tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2162739339226947616..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: A gardener's work is never done...(and we wouldn't have it any other way)danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79196288714725058912015-07-25T16:42:33.870-07:002015-07-25T16:42:33.870-07:00I know someone spoke about using plants that drape...I know someone spoke about using plants that drape, but I would also use some vines to cling their way up the concrete, whatever works for Portland, and is still well behaved. Maintenance for this area will be tricky, especially as everything matures, so I wouldn't put anything in that will need much tending too. For drama, maybe add a tall grass or clump forming bamboo. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4758160020523910672015-07-22T03:27:41.734-07:002015-07-22T03:27:41.734-07:00The steepness of the slope is impressive...I'l...The steepness of the slope is impressive...I'll be happy to see how it is arranged!Lisa C. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12172903134507691227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58692096317777990632015-07-16T20:59:38.892-07:002015-07-16T20:59:38.892-07:00Thanks Evan! I appreciate each of these suggestio...Thanks Evan! I appreciate each of these suggestions and will add them to my list. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15510662454077878082015-07-16T20:54:49.536-07:002015-07-16T20:54:49.536-07:00Thanks! I appreciate the compliment and the orega...Thanks! I appreciate the compliment and the oregano suggestion. I'll add it!Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38399874490921371142015-07-16T20:52:23.383-07:002015-07-16T20:52:23.383-07:00I've got so many "votes" for manzani...I've got so many "votes" for manzanita that I better be sure they are featured! Thanks. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-344488509211928302015-07-16T20:49:24.418-07:002015-07-16T20:49:24.418-07:00Passersby tell me it looks like the Great Pyramids...Passersby tell me it looks like the Great Pyramids or a Mayan Temple! Without plants to break it up, from below you can't tell where one terrace stops and the next one begins. Thanks again to both of you and to everyone who reads your wonderful blog. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54625935853050414282015-07-16T20:42:08.950-07:002015-07-16T20:42:08.950-07:00Pumas!! Thanks. I'll add them to the list.Pumas!! Thanks. I'll add them to the list. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84249053482867118822015-07-16T20:40:19.667-07:002015-07-16T20:40:19.667-07:00Thanks for these suggestions. I am hoping it might...Thanks for these suggestions. I am hoping it might be a suitable microclimate for phormiums. I like your other suggestions too. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34895647013136539272015-07-16T20:39:03.814-07:002015-07-16T20:39:03.814-07:00Thanks for your plant and design suggestions. It w...Thanks for your plant and design suggestions. It will take more patience to make it showy!Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27217582696630078332015-07-16T20:30:55.394-07:002015-07-16T20:30:55.394-07:00Thanks Steve. I really appreciate your design sugg...Thanks Steve. I really appreciate your design suggestion. I really want to resist the temptation to just plant cool plants without a plan but I have no experience (almost) in this type of garden design. I'd be glan to share my experience designing and building the winter garden enclosure. It wasn't that expensive for the joy I am getting from it. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55437381608753436052015-07-16T20:23:49.291-07:002015-07-16T20:23:49.291-07:00Thanks for the compliment! I'd like it to esp...Thanks for the compliment! I'd like it to especially be visible and striking from the street so I'll definitely need some large (eventually) dangerous looking plants. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17528286517772680092015-07-16T20:21:17.596-07:002015-07-16T20:21:17.596-07:00Thanks for the idea. I've never seen a mixed h...Thanks for the idea. I've never seen a mixed hedge. Any ideas?Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43337083904696869152015-07-16T20:18:53.756-07:002015-07-16T20:18:53.756-07:00Thanks for the suggestion. Does anyone know of a m...Thanks for the suggestion. Does anyone know of a manzanita hedge I can view in Portland? I looked at one suggested by Xera staff but it looked too spindly. Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37053185811705147982015-07-16T20:15:35.421-07:002015-07-16T20:15:35.421-07:00Thanks! I'll add them to my list. I need an a...Thanks! I'll add them to my list. I need an agave that grows BIG!Dale Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098237945403129917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91671646896631621692015-07-15T18:16:33.660-07:002015-07-15T18:16:33.660-07:00I love the new garden area. I know steep slopes li...I love the new garden area. I know steep slopes like this are difficult to garden on, but I envy the gardener who has a space like this. I would fill it with Mediterranean plants, especially fragrant ones like the resinous Cistus species and cultivars, most notably Cistus ladanifer. I second Ricki's suggestion of an ornamental oregano like 'Amethyst Falls'. Manzanitas, of course, but be careful because some are from cool summer areas on the California coast and don't like too much heat. With a slope like this, I would try Dudleyas, too. Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63138457371318375882015-07-15T16:06:29.659-07:002015-07-15T16:06:29.659-07:00That next-to-last shot reveals an organic look to ...That next-to-last shot reveals an organic look to the terracing rather than the stair step configuration I was imagining. It will look less forbidding as plants take hold and begin to cloak the surfaces. In fact, I would like to continue to see a good bit of that undulating hardscape showing through. Lots of good suggestions here. The only other thing that occurs to me is ornamental oregano spilling over the lowest tiers where it can be appreciated up close.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36748301423379258482015-07-15T08:35:58.637-07:002015-07-15T08:35:58.637-07:00Reading these comments I'm reminded of a blogg...Reading these comments I'm reminded of a blogger who once posted how blown away he was when he realized that Arctostaphylos and Manzantia were the same thing. I wonder if there's any of that going on here?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81978125897128611742015-07-15T08:35:03.737-07:002015-07-15T08:35:03.737-07:00Indeed it is.Indeed it is.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37182054129420664962015-07-15T08:34:52.342-07:002015-07-15T08:34:52.342-07:00I was driving home the other day and realized &quo...I was driving home the other day and realized "hey - I should stop and get that shot"...it's kind of remarkable how different it looks from below.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2534095623948410352015-07-15T08:33:56.816-07:002015-07-15T08:33:56.816-07:00Too sunny for a Schefflera but indeed some big lea...Too sunny for a Schefflera but indeed some big leafy plants are needed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26546953157395891602015-07-15T08:33:16.822-07:002015-07-15T08:33:16.822-07:00Indeed, you called it! Dale credits those books fo...Indeed, you called it! Dale credits those books for the color of the house and some of the planting choices.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91910409191795334212015-07-15T08:32:21.847-07:002015-07-15T08:32:21.847-07:00Yuccas in bloom, wouldn't that be a magnificen...Yuccas in bloom, wouldn't that be a magnificent picture?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7671589600739379192015-07-15T08:31:45.151-07:002015-07-15T08:31:45.151-07:00Drapers (love that!) will definitely be utilized a...Drapers (love that!) will definitely be utilized and prostrate rosemary is an excellent idea. Are you're right...can't ever go wrong with Agaves!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-60088899613737042015-07-15T08:30:22.294-07:002015-07-15T08:30:22.294-07:00A lot of work. And it hasn't exactly been cool...A lot of work. And it hasn't exactly been cool around these parts either. Yes, updates will definitely be needed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28464436734370837572015-07-15T08:29:29.235-07:002015-07-15T08:29:29.235-07:00Hey stranger! Thanks for stopping by. Would Bromel...Hey stranger! Thanks for stopping by. Would Bromelia pinguin be hardy here in Portland? (USDA Zone 8), and yes...excellent call on the feathery grasses.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com