tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post2318617909959054742..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Mexican Fast Food Restaurant Garden (Garden?!?) Hoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-75879311954291860652016-03-03T13:06:03.458-08:002016-03-03T13:06:03.458-08:00As it happens, a neighbor knows the owner--I asked...As it happens, a neighbor knows the owner--I asked him to pass along my complements. Plant thefts, not all that common, thankfully. Most people have zero interest in plants unless they can eat them or smoke them--unfortunate in some respects, but good in that they are less stolen. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-1893864818989000842016-03-03T07:20:32.441-08:002016-03-03T07:20:32.441-08:00Any way to discover the designer/installer? They m...Any way to discover the designer/installer? They might like hearing these comments! So might the City... thanks for sharing, but I couldn't help but wonder about plant theft possibilities. Is this a problem at all in your public areas?teejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335074877948719203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-70840691500759319702016-03-01T18:29:13.953-08:002016-03-01T18:29:13.953-08:00That's so great you saw some birds able to fin...That's so great you saw some birds able to find habitat, even in an office park. Birds bring a landscape alive. <br /><br />Happy you enjoyed the photos, thanks!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-44445178699419926752016-03-01T10:49:07.614-08:002016-03-01T10:49:07.614-08:00As far as your oak, could be a Q. agrifolia var, Q...As far as your oak, could be a Q. agrifolia var, Q. wislizenni or Q. chrysolepis. I love seeing microhabitats! As I was taking a side street to my favorite swedish big box store last night I happened upon a horrible bog that was meant to be a nice office park pond in wetter times. Sitting at the light I got to stare at it and noticed a among the sad water plants, a duck paddling around and a black-crowned night heron wandering the edge. It made the bog seem less dreadful and more amazing. Thanks for the photos, I love the effort in zero/low water landscaping. mishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542044375341475938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53009152786839158882016-02-27T07:59:55.659-08:002016-02-27T07:59:55.659-08:00There are drip lines in the beds, so they will get...There are drip lines in the beds, so they will get something, not zero. I know my own have grown well given modest water, but here there are plenty planted as street-trees surrounded by concrete looking healthy. I think what it is, they need most of their water in the spring to produce the foliage and flowers--and in normal years after some winter rain back when we got winter rain, the ground would stay moist enough for them to get going. Then they just have to hang on through summer. <br /><br />There are three dead ones on a grassy parkway in the neighborhood; the owner just left them. They've been dead for years, and stand there still. Pretty funny, really. I always mean to get a photo.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-8567465950775966572016-02-27T07:38:18.666-08:002016-02-27T07:38:18.666-08:00The Lagerstroemia surprises me. Here they are drou...The Lagerstroemia surprises me. Here they are drought tolerant once established, but I didn't think they would be Cali-drought tolerant. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-3169298270395220892016-02-26T12:14:04.924-08:002016-02-26T12:14:04.924-08:00It requires thought and excellent plant knowledge:...It requires thought and excellent plant knowledge: sometimes available, sometimes not. <br /><br />Want to get back to that substation this weekend, thanks for the reminder!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-27367935148473303762016-02-26T12:11:06.114-08:002016-02-26T12:11:06.114-08:00"rarely visit cities"
That sounds sim..."rarely visit cities" <br /><br />That sounds simply heavenly! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-74218249306274709092016-02-26T07:15:44.495-08:002016-02-26T07:15:44.495-08:00Low-water landscaping almost has to save water, do...Low-water landscaping almost has to save water, doesn't it? First in the water bill, then in (weekly?) mowing. I know for a truly successful one (such as the substation -- really looking forward to that post!) there has to be regular follow-up maintenance and updating, but surely that doesn't cost as much.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-27887792727146531142016-02-25T23:43:48.955-08:002016-02-25T23:43:48.955-08:00I rarely visit cities now so I can't comment o...I rarely visit cities now so I can't comment on vandalism. In the country towns a trough of tulips or some hanging baskets is about as creative as it gets! