tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post3345662715874885232..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Greg's dry garden...danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70446685395930844762014-11-08T09:30:55.874-08:002014-11-08T09:30:55.874-08:00Stop by the Xera shop and sign up for their newsle...Stop by the Xera shop and sign up for their newsletter (if they have one, I'm not sure) and follow their Facebook page. Also if you're in the Xera shop ask Greg if he's gonna open his garden again. A little pressure is always a good thing!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31365335552857606122014-11-08T07:23:21.642-08:002014-11-08T07:23:21.642-08:00How will we know if this yard is open for a tour n...How will we know if this yard is open for a tour next year? It is great!Paul Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248603147444981480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-50173251758088717852014-10-29T08:02:00.477-07:002014-10-29T08:02:00.477-07:00I hope you get your dudleya...and I like your vers...I hope you get your dudleya...and I like your version of Santa!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68812458288241449302014-10-29T08:01:17.181-07:002014-10-29T08:01:17.181-07:00I got my silver lupines at Annies, and yes, the sp...I got my silver lupines at Annies, and yes, the sprinkler is back on with force. So much for easing into it...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81457112567159691732014-10-29T07:23:39.313-07:002014-10-29T07:23:39.313-07:00Other than the house style and some extra foliage,...Other than the house style and some extra foliage, I thought I was visiting an early xeriscape...in Albuquerque! The pair of Dudleya in those containers is amazing...must have something like that. <br /><br />(here's to Santa delivering a box of disgarded bracteosas to PDX)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49817851515242082662014-10-28T16:30:12.310-07:002014-10-28T16:30:12.310-07:00Looks great. Not California though. Distinctly P...Looks great. Not California though. Distinctly Portland. Love that silver Lupine, must find that. <br /><br />So I guess the sprinkler is back on now? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16144557635180833202014-10-28T10:27:57.678-07:002014-10-28T10:27:57.678-07:00No summer irrigation period, pretty amazing.No summer irrigation period, pretty amazing.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33608038372813563012014-10-28T10:27:32.771-07:002014-10-28T10:27:32.771-07:00So very different from your lush jungley garden!So very different from your lush jungley garden!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77460515541366805342014-10-28T10:26:59.452-07:002014-10-28T10:26:59.452-07:00It does seem more at home there than just about an...It does seem more at home there than just about anyway I've seen it planted.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3313317381687587122014-10-28T10:26:16.530-07:002014-10-28T10:26:16.530-07:00Oh my yes, I forgot to mention the best part - tha...Oh my yes, I forgot to mention the best part - that within 5 minutes of arriving I had a glass of wine in my hand!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61273570902241966602014-10-28T10:25:28.348-07:002014-10-28T10:25:28.348-07:00Guess I need to see about buying some.Guess I need to see about buying some.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16440520715717002252014-10-28T10:25:07.797-07:002014-10-28T10:25:07.797-07:00Glad you enjoyed it Jane!Glad you enjoyed it Jane!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10911813622379451102014-10-28T10:24:57.397-07:002014-10-28T10:24:57.397-07:00And I'm missing that blue sky horribly.And I'm missing that blue sky horribly. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-78362664965387442642014-10-28T10:24:23.564-07:002014-10-28T10:24:23.564-07:00Oh you're killing me! I can just imagine a nic...Oh you're killing me! I can just imagine a nice big box-o-bracteosa arriving in the mail...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85114799592389906022014-10-28T10:23:45.053-07:002014-10-28T10:23:45.053-07:00I don't believe so, other than having built up...I don't believe so, other than having built up the soil to improve drainage.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-270167882485674262014-10-28T10:20:36.429-07:002014-10-28T10:20:36.429-07:00I wish I would have stood back and got a great ove...I wish I would have stood back and got a great overall shot of it, ah well - maybe I'll do a drive by this winter.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55541778571559875542014-10-28T10:19:58.204-07:002014-10-28T10:19:58.204-07:00Me too.Me too.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20604067685143239632014-10-28T10:19:46.466-07:002014-10-28T10:19:46.466-07:00It is such a change from the cool wet winters ever...It is such a change from the cool wet winters every one associates us with! (thank you for the compliment!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24949341983526086482014-10-28T10:17:44.428-07:002014-10-28T10:17:44.428-07:00Hopefully they'll both open again next year (h...Hopefully they'll both open again next year (hint hint). I really wanted to post about Paul's again too (I did visit in 2013, link below) but it was such a sunny day and the harsh shadows from his taller plants just made it impossible to take a decent photo. They're both great and very different.<br /><br />http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/06/visiting-garden-of-paul-bonine.htmldanger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-50173968732119599792014-10-28T10:15:00.407-07:002014-10-28T10:15:00.407-07:00Indeed, and one of my favorite things about it was...Indeed, and one of my favorite things about it was that it's so "doable" but the rest of us mere mortals.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49898107647710359022014-10-27T19:51:01.769-07:002014-10-27T19:51:01.769-07:00You were right to fall in love with that grass, it...You were right to fall in love with that grass, it's incredible! What an awesome garden. No summer irrigation out the front - that's impressive. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77227441616667844252014-10-27T19:29:13.578-07:002014-10-27T19:29:13.578-07:00Nice tour of this lovly garden and that parking st...Nice tour of this lovly garden and that parking strip...sigh!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26445254799739190552014-10-27T18:41:35.743-07:002014-10-27T18:41:35.743-07:00Fantastic garden! I love all the blues, silvers, a...Fantastic garden! I love all the blues, silvers, and greys. It might be possible that I love that group of colors more than plants with dark foliage. That Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' is really something. I'd fall for it, too! The hell-strip is gorgeous. I love the silver-greys combined with the orange Carex. I'd been wondering how one would use that plant in the landscape, not really sure how the color would play out. Now I love it!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82643025992157424132014-10-27T14:00:49.197-07:002014-10-27T14:00:49.197-07:00An awesome garden! Glad I got to see it and all th...An awesome garden! Glad I got to see it and all the Xera plants. Greg was such a gracious host too. Matthew - The Lents Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322893329475944946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88236398711492828472014-10-27T12:56:23.183-07:002014-10-27T12:56:23.183-07:00Love it...Schizachyrium is my favoritest grass eve...Love it...Schizachyrium is my favoritest grass ever :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.com