Showing posts with label garden photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden photos. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2010

Camellia Time…

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It’s been a cold and rainy winter here (for Los Angeles) and as a result the camellias have burst into bloom. Camellias are often some of the earliest blossoms of the new year, and some varieties even begin as early as Fall of the previous year!

Though camellias are primarily famous for their beauty, it’s lesser known that they are also the source of one of the world’s oldest and most prized beverages: tea. Camellia sinensis and camellia sasanqua are the two species from which all black and green teas originate.  Tea, of course, plays a prominent role in Asian cultures, (as expressed in the tea ceremonies of China, Japan, Korean and Vietnam), European cultures (afternoon tea), and as a highly valuable commodity was a key player in the political history of Asia and the Americas for centuries...

最近ロサンゼルスに天気が少し寒い。雨も降れた。
その時からこっちに椿の花が咲いてる。
その前年の秋という早い時期に椿の花が咲き始める若干の種類があります。

椿の花も本当にきれい。
そして、椿の豪華なもののためにも使われます。
それは、中国、日本、韓国人とヴェトナムで見つかる突出した伝統的な茶道文化の中心的な関心です。
椿から製造されるもう一つの部材は、椿油です。
それが料理において使われて、南中国で最も一般的に用いられるとわかります。

But that’s another story. With literally thousands of hybrids of the ornamental camellia japonica available, you’re bound to find one that fits the personality of your garden. For more information, refer to the International Camellia Society, the American Camellia Society, the Southeastern Camellia Society, and your local nursery. In Los Angeles we’re very lucky to have camellia specialists Nuccio’s Nursery as a (fantastic) resource .

でもそれは他の物語です。
椿の多くの異なる百花 が、あります。
時々、異なる百花 は、一緒に移植されます。
もしあなたが椿の インフォメーションを欲しい、他のサイトがあります(英語だけ)例えばInternational Camellia SocietyThe American Camellia SocietyThe Southeastern Camellia SocietyNuccio's Nursery(ロサンゼルス市)です。

Here at the Lenkin Gardens we have a row of camellias located in the front entrance area. Here are some of them:

写真の上にはレンキンガーデンの椿:

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Hope this may inspire some of you to notice the camellias in bloom and/or enjoy a cup of tea before the cold weather is gone.

寒いの冬がなくなる前に、何人かに咲いている椿の花に気がつい。そしてかまたはお茶を飲むの楽しみにしています。

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Coming Soon… Spring!

It's probably safe to say that the gardens here are at their least presentable during the winter months. Though even in their dormant and pruned state, there's still plenty to see and smell, and it's certainly a far cry from the monochrome landscape of colder climes...

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Bright yellow buds of knife leaf acacia contrast with architectural aeonium.

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Deep burgundy abutilon and sizzling pink loropetalum forsage spring.

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Narcissus tete-a-tete poke up from a bed of nasturtium.

Osmanthus Time
Osmanthus fragrans' tiny but potent blossoms lace the gardens with that unmistakeable peaches and cream scent, mingling with the first jasminum polyanthum blooms. And the pittosporum undulatum are just about to start popping!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Lluvia Bienvenida

Ya estamos en pleno invierno, estilo californiano. Es decir, intervalos nublados, algo de lluvia, y aún mucho sol. Sin embargo hemos de decir que "algo de lluvia" últimamente se ha convertido en ser cuatro chubascos fuertes (con tres más previstos para esta semana) y frío suficiente para que nevara en la cercana sierra de San Gabriel.

Es agua muy necesaria en una región que es técnicamente un desierto- pero sí los jardines han sufrido un poco debajo del martilleo; pero al fin de cuentas son tenaces y siguen impertérritos en su camino hacia la primavera…


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Un breve respiro en la tormenta.

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Rosa 'Under the Tuscan Sun' brilla a pesar de/a causa de la fuerte lluvia. También muestra que todavía no hemos podado como se debe en enero…

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El jazmín polyanthum; previendo la primavera

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Autumn in December

That is how it works here in Southern California; what little autumn color we get shows up some time around Thanksgiving or after...

