Spring Bulbs 2010

Tulipa 'Queen of the Night' with Tulipa 'Montreux'
very classy!


Tulipa 'Monte Carlo' with blooming Malus trees.
Lace leaf Maple trying to lay on the chaise lounge.


Tulipa 'Negrita'


Tulipa 'Monsella' and 'Comeback'

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs

Window Plants

South Facing windows with potted plants and very tiny window boxes.


Basil sprouting.


Just putting some elements together for fun.


This ivy was tiny and $3.00 three years ago.

Muscari and Hyacinth

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Roses in the City

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Wave Hill, Bronx, NY

Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades.

Succulent collection in Green House.



Espaliered Pear Trees:
Pyrus Communis 'Clapp's Favorite', 'Atlantic Queen', 'Magnesia', and 'Barbie'.

Seattle Volunteer Park

Located in the heart of Seattle, Volunteer Park is home the Volunteer Park Conservatory and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. This park was designed by the Olmsted Brothers.

In the Conservatory: Sinningia Leucotricha 'Queen of Abyss' BRAZIL

Begonia rieinifolia 'castor bean begonia'

Agapetes Serpens HIMALAYAS

A resident outside the park with an impressive hedge fence.

The Highline Park, NY

The High Line design is led by James Corner Field Operations, with Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
The High Line is located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.

Modern but playful design that looks like the grass is being "combed".

Great combination of materials for the park benches.

Pre-existing railroad tracks used as planting dividers.

Winter Planting and Decor

Berberis thunbergii with winter decor.
Planter designed by Watson Gold Designs,Inc.

White Cyclamens tucked away among Douglas Fir, Nobel, Juniper and Budded Cedar.
Ready for the winter: Looking green and keeping the bulbs cozy.
Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Lilies in the City

White Lilies with Caladiums brightening a shady garden.
planting by: Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Sumatra', 3 to 4', late July to Mid August.
Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Lilium regale can get up to 4 to 5ft tall! Plant bulb in fall, here at zone 7.
planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Favorite plants

Obedient Plant Physostegia virginana
Great perennial, spreading and blooming.

Hyacinth Bean Vine
Collect the dark purple beans in the fall, plant them early spring.

Joshua Tree National Park Spring Time

Purple Mat, Nama demissum


Rock Nettle, Sting Bush

Plants in Lin Garden Taipei, Taiwan

Ficus Tree

Butterfly Wall

Ficus Tree roots

Waterlily in a pot, also used as a fire extinguisher.

Getty Museum Garden, Los Angeles

Cactus viewing garden, no access down there.

Bougainvillea growing on sculptural trellis made with iron rod.

Plants in Costa Rica

Croton Codiaeum variegatum with
Firecrackerplant Russelia equisetiformis

Flame of the woods, Flor de fuego
Ixora coccinea

Dwarf poinciana, Malinche
Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Wave inspired Retaining wall/planter beds
All photos taken by Lai-Chung Poon in Nosara, CR

Plants in Cambodia

Wild flowers growing in a temple.

Orchid growing off a tree.

All photos taken by Lai-Chung Poon, Siem Reap, Cambodia