tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post1183226751676779214..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Seen At The Intercity C&S Show 2015Hoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-32381268987913972462015-08-12T10:40:13.057-07:002015-08-12T10:40:13.057-07:00Happy you found it of interest. :)
Amazing wha...Happy you found it of interest. :) <br /><br />Amazing what is out there, very lovingly raised. I think one trick those virtuoso growers practice is growing the plant in the ground or raised bed, then potting it up temporarily for the show. And 10-25% shade cloth seems to be common. <br /><br />Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-83780896466925571632015-08-11T13:25:15.845-07:002015-08-11T13:25:15.845-07:00I always look forward to your reports on these sho...I always look forward to your reports on these shows. So many fabulous, odd plants...and the rock pots are pretty cool too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-20161223471017020682015-08-11T11:57:30.509-07:002015-08-11T11:57:30.509-07:00Thanks! Those were my favorites, too. Now to get...Thanks! Those were my favorites, too. Now to get that Agave planted and growing. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-71135861393979873222015-08-11T11:56:45.678-07:002015-08-11T11:56:45.678-07:00It's a fun event. One learns there are plants...It's a fun event. One learns there are plants out there in the world you could never imagine. Glad you enjoyed the post. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-30165042611940685822015-08-11T10:58:41.233-07:002015-08-11T10:58:41.233-07:00Leave home first thing Sunday morning--hardly any ...Leave home first thing Sunday morning--hardly any traffic. Get there as they open, hardly any visitors. Leave when the crowds arrive. I drive there (he rests), he drives home (I rest). (So you know for next year!) <br /><br />Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-44650697138102033732015-08-10T21:32:17.584-07:002015-08-10T21:32:17.584-07:00Great photos! I love the Tephrocactus geometricus...Great photos! I love the Tephrocactus geometricus, red Tillandsia with the Dyckias and the Albuca batteniana. I like your new Agave too.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663707309003280639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-62118086278435649902015-08-10T19:38:11.666-07:002015-08-10T19:38:11.666-07:00I've never seen anything likeTephrocactus geom...I've never seen anything likeTephrocactus geometricus. Incredible! I could list all of the plants that had me saying "wow" out loud, but that would get tiresome. Love the last one and your caption. And so many fantastic pots! I never would've thought to make them out of rocks. And those lithops... Ahhh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-73970034424644829532015-08-10T18:18:01.151-07:002015-08-10T18:18:01.151-07:00I was hoping to get there this weekend but my belo...I was hoping to get there this weekend but my beloved was less accommodating than yours about the drive. I love that curly Albuca.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-90039726526803338782015-08-10T17:46:43.382-07:002015-08-10T17:46:43.382-07:00Most of the pots are quite pretty, but there are p...Most of the pots are quite pretty, but there are plastic ones here and there. Some of the plastic-potted plants were the blue-ribbon winners. It is about the plants first. A pretty pot helps the score, but a great plant is a great plant. <br /><br /> Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53002673721556381272015-08-10T17:40:10.633-07:002015-08-10T17:40:10.633-07:00We both have good taste in Agaves, don't we?We both have good taste in Agaves, don't we? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-1887520112661610382015-08-10T17:38:24.855-07:002015-08-10T17:38:24.855-07:00I will relay the message. :)
The lithops remin...I will relay the message. :) <br /><br />The lithops reminded me of cobblestones. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-37431188719434451482015-08-10T17:36:56.256-07:002015-08-10T17:36:56.256-07:00Yeah, those ringlets, like Dorothy and C. Lion got...Yeah, those ringlets, like Dorothy and C. Lion got at the Emerald City beauty shoppe. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-74500316098942510342015-08-10T14:33:30.340-07:002015-08-10T14:33:30.340-07:00I brought home that agave too! The variegation on...I brought home that agave too! The variegation on mine is just barely starting to show, not nearly as pronounced as yours yet.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-72975225118216136362015-08-10T14:29:30.890-07:002015-08-10T14:29:30.890-07:00The red Tillandsia in its colorful pot among the g...The red Tillandsia in its colorful pot among the grey Dyckias and their recessive dark pots: what an image. Very Wizard-of-Oz-esque. Please pass on my thanks to your Beloved for that and all the others; outstanding job. <br /><br />I went back through the pics focusing on the containers and find myself coming back again and again to the one displaying the Lithops. Whoa! It looks like some sort of fossil.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-80604614880416641942015-08-10T14:15:30.808-07:002015-08-10T14:15:30.808-07:00Oh. my. God. Those CURLS!!
