tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8374666800114007859..comments2024-03-27T22:40:07.492-07:00Comments on danger garden: Boyce Thompson Arboretum Fridays, Part 3danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2994742520018086202018-12-23T12:06:44.074-08:002018-12-23T12:06:44.074-08:00having read so much about the Arboretum we will be...having read so much about the Arboretum we will be sure to visit there next time we are in Phoenix-although it is likely to be summer! I think it's witches broom in that tree. Or at least what we called it in England. Merry Christmas to you, your family and all the best for the New Year. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63084743355813801942018-12-22T17:47:23.909-08:002018-12-22T17:47:23.909-08:00Thank you for this. Just strolling through the pho...Thank you for this. Just strolling through the photos made me feel warmer. I enjoyed all the plants, but especially the blooming Agaves.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4904092200722650642018-12-22T10:25:38.701-08:002018-12-22T10:25:38.701-08:00Well at least we had the place to ourselves! I do ...Well at least we had the place to ourselves! I do hope to go back someday when I can take some of the longer trails around the perimeter of the garden, and not fear heat-stroke.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9795563568903062612018-12-22T10:23:48.801-08:002018-12-22T10:23:48.801-08:00Ya, about this time of year would be perfect.Ya, about this time of year would be perfect.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82383478317011474432018-12-22T10:23:05.200-08:002018-12-22T10:23:05.200-08:00It was, I brought an umbrella for shade, but don’t...It was, I brought an umbrella for shade, but don’t think I used it.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26082200279441631582018-12-22T10:22:30.881-08:002018-12-22T10:22:30.881-08:00They truly are.They truly are.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76065508965223157232018-12-22T10:22:14.538-08:002018-12-22T10:22:14.538-08:00I saved a handful of mesquite pods from my in-laws...I saved a handful of mesquite pods from my in-laws old tree in Truth or Consequences, NM. They’ve got a great “rattle” to them.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81764344791341266162018-12-22T10:20:40.163-08:002018-12-22T10:20:40.163-08:00It was, and I was!It was, and I was!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55336879890442438632018-12-22T10:20:27.227-08:002018-12-22T10:20:27.227-08:00Oh you’re right, Agave funkiana is good!Oh you’re right, Agave funkiana is good!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24694063161590904772018-12-22T10:19:55.542-08:002018-12-22T10:19:55.542-08:00I’m glad you enjoyed the sunlight, I did too! All ...I’m glad you enjoyed the sunlight, I did too! All that blue sky...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71304361178123831192018-12-22T10:19:24.370-08:002018-12-22T10:19:24.370-08:00Ya that’s pretty much what I figured, a disaster i...Ya that’s pretty much what I figured, a disaster in the making.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5516434009554795052018-12-21T19:07:44.535-08:002018-12-21T19:07:44.535-08:00I am impressed with your ability to wander around ...I am impressed with your ability to wander around Phoenix and environs in summer. When I lived in Arizona Phoenix was visited in summer only if I had to fly somewhere, and was otherwise avoided. I had a very involved and detailed plant to visit the area in this upcoming January, but I shelved it til next fall. Boyce is on the list ! kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82436360814115004472018-12-21T16:03:01.322-08:002018-12-21T16:03:01.322-08:00What a gorgeous garden. I hope I get there some da...What a gorgeous garden. I hope I get there some day (not in the summer, though!).Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17722171005196410862018-12-21T11:50:49.090-08:002018-12-21T11:50:49.090-08:00We were there in April, so it's interesting to...We were there in April, so it's interesting to see how much further along things were for blooming. Must have been HOT out there on the Chihuahua trail! Hope to get there again this year when we visit our AZ friends.D'Arcy Hhttp://ourbungalows2ndcentury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30192966046280021472018-12-21T11:46:10.711-08:002018-12-21T11:46:10.711-08:00I've never seen Opuntias the size of trees. No...I've never seen Opuntias the size of trees. Nor one loaded with so much fruit that I did not recognize what it even was until you id'd it. Spectacular plants.Linda Brazillhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90859932970032147152018-12-21T11:14:46.337-08:002018-12-21T11:14:46.337-08:00I didn't know mesquite had such big beanpod th...I didn't know mesquite had such big beanpod thingys. Those enormous Opuntias covered in fruit are rather magnificent.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21941823230167794242018-12-21T10:37:48.876-08:002018-12-21T10:37:48.876-08:00It's a remarkable arboretum to be sure. Even ...It's a remarkable arboretum to be sure. Even though it was probably hot as hell, I expect you were in heaven.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1991517684161882982018-12-21T10:19:25.816-08:002018-12-21T10:19:25.816-08:00You laughed at Organillo, I thought Agave funkiana...You laughed at Organillo, I thought Agave funkiana was a really good name! I don't believe I ever saw Opuntia sporting such a huge trunk. The huge Saguaro is astonishing too.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-13524160041985316932018-12-21T10:15:41.735-08:002018-12-21T10:15:41.735-08:00I had no idea Opuntias got to be tree-like entitie...I had no idea Opuntias got to be tree-like entities eventually; their solidity makes for appealing contrast with mesquite and palo verde. What a treat this intense sunlight is on the darkest day of the year!Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31678199804889262542018-12-21T09:24:42.134-08:002018-12-21T09:24:42.134-08:00It does look like a movie set. Oh, those huge opu...It does look like a movie set. Oh, those huge opuntias. One can always dream. A few years ago, I saw a six foot tall and wide opuntia on craigslist free to anyone who would come and dig it up. I talked with Jerry at Jungle Fever and he said that by the time it got dug and transported, it would be in many pieces and the digger would be covered with glochids so I passed.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com