tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post7401851666055446427..comments2024-03-28T04:35:22.114-07:00Comments on danger garden: The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardendanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3067978518705745272023-01-18T18:46:45.607-08:002023-01-18T18:46:45.607-08:0011 years later, but I just have to say that ---- b...11 years later, but I just have to say that ---- being someone who only knows a little about native plants, but has a Penstemon in my front yard, to my mind that "ground cover" looks a heck of a lot like Penstemon. So . . . I think you got it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44793619112765228132018-06-19T03:43:22.902-07:002018-06-19T03:43:22.902-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47042564219892998002012-10-06T15:35:44.270-07:002012-10-06T15:35:44.270-07:00Looks like Keckiella cordifolia.Looks like Keckiella cordifolia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26782279254622338122012-10-03T21:02:48.183-07:002012-10-03T21:02:48.183-07:00I think your ground cover is some sort of salvia. ...I think your ground cover is some sort of salvia. Was it rooting as it went along, or was it all long sprawled stalks? <br /><br />The leaves look wrong for Chuparosa, which would a secondary guess.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40565444412535268482012-09-26T04:25:31.280-07:002012-09-26T04:25:31.280-07:00Wow! wonderful visit. love the views and a fantast...Wow! wonderful visit. love the views and a fantastic collection of succulents. Wouldn't I love to be able to grow those outside. That Agave shawii is a superb plant. Deanne Fortnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792741755739983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70790820069543967952012-09-25T22:58:12.989-07:002012-09-25T22:58:12.989-07:00Yeah you should have bought it! Pic #11 appears t...Yeah you should have bought it! Pic #11 appears to show Nolina parryi subsp wolfii, which is even cooler. On my list of places to visit someday - so much more still to see and (I hope) grow. I enjoyed the pics!Ian Barclayhttp://desertnw.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43976110999593283302012-09-25T18:13:56.140-07:002012-09-25T18:13:56.140-07:00I think I've seen the entire place;) Love all...I think I've seen the entire place;) Love all these plants and I love having them around our place. The blooms especially are wonderful.Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37937005948369475562012-09-25T17:25:48.067-07:002012-09-25T17:25:48.067-07:00You have come up with another stunning garden tour...You have come up with another stunning garden tour. Thanks....<br />You are right about the Agave celsii, also goes by the name Agave mitis or Apple Green Agave. Did you know that will take a zone 8b. Hint, hint..<br />The Fremontodendron flower is quite amazing and the caterpillar is adorable. What a fun time! Beech Street Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67220357402891310922012-09-25T15:02:05.643-07:002012-09-25T15:02:05.643-07:00It is kind of fun though, to relive a vacation by ...It is kind of fun though, to relive a vacation by going through the photos...months after you've been there, don't you think?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-546895105664807552012-09-25T14:59:18.124-07:002012-09-25T14:59:18.124-07:00Those A. shawii we're pretty darn amazing!Those A. shawii we're pretty darn amazing!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79979303499339438082012-09-25T14:57:10.630-07:002012-09-25T14:57:10.630-07:00You did! And I imagine you stayed a might bit cool...You did! And I imagine you stayed a might bit cooler than we were that day...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33146493439365700482012-09-25T14:56:04.197-07:002012-09-25T14:56:04.197-07:00When we BOTH win the lottery, because if just one ...When we BOTH win the lottery, because if just one of us won we still couldn't afford it!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1595137337494201122012-09-25T14:54:39.381-07:002012-09-25T14:54:39.381-07:00Hehehe....Hehehe....danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54456508728805466822012-09-25T14:54:01.588-07:002012-09-25T14:54:01.588-07:00Actually having just been at the Huntington a coup...Actually having just been at the Huntington a couple of days before their selection seemed small, nice, but "well edited"...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52376602778323892692012-09-25T14:51:49.433-07:002012-09-25T14:51:49.433-07:00Glad you enjoyed the walk Alison...and I do have t...Glad you enjoyed the walk Alison...and I do have to admit Andrew wasn't all that thrilled with the place.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69751526137448115912012-09-25T14:49:41.205-07:002012-09-25T14:49:41.205-07:00We don't really even have many available just ...We don't really even have many available just up the coast in the Pacific Northwest!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5627247810952094002012-09-25T14:18:59.696-07:002012-09-25T14:18:59.696-07:00You're not the only with blog backlogs. We too...You're not the only with blog backlogs. We too have garden visits in May that we haven't written about yet. The Agave shawii is a stunning plant (and so does virtually everything else you featured!). And interesting to know about the Dudleyas, didn't know until now that they could live that long. There's only a few varieties available here but won't surprised if a few more will trickle in to the nurseries here :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66448467154660424842012-09-25T12:51:43.978-07:002012-09-25T12:51:43.978-07:00So much succulent goodness. I'm really taken w...So much succulent goodness. I'm really taken with the Agave shawii, and of course manzanita bark is stunning too. That picture of Andrew is kind of surreal.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22163123587248936812012-09-25T12:41:51.970-07:002012-09-25T12:41:51.970-07:00I would be thrilled to take that walk...well, I gu...I would be thrilled to take that walk...well, I guess I just did.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37308497609116852972012-09-25T10:14:39.823-07:002012-09-25T10:14:39.823-07:00Is the groundcover some sort of zauschneria? Love...Is the groundcover some sort of zauschneria? Love the yucca-nosed husband picture! What cool plants! When are we moving?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12223229612503077332012-09-25T10:04:18.726-07:002012-09-25T10:04:18.726-07:00Cracking good post!Cracking good post!Patricia Chttp://plantlust.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46221124869984451352012-09-25T09:57:38.609-07:002012-09-25T09:57:38.609-07:00Impressive plants! It looks like they have a reall...Impressive plants! It looks like they have a really nice selection of yucca, agave and succulents. I love that last little yucca! It's crazy that little plant can produce such a huge bloom stalk. and the Arctostaphylos glauca x 'Canyon Blush' is amazing!Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40397016753676821862012-09-25T09:15:06.036-07:002012-09-25T09:15:06.036-07:00Well, whoever said that this was just like a walk ...Well, whoever said that this was just like a walk you can take anywhere should be flogged. (Oops, sorry, was it Andrew?) I loved this! This was not like any walk I could take up here in the Seattle burbs, that's for sure. I love those big manzanitas. And thanks for that close-up of the Yucca flowers. I could almost smell it!<br /><br />Fantastic post!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45764907235059464572012-09-25T08:56:23.102-07:002012-09-25T08:56:23.102-07:00Lovely gardens. Dudleyas are great plants, unfort...Lovely gardens. Dudleyas are great plants, unfortunately we can only get a very varieties in the UK and there is almost no literature on them at all. Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.com