Garden Touring

Garden of Awakening Orchids .. Portland Chinese Garden

Portland Chinese Garden Evergreen Trees Photo © Alice Joyce

Portland’s Classical Chinese Garden is a setting of ineffable poetry. Enchantingly named, Lan Su Yuan .. The Garden of Awakening Orchids, the garden reveals the fundamental elements of classical design: Stone gives way to water elements, while the buildings, bridges, and mosaic paving are softened by dense flora.

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Landscape Architecture

Farewell to My Garden .. A New Chapter

Alice Joyce Garden Mosaic Path Photo © Alice Joyce

2013 has arrived and I find myself celebrating the 4th Blogiversary of my California blog: Bay Area Tendrils…while saying goodbye to the garden I’ve tended for nearly 15 years.

Alice Joyce Garden Mosaic Path

I embrace the change, despite the accompanying stress and challenges.

C. ‘Solfatare’ © Alice Joyce

I’ll miss some of the beautiful specimens that take starring roles in my Northern California landscape,

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California Wine Country

Andy Cao Hosted by The Garden Conservancy

Andy Cao lecture on Thursday, November 17, 2011; an evening hosted by The Garden Conservancy at The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio. Full details on the lecture – Incidental Placemaking: Beauty and Dreams, along with registration information can be found on The Garden Conservancy web site. Andy Cao’s lyrical, dreamlike installation at Cornerstone Sonoma: Bai Yun : White Cloud represents a stunning transformation of the original Cao – Perrot Studio design created for the Cornerstone Festival: the Lullaby Garden.

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