tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2709929282019152265..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: A drive-by (strip-mall) gardendanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54760146044685990332012-05-11T08:36:36.692-07:002012-05-11T08:36:36.692-07:00Do I know this Nick A.? You've definitely got ...Do I know this Nick A.? You've definitely got the location right.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69682988019256020402012-05-11T08:36:07.029-07:002012-05-11T08:36:07.029-07:00It is the former baseball park right by the Max st...It is the former baseball park right by the Max stop. Out with the Beavers, in with the Timbers.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89698667021313303622012-05-11T08:35:08.361-07:002012-05-11T08:35:08.361-07:00I have a friend who hates the hairy trunks of the ...I have a friend who hates the hairy trunks of the Trachys, thankfully they don't bother me. Your Yucca list is pretty sweet, not suffering at all.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69896204381046986372012-05-11T08:33:19.621-07:002012-05-11T08:33:19.621-07:00Hopefully the Mulchman is getting his way?Hopefully the Mulchman is getting his way?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46081820538606572622012-05-11T08:32:32.088-07:002012-05-11T08:32:32.088-07:00Ah so my neighbors plant is male. Mine has never f...Ah so my neighbors plant is male. Mine has never flowered, hopefully it will some year, and be female...they are only about 15 ft apart...babies!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-83605734068795341272012-05-10T22:48:59.555-07:002012-05-10T22:48:59.555-07:00Hey, that looks like the project Nick A. did about...Hey, that looks like the project Nick A. did about 15 (?) years ago at Burnside and about 18th. I wonder if he still maintains it?katehttp://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/plantwisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66044079935171182162012-05-10T21:14:14.653-07:002012-05-10T21:14:14.653-07:00Ach ! Is this the beautiful little former downtown...Ach ! Is this the beautiful little former downtown baseball park by the Maxx stop at King and ??kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27734487668015015972012-05-10T17:15:21.750-07:002012-05-10T17:15:21.750-07:00That is nice, even though if that was the Danger C...That is nice, even though if that was the Danger Cafe, it might have some Yucca rostrata towering overhead as well. Wish we could grow Trachys in the open surrounded by asphalt like that, but enter Yucca elata, Y. faxoniana, Y. rostrata, etc. Nice Cascadian themes for winter and urban interest. Amazing what's out there!Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63891094076141341832012-05-10T15:11:29.112-07:002012-05-10T15:11:29.112-07:00When they are in flower, the female plants have up...When they are in flower, the female plants have upright flowers and the males have more showy and droopy flowers.<br /><br />Plus the one with seeds on now will be the female.Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360556804035922731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10611757499811123452012-05-10T14:43:11.438-07:002012-05-10T14:43:11.438-07:00We have enjoyed that planting for years. In fact, ...We have enjoyed that planting for years. In fact, the Mulchman has lately been advocating for more Trachys planted closer together after watching that planting perform. But I've never looked at it up close - those seeds are very cool! Maybe my two will make seed-babies!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82046912417979408512012-05-10T09:58:19.694-07:002012-05-10T09:58:19.694-07:00And besides looking great they really are low main...And besides looking great they really are low maintenance plants.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76228164221048390422012-05-10T09:57:49.101-07:002012-05-10T09:57:49.101-07:00Is there a way to tell which is which?Is there a way to tell which is which?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67737911033283677072012-05-10T09:57:34.677-07:002012-05-10T09:57:34.677-07:00Oh yes Alison! The flowers are very cool, they loo...Oh yes Alison! The flowers are very cool, they look like claws as they emerge and then sort of a weird yellow tassel. I'll be sure to take a picture of my neighbors (currently blooming) on Bloomday, just for you!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54354788935164297782012-05-10T09:48:21.366-07:002012-05-10T09:48:21.366-07:00That is fantastical! It is so fun to pull into a p...That is fantastical! It is so fun to pull into a place like that. I agree with you on the hidden gem but those yuccas are stunners! I hope other businesses take note!! It's actually a smart choice for so many reasons, but at least commercially those palms and yuccas provide year round interest and will not grow to hide the mall like other trees might.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40857301529468435442012-05-10T09:01:05.579-07:002012-05-10T09:01:05.579-07:00So there's a male and female in that group of ...So there's a male and female in that group of trachycarpus plantings for that specimen to produce seeds, nice!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90387484822248892092012-05-10T08:37:03.307-07:002012-05-10T08:37:03.307-07:00Wait..Trachycarpus flowers? And then produces seed...Wait..Trachycarpus flowers? And then produces seedpods? Yee-Haa!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com