The Horticult https://thehorticult.com/ The gardening blog for design sticklers and social creatures. Tue, 14 May 2024 17:54:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 42870745 The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is back! https://thehorticult.com/the-santa-barbara-international-orchid-show-is-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-santa-barbara-international-orchid-show-is-back https://thehorticult.com/the-santa-barbara-international-orchid-show-is-back/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:30:56 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27676 Like a plant coming out of dormancy, the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show has returned after a three-year hiatus. This weekend — Friday March 10, Saturday March 11, and Sunday, March 12 — at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, wander through the thrills of the Orchidaceae...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/the-santa-barbara-international-orchid-show-is-back/feed/ 0 27676 Plants, bugs and rock & roll: Meet Chantal’s new t-shirt co, Heavy Petal https://thehorticult.com/plants-bugs-and-rock-roll-meet-chantals-new-t-shirt-co-heavy-petal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plants-bugs-and-rock-roll-meet-chantals-new-t-shirt-co-heavy-petal https://thehorticult.com/plants-bugs-and-rock-roll-meet-chantals-new-t-shirt-co-heavy-petal/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:00:20 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27611 For the last two and a half years, I’ve been working on a semi-secret project. Now I can talk about it! It’s called Heavy Petal. We make cool tees for plant people — they’re soft and made in the USA. Our graphic tees, as the...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/plants-bugs-and-rock-roll-meet-chantals-new-t-shirt-co-heavy-petal/feed/ 0 27611 Great gift: A five-ingredient, aromatic, not-so-sweet Meyer limoncello recipe (*chef’s kiss*) https://thehorticult.com/great-gift-a-five-ingredient-aromatic-not-so-sweet-meyer-limoncello-recipe-chefs-kiss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-gift-a-five-ingredient-aromatic-not-so-sweet-meyer-limoncello-recipe-chefs-kiss https://thehorticult.com/great-gift-a-five-ingredient-aromatic-not-so-sweet-meyer-limoncello-recipe-chefs-kiss/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:07:04 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27321 A bottle of limoncello contains some contrasts. It looks like summer in a glass, but due to the ripening schedule of our lemon trees, we make it in late fall and winter. A limoncello recipe can take over a month to complete (and years to...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/great-gift-a-five-ingredient-aromatic-not-so-sweet-meyer-limoncello-recipe-chefs-kiss/feed/ 0 27321 Afternoon project: Vibe shift on the concrete block outdoor plant stands https://thehorticult.com/diy-outdoor-plant-stands-vibe-shift-on-the-concrete-block-plant-stands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-outdoor-plant-stands-vibe-shift-on-the-concrete-block-plant-stands https://thehorticult.com/diy-outdoor-plant-stands-vibe-shift-on-the-concrete-block-plant-stands/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:54:00 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27312 Concrete blocks are hard to beat, when it comes to DIY outdoor plant stands. They’re cheap, they’re sturdy, they introduce a sense of architecture to your outdoor space. Like we always say, “The higher the plant, the closer to gahh…rdener.” In other words, you’re more...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/diy-outdoor-plant-stands-vibe-shift-on-the-concrete-block-plant-stands/feed/ 0 27312 Check out our top five garden design books on Shepherd.com https://thehorticult.com/check-out-our-top-five-garden-design-books-on-shepherd-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-out-our-top-five-garden-design-books-on-shepherd-com https://thehorticult.com/check-out-our-top-five-garden-design-books-on-shepherd-com/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:07:56 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27421 Sometimes it takes a village to find your next satisfying read. That’s why we were delighted when Shepherd.com asked us to write a roundup of our favorite plant-related books according to a theme of our choice. In case you missed it, the book lists on...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/check-out-our-top-five-garden-design-books-on-shepherd-com/feed/ 0 27421 Pergola ideas: On the patio, a DIY faux stained glass door https://thehorticult.com/pergola-ideas-on-the-patio-a-diy-faux-stained-glass-door/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pergola-ideas-on-the-patio-a-diy-faux-stained-glass-door https://thehorticult.com/pergola-ideas-on-the-patio-a-diy-faux-stained-glass-door/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:44:30 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27314 The pergola was one of my big spring projects. While brainstorming pergola ideas for our new patio and garden, I knew it needed to be cozy but airy, a place to hang out, eat, work, and host dinner parties while enjoying the shade endowed by...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/pergola-ideas-on-the-patio-a-diy-faux-stained-glass-door/feed/ 0 27314 Nasturtium pesto: A quick and easy recipe https://thehorticult.com/a-quick-and-easy-nasturtium-pesto-recipe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-quick-and-easy-nasturtium-pesto-recipe https://thehorticult.com/a-quick-and-easy-nasturtium-pesto-recipe/#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 10:00:46 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27269 2023 UPDATE: Pine nut harvesting can have a severe environmental impact. So, in this recipe, we replaced the original pine nuts with crushed pecans. Pecans are more sustainable and, bonus, they’re cheaper. Nasturtiums are whimsically scattered across the sunny half of my new garden. (Details...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/a-quick-and-easy-nasturtium-pesto-recipe/feed/ 0 27269 Drought-tolerant carnivorous plants don’t exi— meet the dewy pine, Drosophyllum lusitanicum https://thehorticult.com/drought-tolerant-carnivorous-plants-dont-exi-meet-the-dewy-pine-drosophyllum-lusitanicum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drought-tolerant-carnivorous-plants-dont-exi-meet-the-dewy-pine-drosophyllum-lusitanicum https://thehorticult.com/drought-tolerant-carnivorous-plants-dont-exi-meet-the-dewy-pine-drosophyllum-lusitanicum/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:00:15 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27137 Every summer, mosquitos descend on our yards in both San Diego and LA. Butane-powered repellents actually work somewhat and those tall incense sticks…well, they smell good but efficacy isn’t proven. What about carnivorous plants? That’s the obvious question to ask. After all, we grow tropical...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/drought-tolerant-carnivorous-plants-dont-exi-meet-the-dewy-pine-drosophyllum-lusitanicum/feed/ 0 27137 Fall flowers: Which marigold is right for you? https://thehorticult.com/october-flowers-which-marigold-is-right-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=october-flowers-which-marigold-is-right-for-you https://thehorticult.com/october-flowers-which-marigold-is-right-for-you/#respond Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:37:27 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27054 When we started cooking with edible blooms, marigold flowers were among of the first we learned we could eat. So…we ate some petals. Did we like the taste? Not really. (If you want some blossoms that actually taste like a fun peppery ingredient versus a...

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]]> https://thehorticult.com/october-flowers-which-marigold-is-right-for-you/feed/ 0 27054 Chantal’s patio gets some love from the LA Times https://thehorticult.com/chantals-patio-gets-some-love-from-the-la-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chantals-patio-gets-some-love-from-the-la-times https://thehorticult.com/chantals-patio-gets-some-love-from-the-la-times/#respond Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:04:49 +0000 https://thehorticult.com/?p=27005 I would love to be a houseplant goddess. But the size of my windows and crisp square footage of my indoor space have other plans. Can’t say I haven’t tried: bird of paradise, philodendron ‘Lickety Split’ now reclassified as a Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, a variegated rubber...

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