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-91537030563429059362016-02-25T11:12:41.794-08:002016-02-25T11:12:41.794-08:00Thanks for chiming in on the Oak. It did not look...Thanks for chiming in on the Oak. It did not look like agrifolia, that one I know because I have it. The foliage did look like ilex, but I am no expert. Perhaps a Mexican species? 161 species of Oak native to Mexico! Wow, had no idea.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-57641182017680586942016-02-25T10:37:15.424-08:002016-02-25T10:37:15.424-08:00Not quercus ilex and probably an American or Calif...Not quercus ilex and probably an American or Californian live oak of some sort like q .wilzeni or q.virginianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-43538018320403789452016-02-25T07:16:40.660-08:002016-02-25T07:16:40.660-08:00Seeing the hummer in such a traffic-crazy concrete...Seeing the hummer in such a traffic-crazy concrete and asphalt desert was...encouraging.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-14255705279072405052016-02-25T07:15:41.366-08:002016-02-25T07:15:41.366-08:00Surprise!Surprise!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-32922447549857242872016-02-24T21:59:45.890-08:002016-02-24T21:59:45.890-08:00It's a nice change to see a commercial garden ...It's a nice change to see a commercial garden done so well! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-80049622319098253842016-02-24T18:34:49.463-08:002016-02-24T18:34:49.463-08:00I've noticed the same thing in our area - a lo...I've noticed the same thing in our area - a lot of places are converting their lawns to actual gardens, and making some interesting plant choices. They sure are a lot better to look at, and support more wildlifw, as you pointed out!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-10380695513176385032016-02-24T16:12:59.148-08:002016-02-24T16:12:59.148-08:00Didn't try the food, no. More interested in t...Didn't try the food, no. More interested in the plants!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-24855734795212253622016-02-24T14:15:49.410-08:002016-02-24T14:15:49.410-08:00Wow...were their tacos as tasty as their plantings...Wow...were their tacos as tasty as their plantings? Or was that too much to ask of you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-15690633722146722232016-02-24T13:39:33.247-08:002016-02-24T13:39:33.247-08:00I was surprised, and impressed. Still feel bad fo...I was surprised, and impressed. Still feel bad for those semps. They belong in Cambria or Seattle, not here.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-49550297307745061072016-02-24T13:38:06.805-08:002016-02-24T13:38:06.805-08:00Denise (AGO) finds so many impressive examples in ...Denise (AGO) finds so many impressive examples in downtown Los Angeles. My example is pretty good for the hinterland.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-25325793326339790222016-02-24T13:36:46.185-08:002016-02-24T13:36:46.185-08:00I think the property owners perceive it as a money...I think the property owners perceive it as a money-saver. The maintenance crew can come once a month instead of once a week, and a smaller water bill. I have seen dry climate stuff with bedding begonias added--it's an eye-roller. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-29830406496822059442016-02-24T13:34:12.540-08:002016-02-24T13:34:12.540-08:00Agaves! How could it not be? Agaves! How could it not be? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-88406847106371373062016-02-24T13:33:26.069-08:002016-02-24T13:33:26.069-08:00It looked like Juncus to me, but maybe it's Ch...It looked like Juncus to me, but maybe it's Chondropetalum--just really small plants. I'll have to check in a few months.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-71087118404522299262016-02-24T13:32:38.376-08:002016-02-24T13:32:38.376-08:00One thing about commercial property lawns is that ...One thing about commercial property lawns is that as much irrigation water seems to run down the gutter as onto the turf. Always makes me cringe. Many conversions here, apparently property owners believe getting rid of the lawn will save them money--the real motivator.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-57571545494422894572016-02-24T13:29:35.741-08:002016-02-24T13:29:35.741-08:00This city doesn't have a lot of road divider t...This city doesn't have a lot of road divider type stuff. They do have terrible street-tree picks, pavement-lifting ficus, mostly. Their parks are very conventional--grass and a few tough shrubs and trees. An electric utility substation just up the street has a FABULOUS garden that I blogged about quite a few years ago--I need to get back there and reblog it because everything has grown and filled in and it is, as I said, FABULOUS. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.com