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Califonia dreamin’

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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

I’m in the midst of planning a trip to California, leaving next week, to go to the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, and to visit with some of my favorite gardening people. Among them are Sabrina and Freeland Tanner up in Napa. I’m so excited to see them and their spectacular garden again (we’ve featured their work several times in the past: here, here, here, and here, to name a few). Today I’m sharing some photos from a garden they designed at the Darioush winery in Napa. When I saw this archway covered in roses and clematis when we visited a couple of years ago, I nearly swooned. My gosh, does it get any better than this?? Enjoy.

Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

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    meander_michaele 03/12/2012

    Without a doubt, the yumminess of that purple clematis and peach rose combination is the stuff of dreams.

  2. trashywoman62 03/12/2012

    Guess there are no Japanese Beetles in California! The lushness of that rose is amazing!

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    forloveofflowers 03/12/2012

    Wow! Absolutely stunning!

  4. TeriCA 03/12/2012

    Maybe see you at the SF Flower and Garden Show!!

  5. tractor1 03/12/2012

    What huge perfect peachy roses... must like growing in all the heady winery fumes... and their color sort of matches the building. That's my Peachie.

  6. rwotzak 03/12/2012

    That second photo is so vibrant and surreal! If only I could do 1% of what Sabrina and Freeland do in their gardens...that would be something!

  7. pattyspencer 03/12/2012

    The roses and clemantis are perfect together and the roses are so big and lush (they really must like the climant or soil or something out there)

  8. Rockysstuff 03/12/2012

    I think the Santa Barbara Orchid show is this next weekend, too.

  9. terieLR 03/12/2012

    Okay, now you have us Cali dreamin'. Happy trails Michelle! I wish we could ALL meet there... Please snap lots of shots to share with us and tell Sabrina & Freeland how much the East enjoy their featured gardens and creative talents!

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