tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post6198089052739921441..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): UC Santa Cruz Arboretumchuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-78663336919678110752008-01-23T08:54:00.000-08:002008-01-23T08:54:00.000-08:00Chuck, I wanted to let you know that the Chiltern ...Chuck, I wanted to let you know that the Chiltern seed order arrived today, January 23, having been mailed from them no earlier than January 15. That is faster than a lot of US companies!Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-61121374113527336542008-01-22T18:05:00.000-08:002008-01-22T18:05:00.000-08:00Chuck: You have some great shots there! I saw th...Chuck: You have some great shots there! I saw those very flowers at the Boston Flower Market last week! Right down to the 'feathers' on the protea! Thank you for taking us all on this trip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-25217907277288849622008-01-22T13:03:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:03:00.000-08:00They've recently added some info on Xanthorrhoea t...They've recently added some info on Xanthorrhoea to the <A HREF="http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Xanthorrhoea" REL="nofollow">pbs wiki</A>. Crazy family.<BR/><BR/>Chuck, did you see the <A HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/2191941792/" REL="nofollow">Protea with Leucadendron leaves</A>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-69231630558039197672008-01-20T09:25:00.000-08:002008-01-20T09:25:00.000-08:00Wow...I LOVE this post but my bogus dialup won't l...Wow...I LOVE this post but my bogus dialup won't let me see all the pics! :( I really like that birdbath mounted on the rocks and planting...I think it would look smashing at Outside Clyde (and MY house, for that matter!)...beautiful simplicity. And that xanthorrhoea....wow.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-56547952165453389472008-01-19T22:50:00.000-08:002008-01-19T22:50:00.000-08:00It's true, Angela--I didn't even notice the ocean....It's true, Angela--I didn't even notice the ocean.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-17966618210578764582008-01-19T19:52:00.000-08:002008-01-19T19:52:00.000-08:00Now I'm Jonesing for a trip to the Santa Cruz Arbo...Now I'm Jonesing for a trip to the Santa Cruz Arboretum. Thanks for the tour. Loved the pics. They have such cool plants there that you almost forget the ocean view!Angela Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343591073737590979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-14484447774840302842008-01-19T18:05:00.000-08:002008-01-19T18:05:00.000-08:00The cones look just like little clams. Or mouthes...The cones look just like little clams. Or mouthes. I can sort of imagine them starting to sing en masse.<BR/><BR/>Shirl, It doesn't get hot in Scotland? I'm surprised to hear that. Santa Cruz is right on the ocean. Sometimes the summers are warm, but it's never too bad.<BR/><BR/>Pam, I do wish I could attend Spring Fling...it sounds like a total blast. Unfortunately, the next few months arechuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-54953305352508577782008-01-19T16:59:00.000-08:002008-01-19T16:59:00.000-08:00You mean there were actually a few pictures you di...You mean there were actually a few pictures you didn't include here, Chuck? ;-) <BR/><BR/>Nice garden tour. The last few images of agaves remind me of home. If you come to the <A HREF="http://gardenbloggers.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Garden Bloggers Spring Fling</A> you'll see the James David garden that is heavy on plants from those Mediterranean regions you mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-47504333035808895342008-01-19T15:28:00.000-08:002008-01-19T15:28:00.000-08:00Hey there, Chuck :-)Wow, wow and wow!! What a fant...Hey there, Chuck :-)<BR/><BR/>Wow, wow and wow!! <BR/><BR/>What a fantastic tour - my jaw dropped! Great photos too. Coming from Scotland I so love to see the garden tours from the US where I can see them without feeling your hot temps - I wilt in the heat!<BR/><BR/>Fantastic! I came over to see your GBBD post and I have been struck by this one - I must link to it in the future :-DShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-20042533566910497872008-01-19T13:22:00.000-08:002008-01-19T13:22:00.000-08:00P.S. The banksia look like someone has clued clam...P.S. The banksia look like someone has clued clams onto the bloom of some flower. Funny little fellows. The fuzzy thing is reallllly interesting too.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-21011532384113054602008-01-19T13:20:00.000-08:002008-01-19T13:20:00.000-08:00Loved the tour Chuck b. Those cacti and succulents...Loved the tour Chuck b. Those cacti and succulents are so interesting. I think I like them becasue they just aren't around my little corner of the world. The proeta either for that matter. They look artificial they are so other worldly. How cool to see a snake sunning itself on the rocks. I wonder what kind it is??Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-87877481604308685702008-01-19T07:37:00.000-08:002008-01-19T07:37:00.000-08:00Yeah, Christopher--I like that one too! I took se...Yeah, Christopher--I like that one too! I took several pictures I didn't include because the post was so large, but I knew I had to include that one. It's called Xanthorrhoea preisii. Family name Xanthorrhoeaceae. I haven't looked it up yet.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-89166378926362462652008-01-19T06:26:00.000-08:002008-01-19T06:26:00.000-08:00The protea flowers are other worldly and the plant...The protea flowers are other worldly and the plant actually will make a handsome shrub for the garden, but what really caught my eye was the grass like plant with the eight foot tall half black spikes just below the succulent greenhouse pics. I could use that shape for behind my split rail fence up by the road.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-65529939299779555472008-01-19T05:15:00.000-08:002008-01-19T05:15:00.000-08:00So enjoyable to tour with you. Those are plants w...So enjoyable to tour with you. Those are plants we would never see here in TN, in public or private gardens, that I know of anyway. Love the mouths that open to spill the seed. Thanks for the post.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.com