tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189654938052762342024-03-18T18:00:47.757-07:00danger gardendanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49824485635873704352024-03-18T08:29:00.000-07:002024-03-18T08:52:42.021-07:00Agaves, aloes, cactus and euphorbia at LotuslandA friend recently visited Lotusland and shared a few photos on Facebook, that got me to thinking about the fact I hadn't finished coverage of my November '23 visit. Today's post is a plant-centric one looking at agaves, aloes, cactus and euphorbia around the garden. First up some magnificent Agave victoriae-reginae.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNFBsXW2AnAYrEkZlp7CadYM7LSWZVo7L2IfNqH3NrsX-i8cMxHjLRq0gRhn03N0lcDx160iXsKv8S-wqv3C0TlcQp4iFW5dzXzGSB2yRoX_-EMsq-CoPvvf6ziYT4PKfL9okfmGAf9MRFMUkwOFciCTMisEQWMvjYHDy9F-Z9ayhfnqkySwI01Xp52U/s5236/LAAC.100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="5236" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNFBsXW2AnAYrEkZlp7CadYM7LSWZVo7L2IfNqH3NrsX-i8cMxHjLRq0gRhn03N0lcDx160iXsKv8S-wqv3C0TlcQp4iFW5dzXzGSB2yRoX_-EMsq-CoPvvf6ziYT4PKfL9okfmGAf9MRFMUkwOFciCTMisEQWMvjYHDy9F-Z9ayhfnqkySwI01Xp52U/w640-h368/LAAC.100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Aren't they just perfection?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0935v0lZo1ZFfRFQJRmXCO1PEI-5dFDZ4YSEZ7ywN2fZmEeF3PNXfz6XayKP_o7GKlLL0qZoRCfPlreVtfbHQihUxvTwx4mdhVlNxLXHCnMj8eZHqQgKTic4yRWudAK99g7n9cLIZxD8pmy_RaYUy3QCCxOx8gEE-K03hZRxcirsxNzLXa1Ync1nRng/s3808/LAAC.101.JPG" style="clear: left; 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So many cactus.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMzKPOAcpA_FHockLEB8IvLIRTFJ68fWpQGjEfjETi7dKzyFL7X6gn6lnotvoIBXILKmcGqZ_DGYep1lPt7lMJALgdz7kkol60AiSgWDGHcPLGNSdrKlUOzHHUZvrYAS-zeH1ahafTGe8GL4bbExfgKb6YsR3DsGX0GCrPZ-fE6B0oWKgnNpgL-cdi7k/s5472/LAAC.114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMzKPOAcpA_FHockLEB8IvLIRTFJ68fWpQGjEfjETi7dKzyFL7X6gn6lnotvoIBXILKmcGqZ_DGYep1lPt7lMJALgdz7kkol60AiSgWDGHcPLGNSdrKlUOzHHUZvrYAS-zeH1ahafTGe8GL4bbExfgKb6YsR3DsGX0GCrPZ-fE6B0oWKgnNpgL-cdi7k/w640-h426/LAAC.114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Closer to the house (now offices).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmOGuk1OzmmxXZtfohzqQdwURhu2it34TPdJKyP1lFp4fOyoPDMGwpoRvFqCGaPY154aS1dWJ8O3I4uoR0zPS3wdILLG360MYSbYlD0yqVUZLIf_W9QjuijMRysqalUBBzndAxtEZo1sZSh-c3rtBSr52ZaxMWlHQjmuH7Olx5Jmjq_m3Pf7JnnUwpQ8/s5351/LAAC.115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3222" data-original-width="5351" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmOGuk1OzmmxXZtfohzqQdwURhu2it34TPdJKyP1lFp4fOyoPDMGwpoRvFqCGaPY154aS1dWJ8O3I4uoR0zPS3wdILLG360MYSbYlD0yqVUZLIf_W9QjuijMRysqalUBBzndAxtEZo1sZSh-c3rtBSr52ZaxMWlHQjmuH7Olx5Jmjq_m3Pf7JnnUwpQ8/w640-h386/LAAC.115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love the golden barrels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaUQFP3xf4WO0XGByd5AG5_bEI7Pcz8J_JJy128YAl8SXm_SpRni_ZlHhOt04wFWfejtQ-Y9j_5M_3OZ2j26yeZ3kRkJZJIKtM-4PDwM7gAqDm3O57HF_IfTNpcwXfZyP6GDCFRrPBozfKro3D2UXTyi_qgv8OFE5f4NTnpmwxRIgfoM1ShgdluNdWBg/s3620/LAAC.116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="3620" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaUQFP3xf4WO0XGByd5AG5_bEI7Pcz8J_JJy128YAl8SXm_SpRni_ZlHhOt04wFWfejtQ-Y9j_5M_3OZ2j26yeZ3kRkJZJIKtM-4PDwM7gAqDm3O57HF_IfTNpcwXfZyP6GDCFRrPBozfKro3D2UXTyi_qgv8OFE5f4NTnpmwxRIgfoM1ShgdluNdWBg/w640-h596/LAAC.116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started to type "even better when they're under a Dracaena draco" (dragon tree) but then realized no, I like the ones against the house better. These two shapes aren't complementary to my eyes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0f3688ZVL52OKpvXqihW9N7ToGaRDSg778DkKo1aWDuU2lOQEEpjVAZtcpWGEvEwFEksQwg1auOSfYe7n3x6Raly1icuDbvWMQMG_IFnVoQvtSMzCEcM1JZQwMuOOE0JSqr0LsrUToXwwwICUeUPPrOdJ1L4WuM1WShwvr6Aad0PH1tO8dlp8bMN2cI/s4738/LAAC.117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4738" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0f3688ZVL52OKpvXqihW9N7ToGaRDSg778DkKo1aWDuU2lOQEEpjVAZtcpWGEvEwFEksQwg1auOSfYe7n3x6Raly1icuDbvWMQMG_IFnVoQvtSMzCEcM1JZQwMuOOE0JSqr0LsrUToXwwwICUeUPPrOdJ1L4WuM1WShwvr6Aad0PH1tO8dlp8bMN2cI/w492-h640/LAAC.117.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is an entire section of the garden devoted to cactus, that's where these next five photos were taken.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrTcudJHXjVMxcRCDaEEBZbnQUnkeX08JMMP6z1VDbmsIZa4LzmuXc4zO9m994QoqiniNDfEVxx1Pm1Le2tyGQhEilgWK_4FCkvaB9k8-wlkPsEfW2kT64I2ejvtzNfUU6zDrtOIecX83FD83Vmoxg1Z7W6Z4Ez98Dmdiw9trCF8BBW0oAPJ-ysJdXBg/s4579/LAAC.118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3320" data-original-width="4579" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrTcudJHXjVMxcRCDaEEBZbnQUnkeX08JMMP6z1VDbmsIZa4LzmuXc4zO9m994QoqiniNDfEVxx1Pm1Le2tyGQhEilgWK_4FCkvaB9k8-wlkPsEfW2kT64I2ejvtzNfUU6zDrtOIecX83FD83Vmoxg1Z7W6Z4Ez98Dmdiw9trCF8BBW0oAPJ-ysJdXBg/w640-h464/LAAC.118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Opuntia galapageia var. profusa<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDBSUWdUCpHnDJ1r1dNOD7JD6b_v0Vz-jrVcKnGyDA6dXoXKNMGXHXY69IK3K0AiJB_JIDSkNsD-3lzfvM45eJHe75cUNCx10yLnxnCrD_rqefS7fq-aTzjkh00lkqqeKRAjZLwfusl1XwW3meZylZnB_Co8EMEd9dpkskCYliE7BSuWI0tSiJvHapIo/s5472/LAAC.119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDBSUWdUCpHnDJ1r1dNOD7JD6b_v0Vz-jrVcKnGyDA6dXoXKNMGXHXY69IK3K0AiJB_JIDSkNsD-3lzfvM45eJHe75cUNCx10yLnxnCrD_rqefS7fq-aTzjkh00lkqqeKRAjZLwfusl1XwW3meZylZnB_Co8EMEd9dpkskCYliE7BSuWI0tSiJvHapIo/w640-h426/LAAC.119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cutest short opuntia tree!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOYrxP-Y5nu9h-TMpRDPVCnq-oPJgDRWniXRtOXXRBUZlsJ9tvwmLcC0yCS486l6hd8nTA1RY9giQFXI3J2d1UJ7yQ5gYDM0VUtedxjJvU0DLLMPr2RVHYs7lktzcAtcZxxiHYDndW9-7hd25bjdFHYP2qIdAbmQkyWDZD6Q306gN73ksu3sBmhnQu6w/s5446/LAAC.120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3263" data-original-width="5446" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOYrxP-Y5nu9h-TMpRDPVCnq-oPJgDRWniXRtOXXRBUZlsJ9tvwmLcC0yCS486l6hd8nTA1RY9giQFXI3J2d1UJ7yQ5gYDM0VUtedxjJvU0DLLMPr2RVHYs7lktzcAtcZxxiHYDndW9-7hd25bjdFHYP2qIdAbmQkyWDZD6Q306gN73ksu3sBmhnQu6w/w640-h384/LAAC.120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cutest tall opuntia tree (Opunita galapageia var. galapageia)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wDx-xPzB3GACN6V6kBRJcBt2GPQE7dasnvtb7Pvy8RVjUy6fY11TrVaGRvexND2kezGCiV1iNohozQOsT3FzrKk8JKZMeADOfFMHX2FqGwtHeB1S7Vf-DtOfvGfPFDNTRX2qCRAKRhmFx-JJPld54wQpArdPYXC82P8CxEGJTQxze0V9ZPLocXH-mpw/s4633/LAAC.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4633" data-original-width="3622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wDx-xPzB3GACN6V6kBRJcBt2GPQE7dasnvtb7Pvy8RVjUy6fY11TrVaGRvexND2kezGCiV1iNohozQOsT3FzrKk8JKZMeADOfFMHX2FqGwtHeB1S7Vf-DtOfvGfPFDNTRX2qCRAKRhmFx-JJPld54wQpArdPYXC82P8CxEGJTQxze0V9ZPLocXH-mpw/w500-h640/LAAC.121.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I didn't get the name of this one, but it's the cutest droopy opuntia tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq_VEKSuWdwqYwR_EWVOLP2RP4wCA6TywRw1w1PCZVo_xHLf4_9ERs3-Cc0cfAbaA1f15iC_yiNtR8fKXtdh82umoFsMrgTLEtoM5s0-TuJb4I2i2uOZFqXgZyuQDnX3LUFy23yIV4v_qVEu5TB8yo_Am-i3byvaSTdLCW-A0w0TBJMADmQvCAv7nee0/s5031/LAAC.122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Perhaps it's new? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU1CrwTuOj1JBZPJ3OzIcJpeS2LUsdpkkQLciu8hDTBywHq9a_5VfY8c46lY4HhN3csHCnp7TtY27GwuNzn4hN2XfaodNwfb7NU0XP1yFdpJooSYpziqrxbpSUyWpGxHJHLgGLGbtfK_CmOSMarjqvQHrFyBu6Cs5zqSzJOqmnAgfE8R5jN_FatEt4ZI/s3913/LAAC.129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3913" data-original-width="3614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU1CrwTuOj1JBZPJ3OzIcJpeS2LUsdpkkQLciu8hDTBywHq9a_5VfY8c46lY4HhN3csHCnp7TtY27GwuNzn4hN2XfaodNwfb7NU0XP1yFdpJooSYpziqrxbpSUyWpGxHJHLgGLGbtfK_CmOSMarjqvQHrFyBu6Cs5zqSzJOqmnAgfE8R5jN_FatEt4ZI/w592-h640/LAAC.129.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Or maybe I've been in such a hurry to get to the bromeliads that I missed it (the bromeliads and ferns are my last remaining Lotusland '23 post).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDAhYjnR3OTTsQkK9c6aSR0T7VB5TaBtUIToB6GbKbJvGZmGlZh_I19gpOaezTzwJrbA6jKdrD-wTZONQ44n6FLYR2quy39gvqv_M9Cu89D1TMkmuqeMIZ9Dd-YFFjhz84PP1x60ldM_zSPDIJqpY6uBilf_ZfvKWdhn59hbHl3WapGD_ZFV-BscgbIQ/s3341/LAAC.130.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="3341" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDAhYjnR3OTTsQkK9c6aSR0T7VB5TaBtUIToB6GbKbJvGZmGlZh_I19gpOaezTzwJrbA6jKdrD-wTZONQ44n6FLYR2quy39gvqv_M9Cu89D1TMkmuqeMIZ9Dd-YFFjhz84PP1x60ldM_zSPDIJqpY6uBilf_ZfvKWdhn59hbHl3WapGD_ZFV-BscgbIQ/w640-h440/LAAC.130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Agave attenuata lining the drive are usually one of the first things I see at Lotusland, but for this visit I entered the garden from a different pathway so I saw them as I was leaving.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokI-K0kU41L1ymIKIf5m0_9ceIYtLyyj3iPx0wFafYuvSLahIIsqR9cOaotNblaqfIUxt1o52pPIxuJRJrtu2FZQayvOG0w5TWIUbktDFwaVXTaNecu_LhotQBccxjjrpFIXijHyHd0CIBBOcidSJ3Ll3oRHhhyphenhyphen_jhT2qT5eC3SUO8-RPn0g5PzW-BI4/s5472/LAAC.131.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokI-K0kU41L1ymIKIf5m0_9ceIYtLyyj3iPx0wFafYuvSLahIIsqR9cOaotNblaqfIUxt1o52pPIxuJRJrtu2FZQayvOG0w5TWIUbktDFwaVXTaNecu_LhotQBccxjjrpFIXijHyHd0CIBBOcidSJ3Ll3oRHhhyphenhyphen_jhT2qT5eC3SUO8-RPn0g5PzW-BI4/w640-h426/LAAC.131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbpbO4A3G7AAq3Q4G0wYThqtycZqU7qXvOcLAfVKXCGpLHvRP3f5NQh5Ym0ZND4TvOmLL2QcWQj-0DR1FiQTGm1hjljVrKCwySZFfBjR_YPtVSZQPs7wgdqNhhVa-n4G5b-zmsBLomhAb5YXPP7f3fTJF80p8BqMoAOjoQ0o5iN9axXmtMqS4bLhJmtc/s5472/LAAC.132.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbpbO4A3G7AAq3Q4G0wYThqtycZqU7qXvOcLAfVKXCGpLHvRP3f5NQh5Ym0ZND4TvOmLL2QcWQj-0DR1FiQTGm1hjljVrKCwySZFfBjR_YPtVSZQPs7wgdqNhhVa-n4G5b-zmsBLomhAb5YXPP7f3fTJF80p8BqMoAOjoQ0o5iN9axXmtMqS4bLhJmtc/w640-h426/LAAC.132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And this big boy was outside the wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D0OuFgqIY_sAMtDWsYLz2iFXIz7-piUz9CYM7EqgiuTzL4JSXw56GxG9JciznfHbYLkOBEVnK_VQkB3XTvbzpLpSLhWZYct2QNFAphc1oXurbsyJSqInUyr-8l4tUA3s_hcAyd2e21uJA-9ZihxRXSPWWfdfMVPQRprvLOaRtTCPiXpOrdRCETYeN4U/s4896/LAAC.133.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="4896" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D0OuFgqIY_sAMtDWsYLz2iFXIz7-piUz9CYM7EqgiuTzL4JSXw56GxG9JciznfHbYLkOBEVnK_VQkB3XTvbzpLpSLhWZYct2QNFAphc1oXurbsyJSqInUyr-8l4tUA3s_hcAyd2e21uJA-9ZihxRXSPWWfdfMVPQRprvLOaRtTCPiXpOrdRCETYeN4U/w640-h390/LAAC.133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/03/agaves-aloes-cactus-and-euphorbia-at.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29914710521517551932024-03-15T08:23:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:23:00.143-07:00VanDusen Botanical Garden<div><i>On Wednesday I heard a story mentioning the day—March 13th—was the 4-year anniversary of COVID-19 declared as a national emergency and lockdowns going into effect. That brought a flood of emotions, but something else sounded familiar about March 13th. Then it hit me! Wednesday was the 15th anniversary of my first danger garden post back in 2009! My blog is 15 years old! Crazy. Today's post is my 3,673rd, wow. Thanks for making this fun and staying with me all these years! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Now back to our regular programing:</div><div><br /></div>Sunday morning of the Study Weekend event in Vancouver BC I skipped the lectures and took off for <a href="https://vandusengarden.org/" target="_blank">VanDusen Botanical Garden</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSap-mNBrn8NzLH-HOGeedzThMA78Iah8t4n1Xq77XSi_Dq49KRvfegHW-ZegusIq4bCC4Moa6OpbVPfXUOfvIz5bTy2tjhfo_XrCu6iW0lALlG1H8uGir2_Uw9hXxDOKhLXGVWdO9HjI_9c3zpI7N2d8tIiDANlWloaFFGc3gYWXm1ENvYP57fD0_LTQ/s3351/VDBG100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="3351" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSap-mNBrn8NzLH-HOGeedzThMA78Iah8t4n1Xq77XSi_Dq49KRvfegHW-ZegusIq4bCC4Moa6OpbVPfXUOfvIz5bTy2tjhfo_XrCu6iW0lALlG1H8uGir2_Uw9hXxDOKhLXGVWdO9HjI_9c3zpI7N2d8tIiDANlWloaFFGc3gYWXm1ENvYP57fD0_LTQ/w640-h462/VDBG100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a beautiful late June morning and I hadn't been to VanDusen since 2010. It seemed criminal to sit indoors, although I later heard that I missed a really inspiring talk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNunvR-oYeuuc-0EPSI9eGW8PiG3okM3kxZ1tfYe9f8fYcoA4hqZWIfYKkyjSbGGb3b0msrWH6KrKMpgZAAVhN0pfmdh7UlcH12XdMMC3wDLTaxxA_Va5TSWMRlBMNN-HOEqOoSh4G1TWxI73Xog-KkLzDteWHY-8HtO0_qE9XeKa49gN9D1-5TCvw8c/s4543/VDBG101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="4543" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNunvR-oYeuuc-0EPSI9eGW8PiG3okM3kxZ1tfYe9f8fYcoA4hqZWIfYKkyjSbGGb3b0msrWH6KrKMpgZAAVhN0pfmdh7UlcH12XdMMC3wDLTaxxA_Va5TSWMRlBMNN-HOEqOoSh4G1TWxI73Xog-KkLzDteWHY-8HtO0_qE9XeKa49gN9D1-5TCvw8c/w640-h496/VDBG101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After a quick pass thru the gift shop I emerged from the visitors center and stopped to admire these low planters. What an interesting planting scheme.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMI_IkXbkPsFwd5_gMd0fAXljskszGzKAmXo4gxBuCfXyWAzUIguVUrpzPdyp5J2SXJRV-L-h1Tf2ydE4x8IujM-liKd2Cy7GF7a7WSkTTjnMw90NdGgSzgHKVqzoMAtqrt0ihsWva45gn3KBqGCoadzhehaxUSQRa4FudLINRzYF3kfX-O40K-5EEgE/s3952/VDBG102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3952" data-original-width="3478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMI_IkXbkPsFwd5_gMd0fAXljskszGzKAmXo4gxBuCfXyWAzUIguVUrpzPdyp5J2SXJRV-L-h1Tf2ydE4x8IujM-liKd2Cy7GF7a7WSkTTjnMw90NdGgSzgHKVqzoMAtqrt0ihsWva45gn3KBqGCoadzhehaxUSQRa4FudLINRzYF3kfX-O40K-5EEgE/w564-h640/VDBG102.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first one planted exclusively with agaves...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH_UNGvdovhMj-yq_GL2jFskvMh4ziESkeMl9AcOmmsmlGSbNuMhs1tscmO093AsDHX9XMvE2iIc11ZA6SF0UXRcr2TVny5rbr74I86Pai7d9G2y_D5l0f9wHArqtMcV67GXFAS-x0PXzgyU3gedfIL9PXtSeLc2Ng6o0O64KOAqml4wTf8Pq9-07QOQ/s4587/VDBG103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4587" data-original-width="3618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH_UNGvdovhMj-yq_GL2jFskvMh4ziESkeMl9AcOmmsmlGSbNuMhs1tscmO093AsDHX9XMvE2iIc11ZA6SF0UXRcr2TVny5rbr74I86Pai7d9G2y_D5l0f9wHArqtMcV67GXFAS-x0PXzgyU3gedfIL9PXtSeLc2Ng6o0O64KOAqml4wTf8Pq9-07QOQ/w504-h640/VDBG103.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yes, mangaves are now considered agaves—and that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as <a href="https://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/re-arranging-limbs-on-the-family-tree-when-is-an-agave-not-an-agave/?fbclid=IwAR1JGMCEDXww2OF6x79sPE0eJcZV2jCqGNGeCNq_N3rzDVpTVIt8UClTGDQ" target="_blank">the agave family tree and how it all fits together</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzsM1WIgNjZjphZ8_htbIbccbvuCJ9uE4Myl50382_7OZ-1Wg9neXWKRWQYqAPNRxE8XtIpJVQOQBfwz9CxdYRL82BPS5krTFY_2sslCOH0isr19M9qKuJzxNZeWH6N9MN5KCc_54EzWQcqagxsYBYqKszE-KSieihrJnDFCj1ncB-W7Lii0UrFqDFUs/s4896/VDBG104.JPG" style="clear: left; 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Wire vine is Muehlenbeckia axillaris. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUMLKNTtsZD0q4ESpSj6zf7YzV16tHPx4D4wLW7IDQDYkTc4qz8oDn5XpVnGKWeWyWvESiLB8MjLDC3kCLblRjBu1eKqiRUeiveHPupD00JkNwGpnvBrdi01TGErO6CVt000Qfej7LoKxsPWWkNX4IdxatM9hO2xCTnYpjH2AbPSNifAdtsTJxQP8Rxg/s3805/VDBG117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3805" data-original-width="3664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUMLKNTtsZD0q4ESpSj6zf7YzV16tHPx4D4wLW7IDQDYkTc4qz8oDn5XpVnGKWeWyWvESiLB8MjLDC3kCLblRjBu1eKqiRUeiveHPupD00JkNwGpnvBrdi01TGErO6CVt000Qfej7LoKxsPWWkNX4IdxatM9hO2xCTnYpjH2AbPSNifAdtsTJxQP8Rxg/w616-h640/VDBG117.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A lovely leucadendron, I wonder if they lift it over the winter or just leave it to see what happens? (cause there's no way that's hardy there).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8GKzJWn5vROhcOtLRn26O4Tn1aWLLotAGB2iC-GvyXMOcJV74bXyx1rWWX2bFehGlrOoXOAh8NGLWioU-LbPL7vUVosCWpuanj3EryfP8fZjqqIGX1WEQVUsMDABiYVMx6R0X-rox3aXpg_hr0EFXrd-IsA3LquXeYxyG2fFIntB6pvEeG4ruVUPJIw/s4156/VDBG118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4156" data-original-width="3540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8GKzJWn5vROhcOtLRn26O4Tn1aWLLotAGB2iC-GvyXMOcJV74bXyx1rWWX2bFehGlrOoXOAh8NGLWioU-LbPL7vUVosCWpuanj3EryfP8fZjqqIGX1WEQVUsMDABiYVMx6R0X-rox3aXpg_hr0EFXrd-IsA3LquXeYxyG2fFIntB6pvEeG4ruVUPJIw/w546-h640/VDBG118.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Onward!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DuMDFGpdPVmuH-gckVLQxXxdPZ7Eg_MFxhuR_U2lBEFHz1SsCIiwSBWX-uKNx-CHI6Wcor-hjgq-TBT6N2PFBJmu1KajY23FYlbgKbrgfUruuvGNJs_7tiXP-ihYgrmUW6cknKZ_jg7lQTZ_xM1RBCmPkl8bgbbjx4hSzRRav8BR7NF_tWCqgoYPPq8/s4896/VDBG119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DuMDFGpdPVmuH-gckVLQxXxdPZ7Eg_MFxhuR_U2lBEFHz1SsCIiwSBWX-uKNx-CHI6Wcor-hjgq-TBT6N2PFBJmu1KajY23FYlbgKbrgfUruuvGNJs_7tiXP-ihYgrmUW6cknKZ_jg7lQTZ_xM1RBCmPkl8bgbbjx4hSzRRav8BR7NF_tWCqgoYPPq8/w640-h480/VDBG119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were may groups of people posing for photos here, all dressed up in their Sunday best. This shot was taken just before 10am, I imagine the crowds get much thicker as the day goes on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv7JSDi-DtAkIz4OaRM0uQvldmYmPebBUI2yIY2W3G7Fb2azeRlRs3cZi6p02tYQx9_TdOfn3lTkRsQYrcFHJ_j-IOfubEF760T2-iutb10h73jIVh3fyj1m3ovI34UyAIjt4yTRy-MYgtkc9o8FsXcx7riryimp5TQMT_KKONP53FA2S1GBYPjn7qrw/s4896/VDBG120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv7JSDi-DtAkIz4OaRM0uQvldmYmPebBUI2yIY2W3G7Fb2azeRlRs3cZi6p02tYQx9_TdOfn3lTkRsQYrcFHJ_j-IOfubEF760T2-iutb10h73jIVh3fyj1m3ovI34UyAIjt4yTRy-MYgtkc9o8FsXcx7riryimp5TQMT_KKONP53FA2S1GBYPjn7qrw/w640-h480/VDBG120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In case you forgot where you were...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mq01AY3dHC5NsJXGBAImUyfaZHs7aRb4KVGumsbfNKGGxNBrtCl1F-zHNy5KWyZL5CMz75vtYOxhT6RLnNmNwWS4eUc0GH6hQYn8mxBrYZYDrcz78mWrXaaVCjubrb4-kdZPmvGdJ5qq9TGoXx3ZoXjZ8pcQptEAvKmxHJT0LfFg0AgqgznJxZGC5wY/s4629/VDBG121.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="4629" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mq01AY3dHC5NsJXGBAImUyfaZHs7aRb4KVGumsbfNKGGxNBrtCl1F-zHNy5KWyZL5CMz75vtYOxhT6RLnNmNwWS4eUc0GH6hQYn8mxBrYZYDrcz78mWrXaaVCjubrb4-kdZPmvGdJ5qq9TGoXx3ZoXjZ8pcQptEAvKmxHJT0LfFg0AgqgznJxZGC5wY/w640-h456/VDBG121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Okay, time for some ferns and other shady characters.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorcS-c1R6YV_CWU9p3NOgbGd1fVdiAEfLVWzx3u8Aa5IuiemqnZAlYfmenlyRBZQWyS8XVgVQPr84u9WyHgXWxIrSoLZTAwFfu6UfbvAlj46ToS7xFgSnqW8U4IYhdsUSBMjmPFH7Zrsrc-6q5W6TCqPpPzRjJB3WtLQ56hveh7UvF864XpNR6KJEdaw/s4861/VDBG122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3457" data-original-width="4861" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorcS-c1R6YV_CWU9p3NOgbGd1fVdiAEfLVWzx3u8Aa5IuiemqnZAlYfmenlyRBZQWyS8XVgVQPr84u9WyHgXWxIrSoLZTAwFfu6UfbvAlj46ToS7xFgSnqW8U4IYhdsUSBMjmPFH7Zrsrc-6q5W6TCqPpPzRjJB3WtLQ56hveh7UvF864XpNR6KJEdaw/w640-h456/VDBG122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a waterfall with something very rare in the pond. Can you spot it?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5AjCy4WSus9ah-VJ3-QWTWO2tpSRmTpT6pxyuxeuzNjgIxnUlrRt4wQFFkmvOahnXey1Cyw0OHisLFz1AmEgidh8CxoD2U1QWPQpm9L5L0c_u2t6w0i7aw89OD8myNCUZmtZo7frdLSFKfJ_WWtCEEi1phNc8qKLD9tUXI5rmpyRPNCPnHRDw9g-gHg/s4315/VDBG123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4315" data-original-width="3504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5AjCy4WSus9ah-VJ3-QWTWO2tpSRmTpT6pxyuxeuzNjgIxnUlrRt4wQFFkmvOahnXey1Cyw0OHisLFz1AmEgidh8CxoD2U1QWPQpm9L5L0c_u2t6w0i7aw89OD8myNCUZmtZo7frdLSFKfJ_WWtCEEi1phNc8qKLD9tUXI5rmpyRPNCPnHRDw9g-gHg/w520-h640/VDBG123.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ah yes, the rare floating plastic water bottle! (or really not so rare, ugh)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeJXNAt2oJwze3zIb9BQTJs7SR86AP-KgBhuDg5jcu3JESDm7WwKGN7vORMtkiBKR5R-La9SeBOv3Idd3MCY4Mn6AyYex8LXW8WIP33pTHnK46MB3hKzPJYXEkcjY_u_Bj6n4gvrxX6sPsOAbWSl9dQcFSrJ8mOpk7xHrP4QRIGxfID5gTNVU_OMMS6I/s4068/VDBG124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="4068" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeJXNAt2oJwze3zIb9BQTJs7SR86AP-KgBhuDg5jcu3JESDm7WwKGN7vORMtkiBKR5R-La9SeBOv3Idd3MCY4Mn6AyYex8LXW8WIP33pTHnK46MB3hKzPJYXEkcjY_u_Bj6n4gvrxX6sPsOAbWSl9dQcFSrJ8mOpk7xHrP4QRIGxfID5gTNVU_OMMS6I/w640-h450/VDBG124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arisaema ringens foliage...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH_I6Urxjv9njyVpCfePcTJSma-lZbSUVVmx_jMO7f2YqaleNsMm_QCrFN1ybwWafHzPflBKBhlsCVshP7EaS759myyWM2ScXJo2S5vme2rTG5CP0bPF1BAZvPdgAofC0Bb-R9_5R-LKhMH2MqaliS2B8uqYFVR4O1bsi1qUbzG4WPLfMtyAIkI7lKoE/s4896/VDBG125.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH_I6Urxjv9njyVpCfePcTJSma-lZbSUVVmx_jMO7f2YqaleNsMm_QCrFN1ybwWafHzPflBKBhlsCVshP7EaS759myyWM2ScXJo2S5vme2rTG5CP0bPF1BAZvPdgAofC0Bb-R9_5R-LKhMH2MqaliS2B8uqYFVR4O1bsi1qUbzG4WPLfMtyAIkI7lKoE/w640-h480/VDBG125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>...and flower.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGSX2GbURNqmb0uLg3nk4J8vmCkko97nBJmKVp_EyiIGyOn4fYLmttvJMbuVl-9LBKifWS18cJn5r6QJ2xQchsligtI7sJo_13zgtfQ4XR62rl2ntHxqmscUTY56ynNsrvCJafjA1PMkDLPZZ0BUMgPikoDrMpuCPMY25aoT8WlXrtKsCM7EvJ8ulFvs/s4532/VDBG126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4532" data-original-width="3641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGSX2GbURNqmb0uLg3nk4J8vmCkko97nBJmKVp_EyiIGyOn4fYLmttvJMbuVl-9LBKifWS18cJn5r6QJ2xQchsligtI7sJo_13zgtfQ4XR62rl2ntHxqmscUTY56ynNsrvCJafjA1PMkDLPZZ0BUMgPikoDrMpuCPMY25aoT8WlXrtKsCM7EvJ8ulFvs/w514-h640/VDBG126.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arisaema tortuosum<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3952" data-original-width="3572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAQJO3XyVRznoEobBeh1xzYUMRI9anUXv1GtV8ynYuAl_0PJBrV75xRktN5qvCBT5BnbEUd3BT67bn_IpG50BtnVgpIxt_AD7cI1jnJx-zRTWKauwgKrE6FCk64vRypWcK9Q5fqyPwtxI595Otf0EyJx5pfLO-kbXg71su-90nLDIhyphenhyphen05xJmOWmQJ5uU/w578-h640/VDBG137.