plant love

garden party

JASMINE!

john weeded and cleaned up the backyard this weekend while i potted some plants and sowed some seeds....inch by inch! the house is looking great these days!


man at work.


my fave plant + children :)




lindsay's jungle plants


living room looking sparkly!


my bedside table w/new plant!

sunday is the best fucking day ever

tracy and i took advantage of the sun on sunday with an epic day. i went to her place for hello kitty shaped waffles and fresh-squeezed oj. we watched holi bollywood videos on youtube. then we scored some young, juicy coconuts on mission street and proceeded up bernal hill, where we slid down a double slide. upon descending (the hill, that is), we happened upon a grand magnolia tree that we marveled at and photographed.








then back we went to the coconut store to have the "strong as elephant" merchant crack open our tropical gems, allowing us access to the shimmering flesh, which we scraped from the heart of the fruit on the steps of a church. then we went to the library, checked out some books and went home and ate pizza. does life get any fucking better than this? i think not!!!

cute things in my house right now

the title says it all!

our broken toaster; airplants from flora grubb; the flower moni put on my birthday present; glasses made by arlan.


our new mexican basket that we mounted over the mantle! complete with origami friends (+/- googly eyes); giant pinecones; a whisky glass full of rainbow colored lollipops; a shell full of feathers, seedpods, and dried plants; origami ornament garland, made with lots of love by lisa; my pinata self-portrait.



the pitcher plant dorothy gave me for my birthday!!! i have since moved it into the bathroom to start our bathroom jungle...


cupcake; cupcake; cupcake. cute and delicious made by tracy for my birthday! there was still one left when i came back from new york and i ate it right when i walked in the door from the airport. it was still good after a whole week! :) ew?


ginger man

BLOOM

there's nothing i love more than the first signs of springtime!
blooming blossoms descend upon our city! day and night! pink and white!

oasis

lisa and i decided to spend our early sunday afternoon at flora grubb gardens, a nursery/home and garden store south of the city in the bayview area. i had heard of it before and trina suggested i go check it out...but i didnt realize how magical it really is!



we wandered around the garden, exploring little surprise pockets of perfectly "overgrown" abandoned cars, bicycles; awww-ing at the abundant selection of pudgy succulents and spiky air plants; amazed and inspired by the creativity behind each arrangement and gathering of plants and pots.





there's a ritual coffee inside so you can grab a cup and a pastry and just relax on the terrace surrounded by tall, bushy bamboo and hanging wall gardens.




if you're in san francisco and you even remotely enjoy plants, you must stop by. it's an oasis, a dream come true for gardeners, and just a nice quiet place to spend a sunday. you might even come home with a little tillandsia of your own! we did!