Saturday, April 2, 2011

Meet me at Cottage Gardens! Wine Country Landscape Design

 Should you be in Northern California on Sunday, April 10th around 11 a.m., Cottage Gardens in Petaluma I hope you'll drop by and say hello!  I'm pleased to be a part of the Springtime schedule of events taking place at this wonderful plant nursery. 


Photographed at Darioush Winery
My presentation will feature my favorite destination wineries, along with aspects of landscape design, and...



I'll be giving away a limited number of complimentary wine tasting cards.

Matanzas Creek Winery Dry Stream Bed
Cottage Gardens is located at 3995 Emerald Drive, Petaluma. 
Photos © Alice Joyce
Chateau St. Jean's romantic setting.
Benziger Winery's Biodynamic Flow Form Water Feature in the 'Discovery Trail'

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Hope to see you at Cottage Gardens!

17 comments:

  1. It's about 2000 miles away, but I wish I could be there! Your photos are a tantalizing taste of what a great tour of wine country would be. I love the wine jar and roses photo!

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  2. Ahh, I will be on my way to Santa Barbara for a nursery crawl, visit to Lotusland and others ..so sorry to miss this !

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  3. I love the dry stream bed lined with grasses in the garden above. You have so many beautiful garden around you in CA, plus the most obliging weather.

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  4. I LOVE the top photo with the roses and olive jar - Just love it!
    'hugs from afar'

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  5. Hello all,
    Maybe next time....;~D

    ks,
    Lotusland - simply one of the greatest gardens! Have a great time...

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  6. Thank you for showing all these. Your wonderful pictures made me want to go on a tour too! I love the jar and roses picture.

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  7. How I wish I could Join you there! Maybe one day ...

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  8. These are beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Very pretty photos with lots of inspiring ideas. Thanks for the tour.

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  10. May not be able to join you Alice, but I enjoy my virtual trips.

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  11. all looks wonderful, especially the dry creek bed. One day I will visit California and take one of your tours ...

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  12. i love the lines of the ampitheatre...too far to travel today sadly...will toast you all with a glass of wine..

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  13. Thanks for the invitation! Sure wish I could make it; it looks lovely.
    --Kate

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  14. Thanks for your comments!

    Will miss seeing my blogger friends from far and wide, but stay tuned....

    May be appearing at a venue in your neighborhood!

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  15. Congratulations Alice. I have also a jar in my garden but an old earthen water-jar, however it was broken at the other side so tipped to hide it, haha! Do you know the name of those grasses in between palms? They look so lovely in that perspective! God bless on your event.

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  16. gorgeous places!! The dry stream bed is so pretty.

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