tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post1108653021874994097..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Is There A Volcano In Your Neighborhood?Hoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-89110784330527038132016-08-06T09:42:44.093-07:002016-08-06T09:42:44.093-07:00I had to laugh at this post! I also have a neighbo...I had to laugh at this post! I also have a neighborhood volcano. Posted a photo here (http://theflowerexperiment.blogspot.com/2016/08/08-06-2016.html) so we can compare. Yours is pretty spectacular. I had always hoped the owners would put red and yellow flowering plants at the base, but crab grass "lava" has taken hold and the bar is now out of business. Mine is a sadface volcano.the flower experimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915951273914911804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-57554393852506841282015-12-31T14:32:03.041-08:002015-12-31T14:32:03.041-08:00Maybe! Let's see them. ;^)Maybe! Let's see them. ;^) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-84118005515575662242015-12-31T10:35:28.513-08:002015-12-31T10:35:28.513-08:00The only volcanoes we have are mulch volcanoes. Do...The only volcanoes we have are mulch volcanoes. Does that count?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-15090286173102167142015-12-10T08:33:38.217-08:002015-12-10T08:33:38.217-08:00Definitely! Your volcano get's the win. BTW la...Definitely! Your volcano get's the win. BTW later in the day I found myself chuckling about your disqualifying Mt. Hood. Funny stuff...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-55359323445170409132015-12-09T20:57:52.725-08:002015-12-09T20:57:52.725-08:00You are right the olive tree foliage was incredibl...You are right the olive tree foliage was incredibly dense. I went and looked at it close up--it was solid healthy foliage in there, quite amazing. <br /><br />Your neighborhood probably has some interesting things--I never would have expected to find a volcano in mine!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-74486759864452746862015-12-09T17:46:27.936-08:002015-12-09T17:46:27.936-08:00Some very unusual garden elements in your neighbou...Some very unusual garden elements in your neighbourhood dear Hoover, my neighbourhood is quite boring. Such a shame to get old and not be able to care for your garden, sad. I do love the Spanish style house, the 'scroll' detail at the side is lovely, also the decorative bars on the window. The olive tree is so dense, perhaps due to the pruning.<br />xoxoxo ♡ diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171808338793139579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-7204962668817539352015-12-09T17:28:44.341-08:002015-12-09T17:28:44.341-08:00Olives can live a thousand years and more, I read....Olives can live a thousand years and more, I read. Transplantable too, at large sizes--maybe they could sell it and plant something that isn't going to get so large? <br /><br />That is an interesting idea about the purpose of the structure. Sounds entirely plausible, considering the style of the garden. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-51768689405984356822015-12-09T17:24:49.031-08:002015-12-09T17:24:49.031-08:00Olive trees can get huge here. In a lawn, that ol...Olive trees can get huge here. In a lawn, that olive is getting plenty of water (even with water restrictions)--no wonder it's growing like crazy. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-10937784944961788482015-12-09T17:21:59.838-08:002015-12-09T17:21:59.838-08:00It's just a matter of wandering around looking...It's just a matter of wandering around looking to see what is out there. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-42157010817087209332015-12-09T17:11:13.586-08:002015-12-09T17:11:13.586-08:00I like your take, that makes a lot of sense! I wi...I like your take, that makes a lot of sense! I wish I could have seen the garden in its prime. The more I looked at it the more I realized how well designed it was. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-67122182671613948172015-12-09T16:37:08.617-08:002015-12-09T16:37:08.617-08:00Yeah, ding dong. That's it. Just broccoli-fl...Yeah, ding dong. That's it. Just broccoli-flavored instead of chocolate. <br /><br />I'll give you the win on the blue driveway award, but I think my volcano is better than your volcano. <br /><br />;^) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-59883464359994812752015-12-09T14:09:57.657-08:002015-12-09T14:09:57.657-08:00The olive makes me want to cry, since they're ...The olive makes me want to cry, since they're such tough and beautiful and long-lived trees.<br /><br />The crumbling structure looks as if at one time it may have been a roofed house for a particularly spectacular bonsai, one that benefited from rain protection. I saw something like that almost 20 years ago at a bonsai exhibit that was part of/near the Rhododendron Species Foundation arboretum in Washington (closer to Tacoma than Seattle). Something of a mystery why they don't just take away the roof, bars, and dead tree and put something sculptural (or a container plant) on the platform.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-76364110569203350372015-12-09T11:49:41.001-08:002015-12-09T11:49:41.001-08:00The volcano is a new one for me. The olive tree b...The volcano is a new one for me. The olive tree breaks my heart a little, although it does look healthy. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-27504548502746787902015-12-09T10:39:40.597-08:002015-12-09T10:39:40.597-08:00Wow, you see the most interesting things in your n...Wow, you see the most interesting things in your neighborhood! The volcano is a head scratcher. I have no idea what it could be--other than a volcano.<br /><br />The dead-trees structure with a roof looks like a wishing well to me.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-35896674576303918032015-12-09T10:34:55.244-08:002015-12-09T10:34:55.244-08:00I like the Japanese garden very much. I was intrig...I like the Japanese garden very much. I was intrigued by the structure. So much so I did some searching on the web about Japanese garden features. The Mt. Fuji is not unusual in Japan. But this one is particularly well done. The shape of the bonsai bowl on top of the odd structure got me started thinking. It is very very similar to the ornaments on top of many Japanese garden lanterns which gives me the idea that this is an very ingenious reconstruction of a lantern by the shape or of a summer house for viewing by the size. Construction is from recycled materials. As I said, very ingenious. That's my take. Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-25840943611225224992015-12-09T09:22:21.744-08:002015-12-09T09:22:21.744-08:00No hockey puck trees, although there are a few sma...No hockey puck trees, although there are a few smaller versions. I think of them as ding dongs (as in the "chocolate" Hostess treat). As for the volcano, yes. Really. <br /><br />It's in this mash-up: http://www.thedangergarden.com/2010/05/what-were-they-thinking-wwtt-number-1.html but is next to impossible to see in my small 2010-sized photos.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-73602079523721665152015-12-09T09:00:30.128-08:002015-12-09T09:00:30.128-08:00It's less work to prune it like that than to p...It's less work to prune it like that than to prune it properly. That's one guy with a gas-powered extra long hedge trimmer, a ladder, and an hour. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-19265466070169646512015-12-09T08:57:08.512-08:002015-12-09T08:57:08.512-08:00I bet I could find a thatched-roof house here if I...I bet I could find a thatched-roof house here if I tried. Surrounded by Agaves and delphiniums. (We say Only in California, too!) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-78816983121369368282015-12-09T08:30:52.734-08:002015-12-09T08:30:52.734-08:00You got me beat there.
Only in California. I know...You got me beat there. <br />Only in California. I know I've said it before.. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-81331235598031201942015-12-09T05:10:29.858-08:002015-12-09T05:10:29.858-08:00Both so strange, so strange indeed. That olive tre...Both so strange, so strange indeed. That olive tree in a more lush setting would work. Speaking of work, how much does it take to keep an olive pruned like that? Wow.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com