tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post9072822163583146093..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Endless Summer, But Not In A Good WayHoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-56483381406627554402015-10-12T18:49:48.356-07:002015-10-12T18:49:48.356-07:00We got two days of cool weather as a teaser, then ...We got two days of cool weather as a teaser, then back into heat-prison. :( <br /><br />Oh well, it has to cool off sometime soon, right? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-13384544179167859542015-10-12T18:40:24.711-07:002015-10-12T18:40:24.711-07:00I'm with you on the endless summer bit. In the...I'm with you on the endless summer bit. In the 90s again today here in Davis. Hey, weather gods, it's October 12! Enough already! I thought I'd be working in the garden every weekend in October. Think again! <br /><br />Loved the photos in your post though. They make me look forward to the planting season that is bound to come.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-89575660014157689522015-10-11T06:56:23.862-07:002015-10-11T06:56:23.862-07:00The Yucca looked even worse yesterday, I'm afr...The Yucca looked even worse yesterday, I'm afraid it won't make it. It happens... I hope your summer is not as bad as expected. It is more difficult for you than for us here, even more dry there. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-18501187327250327612015-10-11T06:54:11.195-07:002015-10-11T06:54:11.195-07:00As GrowingObsession pointed out a couple of days a...As GrowingObsession pointed out a couple of days ago, here a carpet of bromileads will color up shade. I'm so tempted, as the heat drags on and on.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-28469986816200078602015-10-11T06:51:42.398-07:002015-10-11T06:51:42.398-07:00Are you more cold in winter? That is one thing I ...Are you more cold in winter? That is one thing I wonder about when adding more shade. Though we have not had a good winter since about 2005. Enjoy the mild temperatures, I envy you today, that is for sure. More 90s here. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-77765817071242018812015-10-11T06:48:46.247-07:002015-10-11T06:48:46.247-07:00More heat today, double sigh. Stay cool and hydra...More heat today, double sigh. Stay cool and hydrated!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-22385971871885639382015-10-11T00:17:29.816-07:002015-10-11T00:17:29.816-07:00Your garden looks great dear Hoover, lots of green...Your garden looks great dear Hoover, lots of green and healthy plants despite the long summer temperatures and water restrictions. Will you just remove those brown leaves from the base of the yucca and see how it fares? We have had some mixed temperatures for October, some cool and pleasant days and some very uncomfortable days where the temperature has risen above 35 degrees C... and its only Springtime. I wonder what horrors Summer will bring?<br />Shade is such a wonderful asset in a garden, I need to plant more medium height trees in strategic places.<br />xoxoxo ♡diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171808338793139579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-50816233951194382102015-10-10T22:26:13.967-07:002015-10-10T22:26:13.967-07:00Such a great picture of the Stapelia flower and pl...Such a great picture of the Stapelia flower and plant, with that unopened bud as well. I'm sorry about your Yucca linearifolia. It can be so hard to lose such a handsome, mature plant. As for shade, I get it, but then, of course, one gets it and one then can't grow the sun-lovers. It's a conundrum.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-65555769726166843252015-10-10T15:15:08.850-07:002015-10-10T15:15:08.850-07:00Our heat up here seems to finally have dissipated....Our heat up here seems to finally have dissipated. I wish you get a break too, soon. Most of my garden is in fairly deep shade. I can't really grow much of that pretty, spiky stuff with much success, but in the heat of summer I am ever so grateful for that dense tree canopy. Hope you cool off soon, down there.Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-90143463800049243662015-10-10T08:59:57.696-07:002015-10-10T08:59:57.696-07:00Your garden's gorgeous, heat or no. A nurserym...Your garden's gorgeous, heat or no. A nurseryman told me yuccas love water, but all mine are in pots (yuccas, not nurserymen), so I'm no help there. Your agaves are something -- I'm swooning over that guiengola, the marmorata, the Joe Hoaks... all of them. So beautiful. <br /><br />Another heat advisory here [sigh].Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-80760585142414149612015-10-10T08:27:35.771-07:002015-10-10T08:27:35.771-07:00I'm getting some lovely shaded spots (though s...I'm getting some lovely shaded spots (though small) from a 10' Iochroma and a 10' Valencia orange. It doesn't take that tall of a plant, just strategic placement. <br /><br />I moved a 'Bright Star' last year, pulled off a tuberous bit of root in the process, planted the root and it has produced a new plant now about 3" in diameter. The big issue with those are how slow they are, hence the expense. I'm baffled about the linearifolia. It was thriving and glorious up until a few weeks ago. I hope your Bright Star settles in. <br /><br /> If you still have patience left, I admire you. Mine is long gone. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-9200381156632408522015-10-10T08:21:11.708-07:002015-10-10T08:21:11.708-07:00That was my yellow version of Aloe arborescens, wh...That was my yellow version of Aloe arborescens, which developed a very bad widespread case of gall mite, so I wrapped the whole thing in a big plastic bag and dumped it in the trash. Sigh. <br /><br />Yes, darn it, the weather used to be nice here almost all the time! When did they move us all to Alabama? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-50640660285780979512015-10-10T08:18:18.546-07:002015-10-10T08:18:18.546-07:00They did grow faster than I expected, and hold up ...They did grow faster than I expected, and hold up to direct all day sun without an issue. Tony Avent at the succulent symposium was talking about how a few Agaves are tetraploids instead of diploids and that the tetraploids have an extra layer of photosynthesizing tissue in their leaves. I wonder if 'Joe Hoak' is one of those, with that layer of frosting. <br /><br />In this heat the larvae will surely shrivel? One of the reasons I placed the Stapelia where I did was so I didn't have to lure flies to close to the house...Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-87922584692591664072015-10-09T20:03:12.323-07:002015-10-09T20:03:12.323-07:00One of my 3 Yucca 'Bright Star' is showing...One of my 3 Yucca 'Bright Star' is showing similar signs of stress. I haven't been able to identify the cause - the 3 are near one another and I don't detect an obvious irrigation issue. But, with only giant 'Bright Stars' available at horrid prices, I'm worried. My patience declines with each new heatwave - I hope this is the last one! I'd like more shade but I lost more just this week, not by my decision but by my neighbor's. Our view conservation ordinance ties my hands when it comes to planting anything that gets really big but maybe some more understory trees are the ticket.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-69820502360174747232015-10-09T16:50:49.485-07:002015-10-09T16:50:49.485-07:00Yeah, but Endless Summer had beaches. This is more...Yeah, but Endless Summer had beaches. This is more like the place where Santa Anas aka devil winds dwell. I know other gardeners and gardens in the south and southwest live with it, but this is coastal (and a bit inland for me, 26 miles) California, where, darn it, we're supposed to have pleasant weather! Garden is taking it rather well especially those old established plants that have been around a long time, like those you mention above. That camellia is blooming now, is it? You have a photo of a nice looking yellow-flowered plant in photo # 11 with the little black circles in it, what is it?Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-28139562601287220732015-10-09T16:48:16.947-07:002015-10-09T16:48:16.947-07:00I am amazed at how quickly those plants grew and t...I am amazed at how quickly those plants grew and they are gorgeous. I have some baby Joe Hoaks but they will live in a pot. the same with 'blue glow' It is a pity about the stapelia. I snip off the flowers after I have admired them for a day because they are always full of wiggling larvae. Such a pity to end the show early but flies I do not like. Summer is back here too. Will it ever end? Not this week.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.com