carex: garden design by carolyn mullet

I design & build gardens and this blog is about all things landscape and garden that can influence garden making. My bias is toward the clean, straight forward, and spare but I can be seduced as much as anyone by the sensuality of nature. However, what I post will be about more than the pretty, precious, and nostalgic. We'll see how well I do. And "Carex"? It's a sedge frequently used in planting native gardens. I like it very much.

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Posts tagged: cactus

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Echinopsis 11 (by Succulentisima)

High-res Notes: 16 8/9/12 — 12:36pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwR42H3q Filed under: #cactus

Source: chasinglinnaeus

High-res Notes: 23 8/4/12 — 8:50am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwQkOo2G Filed under: #cactus

Notes: 4531 7/29/12 — 4:54pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwQLweYW Filed under: #cactus

oldmadandthesea:

Pilosocereus magnificus (by plantmanbuckner)

Source: Flickr / texbuckner

High-res Notes: 1955 7/29/12 — 4:52pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwQLw5Gj Filed under: #cactus

High-res Notes: 77 7/23/12 — 7:40pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwPz56X4 Filed under: #cactus #Greenhouse

Mexican Giant Cordon (Pachycereus pringlei) photographed on the Baja peninsula by French naturalist Leon Diguet on one of his 6 expeditions to Mexico between 1893 & 1913. He later wrote the book “Cactacees utiles due Mexique”.

Source: ivingwellisthebestrevenge-erinn.blogspot.com

High-res Notes: 66 7/16/12 — 8:21am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwPSsCt7 Filed under: #cactus #mexican plants #mexican giant cordon #pachycereus pringlei #leon diguet #cactacees utiles due mexique #desert plants

High-res Notes: 112 7/14/12 — 6:55pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwPMScA- Filed under: #stone wall #cactus

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wallacegardens:

This just proves cactus never goes out of style: the Cactini Bikini

OUCH!!!!!!!!! lol

Source: nopalcactusblog.com

Notes: 28 7/3/12 — 5:05pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwOe7x2e Filed under: #cactus #pin up #bikini #botanical bikini

Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco. Designed by French artist Louis Majorelle in the 1920’s. It was restored by fashion designer Yve Saint Laurent in later part of the 20th century. Image via BP blogspot and remodelista.

Source: remodelista.com

Notes: 8 6/14/12 — 9:37pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwNPvIC0 Filed under: #jardin marjorelle #louis marjorelle #20th century gardens #yve saint laurent #moroccan gardens #marrakech gardens #garden design #water feature #fountain #cactus #dry gardens

Westlake Hills, Texas garden by design/build firm Big Red Sun, based in Austin, Texas and Venice, California. I believe the planter is their design also. Very nice.

leafmag:

via Big Red Sun

High-res Notes: 14 6/14/12 — 5:22pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwNOufzJ Filed under: #big red sun #westlake hills texas garden #dry garden #Cor-Ten Steel #cactus #gravel patio #grey leaved plants

The covered dining terrace (the table is out of view) at ‘Quartz Mountain’ in Paradise Valley, Arizona in the U.S. Designed by Arizona firm, Steve Martino & Associates. Winner of a 2006 ASLA Award of Excellence.

Source: stevemartino.net

High-res Notes: 4 6/4/12 — 2:50pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwMlDA5c Filed under: #2006 asla award of excellence #Landscape Architecture #arizona gardens #arizona landscapes #garden design #landscape design #paradise valley gardens #quartz mountain #steve martino #water feature #cactus

A window in a garden wall connects two spaces in phase 2 of the Baja Garden called ‘The Secret Garden’ in Arizona. Designed by Phoenix based landscape architecture firm Steve Martino & Associates.

Source: http

High-res Notes: 8 5/29/12 — 8:25am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwMM8BwV Filed under: #gardens #garden wall #baja garden #arizona gardens #Landscape Architecture #landscape design #garden design #he secret garden #desert gardens #cactus #dry gardens

Planted roof by Arizona landscape architecture firm, Steve Martino & Associates. I’m really weak on cactus. Can anybody fill us in one what kind this is?

Source: http

High-res Notes: 19 5/27/12 — 9:44am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwMEBssE Filed under: #planted roof #Green Roof #steve martino and associates #cactus #Arizona gardens #dry gardening

From the garden of designer Sydney Baumgartner in Santa Barbara, California. It’s all about contrast in texture and form. Photo by Rebecca Christian.

Source: traditionalhome.com

Notes: 1 2/16/12 — 8:35pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwGXU_Rd Filed under: #cactus #garden #garden design #garden orbs #gravel gardens #California gardens #Santa Barbara gardens #Sydney Baumgartner #Rebecca Christian

Desert Courtyard Garden designed by landscape architect Steve Martino of Cactus City Design, Phoenix, Arizona. Love that orange and the paired down planting.

Source: land8lounge.com

High-res Notes: 25 2/16/12 — 6:03am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZV90AwGVQQI3 Filed under: #courtyard #garden design #Landscape Architecture #landscape design #planting #cactus #desert #modern landscape