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dead tree ferns as edging?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrbLZlE75Y5xNAiUTFlBhmdp-JKOEHpuCRuhNWznMmjoKEhqQ6EhfTAfhVL9i8Kw6DGsSJ0MZevtgeO_-vfllmZA_muDNL2UQGIMM-43GLUgHdbLjzwsiqE4bSoCDXFNGd5ckuRNmNPRpbfrizQk358GEDVtsdyFJRhVuAvLzBGCaw_dS0wY5AFY2zC0/s4896/VDBG138.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrbLZlE75Y5xNAiUTFlBhmdp-JKOEHpuCRuhNWznMmjoKEhqQ6EhfTAfhVL9i8Kw6DGsSJ0MZevtgeO_-vfllmZA_muDNL2UQGIMM-43GLUgHdbLjzwsiqE4bSoCDXFNGd5ckuRNmNPRpbfrizQk358GEDVtsdyFJRhVuAvLzBGCaw_dS0wY5AFY2zC0/w640-h480/VDBG138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was a pyrrosia! Sad as it was.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLeZ2wCSJkF3AKaqUB2cEg62ps_66Jm8xBw0a2oT9YhgcD-kN2oAGrJNhgkDxPZ48yv1cu6c2xORUAWOvmLUzNHXOnn8JWRu2GwC7wGieDFe10uGCADuvPyBLTkwpsVG3j-1b4HZzJ9AjJBPQ8Q7_R2aQYcO9vUGzMyHp07JDujooalAJ_Ma2vcOQYug/s3641/VDBG139.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="3641" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLeZ2wCSJkF3AKaqUB2cEg62ps_66Jm8xBw0a2oT9YhgcD-kN2oAGrJNhgkDxPZ48yv1cu6c2xORUAWOvmLUzNHXOnn8JWRu2GwC7wGieDFe10uGCADuvPyBLTkwpsVG3j-1b4HZzJ9AjJBPQ8Q7_R2aQYcO9vUGzMyHp07JDujooalAJ_Ma2vcOQYug/w640-h624/VDBG139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And ostrich ferns, Matteuccia struthiopteris. I love them so much, but they don't love my garden (too dry).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQmDEwetyq466dR5-HzJwlICjKhLH8bdn7N7heKQj1F5a0dWTHtMaPyfWhSI8YlJY9uSxZIq9f_CPPDLxAxUUhCeJhE0jBBnuXNH4hzd0hht-j_TXUs5jLrZiqdQNdcyFwqpDvZzbZNLtXtLoDUIHz215crY6llm2ojw2yeqL9b1mhpzlLO3FMDL3Lec/s4401/VDBG140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4401" data-original-width="3610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQmDEwetyq466dR5-HzJwlICjKhLH8bdn7N7heKQj1F5a0dWTHtMaPyfWhSI8YlJY9uSxZIq9f_CPPDLxAxUUhCeJhE0jBBnuXNH4hzd0hht-j_TXUs5jLrZiqdQNdcyFwqpDvZzbZNLtXtLoDUIHz215crY6llm2ojw2yeqL9b1mhpzlLO3FMDL3Lec/w524-h640/VDBG140.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Naturally curiosity got the better of me... </div><div><br /></div><div>Once there I got to chatting with L.H. and she relaxed, deciding photos were okay, as long as there were no identifying features publicized (her name, address). Thank goodness, as there were may wonderful things in this garden that I want to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXSVskUA6P-FOTUY_9cfr6FnzCO6rWb2et_X6SbsYVToTGOoZtXNs-SRPVibzONML6Qw0b_QfB9tI3h7V1v_Lyx0jEmvo7RiVnfWA9T5JEeFs7ZwE_FlhlNWjLG5OzMaeOhlLKPY8c0oD7o-rZPKl0OHc29radDdc-o57jCny-vebP0lnewQUKEsCgQk/s4896/LHG100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXSVskUA6P-FOTUY_9cfr6FnzCO6rWb2et_X6SbsYVToTGOoZtXNs-SRPVibzONML6Qw0b_QfB9tI3h7V1v_Lyx0jEmvo7RiVnfWA9T5JEeFs7ZwE_FlhlNWjLG5OzMaeOhlLKPY8c0oD7o-rZPKl0OHc29radDdc-o57jCny-vebP0lnewQUKEsCgQk/w640-h480/LHG100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bam! Is that red or what? I asked the name of the flower as I wasn't familiar with it. Sadly I do not remember what I was told.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQETujGzcczEK2xIY1iyyU32AuZSGwAaHuq4JouhvQ_xBWOvoBSAdq_oUyNnCaypuj7DvQBwRENu3aSO5Bxn36lOcbxrPUJ2ykSCFasp6FO4veXGYJ6W3r56XCckJjNQDl05feanvFggnTu7t48gEZhm-LfEd5YhFF3N5SZ2Pzg6sMOokc16GklwSLek/s4896/LHG101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQETujGzcczEK2xIY1iyyU32AuZSGwAaHuq4JouhvQ_xBWOvoBSAdq_oUyNnCaypuj7DvQBwRENu3aSO5Bxn36lOcbxrPUJ2ykSCFasp6FO4veXGYJ6W3r56XCckJjNQDl05feanvFggnTu7t48gEZhm-LfEd5YhFF3N5SZ2Pzg6sMOokc16GklwSLek/w640-h480/LHG101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I do love it when ferns pop up in unexpected places.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQF_al_1gZci6-8iEopdMadUkTduXLNEkQkhSkobBAsyHjtU-pKyeHKOUdrvB5Y2ZbNYTqAQRK6vGnBkWFVdWDJ0IeUsmb29-92Kje3z_aPQEVusEjyiNWaDMyQW1zrJIlAjfGegJ-PFfYlbBM3YrThj-7jwBrSDncT0b59GYIuigFxCGk0iqmDzG_e0/s4508/LHG102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="4508" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQF_al_1gZci6-8iEopdMadUkTduXLNEkQkhSkobBAsyHjtU-pKyeHKOUdrvB5Y2ZbNYTqAQRK6vGnBkWFVdWDJ0IeUsmb29-92Kje3z_aPQEVusEjyiNWaDMyQW1zrJIlAjfGegJ-PFfYlbBM3YrThj-7jwBrSDncT0b59GYIuigFxCGk0iqmDzG_e0/w640-h460/LHG102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the event booklet: "<i>This is a classical English garden which reflects the 100 year old Tudor Craftsman house. The garden is crowned by a magnificent multi-stemmed Magnolia × soulangeana 'Rubra' estimated to be 80 years old. It took 40 years to achieve what you'll see. The garden densely planted...has a steep grade. There is a water feature which consists of 3 ponds and stream covered by a steel rill. All were hand dug to protect the magnolia and prevent soil compaction.</i>" <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8IvrxfNzIl0nGetLL4oXCBDPvt8B4xmP_GTo8RUVYj6_XF0p09B4rMqt9y5RjY9kmp-adKSZJ31MuzlsgEuz8tHG5rT-2fsX8g_zR9r_I2mRDEVP8HsMhSWED-47I0llyKY7OqVLhGxkBHuuUBch8xtspqbVBHxWTkosEsJMvAs_J6aho3lcCs4aJMs/s4242/LHG103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="4242" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8IvrxfNzIl0nGetLL4oXCBDPvt8B4xmP_GTo8RUVYj6_XF0p09B4rMqt9y5RjY9kmp-adKSZJ31MuzlsgEuz8tHG5rT-2fsX8g_zR9r_I2mRDEVP8HsMhSWED-47I0llyKY7OqVLhGxkBHuuUBch8xtspqbVBHxWTkosEsJMvAs_J6aho3lcCs4aJMs/w640-h490/LHG103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Astrantia, I believe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezpN8z-CmN5uLqVeZ_KCNcNyOtiTW80XKAZhVJvxEjJ4qRyV5hCqvQOBjhoXdjYar7q30gCRoGfuH1Te0-UmrudMjQb4HRen6f15rG2PGPvBmpwlYNiPY1CmMolQLkjTBVDEybsGhK4BZYtGId8cBaXFLwKKjqqJUhzo5DJE9pwlhpq38fk-JNttpISc/s4896/LHG104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezpN8z-CmN5uLqVeZ_KCNcNyOtiTW80XKAZhVJvxEjJ4qRyV5hCqvQOBjhoXdjYar7q30gCRoGfuH1Te0-UmrudMjQb4HRen6f15rG2PGPvBmpwlYNiPY1CmMolQLkjTBVDEybsGhK4BZYtGId8cBaXFLwKKjqqJUhzo5DJE9pwlhpq38fk-JNttpISc/w640-h480/LHG104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This looks like an adiantum, a maidenhair fern, but yet it's also different than the typical western maidenhair. What I don't know about ferns is a lot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2GjzMuIBVepqBbTrl0RVH-LZzq9qf5Z16TiM5lnuHurdfwXgmhPHHARlhuS8FfS1aHlFjyCBOePQswecRpu08p2hpanTgc_HDCDNW9aNrvUcmR0DU3_74ZVRuu_F5Ek7lUyomGzA9Uj12OJ5_DMwmKoSYKdntyYCUGlr2fjcltRXNQ2oKMUjOl7zTIc/s4745/LHG105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="4745" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2GjzMuIBVepqBbTrl0RVH-LZzq9qf5Z16TiM5lnuHurdfwXgmhPHHARlhuS8FfS1aHlFjyCBOePQswecRpu08p2hpanTgc_HDCDNW9aNrvUcmR0DU3_74ZVRuu_F5Ek7lUyomGzA9Uj12OJ5_DMwmKoSYKdntyYCUGlr2fjcltRXNQ2oKMUjOl7zTIc/w640-h482/LHG105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There's the rill crossing the lawn, and we're standing under the Magnolia × soulangeana referenced in the garden description. There were a couple of blooms on the tree, but they were too hidden by the leaves to get a good photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzS1RNtGpMtzAJIQFr8JD1F8HE8_kK5oH6x8ihgnp_IWwnOjv7eOr5j05ZFl4GRJr22yYTS9b0OXDJhF83TjlM70W95L-p1QHYxP3u7ldqu2pvasln3S4T5cdIhHf14EJ5OtC0kLnTF5iO-bqN64EbwXI7HT55n7AofeVj9N8SFx1QPjK3NSLs4Oi7Sg/s4293/LHG106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4293" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzS1RNtGpMtzAJIQFr8JD1F8HE8_kK5oH6x8ihgnp_IWwnOjv7eOr5j05ZFl4GRJr22yYTS9b0OXDJhF83TjlM70W95L-p1QHYxP3u7ldqu2pvasln3S4T5cdIhHf14EJ5OtC0kLnTF5iO-bqN64EbwXI7HT55n7AofeVj9N8SFx1QPjK3NSLs4Oi7Sg/w640-h512/LHG106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love this so much!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_OdvPC5Z2Svl_CxhlArUBWGewU7Cr8Sg37Q8Dlabg8gTAAC3SZdVY63Snn3BGPRuB9-H15t3n__Etyg_8SeYAKfnRMVwXun3Is84ada_u5RSnmGP7-21tbtCMzmpqKBD9SjqZfP6evRqojEZw0NzrNGxRUJU3inlKXd8IXWMLC1lJ8sZtIO0ws0FjEc/s4896/LHG107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_OdvPC5Z2Svl_CxhlArUBWGewU7Cr8Sg37Q8Dlabg8gTAAC3SZdVY63Snn3BGPRuB9-H15t3n__Etyg_8SeYAKfnRMVwXun3Is84ada_u5RSnmGP7-21tbtCMzmpqKBD9SjqZfP6evRqojEZw0NzrNGxRUJU3inlKXd8IXWMLC1lJ8sZtIO0ws0FjEc/w480-h640/LHG107.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wonder if she ever has issues with raccoons, I didn't think to ask when I had her ear.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAnIxi7nnvhAHgu_bx_U7xfDgM-F9i-LDpDeUrr5jXpT3wUrvaVk8CrLp6XVvLd7JBlXti8MLHt3BhWL17GwmzWHydB_wrPaC0hg5kR3T9KtowPbcJRG76Qazof38lN-WOMENZa3sQ1-t0WKwgHJl091b2RMaN4RreKPfzy4Xe1U9K0eV1s9g5XX1LZE/s4896/LHG108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAnIxi7nnvhAHgu_bx_U7xfDgM-F9i-LDpDeUrr5jXpT3wUrvaVk8CrLp6XVvLd7JBlXti8MLHt3BhWL17GwmzWHydB_wrPaC0hg5kR3T9KtowPbcJRG76Qazof38lN-WOMENZa3sQ1-t0WKwgHJl091b2RMaN4RreKPfzy4Xe1U9K0eV1s9g5XX1LZE/w480-h640/LHG108.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Magnolia arm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVH4q7RJhoFjGGoFohE_as_qn911xSqxEk4_7Z5rbrAEMn7Ke8cvV2Fxsr8PIoDN-usgDeiCTNxdUt7yYY-_7U2ShO8y-njZzG1uNWH2WZ1j14c0YNRW9V4qxJ35WBwELI3LKkltfvMxA_ouV2W5W9HuJISICUpgw0V4Oi3knsrT4BCRofqEqJC1FK8o/s4676/LHG109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3138" data-original-width="4676" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVH4q7RJhoFjGGoFohE_as_qn911xSqxEk4_7Z5rbrAEMn7Ke8cvV2Fxsr8PIoDN-usgDeiCTNxdUt7yYY-_7U2ShO8y-njZzG1uNWH2WZ1j14c0YNRW9V4qxJ35WBwELI3LKkltfvMxA_ouV2W5W9HuJISICUpgw0V4Oi3knsrT4BCRofqEqJC1FK8o/w640-h430/LHG109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Such a handsome old tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlrgVxaup1RZjUaYTdw4-BVr2kAl6uTAVpwZyvjuMtg_V1QbFYkstqyRwPwCpEjYBtJxtgCUUJ3L9HXIZNnyB3D0tnYOm9AxyrPiLSV1eiMbPdOxz9izpeSTeYVl8mcJOBQ-O7fUSz0a2mSfWAmKRixuSnxfGZtDlMxrHxPgjKeMHtwx4_bRQQklL7vg/s4896/LHG110.JPG" style="clear: left; 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I'm not sure the style really fits in this garden, but it would in mine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj0dpL4YcspktYzagxruDEgPMVnSt_Cld7J4P5x4UtTvWBg_79tEVEbGb63S6gnGERnfT7Cm8WrkQOjzn_mhG6ulzU3eIRz-zXXVX7l1fHK-jvX620Z6-Mm1T84FKsRXIEMrPnnQL2tp3FFfyj0Y4HD69jE8Wq5kTI5RxhBvDLYK5N_VFaOM049Zs3nQ/s4896/LHG113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj0dpL4YcspktYzagxruDEgPMVnSt_Cld7J4P5x4UtTvWBg_79tEVEbGb63S6gnGERnfT7Cm8WrkQOjzn_mhG6ulzU3eIRz-zXXVX7l1fHK-jvX620Z6-Mm1T84FKsRXIEMrPnnQL2tp3FFfyj0Y4HD69jE8Wq5kTI5RxhBvDLYK5N_VFaOM049Zs3nQ/w480-h640/LHG113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVbxrPlEtfc9Jqyx-AZm9qdqI4XRzuSzW2LWHNLuzEywcCXLB6W0Pp50BmIq_CgAXsRMb0U8krt2YRNiaNsjtLvJaTdaZ8viM9dsiKlr5AHhmubT8dvxA1U_W0zqz5SfzKYhom0TWanHvsrjqQNxhAr_r4ggODx9ITP1lVnP07znss6PWHaWFt844sBA/s4404/LHG114.JPG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="4698" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHHpcl8moU4iTunxmZPaHiVDd3eg-yodzHxFWeLP6hCrKYYTQsIM_hTsXDeO-yxcmuqyN6cpKQauKqPOJ1KUkgV2gF19wBK8E0xw8YlZqza_GTB0tI0HWhLO8OxzW08althxPyqQxvTb_JzxvrO1IettCfwHAP5kG2ufSBQevz9YyJujxczbeKq2UXVA/w640-h482/LHG117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>No raccoon damage there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUSGafHL4s5qbx-motlWI86VQO4ymh5yMKVVJwQ82eN7azPxO_ps7UG7oKz56NynFs9eTyondH6Npqp9MU0d6yRe-Ei3LthkdKHYfsboKfiYHruMtCqumXWMV0T_8RRVA_Ozl2rS0-zmunqyInlRB-D-0OLt_ucYl-bUra8O5jUD83ZJr2xSJx_Gi6Sk/s4896/LHG118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUSGafHL4s5qbx-motlWI86VQO4ymh5yMKVVJwQ82eN7azPxO_ps7UG7oKz56NynFs9eTyondH6Npqp9MU0d6yRe-Ei3LthkdKHYfsboKfiYHruMtCqumXWMV0T_8RRVA_Ozl2rS0-zmunqyInlRB-D-0OLt_ucYl-bUra8O5jUD83ZJr2xSJx_Gi6Sk/w640-h480/LHG118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Acanthus spinosus, I believe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Perhaps the point.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPB8Qu31otUhcfgqetibgbhCHyIVNE1z5txAt3i7xQ54T40_pEOig1KkZoTjNUCVR9wO1T3XZ5af0801KeCn0AutagLBFUAacmlhAiLlH3fxJG5BMLF61Q2O6_yBQ47YE6jV6vKyiAR6ZAhvRbe462VKUnhm5k6xIADKNRSDtC4DEtrl6jcEpbUAzhY/s4896/LHG120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPB8Qu31otUhcfgqetibgbhCHyIVNE1z5txAt3i7xQ54T40_pEOig1KkZoTjNUCVR9wO1T3XZ5af0801KeCn0AutagLBFUAacmlhAiLlH3fxJG5BMLF61Q2O6_yBQ47YE6jV6vKyiAR6ZAhvRbe462VKUnhm5k6xIADKNRSDtC4DEtrl6jcEpbUAzhY/w640-h480/LHG120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were a staggering number of clematis in this garden, weaving in and out of things.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkgKsS7Fnq2K_IFsOVc0xhebwNlN-iLF0m-CAnSKIFclQF_XmDzvZmGgIFewaVypvdIAKhQz4IObTQacQX3mes5n_HCM4afqSyvgYdIM5LwpDKmqD3hoDVAbQrYFEGIdADA2tX-bHqRS8sJis_-K4instL4AFg2s_Xr3TjN9oKQ8WAoVNPzLPVicSeLg/s4896/LHG121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Now I adore them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVmH5xtcuIXBYQycCz5pvONORQPNDTAfzcf1a0rT0XtF1CA4ad3Eyn7TGMmxM0pq1iskRjIQwblMQkPqgxrhcZiXLigH1oO-3Z2IKti5Y0xviBLMye8_-tVJ8FGx2uF7C9orJLZ5MsxXwWYWMmK8BvstF-4LHVREg8PsyeO6A0nZbPDXmBLY4eHXFFSg/s4583/LHG128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="4583" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVmH5xtcuIXBYQycCz5pvONORQPNDTAfzcf1a0rT0XtF1CA4ad3Eyn7TGMmxM0pq1iskRjIQwblMQkPqgxrhcZiXLigH1oO-3Z2IKti5Y0xviBLMye8_-tVJ8FGx2uF7C9orJLZ5MsxXwWYWMmK8BvstF-4LHVREg8PsyeO6A0nZbPDXmBLY4eHXFFSg/w640-h456/LHG128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUQvMH473EPbA3QrZbZ-vxUISmXf-54itcAJ_Wlel4rxfQiobaC2HsoZ0P-FwWv9lg2xb45URdUiYPs6h4FyJ49juExtUFJqqDJA__2PIRQQ4bwvpo9U2EM3Nk5hLD1yot9112N0W9A9Lbw_afi7JzPl8CB8DieUbTYjUYCn1xM9lL4FOVmNHP1iVkQ0/s3881/LHG129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3881" data-original-width="3440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUQvMH473EPbA3QrZbZ-vxUISmXf-54itcAJ_Wlel4rxfQiobaC2HsoZ0P-FwWv9lg2xb45URdUiYPs6h4FyJ49juExtUFJqqDJA__2PIRQQ4bwvpo9U2EM3Nk5hLD1yot9112N0W9A9Lbw_afi7JzPl8CB8DieUbTYjUYCn1xM9lL4FOVmNHP1iVkQ0/w568-h640/LHG129.JPG" width="568" /></a></div> <div>Oh! There's my agave! (there's always an agave if you look hard enough...)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a1tmV0lsuRheQ_zjkhe2Oy02tYg_ne3nSi16GVxUvqEK9thIebl8UfDdnBihcTDfwRxU9SHhOAuZ9IPCXitv_y8SrKQKKNkHcMrVdqXSY_W2gqIGjFh9IwLHk2dVcdpDlMjbMGkXyUSAjtipjOOd2YqEgZyTYppPN-xg5d8HWmElr07NxVS9PJaQM4o/s4896/LHG130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a1tmV0lsuRheQ_zjkhe2Oy02tYg_ne3nSi16GVxUvqEK9thIebl8UfDdnBihcTDfwRxU9SHhOAuZ9IPCXitv_y8SrKQKKNkHcMrVdqXSY_W2gqIGjFh9IwLHk2dVcdpDlMjbMGkXyUSAjtipjOOd2YqEgZyTYppPN-xg5d8HWmElr07NxVS9PJaQM4o/w480-h640/LHG130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But wait, something even more interesting...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2g5w9agIwt9vJbx2nd7sr6c6CT6P53vRA5ZBEqLtCnnaVCY7ZURKh3xfmdh76Dhnfg_c9uv43dQ_GornVzUzK2LOUt8Jc7QPD_1wkRSYmeveRI6Wh5ecdjmrcf3jgyNHTFMrJIo7pG7tHRAJ6Fn5hsBnZYwYt4A3g3N0ZN9OKtHegbuBMB6BitgxCtk/s4378/LHG131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4378" data-original-width="3664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2g5w9agIwt9vJbx2nd7sr6c6CT6P53vRA5ZBEqLtCnnaVCY7ZURKh3xfmdh76Dhnfg_c9uv43dQ_GornVzUzK2LOUt8Jc7QPD_1wkRSYmeveRI6Wh5ecdjmrcf3jgyNHTFMrJIo7pG7tHRAJ6Fn5hsBnZYwYt4A3g3N0ZN9OKtHegbuBMB6BitgxCtk/w536-h640/LHG131.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia on a rock! I can't remember if I shared this previously here, or on Instagram, but I was in AWE! I know many pyrrosia grow as epiphytes or lithophytes in their natural settings but this definitely drove that home (and also encouraged much experimentation).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTardjsTXGofWO6knl7oV8mJef-kLISYDp-s8YrhjkCE5VtZ7PkIOnlj5yhY9GJTGqsvB9OXjqHMgBuUNRAI7xtgOXS7iJToTf4SPnznW2VXxG6CAN1qvhFz4eNT4msctAiTczEray2muNEsgHRKDNgEAXb1O9J2uJgSgywwCXs2wvf5yxrQ3T3KJreM/s2048/LHG132.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTardjsTXGofWO6knl7oV8mJef-kLISYDp-s8YrhjkCE5VtZ7PkIOnlj5yhY9GJTGqsvB9OXjqHMgBuUNRAI7xtgOXS7iJToTf4SPnznW2VXxG6CAN1qvhFz4eNT4msctAiTczEray2muNEsgHRKDNgEAXb1O9J2uJgSgywwCXs2wvf5yxrQ3T3KJreM/w640-h480/LHG132.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Greenhouse behind the garage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Walking through this gate is how I started my tour, but instead of that, we're going to keep walking up the driveway, which means we're going to the left in this photo...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVInUon9tGUEQylr2EByEJNeWOv2dFdESZ39sf1eKvAVs3mOS-iMCGW9TaksP4S7m73tlQ0eYOUuoR2eYlBfzv9mNFlOJ1RJkm6MztwoqZhCgqWswsAXEoEsieXC9B7kML1aVaV3gsu9BJVzcQt5piHgE9OgfoLgFFTUo4DQw-GZ8HKGavLvVEdc_T_sk/s4896/VSW.D.126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVInUon9tGUEQylr2EByEJNeWOv2dFdESZ39sf1eKvAVs3mOS-iMCGW9TaksP4S7m73tlQ0eYOUuoR2eYlBfzv9mNFlOJ1RJkm6MztwoqZhCgqWswsAXEoEsieXC9B7kML1aVaV3gsu9BJVzcQt5piHgE9OgfoLgFFTUo4DQw-GZ8HKGavLvVEdc_T_sk/w480-h640/VSW.D.126.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Following the hedge on the right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2bxvj4eRwXo_lMBW2xlOu-TEJu3nFQ39aG-rmVVLImu4M0HY-kHPDiiQwhgMAjHHJ74E8P9fTrfMqGdBeC5_LYBZkFR_vJbLSA8WYdqnt4ReE67PrwkduUErDCvfwha9CeXsnfIs7C29ApZtOT0b5UtFG0879oa0OG9qmXZemGtRphO4huxFxi1Vsyg/s4561/VSW.D.124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="4561" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2bxvj4eRwXo_lMBW2xlOu-TEJu3nFQ39aG-rmVVLImu4M0HY-kHPDiiQwhgMAjHHJ74E8P9fTrfMqGdBeC5_LYBZkFR_vJbLSA8WYdqnt4ReE67PrwkduUErDCvfwha9CeXsnfIs7C29ApZtOT0b5UtFG0879oa0OG9qmXZemGtRphO4huxFxi1Vsyg/w640-h462/VSW.D.124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Where we come to the front door and this terribly cool porch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0NkrLr6tQR86Y7mIcPJKnDF5CSpsIbjHbAC4YlU49-XavTtUoZfgFUDNkxQSnZeEpnSVhDO_vgnmbmMPLtah5cGGIQWTybgJrjGgZL5LMeCenjPHeXtq4Q-_6hVHqJ0h2Q5eVrVHxNtJMAkmy5KoCOAY65TViFkEjKHZwzASac3irU4ZTjKdc_extV8/s4896/VSW.D.125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0NkrLr6tQR86Y7mIcPJKnDF5CSpsIbjHbAC4YlU49-XavTtUoZfgFUDNkxQSnZeEpnSVhDO_vgnmbmMPLtah5cGGIQWTybgJrjGgZL5LMeCenjPHeXtq4Q-_6hVHqJ0h2Q5eVrVHxNtJMAkmy5KoCOAY65TViFkEjKHZwzASac3irU4ZTjKdc_extV8/w480-h640/VSW.D.125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you probably figured out from the title of the post, this garden was part of the Study Weekend event I attended last June in the Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) area. From our tour booklet: <i>From the curb Rosie Daykin's home may appear to unassuming, but therein lies its beauty. The cookbook author and interior designer utilized the property to its fullest advantage by separating it into four distinct zones, allowing her to play with scale and texture in unique and interesting ways. With inspiration pulled from her various travels, most notable to the English countryside, Rosie's wild and whimsical garden is filled with surprises that are sure to delight.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Of course we don't actually go in the front door, but we keep walking under the carport (porte-cochère?) you saw in the second photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Alt5ylhk8zfDvWOFNc44aEknNmHKBvgSuO5TxNSd8P0HjCeltkIgfcnmPK3-g8RV5Usp6NOgFn9N1xBpquFC4a-Kn9MUGTdUMmZCwHZYOBpy7dDNHptkjaigLccaEurNOBGrMJFnkgPwe0SPw___zjwVbFnUcwdcHXoFCWZXGgDxxG_ziK1pL-Xk98A/s4896/VSW.D.123.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Alt5ylhk8zfDvWOFNc44aEknNmHKBvgSuO5TxNSd8P0HjCeltkIgfcnmPK3-g8RV5Usp6NOgFn9N1xBpquFC4a-Kn9MUGTdUMmZCwHZYOBpy7dDNHptkjaigLccaEurNOBGrMJFnkgPwe0SPw___zjwVbFnUcwdcHXoFCWZXGgDxxG_ziK1pL-Xk98A/w640-h480/VSW.D.123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And come out overlooking the back garden. The grey "cages" are chicken coops.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvY73KPgmy6Z77s8dv_0vteUcIy5jts4cf4F9UaaS7BlH7wvtyXgnvFKjYau-BJK85WD_oCJ6Bn71rsUFyCbzRkloqoLeNCYVd-pqZoOJNyQVG1SvgJUge6j4rQZaqiWL1meKYUDzcTtZpUJxV-Te3mqJB-swklDslKmdLKyfpHu-21RtFuycIZQmOsA/s4896/VSW.D.122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvY73KPgmy6Z77s8dv_0vteUcIy5jts4cf4F9UaaS7BlH7wvtyXgnvFKjYau-BJK85WD_oCJ6Bn71rsUFyCbzRkloqoLeNCYVd-pqZoOJNyQVG1SvgJUge6j4rQZaqiWL1meKYUDzcTtZpUJxV-Te3mqJB-swklDslKmdLKyfpHu-21RtFuycIZQmOsA/w640-h480/VSW.D.122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We're descending into the garden now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNerUd6fX0o1iLZDDlw-kZGGFPDiyJuXWjzBGWveI2H5pTeA0E61itBqRpKwl8BGVboEdd2scELqMhRZ0fTT11lenaPihOfth7NSb9TaFsDoiHIb56__RFr9ED2bMrPF4EdTIcSRkeeJBVpGDkYdYM9fY5CtF5BFvLyFVeYYyoVw7lDeAcevX61sB5HM/s4896/VSW.D.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was the first person to walk through this garden on that Saturday morning, I hope those that came later resisted the temptation to snack.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk14KDfsm744mHGcLHd99NNXWThyphenhyphenyWAugYmJK8nsXsouFPECekcIF5grhdL3KjpyHamjKdZegPSSxqSQq7jBSvAKLCL4q58lft7HNAGgTEOWXjxdLGzk4ehWgGIobYOC4sVy8JV4nkHoV2EcmUfHAkj56uSrz2TFH702Ra79QZGZVK3miPsGMXVKBfu8/s4896/VSW.D.109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk14KDfsm744mHGcLHd99NNXWThyphenhyphenyWAugYmJK8nsXsouFPECekcIF5grhdL3KjpyHamjKdZegPSSxqSQq7jBSvAKLCL4q58lft7HNAGgTEOWXjxdLGzk4ehWgGIobYOC4sVy8JV4nkHoV2EcmUfHAkj56uSrz2TFH702Ra79QZGZVK3miPsGMXVKBfu8/w480-h640/VSW.D.109.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Everything in this garden was so crisp and tidy, I felt like I was walking through a magazine spread.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40JSXH9aKRT9zCscuZedAeUAho9y07R5B3-Dhd6KSnmVPuJrtvJClW7ojKjkwlM9gUfOGzKlCpMx3RE56pMiz1UWBhadNg0YH6jm6o1RK0rjmYJAI024DSt-x0i1KX5aVE9V1xcXM_2R96WSKOB1L7b9Plctq0T5Zjq9I1HvM6QPLSWEfwZDPqPmqD4U/s4896/VSW.D.101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40JSXH9aKRT9zCscuZedAeUAho9y07R5B3-Dhd6KSnmVPuJrtvJClW7ojKjkwlM9gUfOGzKlCpMx3RE56pMiz1UWBhadNg0YH6jm6o1RK0rjmYJAI024DSt-x0i1KX5aVE9V1xcXM_2R96WSKOB1L7b9Plctq0T5Zjq9I1HvM6QPLSWEfwZDPqPmqD4U/w640-h480/VSW.D.101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And this vignette is what you'd see coming out of the gate that started the post. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48eiNBHRnfaSxbT3KuBFMvzLUi9QqKY9MOufK0QoGiWANYvaPSrLHpD0reaTXen16WMorxcmk8pogBuWZ-lzDSBYt6fx4bsytMDJsgOcAiKVtWBDHltYroosj3jLjjF7hEaIYPCjdCnlQir1ommTMwNxWovjVSvJiebsA0vLlkJvQ-4r4jxtiADMcY-I/s4331/VSW.D.100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div><div><br /></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24404259748667613422024-03-08T08:30:00.000-08:002024-03-08T08:30:00.131-08:00More from my visit to the SpheresToday I'm sharing some of the interesting plants that caught my eye during my February visit to the Amazon Spheres. In case you haven't heard of them, the Spheres are three spherical conservatories, part of the Amazon headquarters in downtown Seattle. These buildings serve as an informal employee workspace and lounge area, the public can tour two Saturdays a month—I shared photos of the outside of the buildings <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/03/back-to-amazon-spheres.html" target="_blank">in my last post</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Most of today's plants are ones outside my area of "expertise", in other words—I have no idea what they are, but that doesn't stop me from drooling....</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfIg8UzJ9RNDK3oL9Nh_HAP9MMyL2Znle9up9WicdhT_viaSX3b5BTbGA0KDfQvRzmqhYGBbQSjJgWayMSfyI6z0I8RB9hHEl0ee2jhll4XmM9sEf_um3e9dIBh9zb1ux7LNNOgGHGwRJlTRPX5iNzow4ATvHRl9FpxPGNCQMUOfBGm4ywxXVXI4pg7I/s5472/AS24.126.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfIg8UzJ9RNDK3oL9Nh_HAP9MMyL2Znle9up9WicdhT_viaSX3b5BTbGA0KDfQvRzmqhYGBbQSjJgWayMSfyI6z0I8RB9hHEl0ee2jhll4XmM9sEf_um3e9dIBh9zb1ux7LNNOgGHGwRJlTRPX5iNzow4ATvHRl9FpxPGNCQMUOfBGm4ywxXVXI4pg7I/w640-h426/AS24.126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuKCnn1YDM6fMjN4k3TOm3piw7qb4TmVtK1vdnzrARwJjTzUrJrmdO7KAXJ90KCnn3-v_5c9sZ2i8z4zsgmeWlRiummXh74AaxAnHZYDp8cAy5s9gdrH3Fqii76Q2eUuu6MSBRNwrQWm1Jde1lNOYLqLYCizwHji3gJ-1ChgPRbGvmDIUcbEv2_jSkFo/s5472/AS24.127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuKCnn1YDM6fMjN4k3TOm3piw7qb4TmVtK1vdnzrARwJjTzUrJrmdO7KAXJ90KCnn3-v_5c9sZ2i8z4zsgmeWlRiummXh74AaxAnHZYDp8cAy5s9gdrH3Fqii76Q2eUuu6MSBRNwrQWm1Jde1lNOYLqLYCizwHji3gJ-1ChgPRbGvmDIUcbEv2_jSkFo/w426-h640/AS24.127.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There's a trunk under there somewhere, supporting all those epiphytes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbTgU56UVTtyOn3ynfkym6orq4Vb-iZelb9wrdfxkwl4OBJ_vVJ7bIVU2HbpJhHzvGCZ-poXyinB0MZQwm0d8WEiVBkymqv0msB006OVVGv4fFcwCNaNwfcRftpJoP7QFZP6m26fwT_TVMFq2N43hcmXBQMZz_6_qqow4ksEykvgxBjXNMLSncEnxxU4/s4141/AS24.128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4141" data-original-width="3544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbTgU56UVTtyOn3ynfkym6orq4Vb-iZelb9wrdfxkwl4OBJ_vVJ7bIVU2HbpJhHzvGCZ-poXyinB0MZQwm0d8WEiVBkymqv0msB006OVVGv4fFcwCNaNwfcRftpJoP7QFZP6m26fwT_TVMFq2N43hcmXBQMZz_6_qqow4ksEykvgxBjXNMLSncEnxxU4/w548-h640/AS24.128.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Plants growing on plants, one of my favorite things.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzorcFF-_d7zyKtJBTPasPYD-t7lA8EhdsZG7iRndCyzc975eezc9_iiFLAsb4MXsECHBLzSyUxK6p5XtguRmDEV-gwen87N1grS1UGYFCL8EExlARwHNK9M-PfdFxmCW39BgxpPVBgAKzJVs8u_grGhNp_Iv_fL433i26P_77ggsKG1k7M1DYg5j7i8/s5472/AS24.129.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzorcFF-_d7zyKtJBTPasPYD-t7lA8EhdsZG7iRndCyzc975eezc9_iiFLAsb4MXsECHBLzSyUxK6p5XtguRmDEV-gwen87N1grS1UGYFCL8EExlARwHNK9M-PfdFxmCW39BgxpPVBgAKzJVs8u_grGhNp_Iv_fL433i26P_77ggsKG1k7M1DYg5j7i8/w640-h426/AS24.129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3631" data-original-width="3190" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSngmVHK13uU_fOkShC8NUf3OwabI2qs7S3LuphOdfq26h9eOiGhonSQ9Y0KzCZl38FYMS1jLrdx4t9YqWA_RxKeUIZaVULc_Nuza7bkP5ns1wKXrr1Jnfdo_nvl2GDurpo9-NJ6_l0uVGOO3plHoMbW8JnNshBx62oXim9AWU48AaFB-SdSjEW_4YmAg/w562-h640/AS24.131.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQTU2zI-2TIzRONhDrx1E65gnO6j0wAa_w0H3VhXF_CsyFEUDYzQAsSbeDwtPgQLo_so04iuZWwMcb2hub45oH-j3eFRdtGWAYR___ssxO3bVqm__VvRrsYFFqNS_m_lYhxYMRxYCNti2byQT4DZgzQzXScva9OMILyxmO3wGZyCMDFlbw88rGvyANeI/s5472/AS24.132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQTU2zI-2TIzRONhDrx1E65gnO6j0wAa_w0H3VhXF_CsyFEUDYzQAsSbeDwtPgQLo_so04iuZWwMcb2hub45oH-j3eFRdtGWAYR___ssxO3bVqm__VvRrsYFFqNS_m_lYhxYMRxYCNti2byQT4DZgzQzXScva9OMILyxmO3wGZyCMDFlbw88rGvyANeI/w426-h640/AS24.132.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That might be a plant covered rock?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvhD1r-UtU_LIXesUN41UkomMWt8fSNkh2SOzDVEgpapZJByyjEnus3dC2wozzdMRGYpzh3zOCU-Jju2YWZfebyXPkao2rLRjQSxYbIS7P0LnglFnqlzcBEfm0677r9Ik2_h1KEyffPt_YhleJMEuaQ0WdtpreB3pQ8mEgOzcvX2XyM-no0PFFsqsA6o/s5472/AS24.133.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvhD1r-UtU_LIXesUN41UkomMWt8fSNkh2SOzDVEgpapZJByyjEnus3dC2wozzdMRGYpzh3zOCU-Jju2YWZfebyXPkao2rLRjQSxYbIS7P0LnglFnqlzcBEfm0677r9Ik2_h1KEyffPt_YhleJMEuaQ0WdtpreB3pQ8mEgOzcvX2XyM-no0PFFsqsA6o/w640-h426/AS24.133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ditto<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgezSx9EpCUizqs51weD06OHpyanekis-C44WXI2SLru58gnvF2KHFKmz5EnbjyD0GrmnJGSK9Uyc6XJpMJTkCjuxuPmDsmGtCy_3wG2WWY22VvqGO8WSANOYGkm9Hv5NvRuudTOZ94yWWR_IKcGVhPBc1Jo5YbkW5e9CRLJ-a-YZVJdnKVMfUtkDplg/s5472/AS24.134.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgezSx9EpCUizqs51weD06OHpyanekis-C44WXI2SLru58gnvF2KHFKmz5EnbjyD0GrmnJGSK9Uyc6XJpMJTkCjuxuPmDsmGtCy_3wG2WWY22VvqGO8WSANOYGkm9Hv5NvRuudTOZ94yWWR_IKcGVhPBc1Jo5YbkW5e9CRLJ-a-YZVJdnKVMfUtkDplg/w640-h426/AS24.134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We'll see that epiphyte covered stump from the other side in a bit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf3kuKBKehShuHeaoW340BbDW3daXl7rcSiRXCAlWVCsstWQung3td68vX7LDP_EDKTnV6mYA3XZA36iV0G3ibvNcLpAN5bur86PEVlG2OHCEsfTeWBkBJVSJkNVgur3DkWL8tHK124qpc8H4W3vBggOW7x9UlHSzQLfbZRCFJIIUiiVt_yw5zvi92IA/s5472/AS24.135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf3kuKBKehShuHeaoW340BbDW3daXl7rcSiRXCAlWVCsstWQung3td68vX7LDP_EDKTnV6mYA3XZA36iV0G3ibvNcLpAN5bur86PEVlG2OHCEsfTeWBkBJVSJkNVgur3DkWL8tHK124qpc8H4W3vBggOW7x9UlHSzQLfbZRCFJIIUiiVt_yw5zvi92IA/w426-h640/AS24.135.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I really wish I knew what those thin, dark, leaves belong to...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS47R97j5muyMNjwgYZxm0BmHbqjhGnG6fU4MaKvzNgGO4rVry9j3GiN5jzC4NbV2DjXY3Scd8gm5RqubGBpUuPsiX-AMYQT0cRpn0FH13Ls4MJMY-wnSD-6e2Gmj9Ab3WlOND-L64blEqPw6M0ZoeqNzM27Qg1IFVrj2qSkrh0BBeeDy3C_MpeZcLYKU/s5472/AS24.137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS47R97j5muyMNjwgYZxm0BmHbqjhGnG6fU4MaKvzNgGO4rVry9j3GiN5jzC4NbV2DjXY3Scd8gm5RqubGBpUuPsiX-AMYQT0cRpn0FH13Ls4MJMY-wnSD-6e2Gmj9Ab3WlOND-L64blEqPw6M0ZoeqNzM27Qg1IFVrj2qSkrh0BBeeDy3C_MpeZcLYKU/w426-h640/AS24.137.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ditto for those three-pronged, puckered leaves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiZpmZbiEj6FyxdyhF11lljv4po4bBs_QH9CCbNrUzKUwcvit0vDJrdz7JE7lLXzn-ZA7Om33KoZa2gElFmYuDkRrDLyePv3FJrJtlZIsfp3UuvOwLyl2hO4Ue1hdnL5zZNdI8tlTrAD1P4rdAnONoEQoHkWrK_0XrQEYOjpPtGKB7nSySQLnYAKQItQ/s5472/AS24.138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiZpmZbiEj6FyxdyhF11lljv4po4bBs_QH9CCbNrUzKUwcvit0vDJrdz7JE7lLXzn-ZA7Om33KoZa2gElFmYuDkRrDLyePv3FJrJtlZIsfp3UuvOwLyl2hO4Ue1hdnL5zZNdI8tlTrAD1P4rdAnONoEQoHkWrK_0XrQEYOjpPtGKB7nSySQLnYAKQItQ/w426-h640/AS24.138.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have to admit it is kind of fun to just admire, and not have a clue what it is you're looking at.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9Ba0mG8Ytmf3iImKsAeO_sOKbp35rDIbAisMYwW6IyFYo-F6o8L9N1jZqIoBc6t33VLyAZv38Wl5lXhsvSpD5b7fX7PirBkPp6R7F91koy8n4SdIt0oyhqUfsQyBqn-CtCLvuS4depB0VED17QndGXP6ZmPKt7dKneYOTf8ucEuhQlkIZIToLD8QPME/s5472/AS24.139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9Ba0mG8Ytmf3iImKsAeO_sOKbp35rDIbAisMYwW6IyFYo-F6o8L9N1jZqIoBc6t33VLyAZv38Wl5lXhsvSpD5b7fX7PirBkPp6R7F91koy8n4SdIt0oyhqUfsQyBqn-CtCLvuS4depB0VED17QndGXP6ZmPKt7dKneYOTf8ucEuhQlkIZIToLD8QPME/w426-h640/AS24.139.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The promised epiphyte covered stump from the other side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyRYt69BjMIemQhdtUSFMt1gEgMLLf32W_hjsJzs-8fPnQeKYtm8fPnfE1hhKp2F6Xx0ULYMaEZSdbJMnrBkIPgvnnW8edjC5COazjoiJ_cBcnP5kJxjgm_0tRqsEBULC67CviehMqwriccK8ReK3D6j02i0kl1mfvFf6-ttT2aGWO3pSBmv25FdtOV0/s4032/AS24.140.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyRYt69BjMIemQhdtUSFMt1gEgMLLf32W_hjsJzs-8fPnQeKYtm8fPnfE1hhKp2F6Xx0ULYMaEZSdbJMnrBkIPgvnnW8edjC5COazjoiJ_cBcnP5kJxjgm_0tRqsEBULC67CviehMqwriccK8ReK3D6j02i0kl1mfvFf6-ttT2aGWO3pSBmv25FdtOV0/w640-h480/AS24.140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I do know that's a passion flower.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugNWTmEXYPtzIkZUYl0kGEPJztj1NzqYgqEwn8vu2NgnPDDI81uQe95Kcvgd7u43ROY-XcloXpXuxJ_gvMYZpVRLCY2kpHPthn8vVjx94iZiWvb74w5m9xrQNLnmgAP0Gh64Abp5SADNfB2Bl6dvUd1tZKl5D731rtpu0BurRGcz_wdkRPmjNo4mrBg8/s5472/AS24.141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugNWTmEXYPtzIkZUYl0kGEPJztj1NzqYgqEwn8vu2NgnPDDI81uQe95Kcvgd7u43ROY-XcloXpXuxJ_gvMYZpVRLCY2kpHPthn8vVjx94iZiWvb74w5m9xrQNLnmgAP0Gh64Abp5SADNfB2Bl6dvUd1tZKl5D731rtpu0BurRGcz_wdkRPmjNo4mrBg8/w426-h640/AS24.141.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the wide dark leaves in the center here are Elaphoglossum metallicum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmrZp9nLbAnrL9wviF3TBMeouyVuRZ-gT-gZPI-zbf7elELMqKQIPWmZ2TSGFJgV1J9sPeUur9r6D1L0PT8QthwEsQjKpp5P2gVUGohClzc4tiXZVbL4PjJgesYglJWQO5KR0iKuuXMIdCbogRf9aiz88nFbLGUuA6MhwaNQfdiaeH1_1EojtMdfn-hw/s3665/AS24.142.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3665" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmrZp9nLbAnrL9wviF3TBMeouyVuRZ-gT-gZPI-zbf7elELMqKQIPWmZ2TSGFJgV1J9sPeUur9r6D1L0PT8QthwEsQjKpp5P2gVUGohClzc4tiXZVbL4PjJgesYglJWQO5KR0iKuuXMIdCbogRf9aiz88nFbLGUuA6MhwaNQfdiaeH1_1EojtMdfn-hw/w640-h496/AS24.142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yep.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqanyZmnTBRMUrAVIK6aOSS5MRPeu_lZ4AlKEGhp_Q0ExTMWQDBJ3OILKyFJkk0dUHvIhsZpVmSFNrBSQU2VNfHYKvSXrDKqzuCDvwHHYkp92vSLGF0ttnDvP4zkA8EYV0C5CfK4bQgN-rW8GyVlm6S9JInfyCwrmpaj63skS5t4gMwc_1954HfcAUVxU/s4032/AS24.146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqanyZmnTBRMUrAVIK6aOSS5MRPeu_lZ4AlKEGhp_Q0ExTMWQDBJ3OILKyFJkk0dUHvIhsZpVmSFNrBSQU2VNfHYKvSXrDKqzuCDvwHHYkp92vSLGF0ttnDvP4zkA8EYV0C5CfK4bQgN-rW8GyVlm6S9JInfyCwrmpaj63skS5t4gMwc_1954HfcAUVxU/w480-h640/AS24.146.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Triangle leaves! The closest thing I could find online was Asplenium hemionitis, but I don't think that's right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOYj4mtWR_pOYtZZ-kG62R_ZgemT1Rl4XayggIh-jKjF9bLJURY6jl7n5OdonuFp0zFfvGAV5rZn-LSz-r6Y6GJdTr6oRZHCXAUeqQgj1O467lp4BcBnohKJsNkBRI_6Vb9KAgPr5LvNr87FuA-nurm4uBzkRgRhfwrLOmM6w_0t9STgyk2oS3pRTz-I/s4032/AS24.147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOYj4mtWR_pOYtZZ-kG62R_ZgemT1Rl4XayggIh-jKjF9bLJURY6jl7n5OdonuFp0zFfvGAV5rZn-LSz-r6Y6GJdTr6oRZHCXAUeqQgj1O467lp4BcBnohKJsNkBRI_6Vb9KAgPr5LvNr87FuA-nurm4uBzkRgRhfwrLOmM6w_0t9STgyk2oS3pRTz-I/w480-h640/AS24.147.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIV8Q2LjC3GgjtiGdWZKZdVvYO8yy6MDLstEko6v-OP1JRJvpdw3C_iAvCSiyzFHFbMO7yBZ-pKHkErbBByV6ZDrkTt4IzgT0pPG2VgN8ln2zmqs2oKMVk5jPQKsUFba-u1dL7f0sFELJwTPrlcxmgwHl5qujl1N-1iiZZPp0P4zuLyH1cSDcFpBLiiA/s4032/AS24.148.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIV8Q2LjC3GgjtiGdWZKZdVvYO8yy6MDLstEko6v-OP1JRJvpdw3C_iAvCSiyzFHFbMO7yBZ-pKHkErbBByV6ZDrkTt4IzgT0pPG2VgN8ln2zmqs2oKMVk5jPQKsUFba-u1dL7f0sFELJwTPrlcxmgwHl5qujl1N-1iiZZPp0P4zuLyH1cSDcFpBLiiA/w640-h480/AS24.148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are pyrrosia leaves in that crazy planting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-sGMex8TPEsGVX5WtkSgPKqFGN9tvu-F5JxFPcZVM01UNlkq6Q8SiDkfU_C5t7B4cYYUG60Md6eU0YQ-y28uhNaqF1_1vmACTKdygrKgzkLSlieIwkTqZTH21u-sR7HMz_73XSnpZWF0qm0D4Mkp_W29207bxjDNlCDonTiCGLhUtMKmCOyjbQoQOa4/s5472/AS24.149.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-sGMex8TPEsGVX5WtkSgPKqFGN9tvu-F5JxFPcZVM01UNlkq6Q8SiDkfU_C5t7B4cYYUG60Md6eU0YQ-y28uhNaqF1_1vmACTKdygrKgzkLSlieIwkTqZTH21u-sR7HMz_73XSnpZWF0qm0D4Mkp_W29207bxjDNlCDonTiCGLhUtMKmCOyjbQoQOa4/w640-h426/AS24.149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These next three photos are the odd perspective you get when you lean over the side of one of the upper floors and look down on the densely planted foliage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If you ever get the chance to visit the Spheres you should definitely do it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDss7RV2mKYM16znxBGCwni_UfCTRyjPozn75ZipES-9ezITZE77iDC0E6yde7Fkyq752iW3IG0Kvw8vAoHp9ZFxhCfn5vldd9KuTtto5xu6ZaZbFZN4nsm_i2hFUcvqrK0f4mKQIxBzFSw77Nr1d0BJTfQwZv4S6bSWtktD2CQgQnwyPpq2tChELwp8w/s5472/AS24.153.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDss7RV2mKYM16znxBGCwni_UfCTRyjPozn75ZipES-9ezITZE77iDC0E6yde7Fkyq752iW3IG0Kvw8vAoHp9ZFxhCfn5vldd9KuTtto5xu6ZaZbFZN4nsm_i2hFUcvqrK0f4mKQIxBzFSw77Nr1d0BJTfQwZv4S6bSWtktD2CQgQnwyPpq2tChELwp8w/w640-h426/AS24.153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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In 2019—while writing <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Gardening-Bold-Break-Rules/dp/1604699620" target="_blank">my book</a>—I was got to visit with Matthew Wood, principal at Site Workshop—the landscape architecture firm who, along with NBBJ Architects, designed the project (I wrote a little about the Spheres in the book). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLrAqm2kpJKs-abD9eBVYP19d8m997RCmiKdgYpIVVJiJh0qAqbwQXMNB1B-hPduW4CcSlwsDxt6e60ZxKsUh2N4zdmFpzopxZN6XUx-emXtqw-14RM18IN97b1_TNsMOA3k9Y24I0rktEiXrkHUL0CPAIAvovZMDHnO17b_MeGIIewFeKH_gCP0anh4/s5472/AS24.100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLrAqm2kpJKs-abD9eBVYP19d8m997RCmiKdgYpIVVJiJh0qAqbwQXMNB1B-hPduW4CcSlwsDxt6e60ZxKsUh2N4zdmFpzopxZN6XUx-emXtqw-14RM18IN97b1_TNsMOA3k9Y24I0rktEiXrkHUL0CPAIAvovZMDHnO17b_MeGIIewFeKH_gCP0anh4/w640-h426/AS24.100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a happy coincidence that the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival coincided with the Spheres open weekend program (<a href="https://www.seattlespheres.com/the-spheres-weekend-public-visits" target="_blank">first and third Saturdays</a>) and I scored a spot. <div><br /></div><div>Their Pseudopanax ferox have grown a lot since I was last there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYchr0WUwRtuH8VzkpfLzAXQSfq2SY7H8Sw0bpwRIJ7w2tb3LVH9BigoXjCxWK7rM5JE4LLGAuOSnZfs7iEPGqkgBrz6QrAPVtLKj7cs6o9W5X-yxtMRIg4qVr0_FMyR3AMcTAD_tjtvyDKL-Tl1LgC670xmDjUv8jGESoH3g7b8wIyR7zDWaORe7bYU/s5155/AS24.101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="5155" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYchr0WUwRtuH8VzkpfLzAXQSfq2SY7H8Sw0bpwRIJ7w2tb3LVH9BigoXjCxWK7rM5JE4LLGAuOSnZfs7iEPGqkgBrz6QrAPVtLKj7cs6o9W5X-yxtMRIg4qVr0_FMyR3AMcTAD_tjtvyDKL-Tl1LgC670xmDjUv8jGESoH3g7b8wIyR7zDWaORe7bYU/w640-h434/AS24.101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuI8d5ZItQjqd6-xsra9_HTaV_eQA0ah8riBMWDuVDz9ll3zRo2dmZacmA3xOgWLXSco3XhXU5j_jdVjolAXEga6oK6zfLw3i92u8SH3CooWUSNvOHDVQShyphenhyphenyW1P84uHHSJVkI7Y7A6L6SA0AtdCEY3GXF9niJGCVa9k_VU3m4P5iuW6u_CZDmgJkAxM/s4711/AS24.102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4711" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuI8d5ZItQjqd6-xsra9_HTaV_eQA0ah8riBMWDuVDz9ll3zRo2dmZacmA3xOgWLXSco3XhXU5j_jdVjolAXEga6oK6zfLw3i92u8SH3CooWUSNvOHDVQShyphenhyphenyW1P84uHHSJVkI7Y7A6L6SA0AtdCEY3GXF9niJGCVa9k_VU3m4P5iuW6u_CZDmgJkAxM/w496-h640/AS24.102.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This one even has multiple heads and maturing foliage. It must have bloomed?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQq2yKw1vSBOoh4mymkPePGxH9Js1aO9Je07LFl5lEUAVMUF5l_7sY8JGbJavNuaeuejosAInL2TVDNw03iI4XKvmpzjNKKB8HhMU7izJTLKPImgnZmCZHULbjg6Cd3kDoDAm5ebPgEWPIIti7lYbjCradPyNe3sPa_H1AEcavzcA38vvYP45oia_fuQ/s3959/AS24.103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3959" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQq2yKw1vSBOoh4mymkPePGxH9Js1aO9Je07LFl5lEUAVMUF5l_7sY8JGbJavNuaeuejosAInL2TVDNw03iI4XKvmpzjNKKB8HhMU7izJTLKPImgnZmCZHULbjg6Cd3kDoDAm5ebPgEWPIIti7lYbjCradPyNe3sPa_H1AEcavzcA38vvYP45oia_fuQ/w640-h468/AS24.103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Look how fantastic their Mahonia 'Soft Caress' look! Mine are sticks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDE6ZNBu6NDPT-xeqCdNQkaiE2AmpoWbYjRtgNd05Shqo8Lhyphenhyphen-BxBrQrzN6D3tlR1lQkpfEhKcZM0VVoWrGaFLMWCARqFgBMU4Cz5m-4NhziasnAbZy0qk4XDLx82J9HN-Y0aAOM9J4sIIksTs7EoiJv3Hd3wQnRBfAv0pk1tmZeR15XK_WEHlS03CtA/s4832/AS24.104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4832" data-original-width="3570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDE6ZNBu6NDPT-xeqCdNQkaiE2AmpoWbYjRtgNd05Shqo8Lhyphenhyphen-BxBrQrzN6D3tlR1lQkpfEhKcZM0VVoWrGaFLMWCARqFgBMU4Cz5m-4NhziasnAbZy0qk4XDLx82J9HN-Y0aAOM9J4sIIksTs7EoiJv3Hd3wQnRBfAv0pk1tmZeR15XK_WEHlS03CtA/w472-h640/AS24.104.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was evidence they'd cut them back however. I'm guessing maybe to maintain a lower height and fullness?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EknD22Ir0qKk8uhzBFhGSHoSdCfDVumZpQa1X0JRKksX9b7GD3Irb_FCdeKt1bpcsaJ109rJtJJLXA8H_TaC_t4amT3NNP-iC0793vdgZ8mFRAit91lCx7HA3ZiXvW7kBHIxdACjWaZRcA1JHHnvWUprlAPm7mJSKosHZRxkqHzdn9Kul3whPV7TQdM/s5472/AS24.105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EknD22Ir0qKk8uhzBFhGSHoSdCfDVumZpQa1X0JRKksX9b7GD3Irb_FCdeKt1bpcsaJ109rJtJJLXA8H_TaC_t4amT3NNP-iC0793vdgZ8mFRAit91lCx7HA3ZiXvW7kBHIxdACjWaZRcA1JHHnvWUprlAPm7mJSKosHZRxkqHzdn9Kul3whPV7TQdM/w640-h426/AS24.105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Astelia looking fine, not so much for the phormium.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1-uIQPalz49xPs-pRMltp_McDSSS-9gHuxhg7Hnqv9bV2trI1m43NAo__ucK6kKy3kFIBmW4tye0NywPJK-oYNOYyGdbjQRfHWy7VpvBqsYUpV_8QrdqJnTlzZbMIAsL1WjjgUj9PjMQmfRnV4okTN4cpEuloZ1Q4aThT4XGbmW673jPgH54WfwXEI/s5472/AS24.106.JPG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXS0isqMCnkSYbFbQAqXcBdqAX6cUXlF-IkQPgxAfUP94uGWhQ5mvDXl84VIc-AunsUL3SRrd4ckKReh5AIxVfrCmMwOqt-X0R8KY0ZL5Z0C7lanCtKMi-PGGPXoVWI5ZOqJkdGZmpdLyhLEb6wVAMM08VC407ghXYb3x_yEfHqAKLUn_azwRLW9YO_8/w640-h426/AS24.115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sinopanax formosanus<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtfe9LG5m1jqPWLlRdG669UBC5EZQzIWf4gj5wapy_lhlefpIdYg7Q9O6Wn0m19ClPqN1BUlECEypcmXCX-2QuSE2FbTe4jYUQ6uJo-5J2WCGizNwLQzci0sFFQGKhiyHgMiPEak2lQEqjXJs-BKZL4CvgONia6hvAG0_tp3Cw2GJXR9sR7tntx0iSLU/s5032/AS24.116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5032" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtfe9LG5m1jqPWLlRdG669UBC5EZQzIWf4gj5wapy_lhlefpIdYg7Q9O6Wn0m19ClPqN1BUlECEypcmXCX-2QuSE2FbTe4jYUQ6uJo-5J2WCGizNwLQzci0sFFQGKhiyHgMiPEak2lQEqjXJs-BKZL4CvgONia6hvAG0_tp3Cw2GJXR9sR7tntx0iSLU/w462-h640/AS24.116.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anytime I can catch the Seattle Space Needle and the Spheres in the same photo I'll do it. Such great bookends to the Seattle style.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArLBfPLuNiYUNW8JNfP1aDH7heHaRhZmRX3dRnMMq3grFH6mVUyZgxLXmEsLgARkU9YjMoYo9icPK-fCU48PshSpeaKJ5KEQHvLV70-Hu2Wddn0_0pVlcCAjwUmXRZM82K0-Uv98MOAvoZacpu1l7_1-ItJgd9VSRlJkfTOVCJeUQdkbPBmvGj7kCGY/s4032/AS24.117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArLBfPLuNiYUNW8JNfP1aDH7heHaRhZmRX3dRnMMq3grFH6mVUyZgxLXmEsLgARkU9YjMoYo9icPK-fCU48PshSpeaKJ5KEQHvLV70-Hu2Wddn0_0pVlcCAjwUmXRZM82K0-Uv98MOAvoZacpu1l7_1-ItJgd9VSRlJkfTOVCJeUQdkbPBmvGj7kCGY/w640-h480/AS24.117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Edgeworthia some-somthing. I think this is one of Dan Hinkeley's Monrovia plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqcE4p42iE13lkGkN8-nZK2uwi3m7KXj8u6CnImhWMquGGsAt49ceZH46HQqqD3rwVN3mF_xbL8SuM6ntwtElkd8e8y4GTOle2d86eAFBI3NtmRuCiSO9NTB3T3hu90s1AANfLCB2-tS1ZeGlN7My8977ndj4PcvYkFQswssJFpZ3wyT1dBlk0eSSqRc/s5472/AS24.118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqcE4p42iE13lkGkN8-nZK2uwi3m7KXj8u6CnImhWMquGGsAt49ceZH46HQqqD3rwVN3mF_xbL8SuM6ntwtElkd8e8y4GTOle2d86eAFBI3NtmRuCiSO9NTB3T3hu90s1AANfLCB2-tS1ZeGlN7My8977ndj4PcvYkFQswssJFpZ3wyT1dBlk0eSSqRc/w640-h426/AS24.118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Inside now, and a first look up at their stunning green wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs7b_qF2BGjUT2ufZktxsXPmVORKL_vI0JsvlXNbZ56vnsAKVRqVmNCZ12sDgo-5HQ8LxKwy_mrQ-7aAlTwC4zJuilkNp5YCqPpjLO8_se2S0HOWgV7fW9LGvgEFrUk9hyufSMrDNr6iVBVXyxZCfykVa8J3WeSI3E6kI62vGgk7FXbqrAwaRBYPZ2O8/s5472/AS24.119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs7b_qF2BGjUT2ufZktxsXPmVORKL_vI0JsvlXNbZ56vnsAKVRqVmNCZ12sDgo-5HQ8LxKwy_mrQ-7aAlTwC4zJuilkNp5YCqPpjLO8_se2S0HOWgV7fW9LGvgEFrUk9hyufSMrDNr6iVBVXyxZCfykVa8J3WeSI3E6kI62vGgk7FXbqrAwaRBYPZ2O8/w640-h426/AS24.119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>This is a much smaller version, but still incredible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnMlPG7CY3SSCqAlKvcBRmCvHDOKZz5YGT21cvVpi3kdTNq0kdQVwPibNoOtmYiZTp5cV_zkw3WLjJ-hW4L8KH55CaKzFknO1rnJFJMe8i_G5q1F64ql9LOMf4csFkyRogkkdLBjZGYmQl88wgejwBYc9ZpJf5Aq17UbGHA9Adnb6DjJTVPYR81GMGns/s4694/AS24.120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="4694" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnMlPG7CY3SSCqAlKvcBRmCvHDOKZz5YGT21cvVpi3kdTNq0kdQVwPibNoOtmYiZTp5cV_zkw3WLjJ-hW4L8KH55CaKzFknO1rnJFJMe8i_G5q1F64ql9LOMf4csFkyRogkkdLBjZGYmQl88wgejwBYc9ZpJf5Aq17UbGHA9Adnb6DjJTVPYR81GMGns/w640-h494/AS24.120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was wonderful to see so many folks there to look at the plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScACkGVUybkXK63LU0pN2dAKkFk5pepkbk_adLB2gldioEx7waJZ9B913P02Tktbv6770Qay85WDx611ZFYs4jE207RZuX-GgF8lRbkj9DVt23pY3gV0qZzBQfJ-6NPomdsnFEMnI1SrrzjHmMOBdd3J0masaa9GMUbteubhXuIrykyCmLnHTumDdQq8/s5472/AS24.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScACkGVUybkXK63LU0pN2dAKkFk5pepkbk_adLB2gldioEx7waJZ9B913P02Tktbv6770Qay85WDx611ZFYs4jE207RZuX-GgF8lRbkj9DVt23pY3gV0qZzBQfJ-6NPomdsnFEMnI1SrrzjHmMOBdd3J0masaa9GMUbteubhXuIrykyCmLnHTumDdQq8/w426-h640/AS24.121.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another green wall shot...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQz04sixx-Ttv_Zfxnmw__DFkucolrgoEWTZ-jtMpenKiBh_mct2kyYWogoVqTNH6zV8LN3zrad1YKjFq1iJe_3bd5HkgGfYGLOqgitHnpRDSc6OaG75KJyh_a9dcCcqqqrJ02QiFQ0bt8xD2wOEHFrN9rcCt8HwPIElKWwmJTnj-Nt863GOaHtCFB6k/s5472/AS24.122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQz04sixx-Ttv_Zfxnmw__DFkucolrgoEWTZ-jtMpenKiBh_mct2kyYWogoVqTNH6zV8LN3zrad1YKjFq1iJe_3bd5HkgGfYGLOqgitHnpRDSc6OaG75KJyh_a9dcCcqqqrJ02QiFQ0bt8xD2wOEHFrN9rcCt8HwPIElKWwmJTnj-Nt863GOaHtCFB6k/w426-h640/AS24.122.