GARDENING WITH
CAREY CRADDOCK
Every week, I am so so so lucky to head out into San Francisco as Carey Craddock’s gardening assistant. Carey is the best: thoughtful, creative, and incredibly generous sharing her knowledge and passion for all things flora. She’s been gardening in the city since 1997, and is a regular instructor at Garden for the Environment, where she leads workshops on everything from how to grow your own food to wreathmaking. I met her there in 2019 when I was a Get Up! student and she taught a session on soil health, and it’s amazing to be working with her now. She maintains gardens for a wide mix of residential clients, and together we prune, sweep, plant, compost, and contemplate the deeply philosophical nature of weeds. She also does garden coaching, consulting, and design — an invaluable resource if you’re in need of garden guidance, and I truly can’t recommend her highly enough.
Fuchsia // fuchsia
Salvia // salvia + Abutilon // abutilon
Abutilon
Rose
Rose
lichen
Syringa // lilac
Thymus pseudolanuginosus // wooly thyme
Eschscholzia californica // California poppy
Borago officinalis // borage
Cerinthe // honeywort
Clivia miniata // Natal lily
Hedychium aurantiacum // orange ginger lily
Hedychium aurantiacum // orange ginger lily
Chaenomeles // flowering quince
pea
lettuce
kale
Viburnum // virburnum
Prunus serrulata // flowering cherry
Coprosma repens // mirror shrub
Clarkia unguiculata / elegant Clarkia
Alstroemeria // Peruvian lily
Fuchsia // fuchsia
poppy
Narcissus // daffodil
Calla lily // Zantedeschia aethiopica
Clivia miniata // Natal lily
Leucospermum cordifolium // nodding pincushion
Cotinus coggygria // smoke bush + Loropetalum // Chinese fringe flower
Leptrospermum scoparium // New Zealand tea tree
Hydrangea quercifolia // oakleaf hydrangea
Jasminum polyanthum // pink jasmine
