing a school of fish dive-bombing them, making a snatch and then wheeling around the sky. It was astounding to watch that many birds all hunting at the same time....

February 26, 2012

In Combinations, Marjorie's Life, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Spring

California Dreaming

After the thrill of having magazines pieces on my garden in Garden Design and Zoomer mgazine, it's a good thing we're here in California where spring has already sprung. Our area is Carpinteria fondly known as The Carp. Our building is run by Heidi and Jim who have turned it...

February 12, 2012

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter

Garden Trends 5 and on

Winter has come properly decked out finally and I'm continuing to be fascinated by thinking about where our gardens are going in the next year or so. 5. An emphasis on trees. More conferences, more concern about their condition especially for native trees. Finally we are getting seriously worried about our canopies....

January 30, 2012

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Winter

TRENDS 2012

TRENDS are sprouting all over the internet and garden trends are going to be featured here over the next while. But first, here's what my formerly pleasant street street now looks like. They are changing the 1880s sewer and water pipes and it's like living in the ninth level of...

January 21, 2012

CALIFORNIA 3

California Too

California Dreaming

Garden Trends 5 and on

TRENDS 2012

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