tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2593314030370497445..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Must of been a charmer, back in the daydanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6959570495535682642017-03-10T03:36:40.115-08:002017-03-10T03:36:40.115-08:00This was the City of Commerce? That tells a local...This was the City of Commerce? That tells a local something right there. There was never an era of prime. Still, it was sunny, right? <br /><br />Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14778216071525661792017-03-09T13:35:22.528-08:002017-03-09T13:35:22.528-08:00Right!?! So many people I know have been very happ...Right!?! So many people I know have been very happy with their AirB&B experience but the whole idea scared the bejesus out of me.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-39813589853497321092017-03-09T11:46:01.849-08:002017-03-09T11:46:01.849-08:00Imagine the possibilities with airb&b.Imagine the possibilities with airb&b.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73854366888578316602017-03-08T16:02:22.430-08:002017-03-08T16:02:22.430-08:00Yep, go figure...Yep, go figure...Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10625561925765818842017-03-08T13:33:16.166-08:002017-03-08T13:33:16.166-08:00Are you serious!? OMG. And that latex goo must hav...Are you serious!? OMG. And that latex goo must have been running everywhere...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21975164335809113122017-03-08T13:32:29.476-08:002017-03-08T13:32:29.476-08:00You guys win!You guys win!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86244994188406980652017-03-08T13:04:14.455-08:002017-03-08T13:04:14.455-08:00Ha! We learned a similar lesson the first time we ...Ha! We learned a similar lesson the first time we reserved a hotel over the internet. This was in Forks, Washington. It turned out to be a motel for migrant lumberjacks, complete with torn window screens, doors that couldn't close, and landscaping that consisted mostly of whitewashed tires. Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-60668480470031983332017-03-07T22:13:14.668-08:002017-03-07T22:13:14.668-08:00And Euphorbia Sticks on Fire - bet you didn't ...And Euphorbia Sticks on Fire - bet you didn't know it could (should!!???) be pruned to a nice rectangle... I thought of you the other day when I saw that one, but I didn't grab a picture. Maybe better not ;-) <br />That tile work is fun!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6099542775761940432017-03-07T18:38:40.871-08:002017-03-07T18:38:40.871-08:00I was most amazed at the pots with no drainage at ...I was most amazed at the pots with no drainage at the Getty. They were so heavy too that tipping them over was not gonna be an option.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40428897868528939842017-03-07T18:37:53.582-08:002017-03-07T18:37:53.582-08:00Me too, like tomorrow! (this cold rainy "spri...Me too, like tomorrow! (this cold rainy "spring" is getting me down)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55702843507846150922017-03-07T18:37:33.499-08:002017-03-07T18:37:33.499-08:00SoCal, and especially the L.A. area is so vast tha...SoCal, and especially the L.A. area is so vast that's not really possible, we base the area on what we plan on doing during that particular visit. So we don't spend the whole trip in traffic.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76700278312726344322017-03-07T18:36:03.845-08:002017-03-07T18:36:03.845-08:00Your neighbors are going to be so impressed!Your neighbors are going to be so impressed!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4655441551487978582017-03-07T18:35:44.492-08:002017-03-07T18:35:44.492-08:00Great comparison, knowledge and history...compared...Great comparison, knowledge and history...compared to blow through as fast as possible with no knowledge or care whatsoever. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63369602258305047832017-03-07T18:34:56.502-08:002017-03-07T18:34:56.502-08:00Really it was! I remember my parents putting toget...Really it was! I remember my parents putting together vacations for us after requesting hotel pamphlets in the mail and pouring over them.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44343151666859398782017-03-07T18:34:03.982-08:002017-03-07T18:34:03.982-08:00Me too (street view)! I usually book all of our ho...Me too (street view)! I usually book all of our hotels, this one however was mainly a work trip for Andrew, and he was making the plans for himself and 2 other employees. Since I was just tagging along I stayed out of it. Over on my dg Facebook page someone commented that she stayed in a hotel in Australia where the crew had pruned the Bromeliads like that. Can you imagine!?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40581427496016650292017-03-07T18:05:26.724-08:002017-03-07T18:05:26.724-08:00Thank god for Google street view, I visit every ne...Thank god for Google street view, I visit every new-to-me hotel that way before I book it. Back in the olden days I was a travel agent for a few years and I was obsessed with studying maps. <br /> Perhaps I am turning into a curmudgeon , but the mow blow thing has really become a giant issue for me. Those ferns are just ludicrous. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73559521430514150612017-03-07T15:38:57.859-08:002017-03-07T15:38:57.859-08:00I even had standing water in some of my pots for a...I even had standing water in some of my pots for a time until the discovery set me on a regular check-and-drain procedure after each new rainstorm. You're right that we're not used to that!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84903571221112183672017-03-07T10:45:47.989-08:002017-03-07T10:45:47.989-08:00This post makes me sad for some reason, nostalgic ...This post makes me sad for some reason, nostalgic too. Need to get back to SoCal sometime...Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-92024903612953497582017-03-07T09:34:02.713-08:002017-03-07T09:34:02.713-08:00That tile bench is cool, one of a kind. The plant ...That tile bench is cool, one of a kind. The plant trimming made me cringe. I'm surprised you guys don't always stay at the same place every time you go to SoCal. I'm most definitely old enough to remember a time before cell phones and the internet. I had many a vacation where I stayed in some dubious places.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87115901536939233062017-03-07T09:01:36.094-08:002017-03-07T09:01:36.094-08:00Oh to be in Socal and away from this gray wet and ...Oh to be in Socal and away from this gray wet and snowy business. Thanks for the tip about fern pruning, I'll go out right away and trim mine into balls. The tile work is nifty, especially the vintage stuff.Peter/Outlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499260699813618283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59353327155863912312017-03-07T08:38:40.405-08:002017-03-07T08:38:40.405-08:00I was just reading a book about a garden in Englan...I was just reading a book about a garden in England where the couple who created it shopped at a 300-year-old family nursery! Can you even imagine such a thing when you compare it to pruning ferns. I learned that lesson of not letting the photo fool you from early catalogs years before the internet. After a couple of surprises, I always measured and read the descriptions very closely. LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47985371451573038432017-03-07T08:30:46.909-08:002017-03-07T08:30:46.909-08:00Funny you mention this about before internet. I th...Funny you mention this about before internet. I thought yesterday when I was a kid and my friends went on far away holidays booking a week in the sun with just one photo in a holiday catalogue to go by. Insane now when you think of it. Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890017486355175824noreply@blogger.com