Tag Archive for: Camellias

I have a major confession to make….

I am a total ‘plant nerd’.

When I mentioned that to my husband, he said “I already knew that” with a smile on his face.

I came upon this revelation when we visited Disneyland last week. 

I had my camera ready to take pictures of the kids enjoying themselves.  But, I found myself stopping to take photos of the beautiful plants, particularly the container planting.

In the end, I had three times more photos of plants then of my kids….

But in my defense, it is easier to take photos of stationary plants then kids on moving rides (the pictures came out all blurry).

I do have some great container photos (and other plants) to share with you and some of the kids having fun….

container planting

Ivy pruned into a topiary surrounded by pansies.

container planting

I just love this color contrast, don’t you?

container planting

Creative use of different grasses and flowering plants.

Disneyland

Gracie and Kai having fun in ‘ToonTown’

container planting

If I had a pretty staircase like this one, I would put container plants along it too!

Icelandic Poppies and Alyssum

Icelandic Poppies and Alyssum

Camellias

Camellias (they don’t do that well in the desert, but they are  pretty just the same).

container planting

A three-tiered Azalea

fisherman's net

Gracie and Kai got ‘caught’ up in a fisherman’s net along California Adventure’s Fisherman’s Wharf

herb-planted containers

I love this planting shelf with herb-planted containers.

You don't have to plant flowers for a pretty container.

You don’t have to plant flowers for a pretty container.

cool-season annuals

Primulas are one of my favorite cool-season annuals.

Italian Cypress

Italian Cypress pruned into a spiral.

The kids ran into a storm trooper as well as Darth Vader & Darth Maul.

The kids ran into a storm trooper as well as Darth Vader & Darth Maul.

container planting

container planting , Strawberry Pot planted with succulents.

I love how the ivy trails down the sides of the container.

I love how the ivy trails down the sides of the container.

When we were walking into Disneyland, Gracie told us that the only character she wanted to meet was Mickey Mouse.

Disneyland
Disneyland
Disneyland

To her delight, she saw him three different times 🙂

Guess Where I’ve Been?