tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post2738114228775222989..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Rehab of Crassula perfoliata var. minor Sparks MeditationHoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-1609596635750310562016-02-22T12:14:02.774-08:002016-02-22T12:14:02.774-08:00:: Yep, we are reduced to getting excited about cl...:: Yep, we are reduced to getting excited about clouds. ::<br />Can't have rain without 'em!<br /><br />Thanks for the ID; I was pretty sure tulips in SoCal would be an annual, and have to be bought pre-chilled, and that didn't seem like your usual approach. I didn't realize Arctotis opened and closed like that daily, and find the cupped stage very appealing. Except for the part where you have to get up so early to appreciate it .Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-68781240856566641972016-02-21T17:56:11.665-08:002016-02-21T17:56:11.665-08:00We keep on hoping. I got really tired of hoping a...We keep on hoping. I got really tired of hoping and gave up for a while. Now I'm rested up and can start hoping again. Yesterday the local weatherman said "The next chance of...uh...clouds...is Friday." Yep, we are reduced to getting excited about clouds. <br /><br />That picture was taken early early morning, those are Arctotis 'Pink Sugar'. They close when the sun goes down and open up again the next morning--it wasn't quite time for them to start opening. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-39319216955458515082016-02-21T12:29:50.859-08:002016-02-21T12:29:50.859-08:00May you get more rains! In the "making the be...May you get more rains! In the "making the best of it" picture, what are the pink flowers that look sort of like tulips? Don't be afraid to respond, "They're tulips." Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-12808024146178006922016-02-21T06:16:17.917-08:002016-02-21T06:16:17.917-08:00I'll figure out something. I have a bunch of ...I'll figure out something. I have a bunch of new Aloes from Arid Lands etc that need places. First thing I realized is I need more drip irrigation there--it's so hot and so dry. <br /><br />I'm very impressed with brevifolia. I think it was one of the very first Aloes I bought. It was under a rose right next to the street completely unwatered for years and years, forgotten, really. In the rehab of that area, pulling it out and moving it, I realized it's a gem. Enjoy that variegated version!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-89548124801934835272016-02-21T06:11:17.393-08:002016-02-21T06:11:17.393-08:00Same thing has happened to me, one plant thriving,...Same thing has happened to me, one plant thriving, one malingering. They are individuals just as we are.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-83228866687583207992016-02-20T18:04:54.475-08:002016-02-20T18:04:54.475-08:00I'm alway amazed by how I can plant the same p...I'm alway amazed by how I can plant the same plant a mere 6" apart and one will thrive while the other will turn up its toes. From where I sit, your garden is looking mighty fine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-70454106841515601482016-02-20T16:54:24.886-08:002016-02-20T16:54:24.886-08:00I think we look at our own garden much more critic...I think we look at our own garden much more critically than anybody else. I know I'm guilty of that.<br /><br />I think an aloe that thrives in the sun--like Aloe cameronii--would be great. In addition to the flowers, you'd also enjoy the beautiful leaves that vary between apple green and tomato red.<br /><br />I have a variegated A. brevifolia that I won in a raffle last year but never knew what to do with. I think I'll just stick it in the ground and see what happens.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-81469369109891603972016-02-20T15:49:15.674-08:002016-02-20T15:49:15.674-08:00You gave me a good idea, though--Aloe cameronii or...You gave me a good idea, though--Aloe cameronii or Aloe 'Cynthia Gitty'--I could pull some rosettes off the clumps I have...thanks! :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-48032406231322790212016-02-20T15:46:33.042-08:002016-02-20T15:46:33.042-08:00I wanted to avoid anything with truly nasty spines...I wanted to avoid anything with truly nasty spines too close to the street. A bit of a buffer. The Aloes are less dangerous. I was thinking of putting Agave 'Mateo' out there--it's fairly benign. 'Ivory Curls' found the area too hot. <br /> Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-43241482593338456972016-02-20T15:35:41.381-08:002016-02-20T15:35:41.381-08:00It's my favorite time to be out there--it'...It's my favorite time to be out there--it's almost like you can hear all the plants singing with joy. That, and no need to spot-water anything. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-21112309102107203752016-02-20T15:34:08.756-08:002016-02-20T15:34:08.756-08:00My 'Blue Elf' is doing the same. I took a...My 'Blue Elf' is doing the same. I took a photo but it didn't make the cut. <br /><br />Rain is magic. :) Need more!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-30328365554479292072016-02-20T10:06:25.370-08:002016-02-20T10:06:25.370-08:00Maybe a nice big agave can give you the look you&#...Maybe a nice big agave can give you the look you're going for? I've noticed most of them are less stressed by the sun than Aloes, at least in the desert. Gorgeous pictures!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-26699176694046888552016-02-20T10:01:07.648-08:002016-02-20T10:01:07.648-08:00It's remarkable how the garden responds so qui...It's remarkable how the garden responds so quickly to a little rain. I've wondered if my perception of the garden is really a reflection of my own outlook after the rain but, no, I swear, everything's greener and perkier. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-45625327487764732422016-02-20T08:47:23.103-08:002016-02-20T08:47:23.103-08:00Isn't it wonderful how nice everything looks? ...Isn't it wonderful how nice everything looks? I think the little bits of rain we have been getting are timed perfectly to keep the plants happy. Your brevifolia looks great. Mine has dry leaf tips even though it is next to the house on north (shady) side. 'Blue Elf' also next to the house on the north side has worse dry leaf tips, but is putting out some very sturdy, very healthy sized flower stalks.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com