Bay Area Tendrils

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Reflecting ... on 2009

Reflecting on a New Year

A look back at features appearing in 2009,

aka Year One on Bay Area Tendrils. . . and a preview.

Huntington Chinese Garden

San Marino, California - Photo: Huntington Botanical Garden

Hadrian's Villa - Villa Adriana

Laberint d'Horta Pavilion

Barcelona

Eliasson Installation .. Bard College

photo: Bess Reynolds

Sooke Harbour House ... Autumn

Vancouver Island

Blue Blooms ... a Bevy of Garden Destinations

Clamor .. Murmur .. Plash! A Potpourri of Fountains

Words and photos (unless otherwise noted) by Alice Joyce, Bay Area Tendrils Garden Travel

The theft of content and photos on the Internet is widespread.

For now, I'll be taking steps to insert links back to my site.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Blue... but not Sad - Hail to the Horticulturists!

Hail to the horticulturists!

A look back at display gardens & plant nurseries ...

garden installations & public gardens ...

featured in 2009.

Perhaps, like me, you can't get enough of the magical blue poppy.

Above Photo: Garden Valley Ranch

Petaluma, California

Click on garden links to view the original posts.

Berry Botanic Garden Portland : Photo: Kris Freitag

Topher Delaney - Garden Play Installation

Cornerstone Sonoma

Photos: Alice Joyce unless otherwise indicated

Tibouchina ... Getty Center Los Angeles

Sonoma Horticultural Nursery

Sebastopol, California

Eryngium - Cistus Nursery

Sauvie Island, Oregon

Photos Copyright Alice Joyce

Looking back on 2009:

Clamor .. Murmur .. Plash! A Potpourri of Fountains

Elementary! Arbor .. Pergola .. Loggia .. Colonnade

Words and photos (unless otherwise noted) © Alice Joyce, Bay Area Tendrils Garden Travel

The theft of content and photos on the Internet is widespread.

For now, I'll be taking steps to insert links back to my site.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Clamor .. Murmur .. Plash! Potpourri of Fountains

The Alchemist's Garden

Provence, France

Still pools, cascades, clamoring waterfalls & splashing fountains.

A collection of magical water gardens photographed in Spring, Summer and Fall,

appearing on Bay Area Tendrils in 2009.

To connect to original feature, click on garden link.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Benziger Winery - Biodynamic Gardens

Glen Ellen, California

Classical Chinese Garden

Portland, Oregon

Words and photos by Alice Joyce, Bay Area Tendrils Garden Travel

The theft of content and photos on the Internet is widespread.

For now, I'll be taking steps to insert links back to my site.

Darioush Winery

Napa, California

Parc André Citröen

Paris, France

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Elementary! Arbor .. Pergola .. Loggia .. Colonnade

Cornerstone Sonoma

Northern California

Alice's Garden

A look at garden structures . . appearing on Bay Area Tendrils in 2009. To connect to original feature, click on garden link: Fundación Rodriguez Acosta

Granada, Spain

Words and photos © Alice Joyce Bay Area Tendrils
The theft of content and photos on the Internet is widespread. For now, I'll be taking steps to insert links back to my site.