S.F. transplant: tropical garden oasis
Jacobson and Gervais, a longtime importer of Asian antiques, have assembled a distinctive blend of plants and art. Surrounding walls cast shade, so the stars here are foliage plants, sparked by occasional flowers: ferns, Japanese maples, bromeliads, monsteras, gingers, begonias, giant strelitzia, bamboos of every color and size - forest, understory, rain forest plants. The pond and massed plants encourage each other physically, sharing moisture and nutrients, filtering the city air. Grave markers from the southern islands... Читать дальше...