tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2423052559668203943..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: GBFling 2017 — The Smithsonian Gardens: The Mary Livingston Ripley Gardendanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8803001971289604192018-01-28T23:35:07.710-08:002018-01-28T23:35:07.710-08:00Jacobaea maritima not J.crambe, formerly known as ...Jacobaea maritima not J.crambe, formerly known as Senecio sineraria common name Silver ragwort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7855689917701080432017-09-03T16:19:17.354-07:002017-09-03T16:19:17.354-07:00Another star in the Smithsonian's crown.Another star in the Smithsonian's crown.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29827153394290014652017-09-03T14:37:20.137-07:002017-09-03T14:37:20.137-07:00Great tour of this lovely garden. The succulent wa...Great tour of this lovely garden. The succulent wall is particularly nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41190453597371396102017-09-02T19:21:22.662-07:002017-09-02T19:21:22.662-07:00Great overview of the Ripley garden. Love those Ja...Great overview of the Ripley garden. Love those Jacobinia!Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61080056999124892312017-09-02T07:14:18.485-07:002017-09-02T07:14:18.485-07:00You being the jet-setter you are will probably fin...You being the jet-setter you are will probably find yourself back there again, with camera in hand....danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64427905100690659542017-09-02T07:13:16.432-07:002017-09-02T07:13:16.432-07:00I just read that SF (downtown) hit 106 yesterday, ...I just read that SF (downtown) hit 106 yesterday, yikes! I hope there's a cool down in your near future.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37882697948782372192017-09-02T07:12:22.649-07:002017-09-02T07:12:22.649-07:00Unlike other things currently in DC...Unlike other things currently in DC...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48706965796935774632017-09-02T07:12:02.932-07:002017-09-02T07:12:02.932-07:00Now I'm wondering when your first visit was, a...Now I'm wondering when your first visit was, and how much it's changed?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31168035075631660532017-09-02T07:11:28.177-07:002017-09-02T07:11:28.177-07:00I agree completely with you both!I agree completely with you both!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69345779951012325392017-09-02T07:10:39.845-07:002017-09-02T07:10:39.845-07:00Ugh..."right up until it croaked"...sorr...Ugh..."right up until it croaked"...sorry Pam. And I didn't get to meet Janet! Bummed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28525201867654238892017-09-02T07:10:04.068-07:002017-09-02T07:10:04.068-07:00I was left wondering what this garden looks like i...I was left wondering what this garden looks like in the winter...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22443281161419590792017-09-02T07:09:28.474-07:002017-09-02T07:09:28.474-07:00Yes! A fluffier Leonotis is the perfect descriptio...Yes! A fluffier Leonotis is the perfect description. I look forward to seeing your bug hotel.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65543618418738897302017-09-02T07:08:42.762-07:002017-09-02T07:08:42.762-07:00Plants or cars, that is a tough choice.Plants or cars, that is a tough choice.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72295606260064574492017-09-02T07:07:43.917-07:002017-09-02T07:07:43.917-07:00You know it was hard for me to share those stats l...You know it was hard for me to share those stats like summer was behind us, because yes! We've still got 3 weeks to go!!! (sorry) danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3815418096913316232017-09-02T00:55:42.169-07:002017-09-02T00:55:42.169-07:00I never would have expected the Smithsonian to hav...<i>I never would have expected the Smithsonian to have such a great garden.</i><br /><br />Seriously. It's sensible, tasteful, fits the climate, and is well-maintained but not really fussy-looking, and it looks like it can grow into itself, even when it needs updating in future. And they managed to incorporate the old bones and hardscape pretty seamlessly into a more modern plant palette, proving renovations like this can be done in a sustainable way. Big thanks are due to the ambitions and talents of Janet Draper and her team, especially for opting for a true <i>landscape</i> (rather than just botanical garden) representing American tastes*.<br /><br />*I love other schools of garden design, but this one really suits the location and purpose of the museumSaurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090665102782891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1837700559704759322017-09-01T17:02:53.513-07:002017-09-01T17:02:53.513-07:00This was a fave for me, lot's of others too it...This was a fave for me, lot's of others too it seems ! I would love to visit and take photos in that garden during golden hour. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7661448017626507502017-09-01T16:42:08.366-07:002017-09-01T16:42:08.366-07:00I loved this garden - it still stands out in my me...I loved this garden - it still stands out in my memory as one of my top 3 among the gardens we visited during the Fling. My own Yucca 'Blue Boy' were all still purplish the last time I looked but perhaps the current extended heatwave will take care of that. It's it's bleaching out and drying up just about everything in the sun's path at the moment. We hit 102F yesterday and 104F today - and it was still 92F at 9pm last night.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26309327496384883492017-09-01T14:23:50.811-07:002017-09-01T14:23:50.811-07:00Nice garden! It does credit to our country. Nice garden! It does credit to our country. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89627543077380878482017-09-01T14:07:44.277-07:002017-09-01T14:07:44.277-07:00One of my favorite gardens! This was my second tim...One of my favorite gardens! This was my second time to visited it and it was just a wonderful. Thank you for the great shots. I would love to do a bug house like that one! www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44816977181816431902017-09-01T13:59:41.571-07:002017-09-01T13:59:41.571-07:00I never would have expected the Smithsonian to hav...I never would have expected the Smithsonian to have such a great garden. Really amazing to think it might have been yet another parking lot. All those plantings instead of pavement make a big difference in air temp and water retention.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30979605640500027692017-09-01T13:26:13.287-07:002017-09-01T13:26:13.287-07:00Yes, as Evan says, Blue Boy yucca goes green in th...Yes, as Evan says, Blue Boy yucca goes green in the warmer months here in Texas too, even in the shade. At least mine did, right up until it croaked.<br /><br />I loved this garden, and it was fun to meet Janet too.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7266572568228044572017-09-01T11:17:35.230-07:002017-09-01T11:17:35.230-07:00Definitely find another Sauromatum venosum: what a...Definitely find another Sauromatum venosum: what an amazing leaf formation. Absolutely you are to blame for all these drool worthy pictures. The 'green wall' is the best I've ever seen. It must be the choice of plants; it's a perfect display. And finally, a Rex Begonia Vine! OMG, I wish I could.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5497693933811842212017-09-01T09:52:19.902-07:002017-09-01T09:52:19.902-07:00What a cool orange flower on that Zone 10 plant. K...What a cool orange flower on that Zone 10 plant. Kind of reminds me of a somewhat fluffier Leonotis. I have no recollection of even seeing it in the Ripley garden. Thanks for sharing your photos, and your thoughts on what was fab in this garden. One of my fall/winter projects is going to be making a bug hotel, and there's was a great example of one.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63462553874314350842017-09-01T09:17:06.308-07:002017-09-01T09:17:06.308-07:00To think that this could have been a useful parkin...To think that this could have been a useful parking lot but instead was wasted on silly plants. (That was an attempt at humor.) Hats off to Ms Draper for some fantastic choices! <br />outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37135636652415372742017-09-01T09:01:16.579-07:002017-09-01T09:01:16.579-07:00Dry and hot and blech, at least for this lover of ...Dry and hot and blech, at least for this lover of fog and cool, cloudy weather. I know, to each their own. And summer doesn't officially end until Sept. 22, so we still have almost a month left! That garden was one of my favorites on the mall. Janet is a true plant geek and a great designer, too! I'd guess the 'Blue Boy' yucca is one of those plants that loses color in the warm, humid nights of the East Coast. Those conditions can prevent red/blue pigments from developing or break them down faster than our cooler nights.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.com