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And another...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7rlN3QecA7cH8i2EnPeFb0blsynVJvl1sbMZXk8eBfVuqvQdvdSgYJ-Hz2pYbaXTJPbWQqXwkt_XUNvChTW8gUC68oPDINn0Otkke3ecvXDvY9iZJCsLewgzSjjDuS7lE1DLmTQ8cwO4jEr_8lfs8x4LtGucUsBcB-tGp7Oly8DksZHUx_j2W-M-A2k/s5472/AS24.123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7rlN3QecA7cH8i2EnPeFb0blsynVJvl1sbMZXk8eBfVuqvQdvdSgYJ-Hz2pYbaXTJPbWQqXwkt_XUNvChTW8gUC68oPDINn0Otkke3ecvXDvY9iZJCsLewgzSjjDuS7lE1DLmTQ8cwO4jEr_8lfs8x4LtGucUsBcB-tGp7Oly8DksZHUx_j2W-M-A2k/w426-h640/AS24.123.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This smaller framed wall piece is full of carnivorous plants. The young lady on the right was telling visitors about the plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejXX5fJqnVmq_qGbCEipb5-4LPBqVPG9LwrJgXkhMf3_iMhdgFSkp1xGE-LpyfYF2pKVmsXFxxSvnJVN8CJTk_cXK6h6jbj-1Vac4kUPOcMIJjR1JLYQHTwzCkRlx0rla9GFgYY-BQoNvPCTc_MTFqRbmb2APrbPpEqEri6fvlblsQdCe00EOlGRJXYE/s5472/AS24.124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejXX5fJqnVmq_qGbCEipb5-4LPBqVPG9LwrJgXkhMf3_iMhdgFSkp1xGE-LpyfYF2pKVmsXFxxSvnJVN8CJTk_cXK6h6jbj-1Vac4kUPOcMIJjR1JLYQHTwzCkRlx0rla9GFgYY-BQoNvPCTc_MTFqRbmb2APrbPpEqEri6fvlblsQdCe00EOlGRJXYE/w640-h426/AS24.124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This lounge on the top level of the spheres looked like a great place to lie back and let the afternoon float by. But I didn't have the time to do that! I had plants to see, more on Friday...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXpMY5WueDotCsNWcjsdqgfIjiiHTzG1BZzm9G3EZ8VCZxxzvEa9X5ZSrucyT8U3g1TFhvtX1qxbU_EJLLNFBSTNy1278tL9fJtrNLlV1fHXkiO4uX5qc7Va4yAer2ism17-17BienCjJNgDPa3C-DdvQcCzoDtbaGPcJsMlUilosJ5_NjQVjkF95bxw/s5472/AS24.125.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXpMY5WueDotCsNWcjsdqgfIjiiHTzG1BZzm9G3EZ8VCZxxzvEa9X5ZSrucyT8U3g1TFhvtX1qxbU_EJLLNFBSTNy1278tL9fJtrNLlV1fHXkiO4uX5qc7Va4yAer2ism17-17BienCjJNgDPa3C-DdvQcCzoDtbaGPcJsMlUilosJ5_NjQVjkF95bxw/w640-h426/AS24.125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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That's is why I visit the <a href="https://rhodygarden.org/" target="_blank">Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden</a> every February on our way up to Seattle for the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival.<div><br /></div><div>Walking from the parking lot to the garden things felt much more open than in the past, some trees seemed to be missing, perhaps storm casualties? There were definitely signs of the cold and it's nasty effects in the garden, like this brown Heptapleurum taiwanianum (Schefflera taiwaniana).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLW8WXrWiIgSHyOdM4RfzJRlfMzdA1_CzOPpLG8cVlgLaWzEfPbhPXWaTZug7avemk0eZtZSy774c9h_BTVf4-9WJRpIq3UkyNQQohvwW5aDp2Bv3IH259lL4cb94zCQfns07T57ukRHWzVA8gXQAHQM0x2kUED109UGZ9okDN4rWaqKMRyn-yqPYF6U/s4743/RSBG.2.24.100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3193" data-original-width="4743" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLW8WXrWiIgSHyOdM4RfzJRlfMzdA1_CzOPpLG8cVlgLaWzEfPbhPXWaTZug7avemk0eZtZSy774c9h_BTVf4-9WJRpIq3UkyNQQohvwW5aDp2Bv3IH259lL4cb94zCQfns07T57ukRHWzVA8gXQAHQM0x2kUED109UGZ9okDN4rWaqKMRyn-yqPYF6U/w640-h430/RSBG.2.24.100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I accidently managed to capture signs of tree removal as well (look in the background).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYihHbe_B0AREtSUNP0WI9I1Lztmg8tnEHOsehNNanxiK_-lmF-DXhLbhCKdgeC96ZU-4JFgUsUz8T1nKRVWavRnZ_6rEd8dg1stuGG5V_NBwnyAArpyJkH9wsGn6No81la4sMTaPKnI/s5472/RSBG.2.24.101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYihHbe_B0AREtSUNP0WI9I1Lztmg8tnEHOsehNNanxiK_-lmF-DXhLbhCKdgeC96ZU-4JFgUsUz8T1nKRVWavRnZ_6rEd8dg1stuGG5V_NBwnyAArpyJkH9wsGn6No81la4sMTaPKnI/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Time had gotten away from us on our drive up, so I had to prioritize what I saw, would you believe ferns were top of the list? I know, I gave it away in the title.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was curious how their pyrrosia fared this winter to I made a beeline to this patch. Flawless!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIba_4RnLLaXKV-zJV8t6buU1ssBURWcls9FtM4Kc7GLKKB0FM-oGeB7_D3_2wwp1485PoBAVF4x7w7EPbULGd-uXG8m0SNFYYzIjkmC8tnzs5Hh2F4fCR9SaTk_XzBkOi1H4u9L_HB7-HJri6spYfSteA7GxfoU0Plfi_wbFP2B-yaT748qHPYj3Xsg/s5472/RSBG.2.24.102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIba_4RnLLaXKV-zJV8t6buU1ssBURWcls9FtM4Kc7GLKKB0FM-oGeB7_D3_2wwp1485PoBAVF4x7w7EPbULGd-uXG8m0SNFYYzIjkmC8tnzs5Hh2F4fCR9SaTk_XzBkOi1H4u9L_HB7-HJri6spYfSteA7GxfoU0Plfi_wbFP2B-yaT748qHPYj3Xsg/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's planted near this mossy fallen tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8jXnWzpRfbBr_pFwhDFo3m_px-QgFLTdw33ezqYx3i7cdTfsvDojKdGumJUHYr6LBvfDamN4BiiC3fV4xV9IzDb8plGkfBj3A9KAvtS1Mn3i5K0bBK0v6Hc7-iyH6uTYa9qWGjqfGZ7jdy_NCq29dLdWuUzpj3wJLjc8gDsHwvsdETpN2DZmUMBFZGI/s5472/RSBG.2.24.103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8jXnWzpRfbBr_pFwhDFo3m_px-QgFLTdw33ezqYx3i7cdTfsvDojKdGumJUHYr6LBvfDamN4BiiC3fV4xV9IzDb8plGkfBj3A9KAvtS1Mn3i5K0bBK0v6Hc7-iyH6uTYa9qWGjqfGZ7jdy_NCq29dLdWuUzpj3wJLjc8gDsHwvsdETpN2DZmUMBFZGI/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I should have been more proactive after our January storm and went out hunting for a fallen mossy log or two to haul home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds52-B8NMrc4o7ByuNmacSRS8phJ9K0FxNqoAsfDymbpX_1vDBGntJLYamEB_rR0vip1jDW5Qt2tQy_6XUJrUlGjbT_JXIdTH2gT4Rh9mHrUV0doaTgs-WxKH-53DhWumrgXpNv2qhzpdnlbQem0LaZHbP7SLgRfHFccL5r5LD-osvdMA-haxdognpJE/s5472/RSBG.2.24.104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds52-B8NMrc4o7ByuNmacSRS8phJ9K0FxNqoAsfDymbpX_1vDBGntJLYamEB_rR0vip1jDW5Qt2tQy_6XUJrUlGjbT_JXIdTH2gT4Rh9mHrUV0doaTgs-WxKH-53DhWumrgXpNv2qhzpdnlbQem0LaZHbP7SLgRfHFccL5r5LD-osvdMA-haxdognpJE/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.104.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh my! I think those are Magnolia macrophylla leaves (or similar). I've always wondered what they'd look like if I left mine in place over the winter, rather than picking them up. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg75Xi-W2oXHOFlSAqmzvHoV_UgwCEf_HB9HN51Ij9wsjRoV2bQWmDCgzE9fH9-uNe7_qZ3p__8ccoat1LNmZMA_dmTrZqwdZEIrR_4fUmuVYRL2WhlyCLrF7H6CXEawugJSI5hJX0rFEUHBfeBXJTuRaE4TmCYRjNpiPWKGTb6icHNYyJvU5R2Tg0zWA/s4833/RSBG.2.24.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4833" data-original-width="3097" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg75Xi-W2oXHOFlSAqmzvHoV_UgwCEf_HB9HN51Ij9wsjRoV2bQWmDCgzE9fH9-uNe7_qZ3p__8ccoat1LNmZMA_dmTrZqwdZEIrR_4fUmuVYRL2WhlyCLrF7H6CXEawugJSI5hJX0rFEUHBfeBXJTuRaE4TmCYRjNpiPWKGTb6icHNYyJvU5R2Tg0zWA/w410-h640/RSBG.2.24.105.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To the stumpery! That's a well protected (from cold) tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica, on the far left.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPHi5YRMcVxLoN1jLpMxiA4O-au5EwT1IQQnKTWB6WwniBYwl3ge_HS_t8FKeyhL22OaLilI4VmtoWYFilhBdkeudopmHYFPRURsDri9c-OTdEzEcmEb_TdtUBvWq1gXtUUjdqPXWCQGtHSeFIudhshZfqeXJBWczwHy9IBwZJ4xAY23NscOdtEsacq8/s5151/RSBG.2.24.106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="5151" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPHi5YRMcVxLoN1jLpMxiA4O-au5EwT1IQQnKTWB6WwniBYwl3ge_HS_t8FKeyhL22OaLilI4VmtoWYFilhBdkeudopmHYFPRURsDri9c-OTdEzEcmEb_TdtUBvWq1gXtUUjdqPXWCQGtHSeFIudhshZfqeXJBWczwHy9IBwZJ4xAY23NscOdtEsacq8/w640-h400/RSBG.2.24.106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Rhododendron sinogrande, Woodwardia unigemmata beneath.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3__C5pt6Xxy3l158HGWuY8RGxn03zv0J2s1w4O1DaYMWR2qebVzMfUxO6pEjHtjIxc9Et1YsAtc9sESsfl8vX8c7POSXSZ2VseAQvJMjAu-8E1usurGWJINFSjv_FTa_dBPQAVqtCjmkfCzjFYwvtOtV_2z-IeJXb42YaeFlpEQ7uG7g1uxTv7KdEBE/s4316/RSBG.2.24.107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4316" data-original-width="3637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3__C5pt6Xxy3l158HGWuY8RGxn03zv0J2s1w4O1DaYMWR2qebVzMfUxO6pEjHtjIxc9Et1YsAtc9sESsfl8vX8c7POSXSZ2VseAQvJMjAu-8E1usurGWJINFSjv_FTa_dBPQAVqtCjmkfCzjFYwvtOtV_2z-IeJXb42YaeFlpEQ7uG7g1uxTv7KdEBE/w540-h640/RSBG.2.24.107.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saxifraga 'Primuloides' (I think).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzVJBsM7kC-FUp9sTU2wAfdTZxEXj40IuJ4dDGbHmltUWc26EyPCmsfM_dW2R0VaQ2Bd4h1aT_DvU5_p6vGRZp5hD3Yb2NFSD6DU5lfBkOEUfghf53VfmOtI3WfMUwusIQhb6gccgG93iZfNiuNw0YPBh3xe7d8isIy_M12F9aUcYl_FCuTgTvu-0AFc/s5472/RSBG.2.24.108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzVJBsM7kC-FUp9sTU2wAfdTZxEXj40IuJ4dDGbHmltUWc26EyPCmsfM_dW2R0VaQ2Bd4h1aT_DvU5_p6vGRZp5hD3Yb2NFSD6DU5lfBkOEUfghf53VfmOtI3WfMUwusIQhb6gccgG93iZfNiuNw0YPBh3xe7d8isIy_M12F9aUcYl_FCuTgTvu-0AFc/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love these next three shots so much! It's winter, and yet there's still so much going on here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6XaeQIH1fZaYg_3DOdPBqJvBVKSZaMVZNCOxG3POxwSsiJ6GejIsPpm_04eI1Hf0XPUTWvKxFrV7nK9mpl6c_8HsE_NNj2muLHnYgl_9WPNZ5uoH9_dtEAmW2UjaeMhnCfOTLO9Ib6A9CWaFC4bG_vx8C0th-7okmwCfLZ3KQMpJJQHIf-PYAI_MNsY/s5472/RSBG.2.24.109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6XaeQIH1fZaYg_3DOdPBqJvBVKSZaMVZNCOxG3POxwSsiJ6GejIsPpm_04eI1Hf0XPUTWvKxFrV7nK9mpl6c_8HsE_NNj2muLHnYgl_9WPNZ5uoH9_dtEAmW2UjaeMhnCfOTLO9Ib6A9CWaFC4bG_vx8C0th-7okmwCfLZ3KQMpJJQHIf-PYAI_MNsY/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsu0MnWnkaQhsq5B0YeindH6vC4AZFW8XhTp0r1L-YnITh_t-1iSnw-rdWjAQcNJyKDXOM1QOiRj9mXo_PsfOxTuHqTjICQnN5P7gElVCQ_DdEjfq6t1QbjhLDrnBAuRYFMGBfJI1ZvN5Sdqp5u5ZSx5zCZ3btGdb6M_IJwOLlLDugQCswIiyYBQHZK0/s5472/RSBG.2.24.110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsu0MnWnkaQhsq5B0YeindH6vC4AZFW8XhTp0r1L-YnITh_t-1iSnw-rdWjAQcNJyKDXOM1QOiRj9mXo_PsfOxTuHqTjICQnN5P7gElVCQ_DdEjfq6t1QbjhLDrnBAuRYFMGBfJI1ZvN5Sdqp5u5ZSx5zCZ3btGdb6M_IJwOLlLDugQCswIiyYBQHZK0/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N-hvWgdWwOyHDDBw04Blju2cGCD1TRH3drn67ojq3ysSqpesXLtF_hvkq38QRIZqEjeHmwCBLUpFOZVzRSQw9l8QSTv5hsVklwK0yCUnCL7aF_-r4e4wXsDtb64SJxw5SJ0exPsmvgPkI_oibFrbZIuDv4uiEPnuSOxHJich3OgJlkJIOjABpDHyP00/s5472/RSBG.2.24.111.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N-hvWgdWwOyHDDBw04Blju2cGCD1TRH3drn67ojq3ysSqpesXLtF_hvkq38QRIZqEjeHmwCBLUpFOZVzRSQw9l8QSTv5hsVklwK0yCUnCL7aF_-r4e4wXsDtb64SJxw5SJ0exPsmvgPkI_oibFrbZIuDv4uiEPnuSOxHJich3OgJlkJIOjABpDHyP00/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia sheareri looking fantastic.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYos28Mj8-FnAxxnwTmbLP2jcD3-7dcs0IKcKb32DOVwda5LUTne92uYZXp-mISuxfLYud_uEYHUImNVir9O3lRgg1nhkghRtOqEPGu8hxsqcAI3xxJcbJjmGFXhxLrORg6hq4TCXAMS5WjjnJZnwIiRqQrp0R-nJq7LlCLC9d3S1a6xPDJ8HoiNBWaSQ/s5472/RSBG.2.24.112.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYos28Mj8-FnAxxnwTmbLP2jcD3-7dcs0IKcKb32DOVwda5LUTne92uYZXp-mISuxfLYud_uEYHUImNVir9O3lRgg1nhkghRtOqEPGu8hxsqcAI3xxJcbJjmGFXhxLrORg6hq4TCXAMS5WjjnJZnwIiRqQrp0R-nJq7LlCLC9d3S1a6xPDJ8HoiNBWaSQ/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Hardy Fern Foundation had a cutback work party at the garden just this last weekend, I so wish I could have been a part of that. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAkAhOavLjdopeLcw2wDGjhGluoPMLoKliKFGuqjVYD0Ygu7Cu-oRYK6MP4P2cAMC_hr9kZeJ50kEyjnPxsPUPIRQhwajR8ByW47NUZ7mv9l3kD7KtdM-icpr2VplaogytVUa6CeFE7vyBWgn__dZzzYBml6HPqS23ARF4CTGo5oCF-uZAI6S5b_5b8Q/s5472/RSBG.2.24.113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAkAhOavLjdopeLcw2wDGjhGluoPMLoKliKFGuqjVYD0Ygu7Cu-oRYK6MP4P2cAMC_hr9kZeJ50kEyjnPxsPUPIRQhwajR8ByW47NUZ7mv9l3kD7KtdM-icpr2VplaogytVUa6CeFE7vyBWgn__dZzzYBml6HPqS23ARF4CTGo5oCF-uZAI6S5b_5b8Q/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.113.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yep, more pyrrosia, these planted in a stump (it is a stumpery after all).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJuutkZ0vVCivqx-RCVypnhLfzw7xWEhMxhY4SS-GMo6x7knOaoddtCuZ6U622SdNfDIlguK3HruxsxgMlZ1d59v0VOGAmrMNuq4te-t7d8Yu0oSQiwC98sm7NBUD7D7RfIHW13nWTLJqZy6oBQHhVm6daRYvhn4hTCg9G2BVLRF7nUZr35WwNzKVKJU/s5472/RSBG.2.24.114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJuutkZ0vVCivqx-RCVypnhLfzw7xWEhMxhY4SS-GMo6x7knOaoddtCuZ6U622SdNfDIlguK3HruxsxgMlZ1d59v0VOGAmrMNuq4te-t7d8Yu0oSQiwC98sm7NBUD7D7RfIHW13nWTLJqZy6oBQHhVm6daRYvhn4hTCg9G2BVLRF7nUZr35WwNzKVKJU/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.114.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Steve Hootman (Executive Director and Curator and the garden) has done a lot of plant exploring and brought back great pyrrosia species that are planted out in the garden. I bought one of these plants at the garden nursery during this visit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCM4QEzxWlSPMMxYuvmzTeEmLfXrUORdcIHjGyruyumGYRi8uXqtGUmq26yiHktoU7drcla1JmMX7XrhLzb8PeQKQvPzEDgKHMVBg04RvD6fNzF-bDZi3rRTxjADeTQGKcN9V_1T8T-m4qryMs4KpL6gpdr1enRahoiYdJjI0qmdsUQM4l4Fhj1qhx9A/s5472/RSBG.2.24.115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCM4QEzxWlSPMMxYuvmzTeEmLfXrUORdcIHjGyruyumGYRi8uXqtGUmq26yiHktoU7drcla1JmMX7XrhLzb8PeQKQvPzEDgKHMVBg04RvD6fNzF-bDZi3rRTxjADeTQGKcN9V_1T8T-m4qryMs4KpL6gpdr1enRahoiYdJjI0qmdsUQM4l4Fhj1qhx9A/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Love the Lonicera crassifolia...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien2-wVwvDSWZ4AbRLov5sauGchwrLWM17NfHLk98hGWE7vGtG2gZmzea8848me2knSFdZ-3ddZu7xpLdDVyBnpTsISWxtZr2oVwHUE47ce7s8EhpVEjzQiZcJOitABu6PK2q3Y5oDFBO7EkdxMPndUoQ5aJY26YRryg3OogwGAB0w8z4bhsapv2BxoIs/s5472/RSBG.2.24.116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien2-wVwvDSWZ4AbRLov5sauGchwrLWM17NfHLk98hGWE7vGtG2gZmzea8848me2knSFdZ-3ddZu7xpLdDVyBnpTsISWxtZr2oVwHUE47ce7s8EhpVEjzQiZcJOitABu6PK2q3Y5oDFBO7EkdxMPndUoQ5aJY26YRryg3OogwGAB0w8z4bhsapv2BxoIs/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close-up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKor2sF8OCJ2pVSchCw5VpubIp7y906_W0Qus9buKWeBgaziZ96SSCxMLRbuZH9mLAEkTom8PduI2fsbXkesR5VgzBlDUDC4rSYE_vrBNd-wyptVHgAFbX-Y5L_PHbqBFbjcxKof34pQPfNUYjSA6ff1YtUOKTE79zbHBHRjnYA-RpqTSYOoUJ61rN4U0/s5472/RSBG.2.24.117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKor2sF8OCJ2pVSchCw5VpubIp7y906_W0Qus9buKWeBgaziZ96SSCxMLRbuZH9mLAEkTom8PduI2fsbXkesR5VgzBlDUDC4rSYE_vrBNd-wyptVHgAFbX-Y5L_PHbqBFbjcxKof34pQPfNUYjSA6ff1YtUOKTE79zbHBHRjnYA-RpqTSYOoUJ61rN4U0/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Polypodium scouleri<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskYwf0AqlQ9UsMFB3LPXHLMPYHGSCkuY2yTIrfqwP-_Ertm4IBlBoWh_fR5ySxbPTa1dXTjSxhjmJ4QmfteDNbvToZAeLQfUJubfpLj7LoYw0aiFZlnl1UUSJXy06cieiCvjIyQSVW3HucxhwdRnv7uiVElrUkSW2WVkwey7HUytcduTTv7KaQcOfR1c/s5472/RSBG.2.24.118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskYwf0AqlQ9UsMFB3LPXHLMPYHGSCkuY2yTIrfqwP-_Ertm4IBlBoWh_fR5ySxbPTa1dXTjSxhjmJ4QmfteDNbvToZAeLQfUJubfpLj7LoYw0aiFZlnl1UUSJXy06cieiCvjIyQSVW3HucxhwdRnv7uiVElrUkSW2WVkwey7HUytcduTTv7KaQcOfR1c/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.118.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Epimedium and moss are a great match.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFawXbkX46_0RwGYxrSkRfdB5k-t58dwPCGYIDbF4QogGoltHMGmDo4capqlhGfTjGh3EE31BpHnUKFntMwwZWVD8FLb98dob8le6z-Lz_fcJBkmxH04HHu5Zp2C5o1S-S9CJqFfiupxc9yI1LsVET-fCRvHF9dSxsQV3IdSWOUkane8p3B-B0_aaeq1E/s4893/RSBG.2.24.119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4893" data-original-width="3622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFawXbkX46_0RwGYxrSkRfdB5k-t58dwPCGYIDbF4QogGoltHMGmDo4capqlhGfTjGh3EE31BpHnUKFntMwwZWVD8FLb98dob8le6z-Lz_fcJBkmxH04HHu5Zp2C5o1S-S9CJqFfiupxc9yI1LsVET-fCRvHF9dSxsQV3IdSWOUkane8p3B-B0_aaeq1E/w474-h640/RSBG.2.24.119.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW548JQT2PK1PDKOZ6585mOYVfTjws7ecNREAYGV94IF84mAfOirhSTjT0DmArH3fRWTzBdcdy90lz0LuQhhGa5671JbDiWlx3F_H5kIrn1YGBPQwOUvGhbrlVYafmvneDYtVxRfiIYb_-0ry5sB-q4QgeKjL_5kD340SWgXUi6Y7iOcOPXAjOwXKEPM/s5472/RSBG.2.24.120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW548JQT2PK1PDKOZ6585mOYVfTjws7ecNREAYGV94IF84mAfOirhSTjT0DmArH3fRWTzBdcdy90lz0LuQhhGa5671JbDiWlx3F_H5kIrn1YGBPQwOUvGhbrlVYafmvneDYtVxRfiIYb_-0ry5sB-q4QgeKjL_5kD340SWgXUi6Y7iOcOPXAjOwXKEPM/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia lingua I believe (on the stump).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAH2SAC06SxNyIzqrlD9T1UeIKWaxoT1-KGRy6ZZ7zgmI9_Bi8ttWmvKuQjIhmQg3LCcRZIgjiv7q3pxMhBiTRgA7-jwR5RM5UyVzWiOkt5PcqoVL7DCBPA55IKhGEazsdAzbAO0aYfgY6h8O60wFw-2hn77NDeycBg7Uju2fav6z0zmZDjy4QYITd34/s5135/RSBG.2.24.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5135" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAH2SAC06SxNyIzqrlD9T1UeIKWaxoT1-KGRy6ZZ7zgmI9_Bi8ttWmvKuQjIhmQg3LCcRZIgjiv7q3pxMhBiTRgA7-jwR5RM5UyVzWiOkt5PcqoVL7DCBPA55IKhGEazsdAzbAO0aYfgY6h8O60wFw-2hn77NDeycBg7Uju2fav6z0zmZDjy4QYITd34/w452-h640/RSBG.2.24.121.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Their pyrrosia all look so good. I wish mine did (winter was harsher here).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIIGO8kPAEn7Llo8SOMKegBewh97o3KMIG_tafHp91-LQjIPly4J9vs3-u3Z3fvoMQAAI3shaIn5RPriE1a0_Y3vqsFNT6wjZ-lKCufPIOPeob8CWT7d1jNdSNpphNNJdYDy44eoNPPlzw1lS8JE8_4oMxnfSP3eKBNlR1eyjmQtEUE133UKf_FoGRnM/s5472/RSBG.2.24.122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIIGO8kPAEn7Llo8SOMKegBewh97o3KMIG_tafHp91-LQjIPly4J9vs3-u3Z3fvoMQAAI3shaIn5RPriE1a0_Y3vqsFNT6wjZ-lKCufPIOPeob8CWT7d1jNdSNpphNNJdYDy44eoNPPlzw1lS8JE8_4oMxnfSP3eKBNlR1eyjmQtEUE133UKf_FoGRnM/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.122.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Their aspidistra look a lot better than mine too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhOcO4yeYL1a6MucqOqWzb5k3to84VGklr8iD_AOhBqNQP4m2OtRCbLZrQqpjS_2Sgt6DnJ5dsMXc0URGr79nIWis4FosE_Qeg_CQ9JU_VoJUk7LPVD51_Jurr0BXf6BjedmnmzVJYn9sgJ42s1wcHxOZnndiZJP08humgzBP7Bnim2Z1XjEguJrmGoo/s5472/RSBG.2.24.123.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhOcO4yeYL1a6MucqOqWzb5k3to84VGklr8iD_AOhBqNQP4m2OtRCbLZrQqpjS_2Sgt6DnJ5dsMXc0URGr79nIWis4FosE_Qeg_CQ9JU_VoJUk7LPVD51_Jurr0BXf6BjedmnmzVJYn9sgJ42s1wcHxOZnndiZJP08humgzBP7Bnim2Z1XjEguJrmGoo/w640-h426/RSBG.2.24.123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Okay, time to tuck into the conservatory to warm up a bit before making another trip through the nursery to decide on my purchases (I bought the aforementioned pyrrosia, a pair of <a href="https://rhodygarden.org/product/gaultheria-nummularioides-seh504-491sd1997/" target="_blank">Gaultheria nummularioides</a> and a <a href="https://rhodygarden.org/product/rhododendron-nakaharai-mariko/" target="_blank">Rhododendron nakaharae 'Mariko'</a>). </div><div><br /></div><div>Curculigo sp., love those pleats!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhZk51SYSTM4gTyeXeaG-f9fSlk8HVNr4CCpUnyIiO7qLo20YvRVvXqV45sakfLFcrk2Qq8cMep5CGY07UiEkyJaGnOtE4WFCHXWFyutchgf4zecXn6W9fkuQyWFrMBs7kIXs46EpJJaftPO0u3EJB9fyxuKSspoEkaNL3NDP_uDLVZL7ma6X0fiDyU8/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.125.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Someday...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8pMMmYfJLwXHA_4Nhm8FsgrC9u5L5a7iivpCk29OzmeJ7sERML-4IY5dg0eWvlbO9MBUYILOsMQrhoUmfm9IglR6El9mOmnzKLwo5aVzXOzj7jQyK1XGJ-SBxg9o4LWAOD-1Rd0TN0B0JJfszwzjx9i1o2sxqKorCDRQElLW-xA8ZfxRUv5TNy9zSZc/s5472/RSBG.2.24.126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8pMMmYfJLwXHA_4Nhm8FsgrC9u5L5a7iivpCk29OzmeJ7sERML-4IY5dg0eWvlbO9MBUYILOsMQrhoUmfm9IglR6El9mOmnzKLwo5aVzXOzj7jQyK1XGJ-SBxg9o4LWAOD-1Rd0TN0B0JJfszwzjx9i1o2sxqKorCDRQElLW-xA8ZfxRUv5TNy9zSZc/w426-h640/RSBG.2.24.126.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Adiantum hispidulum, rough maidenhair fern (I believe).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div><div><br /></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55859146648980592852024-03-01T08:27:00.000-08:002024-03-01T08:27:00.123-08:00It's March, how is the garden?Our mild winter weather continues and would be an absolute dream for the garden, if not for <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/im-still-numb.html" target="_blank">the extremely horrid week we experienced mid-January</a>, the effects of which continue show themselves. My last update on how the plants fared was on February 5th (<a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/02/my-plants-two-weeks-after-historic-storm.html" target="_blank">here</a>), almost a month has passed since then, I think it's time for another installment...<div><br /></div><div>First a spot of happy news. I feared the blooms of my Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' were so stunned they'd remain in their not quite open state and fall without opening. Thank god that didn't happen and they've been wowing me with their bright colors for a couple of weeks now.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFewYAuysN3-9y70nMCslbItKzRR5av0nug30dUFcvsEgQp5YWss-H7YQZxZyQ-l70-ixRD8w5oMbtQUkKuuiKJQDuQym_xGt4tSsOYKsrlcs4hyphenhyphenFkzXNZcmfaqY72ewGaktEy7cfU9lFGylluCbXGI3ugVBTa7sBEF-PxOxS7Y0BGp1FdssZ_JtbgLo/s2658/WTS100.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFewYAuysN3-9y70nMCslbItKzRR5av0nug30dUFcvsEgQp5YWss-H7YQZxZyQ-l70-ixRD8w5oMbtQUkKuuiKJQDuQym_xGt4tSsOYKsrlcs4hyphenhyphenFkzXNZcmfaqY72ewGaktEy7cfU9lFGylluCbXGI3ugVBTa7sBEF-PxOxS7Y0BGp1FdssZ_JtbgLo/w640-h640/WTS100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I even did some much needed pruning and brought the cut branches indoors where they've been scenting the kitchen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHXg74UCu8lTVUeeOUNkrpATSJ1llaBPjZSz4g6kK7Z3YNmG0i8OYF97DF_JtY6Bd5HlS47333XNKMnS8YwvuGqty722NT9brMrYkZuOSKdOQ2Hza8snV61AEShcVA3xU9G0R8CiO6h9IdmDkZuiL1FUfaDG9sK3iKSvL6Mobw8w8-n0Db5n47b6jL08/s1619/WTS101.