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Roger's red grape vine

Boston ivy
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

Garden Critters

green-spider!
Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans)

monorail cat(erpillar)
A black swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes Fabricius) on the flowering fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).


golden retriever in the wild
Anniegozanthus wetnoseisis

Friday, July 3, 2009

Send Flowers!

Or at least you can send pictures of flowers... very small pictures... on the postage stamps.

Several years ago, when we first heard about custom postage stamps, we thought it was a great idea, slapped our logo on some, and have been using them ever since. They look nice, but honestly, we've gotten bored of looking at them. When we saw how nice the pictures of Flora came out, we thought, sure let's put her on a stamp! Next thing we knew, we had a bunch. And yes, anybody can buy them, though we're not asking you to do our advertising for us... Or, make your own! And no, we're not affiliated with Zazzle in any way!

Flora stamp
Vinca Minor stamp
The Heather Lenkin Rose stamp
Succulents stamp
Queen Anne's Lace stamp
African Daisy stamp

Sumer Is Icumen In

As the 13th century Middle English round suggests, Summer has definitely arrived, gently but unambiguously. Cupid's dart, Catanache caerulea, have gone from vibrant lavender splashes to dry seed pods of translucent bracts - beautiful either way...


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Other garden denizens happy in the sun include:
Kniphofia uvaria, yellow torchlily
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Echinops ritro, Globe thistle
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Foeniculum vulgare, fennel
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And of course, Lavandula angustifolia, English lavender
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This lavender is from the parkway of a former client; some parts of Southern California really can pass for the Mediterranean…
Lotsa lavender

Friday, June 5, 2009

Still blooming…

Coulter's Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri
Coulter's Matilija Poppy


Bear's Breech Acanthus mollis
Bear's Breech (Acanthus mollis)


Rosa "Sally Holmes"
Rosa "Sally Holmes"


Canis sammipantus
Canis sammiepantus

Friday, April 24, 2009

Oddball Weather...

The beginning of the week started off with some blistering summer like weather getting up an intolerable 100˚ temperatures. Now towards the end of the week the weather has shifted yet again surprising the entire garden with overcast weather and dropping temperatures to 63˚. I think the Garden's is not too sure if its still spring, or of its summer yet.

Besides the odd ball weather things are still blooming like this beauty:
Flower Bloom

The Irises are all beginning to pop up in various colors.
Like this amazing purple and yellow iris, Edith Wolford Iris.
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Also this magnificent yellow iris hiding behind our variegated hebe.
Iris and Hebe

Despite the weather's indecisiveness the Bees are still happily feeding upon the amazing blooms all over the gardens here, like this little fella...
Busy Bee

And every working day while heading up to the office, these little birds always seem to be having a social right in our Rooster garden. I wonder what they talk about every day...
Birds having a social

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Spring Fever

The Lenkin Gardens here are slowly coming to life here as Spring takes off. The bees are buzzing, the hummingbirds are zooming by, and all the flowers are blooming like crazy. We have been slowly taking photos of things blooming here in the gardens and thought to share them up on here.

We had our very first Heather Lenkin rose bloom in the garden and it has been such a joy to watch it come into bloom. The jasmine all over the garden has been in full bloom releasing such amazing sweet scents through out the garden. The other annunals through out the gardens like our ranunculus' are all beginning to pop out and bloom.

An ever greater surprise to this whole spring fever madness is our clematis! We've been watching them closely through the end of winter and into the beginning of spring to see them slowly bud and eventually bloom. Clematis are slightly difficult to grow out here in Southern California's climate, but we've kept careful watch and with all this tender care it's finally paid off.




Ranunculus
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Beautiful Purple
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Geranium Blooms
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Jasmine in full bloom
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Clematis
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Clematis
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Clematis by the door
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