After working in the Parisian design industry for most of her adult life, Nicole de Vésian retired to Provence in 1986. She chose to live in Bonnieux, a village perché (or hilltop vill...
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The impressive cliffs of Table Mountain rise above Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, with Skeleton Gorge on the left Photos - Kirsten Honeyman, unless indicated otherwise Cape Town, South Afri...
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Hillside of Eschscholzia californica dotted with Lupinus albifrons, above Millerton Lake in Fresno County, California Photos - Kirsten Honeyman While California's drought is extremely w...
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Spencer and Jane enjoying the Georis Winery tasting venue in Carmel Valley Village Photos - Kirsten Honeyman The Japanese have a tradition by which they recognize individuals who are Preser...
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Aerial photo of the Facebook roof park in 2014, with its newly installed landscape Photo - Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was exploring ideas for a new Facebook Campus headquarters in Menlo Park...
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The Central Valley of California is being drastically affected by climate change. Trying to stay ahead of the ensuing drought, we embarked on a major landscape project in the Spring of 2014 . ...
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Ficus carica 'Black Mission' Photo - Kirsten Honeyman Living in a mediterranean climate zone affords the lucky inhabitant many sensual pleasures. Perhaps one of the greatest is venturing i...
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Hybrid Salvia Clevelandii 'Allen Chickering' in full bloom The foothills of California's Coast Range enjoy a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen designation Csa). In these areas, just ...
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View of the back side of La Fondation Louis Vuitton Photos - Kirsten Honeyman Parisians are notoriously hard to please when it comes to new architecture in their beloved city. In perhaps ...
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Photos by Doug Jones Phoenix Lake is an L-shaped sliver of water just southwest of the Marin County town of Ross. Taking a walk along its shores is just the kind of outdoor pleasure for whic...
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Front entrance of the Filoli mansion, draped in Wisteria sinensis vine and flanked by Camellia japonica Photo - Architecture Resources, Inc. For many years I had heard about the garden of F...
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Christine Daniels and members of the MGS applauding Madame Lafourcade at the end of her tour All photos by Kirsten Honeyman, unless otherwise noted Last fall I had an opportunity to visi...
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Path above the beach near Carmel-by-the-Sea Photos - Kirsten Honeyman, unless indicated otherwise At some point during this past week, one of my readers pushed me over the top: I now have o...
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Historic Breckenridge House, built in Old Fig Garden in 1933 (*FOR A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE HONEYMAN GARDEN, CLICK HERE .*) WHO ARE THE MASTER GARDENERS? UC Master Gardener volunteers...
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La Carmejane viewed from the village street All photos - Kirsten Honeyman Be sure to read about the gardens of La Carmejane in the January 2014 edition of The Mediterranean Garden , the jo...
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> Daisy: What kind of a garden do you come from? > Alice: Oh, I don't come from any garden. > Daisy: Do you suppose she's a wildflower? > Alice: Oh, but that's�...
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La Carmejane Photo - Kirsten Honeyman Louisa Jones , noted author and Mediterranean garden expert, will accompany a small group of lucky garden enthusiasts on a spring tour of Provencal gar...
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Stepped ramp leading to the front door of the Mas d'Arfuyen Photos - Kirsten Honeyman They say timing is everything; in the case of catching the Mas d'Afuyen at its best, the second time was...
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Half Dome framed by yellow birch and a brilliant Indian summer sky Photos - Kirsten Honeyman California is a magical place, and living in its mediterranean climate zone is one of life's g...
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] Espaliered apples ripen against a stone wall Photos - Kirsten Honeyman, unless otherwise noted In today’s environmentally-conscious approach to gardening, there are several prevalent ...
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.] French doors and steps into the garden extend the living space of this California home Photos - Kirsten Honeyman Only 2% of the Earth’s land mass is fortunate enough to enjoy th...
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A section of driveway and thirsty lawn removed to make way for a pétanque court Photos - Kirsten Honeyman My father, loosely paraphrasing Voltaire, always said that "the enemy of good is ...
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Keith Seaman (Keith Seaman Photography ) and his wife Jill Fisher traveled to Provence in May. This is their guest report posted from that magical part of the world.... Wine grapes and red p...
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Stone stairway in the garden of Case Basse Soldera bordered by mahonia, boxwood, Centranthus ruber, and rose Photos - Kirsten Honeyman, unless noted otherwise One of the best decisions I hav...
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Photo by Doug Jones ] The Belvedere Island home of Paul Vincent Wiseman and Richard Neil Snyder is impossibly wonderful: it is located in the beautiful California County of Marin where ...
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