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1619" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHXg74UCu8lTVUeeOUNkrpATSJ1llaBPjZSz4g6kK7Z3YNmG0i8OYF97DF_JtY6Bd5HlS47333XNKMnS8YwvuGqty722NT9brMrYkZuOSKdOQ2Hza8snV61AEShcVA3xU9G0R8CiO6h9IdmDkZuiL1FUfaDG9sK3iKSvL6Mobw8w8-n0Db5n47b6jL08/w640-h640/WTS101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The overall shape of the unruly shrub is a bit more graceful now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqYS6YG_9q5lblXhVwfIpiT6a-vWwcIfVkBqO4oASsmdzJLupcsfLGrAqS1UQfDtrA4BaezlV94c3McIfHGerBlwjZyhbHb3IQS5DVqQB_FOggt2Dc5Pq9LuacAfUoq8uhLHpm2G1hJtu6D4HPGe5-_KX6ziT_FO9_UXMdY6TwUthx2CMyYMoCMPZ490/s4032/WTS102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqYS6YG_9q5lblXhVwfIpiT6a-vWwcIfVkBqO4oASsmdzJLupcsfLGrAqS1UQfDtrA4BaezlV94c3McIfHGerBlwjZyhbHb3IQS5DVqQB_FOggt2Dc5Pq9LuacAfUoq8uhLHpm2G1hJtu6D4HPGe5-_KX6ziT_FO9_UXMdY6TwUthx2CMyYMoCMPZ490/w640-h480/WTS102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the far right of the photo above, and again below, is a large, newly (almost) empty, pot. The brown leaves at the front belong to Loropetalum 'Jazz Hands' mini, but the container used to hold a large pineapple guava, Acca sellowiana. No longer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ILl1OvyD5uAk12Vt_1BGtFMIDCt8DdyzdKsjJMC8aZyT3klrMUSchh0iP2NhgcUjxBX2VUJnGjhVqVqfHSR88rR1E2Ey622d_4d5CuOoPBMbgCdsDB_aZRir4jLU6RvDn8-dGNwgiVt2wLUgMAB3ONS1iDPnUhB12wI5VtZmJdqlkNoiUNufuyO_To/s3484/WTS103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ILl1OvyD5uAk12Vt_1BGtFMIDCt8DdyzdKsjJMC8aZyT3klrMUSchh0iP2NhgcUjxBX2VUJnGjhVqVqfHSR88rR1E2Ey622d_4d5CuOoPBMbgCdsDB_aZRir4jLU6RvDn8-dGNwgiVt2wLUgMAB3ONS1iDPnUhB12wI5VtZmJdqlkNoiUNufuyO_To/w554-h640/WTS103.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The storm had once again zapped the leaves. It might have made a come back and regrown them, but I was done with it. I planted it knowing it was evergreen, but it's lost all of it's leaves at least 4 times now. Time to stop. Of course I still haven't dug the stump out of the container, that's gonna be fun! </div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of digging out stumps. I decided it was time to get rid of that sad Yucca rostrata on the left below. It started downhill late last spring and I waited months to see if it would make a recovery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLJJYjWcGGXNQWPaLsqmMTO_z9I6aJFcsX2YsoIAX_J8IKZoJ51S4ZTNt5dHFDNObyng_gKHTDjOZoybn7YdOyKr2BDwO5RJFQF0Rwdvh2cSNzKxHziB_ZqedOzVQOKU58aaucykHHaCUIf8sh1BeWtElsYqjGpftK7b8LyT1m3Q6OceRwljB5RWjxuU/s3686/WTS104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="3014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLJJYjWcGGXNQWPaLsqmMTO_z9I6aJFcsX2YsoIAX_J8IKZoJ51S4ZTNt5dHFDNObyng_gKHTDjOZoybn7YdOyKr2BDwO5RJFQF0Rwdvh2cSNzKxHziB_ZqedOzVQOKU58aaucykHHaCUIf8sh1BeWtElsYqjGpftK7b8LyT1m3Q6OceRwljB5RWjxuU/w524-h640/WTS104.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The green leaves at the very center had given me hope. But after giving it all summer without it doing anything...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUziFkUGK_0iVcBsDfUrFlLnqHEXev_WYhzGcwTxEkQxBdRQLVPlg1yUicoYb9IvqFICvI-EREwRlfoAleogOKxXlN-XEIzwNJLkgSO2n6IrJ5ou3mpboxyx8IjL8jBxKugC2IMk4zDh4DJ1hiAdYRIAy1n6c1Bpbc2GeQDTIgh7cp2rx6aQBcQgXT48/s4032/WTS105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUziFkUGK_0iVcBsDfUrFlLnqHEXev_WYhzGcwTxEkQxBdRQLVPlg1yUicoYb9IvqFICvI-EREwRlfoAleogOKxXlN-XEIzwNJLkgSO2n6IrJ5ou3mpboxyx8IjL8jBxKugC2IMk4zDh4DJ1hiAdYRIAy1n6c1Bpbc2GeQDTIgh7cp2rx6aQBcQgXT48/w480-h640/WTS105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And that dark area getting squishier and squishier, it was time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTtzAEaP_YNtOTP_KnPciFVbEybR09seH9hx3GLwWeC-uxDpoDc89kk5_e_IQrLx-GopMN5ZDWionJSsnjk6GcIB0yv9ZswMQZuB4yoambTynF2h0jIOTOschOoz3bMr7e-GFNxv3EE_6gSUytCud_FBOcnJ42oBOWbq1a2HXIqlPp-LdnZeb-XGf1c/s3464/WTS106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="2908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTtzAEaP_YNtOTP_KnPciFVbEybR09seH9hx3GLwWeC-uxDpoDc89kk5_e_IQrLx-GopMN5ZDWionJSsnjk6GcIB0yv9ZswMQZuB4yoambTynF2h0jIOTOschOoz3bMr7e-GFNxv3EE_6gSUytCud_FBOcnJ42oBOWbq1a2HXIqlPp-LdnZeb-XGf1c/w538-h640/WTS106.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh my god what an improvement to not have to look at it anymore!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhEuvqNLIyCf_eQHCGL5s3VbB04Ji1FyWj16b1w8b7ISoZiyfMLuzV6nwQfKAcuoOUEZRpT6HkaeCLQwhWjirIo8_XoZdVA0pPMH_aomPrRJlnJ4wqlFQXLsD2GXj7tyeQ5-o-SV8xwFSglnNn5D7e2nxlYKUh6BLbAqBlhwnXb-WFGAQ2VtfGhmTiEM/s3308/WTS107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="2991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhEuvqNLIyCf_eQHCGL5s3VbB04Ji1FyWj16b1w8b7ISoZiyfMLuzV6nwQfKAcuoOUEZRpT6HkaeCLQwhWjirIo8_XoZdVA0pPMH_aomPrRJlnJ4wqlFQXLsD2GXj7tyeQ5-o-SV8xwFSglnNn5D7e2nxlYKUh6BLbAqBlhwnXb-WFGAQ2VtfGhmTiEM/w578-h640/WTS107.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before (page up and down for before and after) was just too ugly, especially with all the other dead/dying/disfigured things around the garden (special thanks to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2020/10/a-quick-peek-at-patricias-garden.html" target="_blank">Patricia</a> for letting me use her <a href="https://radiusgarden.com/products/root-slayer" target="_blank">root slayer</a> to dig out this bad boy).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E_x8vlB6DQGdgnFvz9NcbEoH6x9Jxek92E6MDBP0409_-mr1HAXHA2_fax-l-zbDxpipVRgADoiy5SXVHYqdcPMQZ37WaybtlKnzFwjQfW8J-HdGrPkDmM_f8ehYkO3t3_OAKMwnWTOWzoXEvrN0eMvdDxsCIhCYk48WFdAufwavhLCQU1k2PHUB0YU/s3686/WTS108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="3014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E_x8vlB6DQGdgnFvz9NcbEoH6x9Jxek92E6MDBP0409_-mr1HAXHA2_fax-l-zbDxpipVRgADoiy5SXVHYqdcPMQZ37WaybtlKnzFwjQfW8J-HdGrPkDmM_f8ehYkO3t3_OAKMwnWTOWzoXEvrN0eMvdDxsCIhCYk48WFdAufwavhLCQU1k2PHUB0YU/w524-h640/WTS108.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Moving on to the Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s 'Hardy Red' that are now all brown. The two in the front garden are both in this photo, to the right of the sidewalk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrL245z6At0qwtPWkCn3D5wFvEqbLV07Vy3M_AhnGyDwRLotWNax45U7E4aJkaivCVNU7EvRKNkUtsdNR-GJMapHdvPg_dImaVefGvf2Zq1WTgrijiaOsdOB60ZHHHKOCDc8hu5_RY0Q-eEyGy4eTsrAyoUF_oVCLIVlYhSIgawEPFEDO_FRv97cKmY0/s3082/WTS109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="2996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrL245z6At0qwtPWkCn3D5wFvEqbLV07Vy3M_AhnGyDwRLotWNax45U7E4aJkaivCVNU7EvRKNkUtsdNR-GJMapHdvPg_dImaVefGvf2Zq1WTgrijiaOsdOB60ZHHHKOCDc8hu5_RY0Q-eEyGy4eTsrAyoUF_oVCLIVlYhSIgawEPFEDO_FRv97cKmY0/w622-h640/WTS109.jpeg" width="622" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The biggest/oldest was planted in 2010, that's a long time for it to have lived well, and then been hit so hard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Mkz4TND6YWoErwJjl3_1oCqJJbTkRh0EFNKSfoRTo3pcf4QLpfn6rxpZAxtD0kt4P6h_Gq4ZODjQJX-fXGjJc4TcjEcdswy2mdizzok3xeXCSKPa1qBnFqyg_5HrYAvCVNwmoyNaOXAs8Trx82s3XV99YVoTQMhxnNZQjE4hi_rPltEG3xD4D_GITQ/s4032/WTS110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Mkz4TND6YWoErwJjl3_1oCqJJbTkRh0EFNKSfoRTo3pcf4QLpfn6rxpZAxtD0kt4P6h_Gq4ZODjQJX-fXGjJc4TcjEcdswy2mdizzok3xeXCSKPa1qBnFqyg_5HrYAvCVNwmoyNaOXAs8Trx82s3XV99YVoTQMhxnNZQjE4hi_rPltEG3xD4D_GITQ/w480-h640/WTS110.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If it regrows from the tips only it's gonna be an ugly plant. I don't know what to do! Thankfully that Agave 'Mateo' continues to feel solid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgWPF28e9oT-1HmCsLCHPhmvAxWn97X7kn1gHzo0ABlRl9lpTEwnhR1JNWbTZ5xf_LfGVaDf3S91z7UXYNrEgNOnOHGCnJWc_Mwo93R3QWuw46F6CloZNNkPL3_zhLZpSaFfICL3i-_C9C2GXgzau4SftpBeIhvcnqbPA9NWGrs2hiNSD-E0tyxWGtSo/s4032/WTS111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgWPF28e9oT-1HmCsLCHPhmvAxWn97X7kn1gHzo0ABlRl9lpTEwnhR1JNWbTZ5xf_LfGVaDf3S91z7UXYNrEgNOnOHGCnJWc_Mwo93R3QWuw46F6CloZNNkPL3_zhLZpSaFfICL3i-_C9C2GXgzau4SftpBeIhvcnqbPA9NWGrs2hiNSD-E0tyxWGtSo/w480-h640/WTS111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's the second callistemon in the front garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wejMJNWRkMUuTujnWLNH9rbMlakakEhaxfAqpttguOXSfalDiPaq-3PPv3KZ6n_lpdk0S2JUZMCfdLMjNEEhP5VvVifUFe9K-XYiPyTeCw_yw7DKCrIkPTENRnFDOZS0ayZOgL7maIsQIfPlPnoeJ9yDtZksLNxHXptMzQlxafnQvNSfNGC2cuss7Ws/s3593/WTS112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3593" data-original-width="2856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wejMJNWRkMUuTujnWLNH9rbMlakakEhaxfAqpttguOXSfalDiPaq-3PPv3KZ6n_lpdk0S2JUZMCfdLMjNEEhP5VvVifUFe9K-XYiPyTeCw_yw7DKCrIkPTENRnFDOZS0ayZOgL7maIsQIfPlPnoeJ9yDtZksLNxHXptMzQlxafnQvNSfNGC2cuss7Ws/w508-h640/WTS112.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the back garden I just went ahead and called it quits on the third 'Hardy Red', which I'd had since 2009. Purchasing it was <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2009/03/new-additions-to-danger-garden.html" target="_blank">one of the very first blog posts I wrote</a>! Of course I plant so densely you can't really tell anything is missing in this photo...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eaIYI4EQr9wgHyRbD9AFgLg_LypzJK3SO0_97Siv1fUDvIFVpEDWhypeG_mow6OFiOPyWiQF3GuKiRGMAplTppUFhACYVzRWYvmTw6X5BMFJmKrgtIJ5_u8uCo84A47LL5e7mlxXAWTi71snVCzDjLvBPJEoCT40pYEXA7zGE3gCCcWD7DXEZ4Vu1fA/s3503/WTS113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3503" data-original-width="2418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eaIYI4EQr9wgHyRbD9AFgLg_LypzJK3SO0_97Siv1fUDvIFVpEDWhypeG_mow6OFiOPyWiQF3GuKiRGMAplTppUFhACYVzRWYvmTw6X5BMFJmKrgtIJ5_u8uCo84A47LL5e7mlxXAWTi71snVCzDjLvBPJEoCT40pYEXA7zGE3gCCcWD7DXEZ4Vu1fA/w442-h640/WTS113.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even from this angle, can you spot the missing plant?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVceENc0CIIgIrdzAhzz5tlC56Y0fi0WeRn7t5l_6dK2VMCwZNluOaxKR0VoSwHqSfb6_eQmxiz5UuS1ZHfisM0YjQB5IactHPepuy_bCoJxsj1ozOINTtjM-rGIPfiwC2U3DrLbLm1ImZf1WIRP6p0hXus9Y2FR8JOy9diTSqu_0rTMh_a8oo-GvqjY/s3813/WTS114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3813" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVceENc0CIIgIrdzAhzz5tlC56Y0fi0WeRn7t5l_6dK2VMCwZNluOaxKR0VoSwHqSfb6_eQmxiz5UuS1ZHfisM0YjQB5IactHPepuy_bCoJxsj1ozOINTtjM-rGIPfiwC2U3DrLbLm1ImZf1WIRP6p0hXus9Y2FR8JOy9diTSqu_0rTMh_a8oo-GvqjY/w508-h640/WTS114.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div>How about here? Ya, there are the stumps (which I haven't done anything with) peeking up over the variegated aspidistra.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0RNHDP4OkPguE9gVi4jlv0AIgLxsOmY1mZjJkGu6x1YQrTOnHmYEDJxWWEiU5Wfa-eKLfl4RyEgHdeh6RlrPVqa1T7v12vRqT6wunwJOdo8KkuB3sOdbK_GSfKfpv5a_207gb4qMS5kqoUv-FYcZWnelzJfiAhEVUbfNVpxgJaarpNl1VSSgPQqMcbI/s3497/WTS115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="2869" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0RNHDP4OkPguE9gVi4jlv0AIgLxsOmY1mZjJkGu6x1YQrTOnHmYEDJxWWEiU5Wfa-eKLfl4RyEgHdeh6RlrPVqa1T7v12vRqT6wunwJOdo8KkuB3sOdbK_GSfKfpv5a_207gb4qMS5kqoUv-FYcZWnelzJfiAhEVUbfNVpxgJaarpNl1VSSgPQqMcbI/w526-h640/WTS115.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's the Metapanax delavayi leaf drop I came home to after our trip up to Seattle. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q7yMaxFNC3P1zsLh0v_2RcRKhNEeUZ4m6QLLG2ucZh_wUNdCe8svDQE52V2LcR0-9jYGZLxsGEoCH7kgA-5zyqMOsGQ1JDbPsNM8B9fzY1MTocjpZqbQdihghVoczhaLoQ084o35QDr5_OUXUb2jnvEQJa2ToTG-jkglWnnBDngpu1Z3kyxWHQMQ2kI/s4032/WTS116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q7yMaxFNC3P1zsLh0v_2RcRKhNEeUZ4m6QLLG2ucZh_wUNdCe8svDQE52V2LcR0-9jYGZLxsGEoCH7kgA-5zyqMOsGQ1JDbPsNM8B9fzY1MTocjpZqbQdihghVoczhaLoQ084o35QDr5_OUXUb2jnvEQJa2ToTG-jkglWnnBDngpu1Z3kyxWHQMQ2kI/w640-h480/WTS116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sadly that's not the last of it as the plant has many more to brown leaves yet to fall. A reminder, this plant is an evergreen, at least it's supposed to be. I'm still hopeful it will leaf-out again once spring hits.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt2eBh05I0cRJqbg4WxY4r5dSt9EDymWHr9o2Jg6WOWavrLdYJibEPNgPWVAq6ai7_PI1wvMRYMRM9IxHWFupv_ZqVyvArtuCTa3HDZHZ_k1Ddh5ul0zpkKwpK07Awk22hyt-rb0k10ScUx9AQpQPyMaT7AbFsvK29j8slmOy_VflcssA9achbhFywWE/s3800/WTS117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt2eBh05I0cRJqbg4WxY4r5dSt9EDymWHr9o2Jg6WOWavrLdYJibEPNgPWVAq6ai7_PI1wvMRYMRM9IxHWFupv_ZqVyvArtuCTa3HDZHZ_k1Ddh5ul0zpkKwpK07Awk22hyt-rb0k10ScUx9AQpQPyMaT7AbFsvK29j8slmOy_VflcssA9achbhFywWE/w508-h640/WTS117.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The (NoID) bamboo has decided to get in on the browning leaves thing—I can't blame it since it was wind-whipped something nasty when the temperatures were only 12F.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnqxje728LB3VmXgtLo2TGaeOqdYVMtLOveOMl4-rp7sR6HAuEReNRUBrJfL6ZGeam1SKSNyn3a7_kyF2vejcYdvyQc82sh2ijK5h1eFVoIu3Es9hUsOMHLqR9R_FcliOdfvhJD7Ca4ZRirWrUBVtAR6RwyUIrczzh0teAeUC599tehE_TPsBM-0374k/s4032/WTS118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnqxje728LB3VmXgtLo2TGaeOqdYVMtLOveOMl4-rp7sR6HAuEReNRUBrJfL6ZGeam1SKSNyn3a7_kyF2vejcYdvyQc82sh2ijK5h1eFVoIu3Es9hUsOMHLqR9R_FcliOdfvhJD7Ca4ZRirWrUBVtAR6RwyUIrczzh0teAeUC599tehE_TPsBM-0374k/w480-h640/WTS118.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ditto for the Azara microphylla.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvkf-ODMScYXkn9EE0zOhsEujhqf0I9isP9ffkALZ9WARunLQYVHgIrmOQtlBbjrD0NCScaDLx0lcUmiZw4c1PHreJambHgBMRBgMka9KBdktsxNVf7hRzk9QoABnEQlTtkQrjP0qtN8-EDFxec3iqsPblAoyIU8MwM8rf9OEjVj1-E7j5DQP83h8pzY/s3684/WTS119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3684" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvkf-ODMScYXkn9EE0zOhsEujhqf0I9isP9ffkALZ9WARunLQYVHgIrmOQtlBbjrD0NCScaDLx0lcUmiZw4c1PHreJambHgBMRBgMka9KBdktsxNVf7hRzk9QoABnEQlTtkQrjP0qtN8-EDFxec3iqsPblAoyIU8MwM8rf9OEjVj1-E7j5DQP83h8pzY/w522-h640/WTS119.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace', which is starting to drop some of its big leaves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS8EQwIlnmDeh1euPqeXDEV57ycFGY2267G1f_WPKysrpOuC3qXWF5gnJKWJmhKd9ax5IZEB9_MFAuqVPEj7fL1WZuHiDicYQqpuiTB7-dgiAMbxrKc84i9wViVm84__A9vUUz2Hw9HjoMmBCSgVeqgDmmzZflgiUp8XhHMvmPeuRiFwu5iE69paUgJE/s4032/WTS120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS8EQwIlnmDeh1euPqeXDEV57ycFGY2267G1f_WPKysrpOuC3qXWF5gnJKWJmhKd9ax5IZEB9_MFAuqVPEj7fL1WZuHiDicYQqpuiTB7-dgiAMbxrKc84i9wViVm84__A9vUUz2Hw9HjoMmBCSgVeqgDmmzZflgiUp8XhHMvmPeuRiFwu5iE69paUgJE/w480-h640/WTS120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I cut my Pittosporum illicioides 'Strappy' back hard last spring and it had sent up all sorts of soft green growth (3 of the 4 trunks below belong to the pittosporum, the center one belongs to the fatsia), naturally they're all defoliated too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JnB3XOVpmto6VC3vzjfgc6S0rGoa64GkSlvhOcZfuAQ6GtwBI2kZMzRU8nfnFBRV7WMq2cHO_f0xtjkXt5YzOHDhWzKFFnx9oO9HhkUU5IKl4rBIE-n78bPCajvAGNZkVWNBGl6lvAkm9TbB1DSPMeoHzdzKtkP8DS1x0rHUwhJR7p_g6ZJ_Uq2YzWg/s3578/WTS121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3578" data-original-width="2996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JnB3XOVpmto6VC3vzjfgc6S0rGoa64GkSlvhOcZfuAQ6GtwBI2kZMzRU8nfnFBRV7WMq2cHO_f0xtjkXt5YzOHDhWzKFFnx9oO9HhkUU5IKl4rBIE-n78bPCajvAGNZkVWNBGl6lvAkm9TbB1DSPMeoHzdzKtkP8DS1x0rHUwhJR7p_g6ZJ_Uq2YzWg/w536-h640/WTS121.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All three of my Loropetalum chinense are loosing their leaves, the wood still has some green though so hopefully they'll rebound.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYS5gpYbAvPeraOPiNOHndC2-rX_pjwTcrXpGeEi79_vzGY1nL5RCRMgE6Fy1iBOCsNzdyErqpC8zF4ZasQTcEppYAZJ7jBJ0Z9SHzkCiTlBpenHsMstkZIQVC8bcKKQJJPPWf_cRiJ0Vmc12jXdBohqFFFhTw35WBjeRVbKN_qPeVOzNoeZjJmaLu30/s4032/WTS122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYS5gpYbAvPeraOPiNOHndC2-rX_pjwTcrXpGeEi79_vzGY1nL5RCRMgE6Fy1iBOCsNzdyErqpC8zF4ZasQTcEppYAZJ7jBJ0Z9SHzkCiTlBpenHsMstkZIQVC8bcKKQJJPPWf_cRiJ0Vmc12jXdBohqFFFhTw35WBjeRVbKN_qPeVOzNoeZjJmaLu30/w480-h640/WTS122.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lame photo! I included it only to remind myself of the damage to both Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', which I cut back hard hoping for new growth.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgxrNpRsjO4orsbVOb_Upqja02Pq3v4XHPilXANqkGo8sSejZ6uqLt_diOUHUnNVZxx-qdJ5Fds77Jdc9fow9bN4OoQb7RXAEGKz47kTyUPJ4g5rbQRqOOg_YDV796WHQVI0pedIPI0U6W4E2WuOvW1dty5rEjmRyaKusJzXu8Ar7-tD90Qp9YYzQuTc/s4032/WTS123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgxrNpRsjO4orsbVOb_Upqja02Pq3v4XHPilXANqkGo8sSejZ6uqLt_diOUHUnNVZxx-qdJ5Fds77Jdc9fow9bN4OoQb7RXAEGKz47kTyUPJ4g5rbQRqOOg_YDV796WHQVI0pedIPI0U6W4E2WuOvW1dty5rEjmRyaKusJzXu8Ar7-tD90Qp9YYzQuTc/w480-h640/WTS123.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Many of my mahonia have received the same treatment. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greenbeinggardens/" target="_blank">Evan</a> assured me they'd respond well to being cut back and new growth would appear below the cut. Thank god because many were nothing but tall ugly sticks. Mahonia confusa 'Narihira'...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxhXjy-jRYV58MuUQlehPpb4pv5Eil2XC7jvLPnXC86nKHxvS5gmM5iDv444zwN7NCnWiCA7QAo0MFXueaxhkNWhyXeKd3r4Pr8ffVQn2ayu0gb81ZdUcESJu0GnXl6oNLXFRnqI8SaB16MU7BXUOwitTFma4qd9hxd0kotSDi9p5iL5771OY6TSsYjI/s4032/WTS124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxhXjy-jRYV58MuUQlehPpb4pv5Eil2XC7jvLPnXC86nKHxvS5gmM5iDv444zwN7NCnWiCA7QAo0MFXueaxhkNWhyXeKd3r4Pr8ffVQn2ayu0gb81ZdUcESJu0GnXl6oNLXFRnqI8SaB16MU7BXUOwitTFma4qd9hxd0kotSDi9p5iL5771OY6TSsYjI/w640-h480/WTS124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mahonia eurybracteata 'Indianola Silver'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIDigrknN7JUfsAI6evzXOSPMIzpccK2Mmity0XmqyBRDOhpqH5A6f0XXOr-o8gPL2sfeky22LSkmNkzFvaO0sE8kt2enbB-CRCkoC1wReiq10jJgzYfue-gQj-O-9YzAYrzilbwH-x3-vwSYg2DEOnrnyoFkrwDFpqyagD9EIi4iEy3tPrIseC-wrDU/s4032/WTS125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIDigrknN7JUfsAI6evzXOSPMIzpccK2Mmity0XmqyBRDOhpqH5A6f0XXOr-o8gPL2sfeky22LSkmNkzFvaO0sE8kt2enbB-CRCkoC1wReiq10jJgzYfue-gQj-O-9YzAYrzilbwH-x3-vwSYg2DEOnrnyoFkrwDFpqyagD9EIi4iEy3tPrIseC-wrDU/w480-h640/WTS125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Mahonia x media 'Marvel' are just three of the hack-jobs around the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzorPMCgc0vHBvDQcB5ZZjxw3xBWhgR7Wew1i4GvKYZzq27H3qw-0zvNQqU6TeL4BcpgQTyHUpDWpt7IH2X4jrTxk2eemr4bRNTwNf-43BcIxpa4tOqnN-imhEcGSGWcCQSF3ES4c5RU8fsXvVB0dBedbwAGe1wTPDwPqJuGsh2PMOhmPMMHqUpFlDdA/s4032/WTS126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzorPMCgc0vHBvDQcB5ZZjxw3xBWhgR7Wew1i4GvKYZzq27H3qw-0zvNQqU6TeL4BcpgQTyHUpDWpt7IH2X4jrTxk2eemr4bRNTwNf-43BcIxpa4tOqnN-imhEcGSGWcCQSF3ES4c5RU8fsXvVB0dBedbwAGe1wTPDwPqJuGsh2PMOhmPMMHqUpFlDdA/w480-h640/WTS126.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh and their are agave deaths to report too. Plants that looked great for awhile, until they started to melt. Agave montana here, the white pipes are part of the PVC structure keeping it dry. This plant had been in the ground many years...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGEBDOmsKT9DFK5uBotZDbeHhcHTU6gh55HIukqWhuXT8wMpCqXBmujVz_KTHjuBfpXxtggbtIEPDvJwkQ_qLYRK5CaAGq3pCl3SH61eMO-NKOrWOIZyDyE82sA4qttuILW5goZTFNUbzeRrGKs8_AP0BH2ZdgTNvnUoZkB4Ol-TKI5h7ZSRd9pbGsm0/s4032/WTS127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGEBDOmsKT9DFK5uBotZDbeHhcHTU6gh55HIukqWhuXT8wMpCqXBmujVz_KTHjuBfpXxtggbtIEPDvJwkQ_qLYRK5CaAGq3pCl3SH61eMO-NKOrWOIZyDyE82sA4qttuILW5goZTFNUbzeRrGKs8_AP0BH2ZdgTNvnUoZkB4Ol-TKI5h7ZSRd9pbGsm0/w480-h640/WTS127.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And this! The Agave victoriae-reginae I thought was going to make it (it had been kept dry too), is obviously not. It's rotting. ugh.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0mvRY_llrd91JH3U9c69Wo9oK3vxctbELkctqfc7nOFdVXCsXTXwg9FK8CtUbBLCBhkEQKDJTJhJp3_XEy0-NQOrDer3GEmSKtP3UnFbNPAl5Hb2rmd-3joIpiaMKNeX8c4QxUSn9rR6VrEOVWHq2SmwYZ4JAIcuOL8sQkC0zWHsLdG91jLnYDC5aI8/s3800/IMG_1393.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0mvRY_llrd91JH3U9c69Wo9oK3vxctbELkctqfc7nOFdVXCsXTXwg9FK8CtUbBLCBhkEQKDJTJhJp3_XEy0-NQOrDer3GEmSKtP3UnFbNPAl5Hb2rmd-3joIpiaMKNeX8c4QxUSn9rR6VrEOVWHq2SmwYZ4JAIcuOL8sQkC0zWHsLdG91jLnYDC5aI8/w508-h640/IMG_1393.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br />My tallest/oldest Rhodonendron sinogrande is also showing damage and has dropped a few leaves. As I've said before one of the hardest parts of this all is how long it drags out. Things that look fine end up showing damage after weeks. Things that look horrible may leaf out again and go on to look great by June. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27e1HbypUIEi6M4JbscxcT-jOm1uL3F71Tbp0Syf9Jbgvis2PmNtlzso0dswjh2qkqP5CdXG5_EMZox3VB8fUhS8QWBPJUJWlZj1tUEUNm6QyM9RWlYVy4i4pMXD0fjL_zbEKwGLYUth0OFjCOkVrfwvMi-2ADW25erz93GIhcz-FjvHz8PXmWexhYOE/s4032/WTS129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27e1HbypUIEi6M4JbscxcT-jOm1uL3F71Tbp0Syf9Jbgvis2PmNtlzso0dswjh2qkqP5CdXG5_EMZox3VB8fUhS8QWBPJUJWlZj1tUEUNm6QyM9RWlYVy4i4pMXD0fjL_zbEKwGLYUth0OFjCOkVrfwvMi-2ADW25erz93GIhcz-FjvHz8PXmWexhYOE/w480-h640/WTS129.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ending with a few positives (and prayer I'm not cursing them). Sinopanax formosanus, which I did not protect at all, hasn't shown much damage. Interestingly this one was hit hard in our 116F heat wave. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeaYAmv2vLTY5CgFbXxoX_DNGwrIIN_7YrR2AWUo5ZNroCNSdX2QSLuv2ITPvyyuKawpaA7-Ra4JEkPcivJWvKcKxEDcGs1tX0TbOcgDkMxlsrY3lvZiUl96tLJW-YVOiQK1eqN7hf5LxiFGGygOMly_RG1H6dVtOr-c98EOVn-mOgx6Ms99_tK4O9FI/s3864/WTS130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeaYAmv2vLTY5CgFbXxoX_DNGwrIIN_7YrR2AWUo5ZNroCNSdX2QSLuv2ITPvyyuKawpaA7-Ra4JEkPcivJWvKcKxEDcGs1tX0TbOcgDkMxlsrY3lvZiUl96tLJW-YVOiQK1eqN7hf5LxiFGGygOMly_RG1H6dVtOr-c98EOVn-mOgx6Ms99_tK4O9FI/w492-h640/WTS130.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Same for the Podocarpus matudae, it's "leaves" (seems strange to use that word on a conifer) look fine, but at 116 it was a brown ugly mess.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykjDqI0mxNZy3ZZ2Eq4auH5-XZ-6O7UUYV0ry4TIqIuoSUL8rCrALRVHAZKwlu629H3FAcakDiDlqnIWcURnYnIKNpXOVJwjvB0Vw9Zli7zBQDgHrmdU8o2oQ6C-3PXEEYW8cSbyM4lY4tj7-rhS4eWuRT1oorZ4ZjnJquxOrBziJgAN2K36SvZXzk8E/s4032/WTS131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykjDqI0mxNZy3ZZ2Eq4auH5-XZ-6O7UUYV0ry4TIqIuoSUL8rCrALRVHAZKwlu629H3FAcakDiDlqnIWcURnYnIKNpXOVJwjvB0Vw9Zli7zBQDgHrmdU8o2oQ6C-3PXEEYW8cSbyM4lY4tj7-rhS4eWuRT1oorZ4ZjnJquxOrBziJgAN2K36SvZXzk8E/w480-h640/WTS131.