tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post5014726776932494454..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Wednesday Vignette 10/12/2016Hoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-37825347469692063152016-10-13T06:41:38.749-07:002016-10-13T06:41:38.749-07:00Yes it all must change, whether I want it to or no...Yes it all must change, whether I want it to or not. They are doing me a favor--or making me more work? Both? <br /><br />Hoping for great hummingbird photos from this, setting up a tripod and using the remote shutter.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-59806265829374315392016-10-13T06:39:56.591-07:002016-10-13T06:39:56.591-07:00It's going to be quite a show. The bulbil cou...It's going to be quite a show. The bulbil count will be scary!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-14718031615221504842016-10-13T06:39:02.540-07:002016-10-13T06:39:02.540-07:00Surely they know far more than we give them credit...Surely they know far more than we give them credit for. I often wonder if they broadcast some sort of chemical to let me know what they need (usually more water). Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-33101634144519437302016-10-12T20:19:17.554-07:002016-10-12T20:19:17.554-07:00Funny how nature works. I have witnessed similar i...Funny how nature works. I have witnessed similar in habitat. Monocarpic plants just know when it is time to reproduce in conjunction with the others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840290948231595692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-23943438668361415222016-10-12T19:03:47.746-07:002016-10-12T19:03:47.746-07:00I'm sure we can count on you to document this ...I'm sure we can count on you to document this event every step of the way..i's going to be spectacular.I always like an excuse to do a renovation !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53386375625477339032016-10-12T16:56:42.486-07:002016-10-12T16:56:42.486-07:00I know it's the end for them but what a way to...I know it's the end for them but what a way to go out. This bed will be spectacular.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-10567586880246173962016-10-12T16:50:35.044-07:002016-10-12T16:50:35.044-07:00Actually it did have a neighbor that bloomed last ...Actually it did have a neighbor that bloomed last year. I guess it saw what happened to neighbor and decided to hold off!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-48004487852777520792016-10-12T16:49:24.249-07:002016-10-12T16:49:24.249-07:00Yes there is going to be a lot to put in the green...Yes there is going to be a lot to put in the green bin, and its desmetiana, bulbils from my previous generation. I thought they would last longer. Oh, well... Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-28184135770919185302016-10-12T16:44:55.476-07:002016-10-12T16:44:55.476-07:00Exciting, but just a little disconcerting - that&#...Exciting, but just a little disconcerting - that's a lot of plants to replace all at once! It's Agave desmettiana, isn't it? It seems to be the fastest bloomer among the agaves. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-84196684007888530652016-10-12T12:35:42.657-07:002016-10-12T12:35:42.657-07:00That last one is rebelling since you didn't gi...That last one is rebelling since you didn't give it a neighbor. You forced it to be the outcast, so it is. ;)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-43596240020706685502016-10-12T09:57:21.446-07:002016-10-12T09:57:21.446-07:00Yes indeed--sample schemes being considered: alrea...Yes indeed--sample schemes being considered: already have a whole bunch of 'Joe Hoak' offsets, a whole bunch of A. mitis 'Multicolor' bulbils, or perhaps a switch to a much slower growing, elegant Agave like parrasana, or go spectacular with a whole row of ovatifolia 'Vanzie', or trios of different solitary Aloes that bloom in all four seasons, so I have flowers there year round...Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-38822541263071830142016-10-12T09:51:44.452-07:002016-10-12T09:51:44.452-07:00Las Vegas-style buffet for every bee and hummingbi...Las Vegas-style buffet for every bee and hummingbird in the neighborhood. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-49479130929029302542016-10-12T09:50:58.037-07:002016-10-12T09:50:58.037-07:00Or s/he is a little late to get into costume!Or s/he is a little late to get into costume!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-50428796543857526842016-10-12T09:39:52.855-07:002016-10-12T09:39:52.855-07:00Well that's going to be a remarkable sight to ...Well that's going to be a remarkable sight to behold! And are you already scheming on what to do in that space when they expire?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-66504542325585066182016-10-12T07:43:16.513-07:002016-10-12T07:43:16.513-07:00What a beautiful sight that is going to be!What a beautiful sight that is going to be!Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-77681483367775963522016-10-12T07:26:18.458-07:002016-10-12T07:26:18.458-07:00Oh my, a whole chorus line of blooming agaves. Ma...Oh my, a whole chorus line of blooming agaves. Maybe the eighth is waiting to welcome the bulbils of his/her friends which will take their places. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com