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Posts tagged “succulents”

String of Pearls Online Resource

We had never bought live plants online before. But when a local search for a "string of pearls" plant turned up unsuccessful and our festering obsession proved unrelenting, we turned to Google. We ty...

Look!: Yellow Planters at Flora Grubb

We stopped by Flora Grubb the other day and were tickled by these bright yellow planters. A large one would be perfect for a dwarf citrus tree of some type (lemon would be very nice), but we ended up ...

Look!: Our Childhood Backyard All Grown Up

Growing up, our family garden was an ever-changing space. We often had a salad picked straight from the garden but the backyard morphed as our family's needs changed. We had a full vegetable garden ...

Succulents... Best Outdoor Plants for a Windy City?

Like a lot of our friends, we live in one of the windy areas of San Francisco. And yes, there is a huge wind difference in certain neighborhoods (does it EVER get windy in the Mission!?). Because of...