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This tiny little leaf (again strange to use, as this is a fern, but that's not really a frond) belongs to <a href="Lepisorus cf. macrosphaerus" target="_blank">Lepisorus cf. macrosphaerus</a>. Last summer I planted out a tiny piece of the plant I got from Far Reaches Farm (most of it went into a container) and look at that! It lives. Zero protection, in fact I forgot all about it and had to stare at it for quite awhile before I realized what it was...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c3O08gHn6PRviThRtj5ztvHlb0GNVCBHT8MGCEl3PnTKFqb4RHQorKGwBelWV19cIoSnfIu6wiEuSVwTvHf2rZXAP5ec8850UAxbrbu9ujFAvvhorde4UYZa3kTxCrg3_-sqZ_62Dvg1HbpT_t1PRvcsTralb-UdJ5pNHXXSZPYNhCGutm-KNtyknQ8/s4032/WTS132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c3O08gHn6PRviThRtj5ztvHlb0GNVCBHT8MGCEl3PnTKFqb4RHQorKGwBelWV19cIoSnfIu6wiEuSVwTvHf2rZXAP5ec8850UAxbrbu9ujFAvvhorde4UYZa3kTxCrg3_-sqZ_62Dvg1HbpT_t1PRvcsTralb-UdJ5pNHXXSZPYNhCGutm-KNtyknQ8/w480-h640/WTS132.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><div>So that's the latest. Hopefully it's all up from here, I mean it is meteorological spring!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">—</span></div><div><br /></div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/03/its-march-how-is-garden.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55183974517506522102024-02-28T08:27:00.000-08:002024-02-28T08:27:00.137-08:00Longwood Gardens; America's best bathroom hallway (and more)We're back at <a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/" target="_blank">Longwood Gardens</a> in Pennsylvania, the kick-off location for the <a href="https://www.gardenfling.org/" target="_blank">2023 Fling</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZD28lo5Fst1F7vEMC3eM5Ce7jns3W4mKKwGE3RqQuGnXBIUUlIoTRB03vMglPO5kZF_5Nh-VDRIwvIU2el8tG7GHGmYALpga-78c5QAgUmanryenKVlTYZXYWOBj3el_ldbOF4j9sFiTc_JkqZ0IriERvOxmPz-776dLhHW_V69m3ePJNA01lHrcmA4/s4578/LG143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4578" data-original-width="3582" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZD28lo5Fst1F7vEMC3eM5Ce7jns3W4mKKwGE3RqQuGnXBIUUlIoTRB03vMglPO5kZF_5Nh-VDRIwvIU2el8tG7GHGmYALpga-78c5QAgUmanryenKVlTYZXYWOBj3el_ldbOF4j9sFiTc_JkqZ0IriERvOxmPz-776dLhHW_V69m3ePJNA01lHrcmA4/w500-h640/LG143.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm wandering through the Conservatory District at Longwood, taking in the splendor of it all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEitnNG-GsED8YugfhDqdsJMVtRuptPjThF5jK_gI5Hh7h8hAMt_iTNR558llk8vMvH-jN2oVSCR2sxGPC9XuKVv46eq77-LU7FARlu4UVicXKPU45T75QHZ_vXNaBknK9WSGlkUaf95Ao2XDP0AEoCd8feaVrdgSrBVBKwWPVgsmCJkdB16BBFPeDWDE/w640-h426/LG145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Aechmea chantinii 'Harvey's Pride'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUZdapbrHCnDSpqtikGtcgQnVp-co_mKsV-1meSioJGYi_MwX46jbBbUSFPSskvd01-6U5AlcAa5wSvVhmBGWNxiR2ezAlKP7NZ0gLbF0zE0_2bazXYuicHxWGCPqQmypGDz9-T38q5CDYmGATiOyIt1bSv2VstqN1EbEDUle1N8SgOVZ-XJMBWf0E7Q/s5017/LG146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5017" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUZdapbrHCnDSpqtikGtcgQnVp-co_mKsV-1meSioJGYi_MwX46jbBbUSFPSskvd01-6U5AlcAa5wSvVhmBGWNxiR2ezAlKP7NZ0gLbF0zE0_2bazXYuicHxWGCPqQmypGDz9-T38q5CDYmGATiOyIt1bSv2VstqN1EbEDUle1N8SgOVZ-XJMBWf0E7Q/w464-h640/LG146.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fountains were everywhere at Longwood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Look at that staghorn fern!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyTIMjnjxlxZr6ytr1JaSGdO9Hn5oLwGwVxNK-dC3YxPmZJ1ggIsJy9nTCfBfzvrnzTvx0_cedkNxTA6wQKYOtSyxKwenLR7qjLeAIQDHMiZq3B86j3ozhpN8P6FCkjFqrU_cefaV2KYlaoW2v-KbmB1J-cS2GeoVY60LTlGxBA24CuSIfNxhwVmwwfA/s3809/LG150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3809" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyTIMjnjxlxZr6ytr1JaSGdO9Hn5oLwGwVxNK-dC3YxPmZJ1ggIsJy9nTCfBfzvrnzTvx0_cedkNxTA6wQKYOtSyxKwenLR7qjLeAIQDHMiZq3B86j3ozhpN8P6FCkjFqrU_cefaV2KYlaoW2v-KbmB1J-cS2GeoVY60LTlGxBA24CuSIfNxhwVmwwfA/w612-h640/LG150.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So many cool ferns gathered together...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsq8PFwYLxuMt7Qh8I6EpVo6mj1ydm6F54QnsjNQeqGpXNRhPGAbGXYQF-PjyUXMai3qaQ3Ew-1BW82UxyJEQASuPxXIS21Ygrfy93-wDnuq_y4lP-Kywhm-xfZHY2jFuOkXwl6Rv36fuNkC35Z8YSn8z9n82-LfvDaXS4sSksd8sva8vayH4Y4zQMcs/s5472/LG151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Davallia fejeensis 'Major', rabbit's foot fern<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkierrJAK7T2TX6GYEH9JvKSrGsvyyEiYAPWOzK6OWPePTSWovke1__1k4nkUGJUP8jRqazbwWnOFtbl2XLo5RX5r4aHHPRRryaIkODyuWmhvU6buqsZgaObAY1dt_4QXQfwLgPlbb3Ai3RA76Ad7Tlf2EyRgrniUNW5lVQjqZHc2_ZUHaSTJp1p1Vo0/s5183/LG165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5183" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkierrJAK7T2TX6GYEH9JvKSrGsvyyEiYAPWOzK6OWPePTSWovke1__1k4nkUGJUP8jRqazbwWnOFtbl2XLo5RX5r4aHHPRRryaIkODyuWmhvU6buqsZgaObAY1dt_4QXQfwLgPlbb3Ai3RA76Ad7Tlf2EyRgrniUNW5lVQjqZHc2_ZUHaSTJp1p1Vo0/w450-h640/LG165.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9FPVo7PRr6S-YdB0YLcHAnGAVmzvBb6iFgUXOyQBLQSkoeGiJ2vI_g9Po-MH7WvtORpafCEPdYA-V-eoJETwkeCn2XvloxA1mZowfTtq_FXXGM0XuO9wDpWbZU8v-oGfFwBuDkwkmuCfCUJYEMLrUaNQbp4M9aQOfK8sYU6wJ6asOXNu0F4kNz25V2I/s5472/LG166.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9FPVo7PRr6S-YdB0YLcHAnGAVmzvBb6iFgUXOyQBLQSkoeGiJ2vI_g9Po-MH7WvtORpafCEPdYA-V-eoJETwkeCn2XvloxA1mZowfTtq_FXXGM0XuO9wDpWbZU8v-oGfFwBuDkwkmuCfCUJYEMLrUaNQbp4M9aQOfK8sYU6wJ6asOXNu0F4kNz25V2I/w640-h426/LG166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I originally passed by the children's garden I thought "oh hell no"... but thankfully on my second time by I tucked in to see what it was all about.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcIPP275W4daTkrtVVDK5DXivXjC3jeal-QgjO4UiSzruFPaz37VkzAFztPTiJiRjwVEBwy6xDenP-ej_dgsna2krnsGAyk8YtVhvGbKEMplyOpJFt62QQTfJ6_aabiS2ifJ4KW8W48KrI8AV9Wwj37O0GTPx81AOtMkvYVfa2qKAmT5jXnwrWBJvses/s5133/LG167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5133" data-original-width="3636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcIPP275W4daTkrtVVDK5DXivXjC3jeal-QgjO4UiSzruFPaz37VkzAFztPTiJiRjwVEBwy6xDenP-ej_dgsna2krnsGAyk8YtVhvGbKEMplyOpJFt62QQTfJ6_aabiS2ifJ4KW8W48KrI8AV9Wwj37O0GTPx81AOtMkvYVfa2qKAmT5jXnwrWBJvses/w454-h640/LG167.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wowsa! This is a children's garden I can get behind.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi0dUZ_qkFYtmQz1tzniLhLecwasyIrXMkWJ9ddDRweeWBODJhRoYBhBwUwNdpjFpyZT5uS7yjRGrWsPUN_x-gy8IEoWBVgLCfgtzHX2KtHHeTn_N0Zyt8-Jmmq5u3g4Vf9DUvFOseWv-0t4gibxL6xLYlIu6bMEqpSk1rzBYM6u_CvX1HgM-vyBWF8k/s5472/LG168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi0dUZ_qkFYtmQz1tzniLhLecwasyIrXMkWJ9ddDRweeWBODJhRoYBhBwUwNdpjFpyZT5uS7yjRGrWsPUN_x-gy8IEoWBVgLCfgtzHX2KtHHeTn_N0Zyt8-Jmmq5u3g4Vf9DUvFOseWv-0t4gibxL6xLYlIu6bMEqpSk1rzBYM6u_CvX1HgM-vyBWF8k/w426-h640/LG168.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKkHmtOoBLnP0Mz8Suj2CSb0rGFL8NS1SrJwojO1PsVySTByIxxGLKTen-rJZxS0rEatNIQTvTSfX805MqXXMUKqmgEtMZS-_TcOdnxWohBjW5D0s-ft78qr67jUasCkB-Bh3UpMUODqrVMMxt-sjwnur90BmxR_YpqT-FZk7UG7HtfyEEK5AaQNV0Rs/s4369/LG169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4369" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKkHmtOoBLnP0Mz8Suj2CSb0rGFL8NS1SrJwojO1PsVySTByIxxGLKTen-rJZxS0rEatNIQTvTSfX805MqXXMUKqmgEtMZS-_TcOdnxWohBjW5D0s-ft78qr67jUasCkB-Bh3UpMUODqrVMMxt-sjwnur90BmxR_YpqT-FZk7UG7HtfyEEK5AaQNV0Rs/w534-h640/LG169.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Plumeria, I believe? (at the back)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX3yOs7H2BSKHe6jRLJu8-PG6qIREhsmON9HhorHBYcHHHEc1AkZm2dv9EwR0KxvfZ1D9E3RTQH1S-RuT4i3Q3AlTrvkxP-pjiqiFFtTaIKehE7JAu4jZ_c9ipLnHhVisKey_PE0MsX7SvSNXlXWvGc1VUOzWct78myzC-d9eXmrGAEL38eknhagAU24/s5472/LG170.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX3yOs7H2BSKHe6jRLJu8-PG6qIREhsmON9HhorHBYcHHHEc1AkZm2dv9EwR0KxvfZ1D9E3RTQH1S-RuT4i3Q3AlTrvkxP-pjiqiFFtTaIKehE7JAu4jZ_c9ipLnHhVisKey_PE0MsX7SvSNXlXWvGc1VUOzWct78myzC-d9eXmrGAEL38eknhagAU24/w640-h426/LG170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Be still my heart! A whole row of Quesnelia marmorata 'Tim Plowman'!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9xi_A0_pvPigRtkfWmD989MKpD7Ow6_hp9I13qgyXXBNhNAHwg0DvQZE3o7SBlaxSEkGL-oSkRpLtuBnVjWHD7LNoGCvsdR_KrKyjxyDk36-IwXrv04VLmvD6sIDswNxh7VIB9xY_LqxyT_e71sytjo2333qMGmHy_wKSm98xK5q5SSwA_KW6FsyokE/s5001/LG171.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="5001" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9xi_A0_pvPigRtkfWmD989MKpD7Ow6_hp9I13qgyXXBNhNAHwg0DvQZE3o7SBlaxSEkGL-oSkRpLtuBnVjWHD7LNoGCvsdR_KrKyjxyDk36-IwXrv04VLmvD6sIDswNxh7VIB9xY_LqxyT_e71sytjo2333qMGmHy_wKSm98xK5q5SSwA_KW6FsyokE/w640-h444/LG171.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFEam2muw4nXU8CI9SDBChmG6wKrSNttY3BGUYX_gk7pKe3N7R3n_CEBxZ5JWSoHo8TbuaEQUgCNEarrTkiDX1NQfOYa0Ybzv7g61y2yGwPjWAlD__WQxffelAzE6pQKHuaJY6oMMO2WY54_o4NRrQ8yTXPCzlF4fvS1QGnyJuTZ9NevvhkvzF_wvzKs/s4746/LG172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4746" data-original-width="3281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFEam2muw4nXU8CI9SDBChmG6wKrSNttY3BGUYX_gk7pKe3N7R3n_CEBxZ5JWSoHo8TbuaEQUgCNEarrTkiDX1NQfOYa0Ybzv7g61y2yGwPjWAlD__WQxffelAzE6pQKHuaJY6oMMO2WY54_o4NRrQ8yTXPCzlF4fvS1QGnyJuTZ9NevvhkvzF_wvzKs/w442-h640/LG172.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2rX1rgOjKm8jaBL2qJdrbVIShwyei0M6M2bjrZ9vi1OTGDZM3y2xpCOiGNZ90__Ot3A7jqzlMyI4r8ys1-QRkdLJvfFP8Qqm0XGJfS-q3iamfVHkv64PQKZFwsP7qNoTwiMs63s-ifC4LCYe_lq8LP0hnJ1IMzAyfPZ4TXQih7ygKc4JwxWfX5fHHTE/s4891/LG173.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3383" data-original-width="4891" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2rX1rgOjKm8jaBL2qJdrbVIShwyei0M6M2bjrZ9vi1OTGDZM3y2xpCOiGNZ90__Ot3A7jqzlMyI4r8ys1-QRkdLJvfFP8Qqm0XGJfS-q3iamfVHkv64PQKZFwsP7qNoTwiMs63s-ifC4LCYe_lq8LP0hnJ1IMzAyfPZ4TXQih7ygKc4JwxWfX5fHHTE/w640-h442/LG173.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-47FPBCOFNvB_If1NzH_OzIzIKCTiVLpTbquxIKIGCXAV9-KjgkBzAGm5zEi3zCnn37pWehlCjEtWV7-wJHLAXIv2bQ8JZKsBZtkuxDhXMV5hJTj4H7RYVmE_qspKu8ZFPaR40Kgnp3MO4U22q1YkIe1w4fQNP_wpjJ48iteAGdI8yfbLRY_jPCaARw/s4080/LG174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-47FPBCOFNvB_If1NzH_OzIzIKCTiVLpTbquxIKIGCXAV9-KjgkBzAGm5zEi3zCnn37pWehlCjEtWV7-wJHLAXIv2bQ8JZKsBZtkuxDhXMV5hJTj4H7RYVmE_qspKu8ZFPaR40Kgnp3MO4U22q1YkIe1w4fQNP_wpjJ48iteAGdI8yfbLRY_jPCaARw/w570-h640/LG174.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What kid doesn't want to play in water? There was water gushing out of this monster face fountain.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv-Dx9EdjhemusxRI4IcAEawh3bfL9ZST8FHHi5vn8rlZg88rt6FyJ8DnOE0L3RdhEtYdUiLF9BCGReY_42HcNP3OM69z1lQecS-_eXWXSd46RjKFlqX7mtv3ZRU9YJo6MoS81ZNIjRY9rRk1bPHV6mSlif48gnI5yhJBWq1OJzqze7tfx-IKkoDTFgA/s4826/LG175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4826" data-original-width="3195" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv-Dx9EdjhemusxRI4IcAEawh3bfL9ZST8FHHi5vn8rlZg88rt6FyJ8DnOE0L3RdhEtYdUiLF9BCGReY_42HcNP3OM69z1lQecS-_eXWXSd46RjKFlqX7mtv3ZRU9YJo6MoS81ZNIjRY9rRk1bPHV6mSlif48gnI5yhJBWq1OJzqze7tfx-IKkoDTFgA/w424-h640/LG175.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And spraying from the mouths of a turtle and winged creature...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyHY0heiYidY8nqiISgtWo_qFi2unNfXwIjZexRuI-xqSGOWj4b0DRhkLnueETV4LhMYim6u32L0cl1XCAh95DkvLpWUhAzi2mC7vQtt_ZeVi6keuCzVByvDiPof5jX3JubtKxdzCXbh-RUNNpbCi149n3G99YsEQeNvY3DsoyGJrqwkswWElxujXlgo/s4562/LG176.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3450" data-original-width="4562" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyHY0heiYidY8nqiISgtWo_qFi2unNfXwIjZexRuI-xqSGOWj4b0DRhkLnueETV4LhMYim6u32L0cl1XCAh95DkvLpWUhAzi2mC7vQtt_ZeVi6keuCzVByvDiPof5jX3JubtKxdzCXbh-RUNNpbCi149n3G99YsEQeNvY3DsoyGJrqwkswWElxujXlgo/w640-h484/LG176.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Railing detail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdeiMvT_deA7u4GogyQ0apAv25cFEhb94wBLdBQT70lJd0Asz1djDcWYH-5DIwIvhxzuIy2imqMzkdIsJ9xpJZbzCgR6p1BY1928qO5f6ryBv5VELV6UWzahf04b8-HmLyBr1xXylGtNJlCKvLkCL1t5zBXTNPDWdtyfvHKR4YmSWvQz2Ar_nHtOfIi8/s4093/LG177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4093" data-original-width="3281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdeiMvT_deA7u4GogyQ0apAv25cFEhb94wBLdBQT70lJd0Asz1djDcWYH-5DIwIvhxzuIy2imqMzkdIsJ9xpJZbzCgR6p1BY1928qO5f6ryBv5VELV6UWzahf04b8-HmLyBr1xXylGtNJlCKvLkCL1t5zBXTNPDWdtyfvHKR4YmSWvQz2Ar_nHtOfIi8/w514-h640/LG177.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a sort of rill/bubbler. I fear I missed so much more than I saw that day, Longwood definitely packed a super horticultural punch!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHnVrHoZ5wC_ujMiOLjhp2GyHlCYcOvfs1rDuxhlZ6lnwglE1ZZJfoFE2Nm9CuXs3W4qC3QeVuUpZsJ7RFUL_O7Txx0Vuq5Qoq9oxLiAlESNk3G2waIpJ_x2c58X6rA3jvJCX0InLf5tSc4KYqCCKfqJ6zT_gSsaeH6EQJd_oDeiK3I0frZaShYNrhEc/s5017/LG178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5017" data-original-width="3587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHnVrHoZ5wC_ujMiOLjhp2GyHlCYcOvfs1rDuxhlZ6lnwglE1ZZJfoFE2Nm9CuXs3W4qC3QeVuUpZsJ7RFUL_O7Txx0Vuq5Qoq9oxLiAlESNk3G2waIpJ_x2c58X6rA3jvJCX0InLf5tSc4KYqCCKfqJ6zT_gSsaeH6EQJd_oDeiK3I0frZaShYNrhEc/w458-h640/LG178.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Because our Fling Organizer in Chief, Karl Gercens, is the Conservatory Manager at Longwood Gardens, our visit began with a behind-the-scenes look at the growing grounds that produce the plants that create the amazing displays at Longwood. <div><br /></div><div>My group started with the Victoria amazonica water lilies and this full-of-personality fellow who told us all about them...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2zQc-aQX126_kenTuIvi7_VD42-xNrBOACOD7IlXdDE83FsnJenz3C57qg7-KeQn6FiHRQgJlWeu3-fQ74CHOedMf-UvpKIQjWFkYg2xEM6STAsOXixY4KhXHskHUarmRmGbUJQMyjLPN7VN8YRN42CfMpGmP1rZ5XmLJJDcGePIyGKVH35ROYZUkgk/s4888/LG100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3245" data-original-width="4888" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2zQc-aQX126_kenTuIvi7_VD42-xNrBOACOD7IlXdDE83FsnJenz3C57qg7-KeQn6FiHRQgJlWeu3-fQ74CHOedMf-UvpKIQjWFkYg2xEM6STAsOXixY4KhXHskHUarmRmGbUJQMyjLPN7VN8YRN42CfMpGmP1rZ5XmLJJDcGePIyGKVH35ROYZUkgk/w640-h424/LG100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was interesting to watch the reaction of people who had never seen these super-structure lily pads up close. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdpNTz19yaQOlvjS4_Y3o0L3_UjdHDe8X6yNigmB1FLJj2hW4okD77NuJ-lCmsEHp2xlsrhkFqEj8_EMD_OieF66wI1zBvCkMkumETl51q9vGqp-Ah0Tp4VPUCrmSCiZ8DhQnrFyakrznwro-9yB3EyM-RuuI6Jm-i91vdAudjH0zUW7hn6-8tvj1qT4/s5472/LG101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdpNTz19yaQOlvjS4_Y3o0L3_UjdHDe8X6yNigmB1FLJj2hW4okD77NuJ-lCmsEHp2xlsrhkFqEj8_EMD_OieF66wI1zBvCkMkumETl51q9vGqp-Ah0Tp4VPUCrmSCiZ8DhQnrFyakrznwro-9yB3EyM-RuuI6Jm-i91vdAudjH0zUW7hn6-8tvj1qT4/w640-h426/LG101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our entertaining speaker had plenty of props for his brief talk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNOrC1iQbOoLupRruqE9fPOl2b553etDIFlmq_ctDX5dWHUkXnDS27LL5LQvt5EVuo06ksb1caZSjMWaiiP_9NNsyOUTjok_S1sadQjJAgyVS1pHNIDPnQ3Aycuo7Seu9HgO_zl7jTconpBDoTqKTCjoXttj3wOJsFxyro1j1o6wqMmKkyFvEmGOYhxI/s5011/LG102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="5011" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNOrC1iQbOoLupRruqE9fPOl2b553etDIFlmq_ctDX5dWHUkXnDS27LL5LQvt5EVuo06ksb1caZSjMWaiiP_9NNsyOUTjok_S1sadQjJAgyVS1pHNIDPnQ3Aycuo7Seu9HgO_zl7jTconpBDoTqKTCjoXttj3wOJsFxyro1j1o6wqMmKkyFvEmGOYhxI/w640-h418/LG102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also saw these bonsai specimens in holding. My camera did a little malfunction thing while we were being told about the plants (quickly fixed), so I admit to not paying a lot of attention to the "why" these specimens were here, rather than in the garden. Perhaps because there is an entirely new conservatory area currently under construction (<a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/beauty-making" target="_blank">info here</a>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yfMOpA4IOaLj5v4SPi0FYOly0efn0OOXcnOQNJUsmL6CVaRXFlCMY7g9REDOp4m6-ZBhHUsa-l1iQzU2RJ_VlMsfkCZbvoT6dPhMONy8i_7qINzfDWtk1f-eqNQu6ca73X-fcvx_Pd3_5F88WruzlbqGxLTbq9NfuBYdjAnO-BOyp_ehspe-ca6klrc/s5296/LG103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3193" data-original-width="5296" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yfMOpA4IOaLj5v4SPi0FYOly0efn0OOXcnOQNJUsmL6CVaRXFlCMY7g9REDOp4m6-ZBhHUsa-l1iQzU2RJ_VlMsfkCZbvoT6dPhMONy8i_7qINzfDWtk1f-eqNQu6ca73X-fcvx_Pd3_5F88WruzlbqGxLTbq9NfuBYdjAnO-BOyp_ehspe-ca6klrc/w640-h386/LG103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was rather enchanted with that interesting kalanchoe container on the far right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGburkTYA1R4rZD5g8GvwXxIFj8fLrlJ4BIFJymWIwch9A0dL09Usu5Vmo46AWyNscp2XrEAwe4mG8iucpN27nFlXj_GABuWBziqt6FUXoKd_0QsBMxcpylspndBIdaqQAJfT3h3wJJCUBzIMgr_tfWg_gAelIGTOaKuxCSrR7edkoOXLS_fNtIjonrM/s3397/LG104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="3366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGburkTYA1R4rZD5g8GvwXxIFj8fLrlJ4BIFJymWIwch9A0dL09Usu5Vmo46AWyNscp2XrEAwe4mG8iucpN27nFlXj_GABuWBziqt6FUXoKd_0QsBMxcpylspndBIdaqQAJfT3h3wJJCUBzIMgr_tfWg_gAelIGTOaKuxCSrR7edkoOXLS_fNtIjonrM/w634-h640/LG104.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With moss and sedum it was a whole little world in and of itself.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNob1PbNQy4SB1pMSTS4TumU-DhTDFIqb0uTfnrakRRTigUBU3mRZ6DFFuym6Cqa7qDmqIeIna-FCl6cj6Obtshx3OVISJgMCEMw_UnI26Aj5iysqJsEqvei8kA8RvEjatEtkaN-ra1XX2aWLQ2IQrf366hmfqqByo-MZ0Sn_hnFXT662oWSIWzDEfAM4/s3195/LG105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="2963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNob1PbNQy4SB1pMSTS4TumU-DhTDFIqb0uTfnrakRRTigUBU3mRZ6DFFuym6Cqa7qDmqIeIna-FCl6cj6Obtshx3OVISJgMCEMw_UnI26Aj5iysqJsEqvei8kA8RvEjatEtkaN-ra1XX2aWLQ2IQrf366hmfqqByo-MZ0Sn_hnFXT662oWSIWzDEfAM4/w594-h640/LG105.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After a few more fabulous behind-the-scenes-moments we were set free to wander the gardens at Longwood with instructions to meet up around 6pm for dinner, which would be followed by one of the famous Longwood illuminated fountain performances (which really was pretty spectacular). Here's where I admit to being completely overwhelmed though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZD0_Xk85D6L0xLJTdzvj5YMcfsIrV_aMv2MOKqd_CbhbaNoveNd45qNFl7ElnX3kMVRsQWhbReyGi-MdNkJHjCYhfTU24vdqQGdZwgowjYSyc68xGlpVtORbZs-q-rDnEvBk6JlqBdBXccA75C6TmdfAh1IVPe9KyuDqTz6k6iZbJtIc56wlusO9MmA/s5472/LG106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZD0_Xk85D6L0xLJTdzvj5YMcfsIrV_aMv2MOKqd_CbhbaNoveNd45qNFl7ElnX3kMVRsQWhbReyGi-MdNkJHjCYhfTU24vdqQGdZwgowjYSyc68xGlpVtORbZs-q-rDnEvBk6JlqBdBXccA75C6TmdfAh1IVPe9KyuDqTz6k6iZbJtIc56wlusO9MmA/w640-h426/LG106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I knew Karl (our host) pre-Fling, because he contributes photos to <a href="http://plantlust.com">plantlust.com</a>. Back when I was part of team plant lust, Karl came through town and we all got together for food and drinks and talk—the first I'd heard of Longwood. Thus in my head the conservatories are Longwood. That was all I'd really planned to see there, but suddenly I was outside walking around in cool gardens.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm851B7Ck5dPkVYpgst3Wh3_mYLGFLAUrwQXhUmcypMPp0O4nhtjcoDOyyAtHw0XvFzvKH3sD30vq_4VzzKjyyLuL2QWXahzcPlQUOJHchFYeefGW7UhViF0pejj_udVZ0Y7G8s40THnsH1mlFnIGwmQk9DpcIlvc9xfA-0Nd-GtqznKS0JXP079HBFg/s4719/LG107.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="4719" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm851B7Ck5dPkVYpgst3Wh3_mYLGFLAUrwQXhUmcypMPp0O4nhtjcoDOyyAtHw0XvFzvKH3sD30vq_4VzzKjyyLuL2QWXahzcPlQUOJHchFYeefGW7UhViF0pejj_udVZ0Y7G8s40THnsH1mlFnIGwmQk9DpcIlvc9xfA-0Nd-GtqznKS0JXP079HBFg/w640-h446/LG107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not that I was complaining.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4h9Woi4YeKS9R6hOUIdA6xADXR9DtLWdGJZQMab6H8YDe1HWOJpMnmQhHochyH11JwJevZwskeMaXYa14Ze1k7E8xGvTBeuVuDCi488N3oNhKbbzzJk4_FFc850eSm2n08wO-qLQioSPAvqsaog_vcHjpJ10paBA2dbTV7NdFsvWPpucyUkxFwSiHDE/s5306/LG108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3322" data-original-width="5306" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4h9Woi4YeKS9R6hOUIdA6xADXR9DtLWdGJZQMab6H8YDe1HWOJpMnmQhHochyH11JwJevZwskeMaXYa14Ze1k7E8xGvTBeuVuDCi488N3oNhKbbzzJk4_FFc850eSm2n08wO-qLQioSPAvqsaog_vcHjpJ10paBA2dbTV7NdFsvWPpucyUkxFwSiHDE/w640-h400/LG108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From their <a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/about" target="_blank">website</a>: "<i>One of the world’s great gardens, Longwood’s story is one of legacy, innovation, and stewardship. Spanning more than 1,100 acres, our Gardens showcase horticultural splendor, intricate fountain systems, architectural grandeur, and so much more—all with conservation at the core of our mission.</i>"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-c0oFSo2nJfd5T67Pfibm1FFWj7r92MF66LxarcQjkRYwG5yd95iENtneXsiw4Ll15XCqVfICcXUHFwykH_ZK9YovJRnsQVv1Ua4-6ilbtKrO7CiFFRRbmL2-4ZncP0l9ugM0kVOSIaoWCdnwL_0lFno7sqMBkY6M5FCMp0W7GcROC0aWFRo0sFEvGk/s4193/LG109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4193" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-c0oFSo2nJfd5T67Pfibm1FFWj7r92MF66LxarcQjkRYwG5yd95iENtneXsiw4Ll15XCqVfICcXUHFwykH_ZK9YovJRnsQVv1Ua4-6ilbtKrO7CiFFRRbmL2-4ZncP0l9ugM0kVOSIaoWCdnwL_0lFno7sqMBkY6M5FCMp0W7GcROC0aWFRo0sFEvGk/w640-h556/LG109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK28TS_V1_Gb8lAjg3JH_f1p2BzJY6G9FKW607V-mbJ9Y8bz9UiHRDMQqyRploP9WtnqObQb0nmT4kfPqbTJyhNDiSqlLCFGIJgzQLK5v2-h6_V0rr6ugjvYTDolb7v-I8n8v9AYq6tgBNb-j0V6yH3UJT2dByTKPFkW2VvEX0v3RvB_PWedhcYiDGxII/s5148/LG110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5148" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK28TS_V1_Gb8lAjg3JH_f1p2BzJY6G9FKW607V-mbJ9Y8bz9UiHRDMQqyRploP9WtnqObQb0nmT4kfPqbTJyhNDiSqlLCFGIJgzQLK5v2-h6_V0rr6ugjvYTDolb7v-I8n8v9AYq6tgBNb-j0V6yH3UJT2dByTKPFkW2VvEX0v3RvB_PWedhcYiDGxII/w452-h640/LG110.