Still chuckling at &qu...Oh. my. God. Those CURLS!!<br /><br />Still chuckling at "scoops of Opuntia ice cream"...Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-47488638068800810252015-08-10T12:01:24.817-07:002015-08-10T12:01:24.817-07:00It is fun seeing the plants over time--some have g...It is fun seeing the plants over time--some have gotten bigger and more amazing, but not all of them. The A. albopilosa that was a stunner last year was back, larger but looking tired and yellow. <br /><br />We left before it got really crowded and hot. Crowds and heat :( <br /><br />Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-48151383202235813152015-08-10T11:56:32.869-07:002015-08-10T11:56:32.869-07:00It's the show of shows for C&S here in So ...It's the show of shows for C&S here in So Cal. As good as they get. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-81410531687325582432015-08-10T10:21:32.754-07:002015-08-10T10:21:32.754-07:00I can only imagine how crowded it must have gotten...I can only imagine how crowded it must have gotten. The Inter-City Show draws people from all over the place. <br /><br />Isn't it funny how after a while you recognize show plants because the travel the circuit? That happens even up here.<br /><br />You nabbed a nice variegated agave there. There is no A. parrasana truncata, so it could very well be A. parryi. Time will tell.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-47484840460721189912015-08-10T09:29:32.975-07:002015-08-10T09:29:32.975-07:00How lucky you are to have this show nearby! So ma...How lucky you are to have this show nearby! So many cool plants. Tephrocactus geometricus is new to me - love it! Nice new additions to your collection. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-12221756592665411622015-08-10T08:23:51.347-07:002015-08-10T08:23:51.347-07:00Rock pots! How creative (and heavy!), they look so...Rock pots! How creative (and heavy!), they look so good with the plants. It surprises me how often there is a plastic nursery pot off to the side of what ever fantabulous thing is actually being photographed. It looks like most people take such care to match plant and pot in a unified look...do others really just bring their prized plants in plastic pots? (oh and nice haul!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-20927342915813289022015-08-10T07:52:35.699-07:002015-08-10T07:52:35.699-07:00He took excellent photos and was so sweet about do...He took excellent photos and was so sweet about doing so. I am very lucky!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-72701029463144654522015-08-10T07:50:56.600-07:002015-08-10T07:50:56.600-07:00Yes, not only the crowds there, and the summer hea...Yes, not only the crowds there, and the summer heat that far inland, but the traffic there and back. Early birds get the best. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-60289282954847466742015-08-10T07:49:45.646-07:002015-08-10T07:49:45.646-07:00Almost didn't get that Agave, but glad I did. ...Almost didn't get that Agave, but glad I did. If you get some info about the rock planters from Tony, please do let us know. I thought they were great and may be a whole new thing at C&S shows--and at home. <br /><br />Beloved took a lot more excellent photos, I hope to blog those, but not right away. An overwhelming day it was. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-71731122868058430742015-08-10T07:47:17.043-07:002015-08-10T07:47:17.043-07:00Dry dry arid zone 8 living, many do like that. Th...Dry dry arid zone 8 living, many do like that. The dry-arid might be the difficult part.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-11496682051860275012015-08-10T02:09:07.253-07:002015-08-10T02:09:07.253-07:00To start with wow. Such amazing plants and love th...To start with wow. Such amazing plants and love the stone pots. Brilliant idea to get partner to take the photos for you, other wise my of spend all your time taking photos and not enjoying the show.<br />Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.com