tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post6452703450185256697..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Palm trees are so depressingdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81758835262348766062022-05-31T17:18:59.637-07:002022-05-31T17:18:59.637-07:00Too true, too many Rhodies!! But so pretty when b...Too true, too many Rhodies!! But so pretty when blooming. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67302046112462878872022-05-31T17:16:16.111-07:002022-05-31T17:16:16.111-07:00I agree with the "unimaginative" comment...I agree with the "unimaginative" comment. What a boring limbless plant, and most ppl don't trim the brown so I understand the depressing beards. Give me an Oak any day ☆ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85638338044465419442021-06-24T16:49:46.148-07:002021-06-24T16:49:46.148-07:00I wanted to plant a garden that wouldn't look ...I wanted to plant a garden that wouldn't look like what I see when I drive around Spokane. So I have a HUGE grove of bamboo, Choysia x 'Aztec Pearl' (now 8' tall), a 20' Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty', various Aucuba japonica varieties, wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), Mahonia bealei, English and Portuguese laurels, and the surprisingly invasive Cashmere Bouquet (Clerodendrum bungei). This beauty has colonized a 600 square foot area in front of my house! Michael in SpokaneMichael Loundaginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168224029167838481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24208785247415649262021-06-23T14:44:17.443-07:002021-06-23T14:44:17.443-07:00I think the problem is that so many people associa...I think the problem is that so many people associate palm trees with SoCal (even though as noted most of the palms are native to that area either). And that association makes them feel like palms are "wrong" if planted elsewhere.<br />For me, I find it depressing when people populate their own gardens with the kind of "ubiquitous" plants that are used to landscape apartment complexes, shopping areas and the like where I live in NorCal: agapanthus, Nandina, 'Stella D'Oro' daylilies, Eonymus, Photinia, etc. And why anyone would plant oleander in their gardens here I don't know; it reminds me of freeway medians, and not in any good kind of way! But overall, I think gardens with any kind of plants are better than the "typical" California front yard lawn, though people in the last few years have begun to swap out their lawns for "drought-tolerant" landscapes, due to water restrictions and the harshness of our warming climate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86134326784753975822021-06-22T18:00:12.981-07:002021-06-22T18:00:12.981-07:00FB isn't one of my favorite platforms, this po... FB isn't one of my favorite platforms, this post only reinforces that. Haters, don't they have something better to do? Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6903434746410076652021-06-22T16:46:41.365-07:002021-06-22T16:46:41.365-07:00Just trolls, maybe? I wonder if a few people go o...Just trolls, maybe? I wonder if a few people go on FB just to make someone else angry. Now <i>that's</i> depressing. <br /><br />I admit to hating one particular species of palm tree, because of the problems they cause (fires and rat infestations, among other things). But in my defense, who is pro-fire and pro-rat infestation? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31130595729481051702021-06-22T16:36:06.328-07:002021-06-22T16:36:06.328-07:00What's next, roses? ;^)What's next, roses? ;^) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67905943972945465302021-06-22T15:44:12.386-07:002021-06-22T15:44:12.386-07:00Oh yes... boring vs. depressing. There's an in...Oh yes... boring vs. depressing. There's an interesting discussion!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48172933918180621312021-06-22T15:43:28.854-07:002021-06-22T15:43:28.854-07:00Ha! Right!?Ha! Right!?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3650620953495573912021-06-22T15:43:17.873-07:002021-06-22T15:43:17.873-07:00Well said Jerry, well said.Well said Jerry, well said.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67777572005502188712021-06-22T15:42:11.154-07:002021-06-22T15:42:11.154-07:00Darn rabbits! How frustrating it mush be to have t...Darn rabbits! How frustrating it mush be to have them wipe out a large amount of plants. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1599026107049305302021-06-22T15:39:51.777-07:002021-06-22T15:39:51.777-07:00You know what, I'm coming around on the pink t...You know what, I'm coming around on the pink thing. Shhh, don't tell anyone.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34059460050310572312021-06-22T15:38:28.461-07:002021-06-22T15:38:28.461-07:00It is so exciting to discover a new plant, especia...It is so exciting to discover a new plant, especially when it can grow happily in your area and thrive! Thank you for being a long time reader.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34325000920433680142021-06-22T15:36:47.978-07:002021-06-22T15:36:47.978-07:00You and me both sister!You and me both sister!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56770066237436089062021-06-22T15:35:38.809-07:002021-06-22T15:35:38.809-07:00Yes you're right, thugs taking over former nat...Yes you're right, thugs taking over former natural areas are always a sad sight to see.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28258831317628518762021-06-22T15:31:57.590-07:002021-06-22T15:31:57.590-07:00Oh ya! It would be amazing to be able to grow thos...Oh ya! It would be amazing to be able to grow those ferns!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-83691217358672218472021-06-22T15:31:09.640-07:002021-06-22T15:31:09.640-07:00Wow... sacrificial palm trees! That sounds expensi...Wow... sacrificial palm trees! That sounds expensive.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20903856179975486212021-06-22T15:30:19.452-07:002021-06-22T15:30:19.452-07:00That temperature range is insane! It takes truly a...That temperature range is insane! It takes truly amazing plant to withstand those highs and lows (and ditto for the gardener).danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21028308921628637182021-06-22T15:07:30.855-07:002021-06-22T15:07:30.855-07:00That's my motto! I want all the cool plants.That's my motto! I want all the cool plants.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32187289315669974932021-06-22T15:06:32.959-07:002021-06-22T15:06:32.959-07:00Well said Lucy! (and the garden you describe sound...Well said Lucy! (and the garden you describe sounds lovely.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47465846826572310822021-06-22T15:05:48.502-07:002021-06-22T15:05:48.502-07:00Hiding behind the screen brings out all the strong...Hiding behind the screen brings out all the strong feelings...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4495534837263294612021-06-22T15:04:50.644-07:002021-06-22T15:04:50.644-07:00Wow, I don't even know what Zone the very top ...Wow, I don't even know what Zone the very top of Idaho is, sound colder than the Zone 5 I grew up with outside of Spokane. Good luck with your plant zoo!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87449240319249713702021-06-22T15:02:57.632-07:002021-06-22T15:02:57.632-07:00"the insects and birds that enjoy my South Af..."the insects and birds that enjoy my South African and Australian plants suggest otherwise"... another great point!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40605909547384102182021-06-22T15:01:39.820-07:002021-06-22T15:01:39.820-07:00"As long they're appropriate for my clima..."As long they're appropriate for my climate"... I think that's the only thing I could use the word depressing for, plants not appropriate to the climate they're growing in and a lot of resources being wasted to keep them alive (water). Well, and dead plants...they're depressing.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61855507020266296432021-06-22T11:05:07.462-07:002021-06-22T11:05:07.462-07:00Oh the group (and the admins) are great, but there...Oh the group (and the admins) are great, but there are always a few outliers...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com