tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post8411649211728825130..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Wednesday Vignette, January 20, 2016Hoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-66818426436725464052016-01-22T08:48:26.344-08:002016-01-22T08:48:26.344-08:00Words are almost as much fun as plants. :) Words are almost as much fun as plants. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-74814319656652447422016-01-22T08:42:36.851-08:002016-01-22T08:42:36.851-08:00Your heart is pure gold! Your heart is pure gold! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-23903208277387934442016-01-22T08:42:00.855-08:002016-01-22T08:42:00.855-08:00Wow that sounds like a great combo! Wow that sounds like a great combo! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53656477491011664602016-01-22T00:38:17.979-08:002016-01-22T00:38:17.979-08:00Great things that are even better together: grass ...Great things that are even better together: grass and agaves; grass and opuntias; banjo (percussive) and fiddle (resonant); "pouffe" and "gardenerds." That last is one of the best words ever [nods].Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-37357526106180352922016-01-21T22:14:25.967-08:002016-01-21T22:14:25.967-08:00Grass and agaves - a great combination! Your imag...Grass and agaves - a great combination! Your images, especially the second with the golden light, warm the cockles of my black little heart! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-47943569708227998832016-01-21T18:01:36.227-08:002016-01-21T18:01:36.227-08:00Me, too!Me, too!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-80635455749444829772016-01-21T16:38:26.025-08:002016-01-21T16:38:26.025-08:00I saw a similar combo this summer but with Eucomus...I saw a similar combo this summer but with Eucomus (the dark-leaved one) instead of Agave. It stands out in my mind as one of the best vignettes of the summer's garden visits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-3956305046335162972016-01-21T07:50:21.201-08:002016-01-21T07:50:21.201-08:00So beautiful this blue Agave among the grass, just...So beautiful this blue Agave among the grass, just gorgeous. I think a wonderful combination.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-90612664018154082972016-01-21T03:52:27.431-08:002016-01-21T03:52:27.431-08:00You make an excellent point: how to do this on a ...You make an excellent point: how to do this on a small scale. The area at Cornerstone was not large--like a small front yard--and was just Stipa tenuissima and A. gentryi 'Jaws' (as I remember--may not be correct) but how does one do that? It means no other plants...a problem for us plant-lover types. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-19058394441946960562016-01-21T03:49:24.961-08:002016-01-21T03:49:24.961-08:00And one I never would have thought of!And one I never would have thought of!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-57717874056207917342016-01-21T00:14:49.466-08:002016-01-21T00:14:49.466-08:00This combo (fluffy grass and pretty agave) is one ...This combo (fluffy grass and pretty agave) is one of my favorites. I've been trying to recreate it on a smaller scale, but not as successfully yet. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-88196852382402455862016-01-20T19:46:40.401-08:002016-01-20T19:46:40.401-08:00Your post just goes to prove that grass and agaves...Your post just goes to prove that grass and agaves are always a perfect pairing.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-30266118554812564402016-01-20T15:51:14.798-08:002016-01-20T15:51:14.798-08:00At least not barefoot! Agaves crush pretty easily ...At least not barefoot! Agaves crush pretty easily when stepped on, unfortunately. Don't ask me how I know. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-55975145048202763282016-01-20T15:50:38.579-08:002016-01-20T15:50:38.579-08:00That deergrass factoid was at the San Marcos websi...That deergrass factoid was at the San Marcos website--an invaluable resource for gardenerds. <br /><br />Pouffe! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-74212232221477063442016-01-20T15:47:05.578-08:002016-01-20T15:47:05.578-08:00At the Huntington, natch.At the Huntington, natch.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-31721024870405515772016-01-20T15:46:24.806-08:002016-01-20T15:46:24.806-08:00Surprisingly yes they are. Who would have thought...Surprisingly yes they are. Who would have thought? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-66508731319579298642016-01-20T15:46:02.484-08:002016-01-20T15:46:02.484-08:00The grass would be okay, the Agave, not!The grass would be okay, the Agave, not!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-72334275406150737312016-01-20T11:19:40.677-08:002016-01-20T11:19:40.677-08:00I've often wondered why it's called deer g...I've often wondered why it's called deer grass. I assumed deer eat it but I like your explanation much better. I also like the word pouffe. It should be used more frequently in conversation.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-82529899125820919792016-01-20T09:16:21.333-08:002016-01-20T09:16:21.333-08:00I love it! Where did you take the photo?I love it! Where did you take the photo?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-84062184327282964422016-01-20T08:21:19.815-08:002016-01-20T08:21:19.815-08:00Grasses and Agaves are such wonderful companions!Grasses and Agaves are such wonderful companions!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-72014116758506959622016-01-20T08:15:29.866-08:002016-01-20T08:15:29.866-08:00Look nice and soft, but yikes! Would hate to mista...Look nice and soft, but yikes! Would hate to mistakenly lay down on that agave, though...Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-57296282692314840652016-01-20T05:48:40.024-08:002016-01-20T05:48:40.024-08:00This reminds me of the opuntia hidden in South Dak...This reminds me of the opuntia hidden in South Dakota grasslands, but on a larger scale. Not that I'd want to step on an opuntia, but I definitely don't want to step on an agave!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com