tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post63920034317315239..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Wednesday Vignette, opuntia tree and backgrounddanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87901668283088895272017-03-24T16:10:13.732-07:002017-03-24T16:10:13.732-07:00Good fences make good neighbors...never truer.Good fences make good neighbors...never truer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89526967901876071872017-03-23T20:46:24.603-07:002017-03-23T20:46:24.603-07:00I'm with Gerhard, the first thing I noticed wa...I'm with Gerhard, the first thing I noticed was that Ocotillo in the foreground in your first photo. The woody bases on those Opuntias are cool too, it's so unusual I think to see any that are that old. And Hoover Boo must know my neighbors.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66730872272354628632017-03-23T20:06:03.195-07:002017-03-23T20:06:03.195-07:00Like maybe from across the street...?Like maybe from across the street...?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48438394964912559322017-03-23T17:22:19.236-07:002017-03-23T17:22:19.236-07:00Yes, even I'm drawn to tree-sized opuntias, es...Yes, even I'm drawn to tree-sized opuntias, especially if they're the spineless variety. Even if they're prickly, I like to look at them...from afar, that is.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37332627658257390342017-03-23T17:20:45.866-07:002017-03-23T17:20:45.866-07:00Or both!Or both!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-39390679067700331632017-03-23T08:34:19.860-07:002017-03-23T08:34:19.860-07:00I think it would take quite a few years to establi...I think it would take quite a few years to establish an impenetrable wall...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65718976449165538842017-03-23T08:33:36.421-07:002017-03-23T08:33:36.421-07:00You and me both sister.You and me both sister.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58736296292993197252017-03-23T08:33:21.058-07:002017-03-23T08:33:21.058-07:00"Better than looking at junked cars amidst so..."Better than looking at junked cars amidst some weeds"...yes indeed. And I love that Opuntia description!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35503765975693593722017-03-23T08:32:35.059-07:002017-03-23T08:32:35.059-07:00Yes his Ocotillo has bloomed, they are gorgeous!Yes his Ocotillo has bloomed, they are gorgeous!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32157336045384007382017-03-23T08:32:03.262-07:002017-03-23T08:32:03.262-07:00Me too!Me too!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66686695529466618782017-03-23T08:31:54.154-07:002017-03-23T08:31:54.154-07:00To deter illegal dumping? To make people wonder wh...To deter illegal dumping? To make people wonder what's going on back there?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53855013229317160132017-03-23T08:31:03.303-07:002017-03-23T08:31:03.303-07:00Or Ocotillo....Or Ocotillo....danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54723134551369616822017-03-22T21:38:57.316-07:002017-03-22T21:38:57.316-07:00I'm with Kris... Why even have a fence, when O...I'm with Kris... Why even have a fence, when Opuntias would keep unwanted visitors out SO much more efficiently...?Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284847045808194242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67080439961505323092017-03-22T17:52:14.315-07:002017-03-22T17:52:14.315-07:00I'm drawn to the sunshine and warmth. Well, ma...I'm drawn to the sunshine and warmth. Well, maybe all the plants first...and then the sunshine and warmth. I didn't even notice the fence. The warm winter climate calls me...Beth @ PlantPostingshttps://plantpostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37766586650986815122017-03-22T16:51:51.332-07:002017-03-22T16:51:51.332-07:00At least the guy repairs the fence. Better than l...At least the guy repairs the fence. Better than looking at junked cars amidst some weeds. <br /><br />They are beautiful Opuntias. At the BG on Catalina Island, there were some Opuntias so old and woody the trunks looked like gnarled old oaks. You could just make out they were pads about 80 years agoHoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2184134008535664652017-03-22T14:39:04.433-07:002017-03-22T14:39:04.433-07:00As a former victim of Opuntia, I can say without h...As a former victim of Opuntia, I can say without hesitation that I'm not draw to it at all. The only time I may feel tempted is when it is cover with fruit, and even then it would be with a 9 foot long tool and extremely safe distance :-) <br />I had to Google the Ocotillo seen in the first picture; my jaw drop when I saw pictures of it in bloom! Has it bloom in your bothers garden? chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6141836558994488072017-03-22T12:23:02.353-07:002017-03-22T12:23:02.353-07:00Love the folk art/casual quality of the fence. At ...Love the folk art/casual quality of the fence. At least one gets to enjoy the plants outside the fence.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5583276128454619332017-03-22T10:58:11.492-07:002017-03-22T10:58:11.492-07:00Wonder why the owner keeps a fence around his vaca...Wonder why the owner keeps a fence around his vacant lot. Cool opuntia!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42622282897475099132017-03-22T10:53:05.561-07:002017-03-22T10:53:05.561-07:00Instead of wood fencing, it's too bad that the...Instead of wood fencing, it's too bad that the property owner doesn't just plant more Opuntia wherever a gap develops.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35895185076013521702017-03-22T09:11:10.953-07:002017-03-22T09:11:10.953-07:00That's in my brother's garden, I'll ha...That's in my brother's garden, I'll have to ask him!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73375272514631987922017-03-22T08:56:05.377-07:002017-03-22T08:56:05.377-07:00I'm drawn to the ocotillo in the first photo. ...I'm drawn to the ocotillo in the first photo. I bet it's blooming now!!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com