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was obviously a lot to see, so I tried to quickly orient myself to the <a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/printable_map.pdf" target="_blank">map</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-tDUeuMegp9hqzVmHxpzB4-LoyPqqOptFL46qKqnryoNOwNfzuFjt2BJDAHedLMfi9rHl_SIxEXdt4Zfb1ubfhmbTrymGNm1kmMptoXvm7Vi_kSn8it7fVQIEGqtc4XGyuMxI3bM5kSZhckbT_Pqs7mWOY1jzx8Q9_Le3_9H_wUHkOXFNGZqvUWRb_0/s5029/LG111.JPG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3208" data-original-width="5051" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHBziieBqOKh5K0usp5yBtXpQMul1jN85c-jLHIahej2b3T-Gyl2kpfqJAEfEnbe_pAlPvTvnKXpsjYYxRT0SdJ-CK5_jLV6IQ3QCGA6d1L-50bjvXSRGYxhqVNbhGeeooOwIaesGGBu4s9_uc51Se8Rd1fxpNNjV2LX6sCljHnejD1cmJaYOpzCA2a4/w640-h406/LG126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>"<i>California native Isabelle Greene to created the Silver Garden, a modernist display of plants native to Mediterranean and desert climates. With its contemporary design direction, this garden was groundbreaking for us, as well as a visual departure from the formal approach seen throughout the Conservatory complex. After much discussion, we embraced the opportunity to innovate and evolve with Greene. With its angles, slopes, and curves, it conveyed a realistic desert landscape experience that contrasted with the flower-filled Orangery and Acacia Passage. When it opened to the public in 1989, the Silver Garden was overwhelmingly embraced by our guests</i>." (<a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/gardens/conservatory-district/silver-garden" target="_blank">source</a>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-B4FEMgKFbwGLM6q3WSJVX4TBFMW28MTZuUSFQT9jeRStLBxK-ZMMI5Qvbvn_vAeX9S8CGOkEWReiIJy9ADleASy0bGZ1lRUnjgOlNyzAdvIjSZRAeGf5pioxzZ3xE3g6tBfir9i55L9m7jc0LELvcaC0Wf8THu9p8gHhMrnn1qRdLVrUE8uQE_3xbw/s5472/LG127.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-B4FEMgKFbwGLM6q3WSJVX4TBFMW28MTZuUSFQT9jeRStLBxK-ZMMI5Qvbvn_vAeX9S8CGOkEWReiIJy9ADleASy0bGZ1lRUnjgOlNyzAdvIjSZRAeGf5pioxzZ3xE3g6tBfir9i55L9m7jc0LELvcaC0Wf8THu9p8gHhMrnn1qRdLVrUE8uQE_3xbw/w640-h426/LG127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Choice Agave victoriae-reginae...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Agave attenuata...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r_6VuaRrsBFfVBqZV9xc97zmwKsZQx0R3emoC6pjmtobaQy1cTYIs1ML1tEyxk35dPfCpxRC0vojqduUfegrqOoWgCdMEj8kmscH1WiTF3cY6cSbyfrZkY2GwE8Om7eRwCpHwGCKcG2CLri7E0VtpDoXJRvW66scf1j4F6zv14c6mRtIRqg9QZ4TdZg/s4919/LG137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4919" data-original-width="3623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r_6VuaRrsBFfVBqZV9xc97zmwKsZQx0R3emoC6pjmtobaQy1cTYIs1ML1tEyxk35dPfCpxRC0vojqduUfegrqOoWgCdMEj8kmscH1WiTF3cY6cSbyfrZkY2GwE8Om7eRwCpHwGCKcG2CLri7E0VtpDoXJRvW66scf1j4F6zv14c6mRtIRqg9QZ4TdZg/w472-h640/LG137.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And another, positively ginormous, agave (perhaps americana?).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5lVJQIP1vbyqdiuqFAzrxMrJWhU-AqNhvk337pvwJ7_7TEJRu6UPmoFyezvigBGasSaF3L05XsG0hmSOcTHKkcdPOrPeDuB_x84S0yt5hdF6FlHxgrzug19swskNNGYCWVVdrsa18R6hhWt83Ne_UaycxMekMFDoDEoxcc8sySj2EtT6Rcw84zwCnlI/s4711/LG138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4711" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5lVJQIP1vbyqdiuqFAzrxMrJWhU-AqNhvk337pvwJ7_7TEJRu6UPmoFyezvigBGasSaF3L05XsG0hmSOcTHKkcdPOrPeDuB_x84S0yt5hdF6FlHxgrzug19swskNNGYCWVVdrsa18R6hhWt83Ne_UaycxMekMFDoDEoxcc8sySj2EtT6Rcw84zwCnlI/w496-h640/LG138.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lepismium cruciforme<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh3FiPyoUixOlG88iYu9pw3DcgEZglKX7QtY8cMemu0s_GYA13e9sXSXBBisXaXqPtFQamqLzvO6PDWaYMkGH-w3jDKEVCIVCPNLhRH3lS8zlPIET6RnB8u__oE78apafOjOjNtWsgK36SxLo15423ZpJn2WmxuAw5XEHzAdtlKYqEZz9U22PDolErag/s4649/LG139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4649" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh3FiPyoUixOlG88iYu9pw3DcgEZglKX7QtY8cMemu0s_GYA13e9sXSXBBisXaXqPtFQamqLzvO6PDWaYMkGH-w3jDKEVCIVCPNLhRH3lS8zlPIET6RnB8u__oE78apafOjOjNtWsgK36SxLo15423ZpJn2WmxuAw5XEHzAdtlKYqEZz9U22PDolErag/w500-h640/LG139.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ17-Sk_Zzf67Vx3D_rz6F_Z-9scjrtsaGAq31VX9-MiBBUS9rR7w0Mfl_p9nNcp_ZOg0UpWrAhIGaBlGJmbtnToX_BHiU47oDlgHXiQnaPuNfIi5owYbRkFqX0KzP0wZ3GgipWErbLe_3AhKF9sJNpicB0hpNCUEMJPzc6UxLc7ZFNQ9obmb_7-P9uzY/s5472/LG140.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ17-Sk_Zzf67Vx3D_rz6F_Z-9scjrtsaGAq31VX9-MiBBUS9rR7w0Mfl_p9nNcp_ZOg0UpWrAhIGaBlGJmbtnToX_BHiU47oDlgHXiQnaPuNfIi5owYbRkFqX0KzP0wZ3GgipWErbLe_3AhKF9sJNpicB0hpNCUEMJPzc6UxLc7ZFNQ9obmb_7-P9uzY/w640-h426/LG140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave parryi.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj4Td9V9Uxbnz9Fcz6SacRtXDLFrry3TuFPnYjpwCX_rx8j2PGlnJ1kTz8S8Vja6rqX67i8PElnvBsPesa-jcOR1Qz2_LvHSpXjHITXBll116T152l5XrbYlcqYMntu9lTjYn3XT5JJHvl7gHiTaz8PJp9HiIxESc_DFgxGJ6n36KYy26jVMS3HATHAg/s5104/LG141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5104" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj4Td9V9Uxbnz9Fcz6SacRtXDLFrry3TuFPnYjpwCX_rx8j2PGlnJ1kTz8S8Vja6rqX67i8PElnvBsPesa-jcOR1Qz2_LvHSpXjHITXBll116T152l5XrbYlcqYMntu9lTjYn3XT5JJHvl7gHiTaz8PJp9HiIxESc_DFgxGJ6n36KYy26jVMS3HATHAg/w456-h640/LG141.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Part One of my visit to Longwood ends here, with this magnificent cycad. Come back on Wednesday for more, including a look at the best public bathrooms in all of America...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRjkRA8piP4P8JLYeltd6hdGz6as_AioYA6LLz_hzSTuOT8I9-QG4aTapIEzQU-JS98m9H9U24zLvyyUoaKXaLlyT8GNC-BY8i1d-dW10UTgop5sVlOLhbB1uQdwtn_YvESHfptzcm1BGRTGL7-jhBHGGfHQDNyRnlwgsoGUWoqsGiGgYkFpOBKeJe78/s5183/LG142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5183" data-original-width="3622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRjkRA8piP4P8JLYeltd6hdGz6as_AioYA6LLz_hzSTuOT8I9-QG4aTapIEzQU-JS98m9H9U24zLvyyUoaKXaLlyT8GNC-BY8i1d-dW10UTgop5sVlOLhbB1uQdwtn_YvESHfptzcm1BGRTGL7-jhBHGGfHQDNyRnlwgsoGUWoqsGiGgYkFpOBKeJe78/w448-h640/LG142.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div><div><br /></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48624677226611304602024-02-23T08:29:00.000-08:002024-02-23T08:29:00.124-08:00The NWFG Festival; the plants, the people and the cityThe big display and "City Living" gardens (which I wrote about <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/02/the-nwfg-festival-things-i-liked-in.html" target="_blank">on Wednesday</a>) are only a small part of the appeal of the <a href="https://www.gardenshow.com/" target="_blank">Northwest Flower & Garden Festival</a> that took place in Seattle last week. Today we'll look at the rest of it, starting with this waving "greeter" in the Christianson's Nursery booth. She welcomed all of us plant people into the aisles of shopping opportunities...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGeSNmXt-kuYFgKs6jrg-Oa8m3Hpu14S06zE8WfjCdA3gqNCOyKDm43R6tIE0G2dFLhWLTkOeu3exb5_2yJZ02ti7ZY4LfGc4URdo1QsDlsf9KYcocW2mkHZSjG89s4PVoXcvqtoCs_rAql7HaiHGBklN-gtoP-NWLM6ML-DNvMY7Ir3agsgUxex8hTE/s4032/NWFG.P.101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGeSNmXt-kuYFgKs6jrg-Oa8m3Hpu14S06zE8WfjCdA3gqNCOyKDm43R6tIE0G2dFLhWLTkOeu3exb5_2yJZ02ti7ZY4LfGc4URdo1QsDlsf9KYcocW2mkHZSjG89s4PVoXcvqtoCs_rAql7HaiHGBklN-gtoP-NWLM6ML-DNvMY7Ir3agsgUxex8hTE/w480-h640/NWFG.P.101.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Andy's orchids has many plants besides orchids in their offerings, like this oak-leaf fig. I love those little leaves and picked one up at <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/11/i-finally-got-to-visit-terrain-during.html" target="_blank">Terrain</a> during the Fling last September. Of course I also picked up a few things from Andy's booth, more on that to come.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUGkmTw73l3WVElXBVJ5BibWeXMPGyDlJMcA3UjaMNBvmNNdwdw2u3uV6wKN6nLiAZEV5e8jz3yNc-cEksTDmI1bIlEPOvX4_x71_rO8154IdsOejDHlYXGAayL09y93GLABaBZq3_GedQAuLOtIxvVa92dtZ-TGf0MDfblWiFDPDD0afEDEnfXmRpTY/s4032/NWFG.P.100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUGkmTw73l3WVElXBVJ5BibWeXMPGyDlJMcA3UjaMNBvmNNdwdw2u3uV6wKN6nLiAZEV5e8jz3yNc-cEksTDmI1bIlEPOvX4_x71_rO8154IdsOejDHlYXGAayL09y93GLABaBZq3_GedQAuLOtIxvVa92dtZ-TGf0MDfblWiFDPDD0afEDEnfXmRpTY/w480-h640/NWFG.P.100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I forget which vendor had this colorful sea of sarracenia, but of course it had me thinking back to the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ZCnxarL-1/" target="_blank">plastic plants</a> I saw in the opening garden. Why do plastic when the real are so easy?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CMUeTU0PmomAcuqb3KdOHs-yVG8dhA644S-tzVT9MtrFyk9SOK-_9ECVNB3SAiHWthjxc5M4_doXDChFbexJ5gGp2wS5BtW_gFxfAWyN5kj88dFDrMQ-f3UQ0phRWnCETHCc62J0mi4rdXuJgvxI_S5XwSstxNANldw7P-2HbYUk9p3JciUmhrrLCBk/s4032/NWFG.P.102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CMUeTU0PmomAcuqb3KdOHs-yVG8dhA644S-tzVT9MtrFyk9SOK-_9ECVNB3SAiHWthjxc5M4_doXDChFbexJ5gGp2wS5BtW_gFxfAWyN5kj88dFDrMQ-f3UQ0phRWnCETHCc62J0mi4rdXuJgvxI_S5XwSstxNANldw7P-2HbYUk9p3JciUmhrrLCBk/w480-h640/NWFG.P.102.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I lost track of exactly how many vendors were selling Quesnelia marmorata at the show, there were at least three, it was rather fantastic to see.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVZRkeLuQWMiuyOtLPSVaoJi1AjUXDE7HzHniqzZGznsg3EavxFcblxGLdzsH4XLt8Dl7Y43LVM161VS-86P6p8-awJogueQE97mWsHA7rDEQtNHPoZOtH2ZgFuivxsBx7j9YRSSyWRuKCYocH3PggMhCrlh72W2VhyphenhyphenjsTOk6B1nB-6uVV_dNs6Lp2BM/s4032/NWFG.P.103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVZRkeLuQWMiuyOtLPSVaoJi1AjUXDE7HzHniqzZGznsg3EavxFcblxGLdzsH4XLt8Dl7Y43LVM161VS-86P6p8-awJogueQE97mWsHA7rDEQtNHPoZOtH2ZgFuivxsBx7j9YRSSyWRuKCYocH3PggMhCrlh72W2VhyphenhyphenjsTOk6B1nB-6uVV_dNs6Lp2BM/w480-h640/NWFG.P.103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Which brings me to an overheard quote from someone explaining why they hadn't bought any plants: "because it’s mainly about houseplants now"... I will never understand the big divide between houseplants and "plant in the ground" plants. They are ALL PLANTS PEOPLE! <div><br /></div><div>Here's a plant I would have loved to take home, even though it would have been a houseplant part of the year. At $75 it was too rich for me...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfVdZrduqEImzyiIh3D_-ldIkBoDlkdmp3Y-_pX7zNUgFkrlFw-JNJ8dv_pqaCOQ_OwRQKaXwTVs8ep4xmzlzLOBRH6VmvyTejayI49ZHh40oN6y0L7Li1WRkPQ8Wd5LcOmuRqnjCMIjYqewdbAZZ1vqUKGHOSpySie_JVcWcxfoHpMee1KaMj9TCXlY/s4032/NWFG.P.104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfVdZrduqEImzyiIh3D_-ldIkBoDlkdmp3Y-_pX7zNUgFkrlFw-JNJ8dv_pqaCOQ_OwRQKaXwTVs8ep4xmzlzLOBRH6VmvyTejayI49ZHh40oN6y0L7Li1WRkPQ8Wd5LcOmuRqnjCMIjYqewdbAZZ1vqUKGHOSpySie_JVcWcxfoHpMee1KaMj9TCXlY/w480-h640/NWFG.P.104.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And another! I fell hard for Microsorum steerei when <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/12/chanticleer-friday-house-and-terrace.html" target="_blank">I saw it at Chanticleer</a> (and the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtT3W3S9nV/" target="_blank">Morris Arboretum fernery</a>) last September. It turns out that plant also goes by another name, M. thailandicum (aka blue oil fern). Which I saw at the show...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgyzTIKurGX_2rjvTB277MAITa2bHb2WFqy0TOKRkel8BUvE3-4pyyiO7ULaQDHsxUXBnhXILt_xRO6i2J645nCQz3jQVdKpgfizv5_StuHLa3F8E58g-VZXazA0seRILZbW0ccTiyytsM7GIaVJf-o18Kh3R44w83gtEaiAclIfpjpA45EPTdWKDnIQ/s4032/NWFG.P.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgyzTIKurGX_2rjvTB277MAITa2bHb2WFqy0TOKRkel8BUvE3-4pyyiO7ULaQDHsxUXBnhXILt_xRO6i2J645nCQz3jQVdKpgfizv5_StuHLa3F8E58g-VZXazA0seRILZbW0ccTiyytsM7GIaVJf-o18Kh3R44w83gtEaiAclIfpjpA45EPTdWKDnIQ/w480-h640/NWFG.P.105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But geez louise, $88!!! No. I stood there actually thinking about it for longer than I care to admit. Then I came to my senses and walked away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJKWxiUlmkPYUjD1ndInp9bXdKYRPwYk6sEtvt-l1Se7HA4YDRcex6dV06irN6Y0hzWzBD4acHuSOuf0m6SpBCT3pZXYvaHH5myIaAqAWMX3Ri50zqvht_NSW7CjufPM5_ZgKuytFbZs9YFiFRd3dsZv5eHFh_yusmRRQ2rD0wkFpIf-4crsEo6oaKLk/s4032/NWFG.P.105b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJKWxiUlmkPYUjD1ndInp9bXdKYRPwYk6sEtvt-l1Se7HA4YDRcex6dV06irN6Y0hzWzBD4acHuSOuf0m6SpBCT3pZXYvaHH5myIaAqAWMX3Ri50zqvht_NSW7CjufPM5_ZgKuytFbZs9YFiFRd3dsZv5eHFh_yusmRRQ2rD0wkFpIf-4crsEo6oaKLk/w480-h640/NWFG.P.105b.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So what did I buy? Here's my Andy's Orchids haul, hanging out near the shower in our hotel room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBEy49nsQ5KMK4S5sc9f3OPB1r5HpLI5bUb99Ks4gqAdRSR7gKLodaC3QNDGuA6LbiCMO7OMbQcM6VIiSlgU8KysGQhMVPcYEkqvLRita5RRwQwsxYQn3be_lwmVDR22F5dELg6xmSkA9dog21_GOn8DRrsixRNkerPsOwckM5Q7cAWSCrK-ImU2i_vY/s3916/NWFG.P.106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBEy49nsQ5KMK4S5sc9f3OPB1r5HpLI5bUb99Ks4gqAdRSR7gKLodaC3QNDGuA6LbiCMO7OMbQcM6VIiSlgU8KysGQhMVPcYEkqvLRita5RRwQwsxYQn3be_lwmVDR22F5dELg6xmSkA9dog21_GOn8DRrsixRNkerPsOwckM5Q7cAWSCrK-ImU2i_vY/w448-h640/NWFG.P.106.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Scaphyglottis-amethystinum (stellata), it's blooming right now but the flowers are so small I couldn't get a good photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikcVJhEQpVpyZSTr9g2jllMG6lhFAfdbUwzAl8uxWrDnvzR0EzC2Z3oEXNVBrAxblKZbaF_wAWT_vcsMC19UABJpVZyy61VoQi9vNOE8mraE-SMAAWDd77Z4t7nQwJsGJhbpuRX9Nd-ZNorcWVyt1wQBbc69kbik-e8dBJKReOfh5beOlEUrNGw3A_2w/s2674/NWFG.P.107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="2579" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikcVJhEQpVpyZSTr9g2jllMG6lhFAfdbUwzAl8uxWrDnvzR0EzC2Z3oEXNVBrAxblKZbaF_wAWT_vcsMC19UABJpVZyy61VoQi9vNOE8mraE-SMAAWDd77Z4t7nQwJsGJhbpuRX9Nd-ZNorcWVyt1wQBbc69kbik-e8dBJKReOfh5beOlEUrNGw3A_2w/w618-h640/NWFG.P.107.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lockhartia hercodonta, looks a little like a fern, but it's an orchid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H1haznCYAXrN1Qgp7_IongZ7A7m7G0LavPf6hsZZnVDvRKvFlP8iLZvGIafuBLTDM39bDwWZSh1EyH2kZdYv5_4UVwbJTzi8XoneoWtzTP27uYc2ofjQd-vk4XKFFFkeq4MiUwwgBWkqBENDtFCoOR148XgOT4Kc6_x2zS22vUuO3Xno9Ko01h2jCes/s3529/NWFG.P.108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="2315" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H1haznCYAXrN1Qgp7_IongZ7A7m7G0LavPf6hsZZnVDvRKvFlP8iLZvGIafuBLTDM39bDwWZSh1EyH2kZdYv5_4UVwbJTzi8XoneoWtzTP27uYc2ofjQd-vk4XKFFFkeq4MiUwwgBWkqBENDtFCoOR148XgOT4Kc6_x2zS22vUuO3Xno9Ko01h2jCes/w420-h640/NWFG.P.108.JPG" width="420" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia piloselloides (or Dragon Scales) an epiphytic fern native to Singapore.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmtqF6lLwJK30eGwXFoKYzgEcCrJR52xPFMpHddqPRss2ScQDVVeuUfTI9Kdqhg1SXdPGHRZLJbhjvIomVeXhhIkyrpRnjVNrYQxgLwaBbIXWel9XkYojI_CR86OQM8w69BCqE7Y9mXDS8FIO2gGU3VCpW4D9ZxB9UIZ5mmAmjIrtrXvMs0cbjQYNq6U/s4032/NWFG.P.109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmtqF6lLwJK30eGwXFoKYzgEcCrJR52xPFMpHddqPRss2ScQDVVeuUfTI9Kdqhg1SXdPGHRZLJbhjvIomVeXhhIkyrpRnjVNrYQxgLwaBbIXWel9XkYojI_CR86OQM8w69BCqE7Y9mXDS8FIO2gGU3VCpW4D9ZxB9UIZ5mmAmjIrtrXvMs0cbjQYNq6U/w480-h640/NWFG.P.109.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hanging out next to our hotel window is a mix of things bought at the show, and plants from my visit to the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (RSBG) on the way up to Seattle...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN4mFWBwGGvstshtIoYeiI9b3uNZta223L4qBg9gb1W4QjgG08lYz6vTL-KuM_zM_L44eA-YyZI7Wb8RYUJxjQS8CDjFG1i5OqIVQWsThJ78H-2cPVlOnimPjeWPMl62YcH7Ga3Wdmll9DWS7L0YFiJLWe9cZoKsoOI6lk-6DSmcNM4fesbnLmq1PDp4/s3771/NWFG.P.110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="3771" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN4mFWBwGGvstshtIoYeiI9b3uNZta223L4qBg9gb1W4QjgG08lYz6vTL-KuM_zM_L44eA-YyZI7Wb8RYUJxjQS8CDjFG1i5OqIVQWsThJ78H-2cPVlOnimPjeWPMl62YcH7Ga3Wdmll9DWS7L0YFiJLWe9cZoKsoOI6lk-6DSmcNM4fesbnLmq1PDp4/w640-h470/NWFG.P.110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Did you spot it? Yep, I found a blue oil fern (Microsorum thailandicum) I could afford! This one only has three leaves (opposed to the seven+ on the $88 version), but it was also 1/3 the price.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATOtgXNixiHGqZYAU1_89jxIrgrNaOoW2N5Vn1wVcImFFGhnoSAwx-dcTzcbEiJP1TQvU3EpWl2tAe2aOGf7kg0Rvkq0Ix7GxPFAahI7-ZsXDfzbeWOP4yLAOBEpn8CIvxGjo3ziTHNobYiYtyXDdvGUUXol2Foq867ico9B4pQ__UFUkyKVyweS_FgA/s3599/NWFG.P.111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATOtgXNixiHGqZYAU1_89jxIrgrNaOoW2N5Vn1wVcImFFGhnoSAwx-dcTzcbEiJP1TQvU3EpWl2tAe2aOGf7kg0Rvkq0Ix7GxPFAahI7-ZsXDfzbeWOP4yLAOBEpn8CIvxGjo3ziTHNobYiYtyXDdvGUUXol2Foq867ico9B4pQ__UFUkyKVyweS_FgA/w536-h640/NWFG.P.111.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also tucked in the box is a Rhododendron nakaharae 'Mariko' from the RSBG.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmLoAZWWJrl2AhkqCDAJbO4S6sDTwhhxfVL_yGr6LW3ETH6-wPzsU968ELq2VJhzl11soHDk48dJTLCjMTSuBu2nPGPfRCyCT2uaW0Ut9Gys8jDH9HaLCvIAVEr4ew2uxWk1EEas1w6unRRrMgVJjCXSVALksU8BovQkaJxlouihkFt03WEeHR99rs2A/s3018/NWFG.P.112.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="3018" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmLoAZWWJrl2AhkqCDAJbO4S6sDTwhhxfVL_yGr6LW3ETH6-wPzsU968ELq2VJhzl11soHDk48dJTLCjMTSuBu2nPGPfRCyCT2uaW0Ut9Gys8jDH9HaLCvIAVEr4ew2uxWk1EEas1w6unRRrMgVJjCXSVALksU8BovQkaJxlouihkFt03WEeHR99rs2A/w640-h630/NWFG.P.112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a pair of Gaultheria nummularioides var. minor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-FPI2nfTLHKpnBifDh6VJXMG2L5sTcDIVwiXxiZ1R8FfPWFKO2DAGHWBRCQHZJqTp8NNalEUHoxdbclXEnEDspVwILyQ7sS-0KUzMw55AWTjOWwjdfNA6FL5V3v7d4fHrKbb5Xya6kbyxHDpDK_3SnykZysZbOfkzVwEHC-Mq5wLbP3VcVk3YeQtd4o/s4032/NWFG.P.113.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-FPI2nfTLHKpnBifDh6VJXMG2L5sTcDIVwiXxiZ1R8FfPWFKO2DAGHWBRCQHZJqTp8NNalEUHoxdbclXEnEDspVwILyQ7sS-0KUzMw55AWTjOWwjdfNA6FL5V3v7d4fHrKbb5Xya6kbyxHDpDK_3SnykZysZbOfkzVwEHC-Mq5wLbP3VcVk3YeQtd4o/w640-h480/NWFG.P.113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not to be overlooked is another pyrrosia from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Pyrrosia sp SEH#15113.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL220AMzecaaJSGdZRbPKiGDMjExJXOy2z49V9M9EJJpzqsallzHIdVm54AFOvQizAp9w9z37SZL08JXw_-yoPfFJgvMBsGa6ZnVoqzS-P8CJYEcmBx9j5BID3aOblT-6XANkpDueVmbuZJzlFK8JRjAMtvfLefjof-iw9Fv2DMuk5Dpo2aV8_uGSDK8/s3814/NWFG.P.114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL220AMzecaaJSGdZRbPKiGDMjExJXOy2z49V9M9EJJpzqsallzHIdVm54AFOvQizAp9w9z37SZL08JXw_-yoPfFJgvMBsGa6ZnVoqzS-P8CJYEcmBx9j5BID3aOblT-6XANkpDueVmbuZJzlFK8JRjAMtvfLefjof-iw9Fv2DMuk5Dpo2aV8_uGSDK8/w640-h400/NWFG.P.114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>This cutie came from the show. Ya, it was the bloom spike that got me, Tillandsia houston 'Red Princess'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E-udLuYZGNqpJb2sqhE6GViAGjJPNnelNeDwsiwSG-gPhErE2BLs8f9OjnWSq_3I7JJJlUPYvnMviXTgsPPQs08J2GGFGVYQuIEeKidIFVE9dPmR6VaD_-wugAFsn8xr3dZx7aMNksRsoSegY7eKrjqHsMKDwpew8CGzUIy0RwtAaY-kyWNBpFKshzQ/s3516/NWFG.P.115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="2915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E-udLuYZGNqpJb2sqhE6GViAGjJPNnelNeDwsiwSG-gPhErE2BLs8f9OjnWSq_3I7JJJlUPYvnMviXTgsPPQs08J2GGFGVYQuIEeKidIFVE9dPmR6VaD_-wugAFsn8xr3dZx7aMNksRsoSegY7eKrjqHsMKDwpew8CGzUIy0RwtAaY-kyWNBpFKshzQ/w530-h640/NWFG.P.115.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I saw small Strobilanthes gossypinus in the Ravenna Gardens booth I grabbed one. My plant has been a little temperamental after 6+ years in a container (it's not hardy here) so I thought maybe it was time to start over again.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q22qBCVefqehg4E3NaGtgeMVsNUMdsLq5CFKoNzB0yK8qxx2nHDqsGpfp1j2E-x4dSAgZRJSwmA9utIxzro7QaiFkgoTzsebAdeaMsTCtezqjGfImPQ0KE6bi3pf4UZLFCjmhPQ1prRNyyUEPBFh-f_hckZD8uW_TLod_LaB2eDkL0jrZqL4__meM_4/s3703/NWFG.P.116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3703" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q22qBCVefqehg4E3NaGtgeMVsNUMdsLq5CFKoNzB0yK8qxx2nHDqsGpfp1j2E-x4dSAgZRJSwmA9utIxzro7QaiFkgoTzsebAdeaMsTCtezqjGfImPQ0KE6bi3pf4UZLFCjmhPQ1prRNyyUEPBFh-f_hckZD8uW_TLod_LaB2eDkL0jrZqL4__meM_4/w522-h640/NWFG.P.116.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also visited a couple of area nurseries where I picked up a trio of Saxifraga taygetea and tiny Lonicera crassifolia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5X6KsP6Xzw_DPOe4_euQijZxcJQiqCYqH-BIrbFWA5lYPdVzz-F3G64-rf8KXJw0CIdGJlazHqepji-5KUCwQGlj0-gseSXqZZ517kTihrtES97kYyd_VkSeh7m3NTCtP6x50FpEZfwZEUfeDpBSOafMfVUlnN9VC7dgCZnTRngLo3GUnd3ZU5-SPeok/s4032/NWFG.P.117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5X6KsP6Xzw_DPOe4_euQijZxcJQiqCYqH-BIrbFWA5lYPdVzz-F3G64-rf8KXJw0CIdGJlazHqepji-5KUCwQGlj0-gseSXqZZ517kTihrtES97kYyd_VkSeh7m3NTCtP6x50FpEZfwZEUfeDpBSOafMfVUlnN9VC7dgCZnTRngLo3GUnd3ZU5-SPeok/w640-h480/NWFG.P.117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love the winter color on the lonicera. In my experience not all of them color up like this...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8K-aM0tcIPt3jGKSRLmJYe-jOz9sWlizjHfer_38ZEZ6zj2GXy44aTCvqYBSm2ZvHPZySqkbFk2bDEW9ty1jqkRytWd8iCn8p56UTeOLsBED_QrcvFlJ65a1Y2p11FTmiVYbdY524qgFXHjA-3r_-FHJSd1eJ1m5GVXDncw0z2SMBV5JgrEsDCsP5vc/s2548/NWFG.P.118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="2528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8K-aM0tcIPt3jGKSRLmJYe-jOz9sWlizjHfer_38ZEZ6zj2GXy44aTCvqYBSm2ZvHPZySqkbFk2bDEW9ty1jqkRytWd8iCn8p56UTeOLsBED_QrcvFlJ65a1Y2p11FTmiVYbdY524qgFXHjA-3r_-FHJSd1eJ1m5GVXDncw0z2SMBV5JgrEsDCsP5vc/w634-h640/NWFG.P.118.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I thought my plant buying was done with that, and I guess really it was—because these next plants were gifts from a friend who was downsizing. First this fabulous tillandsia pup...