tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post9140110370413842285..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Cistus Nursery, blinded by the light tourdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12347763846490369002013-06-18T14:23:34.545-07:002013-06-18T14:23:34.545-07:00You have a great eye even partially blind! LOL I...You have a great eye even partially blind! LOL I have had my eyes dilated also and this must have been really difficult. You really did see the nursery twice! Love it!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67358804435884668172013-06-18T09:52:10.360-07:002013-06-18T09:52:10.360-07:00It is a PNW cactus lovers dream. I think I'll ...It is a PNW cactus lovers dream. I think I'll take a picnic out there and have lunch among the opuntia next winter, just to get a desert-fix.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26865193931942715942013-06-18T09:51:07.849-07:002013-06-18T09:51:07.849-07:00I will be adding at least one to my garden this ye...I will be adding at least one to my garden this year, dammit!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21319758223754653272013-06-18T09:50:47.896-07:002013-06-18T09:50:47.896-07:00I didn't want to have to go back next year...I...I didn't want to have to go back next year...I'm on the 2 year plan with the eye doc. And I'm usually of the "let's get it over-with" mindset. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84759511771687288262013-06-18T09:49:39.215-07:002013-06-18T09:49:39.215-07:00It would look lovely in your garden...and yes, won...It would look lovely in your garden...and yes, won't that be fun!?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26975711853989493592013-06-18T09:49:12.622-07:002013-06-18T09:49:12.622-07:00Cistus will be on the official fling itinerary sho...Cistus will be on the official fling itinerary should you be here for that, if not we will still get out there...I wouldn't let you visit Portland and not hit Cistus! danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64406377592045438682013-06-18T09:48:16.518-07:002013-06-18T09:48:16.518-07:00Exactly, what are you waiting for? Get over there ...Exactly, what are you waiting for? Get over there STAT!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-60844445187093678192013-06-18T07:47:40.671-07:002013-06-18T07:47:40.671-07:00One worthwhile trip in my book. Just how Cistus gr...One worthwhile trip in my book. Just how Cistus groups plant types by ecoregion makes me very happy...Laurasia, etc. Your pics not only came out well, but I enjoy how there are more Opuntia available than most any nursery in NM or west TX, unless you venture to the back lot!David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-80433073647017384922013-06-18T06:48:16.540-07:002013-06-18T06:48:16.540-07:00That definitely looks like Stipa barbata...very pr...That definitely looks like Stipa barbata...very pretty :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1173230857888086582013-06-17T21:02:51.423-07:002013-06-17T21:02:51.423-07:00I'm impressed with your fortitude Loree, I don...I'm impressed with your fortitude Loree, I don't function well when my eyes are dilated, and I do a pretty good job of talking the eye doc out of it most years-you promise to let them do it the next year-works every time. There is no way in hell I could have driven out to Sauvie Island with my eyes in that condition ! However, you got some great photos !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22766156475800027032013-06-17T18:50:08.522-07:002013-06-17T18:50:08.522-07:00All those fabulous plants, and I'm dreaming of...All those fabulous plants, and I'm dreaming of the orange urn.<br /><br />Mark and Gaz are visiting? Groovy!!!Patricia Chttp://plantlust.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87374162262840190872013-06-17T14:15:18.523-07:002013-06-17T14:15:18.523-07:00Hope your eyes are perfectly back to normal now! T...Hope your eyes are perfectly back to normal now! Those opuntia en masse and flowering too looks impressive indeed. With blurred vision you wouldn't want to venture too much in it though, at the risk of falling over, ouch!<br /><br />Thanks for reminding us of Cistus Nursery. You'll have to take us there next year, definitely on the list to visit!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70922662769793377672013-06-17T13:32:20.399-07:002013-06-17T13:32:20.399-07:00Those tables on overturned barrels along with the ...Those tables on overturned barrels along with the signage and other changes are telling me it's time for a visit...and Sauvie Island is resplendent this time of year. What am I waiting for?rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8883951450654215572013-06-17T13:14:08.586-07:002013-06-17T13:14:08.586-07:00And as Ricki recently said to me..."don't...And as Ricki recently said to me..."don't you have that urge everyday?"...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53911021093091250792013-06-17T13:13:38.019-07:002013-06-17T13:13:38.019-07:00Yes, by the time I was paying for Alberta it was g...Yes, by the time I was paying for Alberta it was getting better. And thanks!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14629380488847803812013-06-17T13:13:10.707-07:002013-06-17T13:13:10.707-07:00Both eyes were so bad that I couldn't take off...Both eyes were so bad that I couldn't take off my sunglasses, so I was actually safer than normal with the spikes and my eyes, you're right though my depth perception may have been a little off and my hands and arms could have suffered for it. Thankfully it didn't happen!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69234271680280786112013-06-17T10:39:10.258-07:002013-06-17T10:39:10.258-07:00Thanks for this tantalizing view of this spectacul...Thanks for this tantalizing view of this spectacular place. I feel the urge to visit!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-753612533565935642013-06-17T09:42:05.004-07:002013-06-17T09:42:05.004-07:00Was your vision better when you left Cistus??
Luc...Was your vision better when you left Cistus??<br /><br />Luckily, your camera had no vision issues. The photos are great!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5023174266869334472013-06-17T08:24:44.793-07:002013-06-17T08:24:44.793-07:00I'm sure I would have stopped even with only o...I'm sure I would have stopped even with only one good eye too! The scariest thing for me was reading about your blurred vision in the section with the hundreds of cactus -- picturing you bending over trying to get a closer view, inching closer and closer to the nasty spikies...Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com