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ldh-PAGhn5pNwy_pH4dHLKxzs3aCUrYfnPFea187E-IJUoabNiBfODC_KAHtyjysLXe40_kiRqHAODwQEc2Z3y9oXe_ZnGQC6HkusMpTKLC1KEZ6p6CLhZdNd8wG68a5DFO9oS6SmbbtvWzLX_JCnvVJKRDW9Q4mDgBbfFK4AltQ1Pg0Va3t4eZhv5s/s3425/NWFG.P.119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ldh-PAGhn5pNwy_pH4dHLKxzs3aCUrYfnPFea187E-IJUoabNiBfODC_KAHtyjysLXe40_kiRqHAODwQEc2Z3y9oXe_ZnGQC6HkusMpTKLC1KEZ6p6CLhZdNd8wG68a5DFO9oS6SmbbtvWzLX_JCnvVJKRDW9Q4mDgBbfFK4AltQ1Pg0Va3t4eZhv5s/w564-h640/NWFG.P.119.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then this collection of full-size plants. Ya, really. How could I say no? Fun plant projects ahead for the summer!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu6gbM2thrDeiRNHTxyzEaqZew3MYItn0BO33Ul62loQZXgM7RGBTzH91gBOtN8FXOeG7OvmhqbjUnj4EHIFqId8V8xWGigTK2Jk63b33QUNXmrb8uYbcpvbAoIKSrb5zDhwtqFNmbKDr8kRovPDBH3eCAFVwsfl6Ua-ZUgYtq8V58XsXAdwN1QXf5_o/s4032/NWFG.P.120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu6gbM2thrDeiRNHTxyzEaqZew3MYItn0BO33Ul62loQZXgM7RGBTzH91gBOtN8FXOeG7OvmhqbjUnj4EHIFqId8V8xWGigTK2Jk63b33QUNXmrb8uYbcpvbAoIKSrb5zDhwtqFNmbKDr8kRovPDBH3eCAFVwsfl6Ua-ZUgYtq8V58XsXAdwN1QXf5_o/w480-h640/NWFG.P.120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But back to the show! The first seminar I attended was "Inside the Design" from Nick McCullough author of <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/04/book-bits-chapter-2.html" target="_blank">American Roots</a>. He was a very engaging speaker and I found myself taking a few notes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Dg40eqeiUF4S7fM-UHHufL-X_M5YX0LY1AO7rni8sbZpf49auqIlVc_ixSe2FwvX-ny3jDuW4u-rglCviSQrEem98cHWfWxcdfAJf6VZlPYDCkZW9i4pyecmC0PzptGxta39c1d3tj1fE67brRsbSik-QOziO2_rwD7O0VDG9z2faXU3fjuJHl-rXRI/s3525/NWFG.P.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="3002" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Dg40eqeiUF4S7fM-UHHufL-X_M5YX0LY1AO7rni8sbZpf49auqIlVc_ixSe2FwvX-ny3jDuW4u-rglCviSQrEem98cHWfWxcdfAJf6VZlPYDCkZW9i4pyecmC0PzptGxta39c1d3tj1fE67brRsbSik-QOziO2_rwD7O0VDG9z2faXU3fjuJHl-rXRI/w546-h640/NWFG.P.121.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He described the gardens he designs as being "Plant Forward NOT Pavement Forward" an approach I fully support. He also mentioned being happy to describe himself and others as gardeners, it's not a negative label, even though some struggle with what to call themselves and try to come up with a title that is a lot fancier. Also; Make gardening your sport! Who needs to follow sports on TV when you can be out sporting in your garden? Finally he pointed a finger at one of the dirty little secrets of the industry... plastic. Plastic plant pots that we all consume by the hundreds: "Let’s not go to space, let’s figure this plastic thing out!" </div><div><br /></div><div>My friend <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/10/what-we-sow-conversation-with-jennifer.html" target="_blank">Jenifer Jewell</a> was the moderator of the "Plant People Panel: Next Phase of the Houseplant Craze" which included Eliza Blank - Founder & CEO of The Sill, Kamili Bell Hill - Planterior designer, author, and founder of PlantBlerd, Derek Haynes - Plant biologist known as "The Chocolate Botanist" and Alexa Patti - Head Grower, Little Prince of Oregon Nursery. It was a lively discussion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nAm9pJFjb38vtJPplXp6g1f17xB5xcoZOymLsr2sJzYImbyUG2KYygCiuWrZIDOyKbGNG5AhBYo6Ujp1hvZGdM3CSOo-1OwkkqrX9B8crPslCz9bgI6vkYjKGIgnT6f3VbfZ2JFd0Q_ufiLsCwSv_IcSRCtBmossE6HT7FijGtzI4ZiR9gKSF0kW0PU/s3384/NWFG.P.122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="3384" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nAm9pJFjb38vtJPplXp6g1f17xB5xcoZOymLsr2sJzYImbyUG2KYygCiuWrZIDOyKbGNG5AhBYo6Ujp1hvZGdM3CSOo-1OwkkqrX9B8crPslCz9bgI6vkYjKGIgnT6f3VbfZ2JFd0Q_ufiLsCwSv_IcSRCtBmossE6HT7FijGtzI4ZiR9gKSF0kW0PU/w640-h504/NWFG.P.122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jennifer asked each of the panelists to sum up the next phase of the houseplant craze with one word, their words were: Gateway (as in houseplants are the gateway to ALL the plants), Curated (as in curated collections are the next phase), Affordable (as in no more $300 monstera cuttings!) and Inclusive (as in everyone and every plant).</div><div><br /></div><div>The final seminar I attended was another Plant People Panel, this one "Where Do Plants Come From?" Moderated by Mary Ann Newcomer - Author, speaker, radio host and newspaper columnist; expert at gardening in the intermountain west. The panelists were Ross Bayton - Director of Heronswood Garden and horticulture author, Ann Amato - Horticulturist, production manager at Secret Garden Growers and blogger at amateurbotannist.com, Karl Gercens - Manager of Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, and Dan Heims - Award-winning author and president of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. Another great discussion! (although I was a little brain dead by this point and failed to take any notes).</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lqWuTe4nrSEvbcCobcKwKEjzqtOrv3bA2FAhvTKmSQZURloZ86hVl9KjAYl0R3VhYhjcNqrSCjnnPxr-ZbGvzmq0X62BDvHTSxKOK1pW9QfwiI3WzKEErEcA_AFlRLuqfu4tyb08a0DZc_vYvR8cKJMuH9qdut3bhtZ0KUQcbH1lv5tn7_qurmmYyMU/s3727/NWFG.P.123.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="3727" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lqWuTe4nrSEvbcCobcKwKEjzqtOrv3bA2FAhvTKmSQZURloZ86hVl9KjAYl0R3VhYhjcNqrSCjnnPxr-ZbGvzmq0X62BDvHTSxKOK1pW9QfwiI3WzKEErEcA_AFlRLuqfu4tyb08a0DZc_vYvR8cKJMuH9qdut3bhtZ0KUQcbH1lv5tn7_qurmmYyMU/w640-h496/NWFG.P.123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just for fun I stole this Instagram photo from Ann (pic taken by JJ DeSousa). While it's a horrible photo of me, I thought (L to R) Evan (who had just give a great presentation on bamboo), Ann, Karl and Theo (who was to speak on Fuchsia) all looked fabulous.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YqehfTHHPu5Pbp9_rWy0_73pydKTZVHFaQhhiDakF1VG3of7eom-F2VqHACPE8sIaAqZjZMAnXqH7jxCr9m7v2UAaNtRtDp2n73oREIquiF7Vc1pmwm3qWUHhRsQeAhPTzr3OQ3TC8mLA9lgB7r1aldyb1b_sP0XZSj-lSCQYQ01t6E4UAECiuNMg94/s1248/NWFG.P.124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="957" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YqehfTHHPu5Pbp9_rWy0_73pydKTZVHFaQhhiDakF1VG3of7eom-F2VqHACPE8sIaAqZjZMAnXqH7jxCr9m7v2UAaNtRtDp2n73oREIquiF7Vc1pmwm3qWUHhRsQeAhPTzr3OQ3TC8mLA9lgB7r1aldyb1b_sP0XZSj-lSCQYQ01t6E4UAECiuNMg94/w490-h640/NWFG.P.124.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Okay, wow, this post got really long! Just a couple more photos. First the view from our room at the Hilton, complete with my Valentine's Day protea from Andrew (we drove up on Valentine's Day).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGQo-RtAyXEsFTRji5JceluVgb9ueQ0o-jS6d5SO1md3DG2BybYKUeI4qD4l2zgcJAU3MF26l3CArXuRIg4XWIVxWhjfjyriXwtPiN4i-oRcmJKQ3Usma7MEq5V-d2YY7dA-yRIMH0_nJSjumHvQULTxo439YSbKnAwmGknQzccsNvMsCa_5e5QxtC8E/s4032/NWFG.P.125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGQo-RtAyXEsFTRji5JceluVgb9ueQ0o-jS6d5SO1md3DG2BybYKUeI4qD4l2zgcJAU3MF26l3CArXuRIg4XWIVxWhjfjyriXwtPiN4i-oRcmJKQ3Usma7MEq5V-d2YY7dA-yRIMH0_nJSjumHvQULTxo439YSbKnAwmGknQzccsNvMsCa_5e5QxtC8E/w480-h640/NWFG.P.125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A pic Andrew snapped during his visit to the downtown Seattle Public library. As I've said before, seeing your book (or a photo of it) never gets old.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdrotDbp-2xha161Q8nUvk5GOsOWbnY_fu1zmDhSWT75Z7tzqtiBv6xkvdEpB_MbTZ8QScSKiGnNTGywPWZE7eKpEYtU8G6S62_FlF3PhJ7cP20jLGvyyZ_6nEro5VU3D2ZtpUTw-n2VwsQv0AoCCYJZ6ywovmSYXXybtCC3A0sDEQmKA0ufht7X0CcU/s2048/NWFG.P.126.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdrotDbp-2xha161Q8nUvk5GOsOWbnY_fu1zmDhSWT75Z7tzqtiBv6xkvdEpB_MbTZ8QScSKiGnNTGywPWZE7eKpEYtU8G6S62_FlF3PhJ7cP20jLGvyyZ_6nEro5VU3D2ZtpUTw-n2VwsQv0AoCCYJZ6ywovmSYXXybtCC3A0sDEQmKA0ufht7X0CcU/w480-h640/NWFG.P.126.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The tiny Lonicera crassifolia I bought came from the Pat Calvert Greenhouse at the Washington Park Arboretum, which is where I snapped this moody photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnxdvT6BBrvWJrbLLH5sN5Xon1O4e2cjKfqmlH994qyF3e4RP6jpuvp30GuikZEEgnSqPLmMhhgBly6iV834f2H_7cHTT2D35hEtuQScW-_FO0Aa2Etc6Drw6asUKnMtfiKwVGH5DkpXguIaYnihpLtwZw9TwdsadF3P9a8dr4go4-bS5XzOiG0NivRo/s3554/NWFG.P.127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3554" data-original-width="3012" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnxdvT6BBrvWJrbLLH5sN5Xon1O4e2cjKfqmlH994qyF3e4RP6jpuvp30GuikZEEgnSqPLmMhhgBly6iV834f2H_7cHTT2D35hEtuQScW-_FO0Aa2Etc6Drw6asUKnMtfiKwVGH5DkpXguIaYnihpLtwZw9TwdsadF3P9a8dr4go4-bS5XzOiG0NivRo/w542-h640/NWFG.P.127.jpeg" width="542" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And this one of a completely unharmed (by winter) Pittosporum tenuifolium 'County Park Dwarf'.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBZerIDxVJbP2eVAk0n4DHaQiyNjz7ZH_ygQvYLeM9IzlwkO9Crxs_yQnludLclB12X5qXGgKxuYWPkdCVgHV293dfBU3tj1uirtgArD1yxkXX2KFcX_jvVFxuTmoxW3s-fGXQL4wSoRLgz2SwcdN1c830uoPJd66iP7aI6pHETPa7J3B41dUQGU610c/s4032/NWFG.P.128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBZerIDxVJbP2eVAk0n4DHaQiyNjz7ZH_ygQvYLeM9IzlwkO9Crxs_yQnludLclB12X5qXGgKxuYWPkdCVgHV293dfBU3tj1uirtgArD1yxkXX2KFcX_jvVFxuTmoxW3s-fGXQL4wSoRLgz2SwcdN1c830uoPJd66iP7aI6pHETPa7J3B41dUQGU610c/w480-h640/NWFG.P.128.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Andrew did a little fishing in Puget Sound, which is where I snapped this image when I dropped him off at Golden Gardens Park.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ft7bLBdHZdKGkQTSNcj5GsdGlrt3FUwFBsxLzkOSCmkcYqz_AtzUg4sTZXHDL-l7B2d0WTaInr6ShcSDXekIEy_IBD6c3bPX90sS4PhmNn1YO5dzpFQqLhebhT-luaJZ1XVIWoaM9EUs1K_UL22AaK6fYMy5vhDc_M5mysKggTmgh8pdqfq6sPEAVo/s4032/NWFG.P.129.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ft7bLBdHZdKGkQTSNcj5GsdGlrt3FUwFBsxLzkOSCmkcYqz_AtzUg4sTZXHDL-l7B2d0WTaInr6ShcSDXekIEy_IBD6c3bPX90sS4PhmNn1YO5dzpFQqLhebhT-luaJZ1XVIWoaM9EUs1K_UL22AaK6fYMy5vhDc_M5mysKggTmgh8pdqfq6sPEAVo/w640-h480/NWFG.P.129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I took off to visit Swansons and Sky Nurseries (the photo below from Swansons). I also managed a visit to the Amazon Spheres while up in Seattle, which I'll post about in the next couple of weeks. It was a VERY fun and full 5 day trip!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p3BXJR_zP3ePw2507bsTKLH96ciUW2BpJ8KUgIdjJdHdc6XauWODF4wfHLRE5opXmGMF8Vuelt_6zfc7aYFoEZm90ybf9Xa6vvpDDzztnIMuhoWdFFet97NIUBQe9uYS9DW-RMPOUf_sAjW892mGaSfXCAbre5cEgDoP23p8xGarJV8zX8kNNeSe-78/s4032/NWFG.P.130.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p3BXJR_zP3ePw2507bsTKLH96ciUW2BpJ8KUgIdjJdHdc6XauWODF4wfHLRE5opXmGMF8Vuelt_6zfc7aYFoEZm90ybf9Xa6vvpDDzztnIMuhoWdFFet97NIUBQe9uYS9DW-RMPOUf_sAjW892mGaSfXCAbre5cEgDoP23p8xGarJV8zX8kNNeSe-78/w640-h480/NWFG.P.130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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The theme this year was...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98dp1jTkO2ruOFHSZho_cpbuHX6FK0Dq72wXgxN6lII09vwa9V7ISW-0-13AvZq2vcHOFh0di3sFeJHqSYDf5MsTzAMsSyBnVRzACxDNInY5eOsXwkLHYEIIb514QFs4R_YcKUC9stkwAE6TdpWRa83wDXCEJD_P1LB1ZSJYEUKen3I1HDceuFnuzqcI/s3018/NWFGF.DG.100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3018" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98dp1jTkO2ruOFHSZho_cpbuHX6FK0Dq72wXgxN6lII09vwa9V7ISW-0-13AvZq2vcHOFh0di3sFeJHqSYDf5MsTzAMsSyBnVRzACxDNInY5eOsXwkLHYEIIb514QFs4R_YcKUC9stkwAE6TdpWRa83wDXCEJD_P1LB1ZSJYEUKen3I1HDceuFnuzqcI/w640-h518/NWFGF.DG.100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Which got a big "thumbs up" from all who attended. I felt like the show had been struggling post-COVID and honestly was a little worried it was going to fold completely—or worse—turn into a hot tub, sock and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veg-O-Matic" target="_blank">Veg-O-Matic</a> sales event. Thankfully this year it felt like a renaissance was underway. There were so many wonderful seminars and plants (actual plants!) everywhere you looked. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rhododendron 'Ebony Pearl' in the entry garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwt6a-Wg_GWLwtVAcbDFBtU55Dd_A3Si_asien680go_435CyBSZX7hRfjP-hiP8VmH5oYU5qB0nTm_04JvryMF3O_gxac12C4WX_RIU8uWaBrjJuhwO4qnzHFmuGmsy98qD6EELepSt5RKqV8MuvvtpTF6J0tksYZ0VhVO9-qaYFK8qZn0DILJEWMI0/s3742/NWFGF.DG.101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3742" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwt6a-Wg_GWLwtVAcbDFBtU55Dd_A3Si_asien680go_435CyBSZX7hRfjP-hiP8VmH5oYU5qB0nTm_04JvryMF3O_gxac12C4WX_RIU8uWaBrjJuhwO4qnzHFmuGmsy98qD6EELepSt5RKqV8MuvvtpTF6J0tksYZ0VhVO9-qaYFK8qZn0DILJEWMI0/w516-h640/NWFGF.DG.101.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Which is where I also spotted a pot of plastic sarracenia and an accompanying plastic slug. Why plastic sarracenia? I have no idea. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbd5uxUrskBDFGgMm_2AJ-ysJzHp4RNeJSbF2PeAq12jrf8jxnKwTYi_fenef7w8XMgD_5WXWZl2YTDg4gL2zahiyfsND4_Wss_SzRKBb0Z7eSRh-ddfKlhoMMtdMeKN8GSw0klkUsAAZD5U3zx4z0uilhOFWQiiUu9jSFiTPWBextf9ko8aQXoRTj1c/s3023/NWFGF.DG.102.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbd5uxUrskBDFGgMm_2AJ-ysJzHp4RNeJSbF2PeAq12jrf8jxnKwTYi_fenef7w8XMgD_5WXWZl2YTDg4gL2zahiyfsND4_Wss_SzRKBb0Z7eSRh-ddfKlhoMMtdMeKN8GSw0klkUsAAZD5U3zx4z0uilhOFWQiiUu9jSFiTPWBextf9ko8aQXoRTj1c/w640-h640/NWFGF.DG.102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This fantastic metal roof was the first thing I saw when I wandered through the big display gardens, the garden was titled HERE COMES THE SUN and was the work of Devonshire Landscapes and Zenith Holland Nursery.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_Q04dWb9OIAB-9qf37aKxzdwq_-wWrHRY-HVj-z1YhiV_R5Qm99xVXmETEyE0V-BPhzz8kKg1gE_k1k89ZRjKM-3UMJj8OKACz028oepKf2arH-1gxRscGJPlvE6ZDOA_smJOLRwtChWGrd7SR376kXMRngwBADBPnRWw5IXh65PzFUmHooOo2AO4W8/s3028/NWFGF.DG.103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="2962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_Q04dWb9OIAB-9qf37aKxzdwq_-wWrHRY-HVj-z1YhiV_R5Qm99xVXmETEyE0V-BPhzz8kKg1gE_k1k89ZRjKM-3UMJj8OKACz028oepKf2arH-1gxRscGJPlvE6ZDOA_smJOLRwtChWGrd7SR376kXMRngwBADBPnRWw5IXh65PzFUmHooOo2AO4W8/w626-h640/NWFGF.DG.103.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Their garden was also the location of this great woven wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMCQNKZ4l7AfI1E_My26my0xWmwJiNcZxeDH1521KzABijAnn4t4twCO8YHB-Bj6s_L75tq8IBElZvmdx5qqdxnrxOhAyjYKg4qVv0zXYIUQ7Pixhwe8RyntGJDafmkKtU_lIh63aeXt_ZLGMLPEIos5F1LHs6qWNqs4QFvNJ6J-XHENxUFDDCx4FTig/s3411/NWFGF.DG.104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="2993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMCQNKZ4l7AfI1E_My26my0xWmwJiNcZxeDH1521KzABijAnn4t4twCO8YHB-Bj6s_L75tq8IBElZvmdx5qqdxnrxOhAyjYKg4qVv0zXYIUQ7Pixhwe8RyntGJDafmkKtU_lIh63aeXt_ZLGMLPEIos5F1LHs6qWNqs4QFvNJ6J-XHENxUFDDCx4FTig/w562-h640/NWFGF.DG.104.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I swooned over this simple water delivery device in the garden called BACKYARD BLISS by Wintergreen Landscapes and Nursery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe2V58ChhV1COXsPcIeJL9n7NEq38Xn_3c4H73KR6M7Y_M9CydZRZHqvZi_zur1jB05-4UjHFvOijpQHfI7CLdsElOdRE4RWSvopFznwTdBT2whqdOgbLfLX9PTTM9lawsB0VOCkQsl98sBNoPzG8yPc6B9WalzHlFg3Kf2l15Wg7Xpzm7_HH8Smd-wY/s3419/NWFGF.DG.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHe2V58ChhV1COXsPcIeJL9n7NEq38Xn_3c4H73KR6M7Y_M9CydZRZHqvZi_zur1jB05-4UjHFvOijpQHfI7CLdsElOdRE4RWSvopFznwTdBT2whqdOgbLfLX9PTTM9lawsB0VOCkQsl98sBNoPzG8yPc6B9WalzHlFg3Kf2l15Wg7Xpzm7_HH8Smd-wY/w562-h640/NWFGF.DG.105.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But was rather annoyed by this fellow who sat there working in their booth for longer than seemed appropriate. He wasn't there to say "pull up a chair, let's chat", cause you couldn't actually walk into the "garden", you just looked at it (and him), from the side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPR6MP5xJciuWdVNQYAzneTxqUqVvfmm4PWiFCKSAWW9UX7mISlwvXMFF5neD_n1NxlT0W_cZ-WvHErD5PHku_6OyD_EaujA6c55syayqY1udjAeYU18XQMnt75rORp9be2m8YXr4ZJ2G3XyH7VOzyIVybNzm6w6nW7hRTvWNuDBwFNRNfjHTPSO4hqo/s3352/NWFGF.DG.106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPR6MP5xJciuWdVNQYAzneTxqUqVvfmm4PWiFCKSAWW9UX7mISlwvXMFF5neD_n1NxlT0W_cZ-WvHErD5PHku_6OyD_EaujA6c55syayqY1udjAeYU18XQMnt75rORp9be2m8YXr4ZJ2G3XyH7VOzyIVybNzm6w6nW7hRTvWNuDBwFNRNfjHTPSO4hqo/w576-h640/NWFGF.DG.106.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Check out that fabulous structure! HOW MUCH SHE LOVES US by Jen Szabo Collaborative Landscapes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_gGKMny52feAtwxwtaxeNrft28-9Da_iX3iWoyHQkIVAjwA98byjFwGEXoMp5RHfpu_wnIj6Xga9SXHQkjTPvWXy9Qw_mN5xS2bYYmPPVfRU0SEysYl6mhQGNjQWZKwkEnQcNzFLqU8eLtNbdNuDajjUS3m-2P7K52pXG3lSZ4SFrParIyxDVCJwIEg/s3509/NWFGF.DG.107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_gGKMny52feAtwxwtaxeNrft28-9Da_iX3iWoyHQkIVAjwA98byjFwGEXoMp5RHfpu_wnIj6Xga9SXHQkjTPvWXy9Qw_mN5xS2bYYmPPVfRU0SEysYl6mhQGNjQWZKwkEnQcNzFLqU8eLtNbdNuDajjUS3m-2P7K52pXG3lSZ4SFrParIyxDVCJwIEg/w552-h640/NWFGF.DG.107.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Love the staggered deck, love the metal "rib cage"...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj8cy-eDFrldOhRU26vl81mTFczzQp3G64AeCW-50C0a9bSi17AiEFqtIJUdtJ857aqwZTyfiQ3Ik_Ux1CaES5ztWzjT2jrAFXV4d8Dofgaq9iMXawL3OefdS3VYlkVFOMBOntX0pYcqFT0l-D_OWBB7v4dep_ajBHx2Y7gw_0FszhhCp0yOJNNtGUh4/s3608/NWFGF.DG.108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3608" data-original-width="2884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj8cy-eDFrldOhRU26vl81mTFczzQp3G64AeCW-50C0a9bSi17AiEFqtIJUdtJ857aqwZTyfiQ3Ik_Ux1CaES5ztWzjT2jrAFXV4d8Dofgaq9iMXawL3OefdS3VYlkVFOMBOntX0pYcqFT0l-D_OWBB7v4dep_ajBHx2Y7gw_0FszhhCp0yOJNNtGUh4/w512-h640/NWFGF.DG.108.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The show lighting, while overall much better this year—no dark theater feel—still made it hard to take some photos, like of the plants in the metal wall, a great detail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIcvYB37RvVQTQwyCov-qRT7XRMkkDxKQQUY3kJUx1K2IDlYCRxF1_m0LKVVGcFTyIyd5dNDeCRL9nCuug__rR1JphRMh5m1sGwbsQL2h78OEd1azRQHZIrUDDmqMs7P0lRTQSnzfHLEA6826grGChWaa2viFsPG2edgmgEI1PBGTehJa1ukQKfzgkhQ/s3797/NWFGF.DG.109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3797" data-original-width="2937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIcvYB37RvVQTQwyCov-qRT7XRMkkDxKQQUY3kJUx1K2IDlYCRxF1_m0LKVVGcFTyIyd5dNDeCRL9nCuug__rR1JphRMh5m1sGwbsQL2h78OEd1azRQHZIrUDDmqMs7P0lRTQSnzfHLEA6826grGChWaa2viFsPG2edgmgEI1PBGTehJa1ukQKfzgkhQ/w496-h640/NWFGF.DG.109.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have to say it again, I love that house-shaped rib cage! White was a great color for this venue, but I would love to see it black in an actual landscape.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_sVEHU6gOiQA5jV_a0Hf34_tfNi6mYDL2JkA4l_3ac3ALfzzLuA2nJy2PfK5gInMvz3wpvN_ol9GeD_PK6ticdCE-pc3yobl612EgmES2yxTUZCbrr2SqPsIne4L82g6Rki-ie7KR_jPY5Bn5aOrCBnoKdrGmGgTTDM0O6vCtgz7pYqHjmMUAlk8OM0/s4032/NWFGF.DG.110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_sVEHU6gOiQA5jV_a0Hf34_tfNi6mYDL2JkA4l_3ac3ALfzzLuA2nJy2PfK5gInMvz3wpvN_ol9GeD_PK6ticdCE-pc3yobl612EgmES2yxTUZCbrr2SqPsIne4L82g6Rki-ie7KR_jPY5Bn5aOrCBnoKdrGmGgTTDM0O6vCtgz7pYqHjmMUAlk8OM0/w640-h480/NWFGF.DG.110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX08ZbnWb1DFOR3yRQtGQVTFZHmsvHB65w0uCbpsJsx7254p8SzD-1VLUIQDz30UmEE2ngpErV52pGPI2R6Amm4Gf_Sea0xMVuWFYqi6oj__nNthoTbTDJ6MR7ahXis_QqftvMoclV7H-XP5gmuy5Yh7OkGMrX7tc87OCh-T8WWMpMMTaqrbdPvnlLxYQ/s3548/NWFGF.DG.111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="2998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX08ZbnWb1DFOR3yRQtGQVTFZHmsvHB65w0uCbpsJsx7254p8SzD-1VLUIQDz30UmEE2ngpErV52pGPI2R6Amm4Gf_Sea0xMVuWFYqi6oj__nNthoTbTDJ6MR7ahXis_QqftvMoclV7H-XP5gmuy5Yh7OkGMrX7tc87OCh-T8WWMpMMTaqrbdPvnlLxYQ/w540-h640/NWFGF.DG.111.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up, HARVESTING BEAUTY from HomeGrown Organics and NW Green Panels. I'm usually a sucker for a nice metal greenhouse, but this wooden frame was lovely, as was the metal water ring at the corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4G2Oiy1n0Qb57rWzG9erfKhxjnQJJUxDGOFqnk5y3cPmIJ0d8y-u4CFYpUSZ8kms1cPtjwWwNiDz4iEWSBh4gZjOoeRkPulW8wzImDHNSBVi3CnqwSxOmr_LaM5NW9-QmdEqGEmtHBbr9Qp7Y58euQ72ZxVQYB1gbxpN6RtkTg2nV9Pxp7sQFw2YEYY/s3625/NWFGF.DG.112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4G2Oiy1n0Qb57rWzG9erfKhxjnQJJUxDGOFqnk5y3cPmIJ0d8y-u4CFYpUSZ8kms1cPtjwWwNiDz4iEWSBh4gZjOoeRkPulW8wzImDHNSBVi3CnqwSxOmr_LaM5NW9-QmdEqGEmtHBbr9Qp7Y58euQ72ZxVQYB1gbxpN6RtkTg2nV9Pxp7sQFw2YEYY/w530-h640/NWFGF.DG.112.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were many planty things to admire inside the greenhouse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISP5DgPjueEOfFPK3rYU6uWIuBk8phMJOnpkQSTuUUKG-5TnyfrHagEGchjadxdcTPmOHPXdmyejIu-zwMQEeyY5_RIZgDuryezrP9U4zKz2t26z59pzR9O8-6FBhCm2qTU_Jx4Uio2YRscLVORnDav5fN1bZEoz0a66VGhYi73Bu5qQdJZ4smeogIvg/s4032/NWFGF.DG.113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISP5DgPjueEOfFPK3rYU6uWIuBk8phMJOnpkQSTuUUKG-5TnyfrHagEGchjadxdcTPmOHPXdmyejIu-zwMQEeyY5_RIZgDuryezrP9U4zKz2t26z59pzR9O8-6FBhCm2qTU_Jx4Uio2YRscLVORnDav5fN1bZEoz0a66VGhYi73Bu5qQdJZ4smeogIvg/w480-h640/NWFGF.DG.113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DAAebjy1P6kB7IpBeHaVEFcZn4qenUZ5O4PclpBhgM3SqSmt_59Mp5nyohqJoWY3DaLMqKKQjLgtqXnzRQYEMxwx-CUkTlJPJjxDm8e5CoEr65q-X8jxGby_QDyVXawhfrQ9SNoZENBGdR9CVi-5lB5d8ADWnS3pSbZJPPHln9O6KfWFYOyaNDTAIpA/s4032/NWFGF.DG.114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DAAebjy1P6kB7IpBeHaVEFcZn4qenUZ5O4PclpBhgM3SqSmt_59Mp5nyohqJoWY3DaLMqKKQjLgtqXnzRQYEMxwx-CUkTlJPJjxDm8e5CoEr65q-X8jxGby_QDyVXawhfrQ9SNoZENBGdR9CVi-5lB5d8ADWnS3pSbZJPPHln9O6KfWFYOyaNDTAIpA/w480-h640/NWFGF.DG.114.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I especially loved the suspended logs, covered in moss and plants. So well done!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fp-GX7M8WYCtmfvpYhstK5-Fbg_KGbNAlvS318b3kOb8Su6GVm5eLJA3LHtZx3ShzOx62rFyCW_5ug5C-WlAzezpYDZnE6uQSDoYGS0Ejycz9on2_nDjcu4kbxe4KxpWQX6SbCDJ4AoF2T1vtw5gSbXQaQxJ5iw0l8_tfin49dJ5BnbJhPNEywhdHAI/s4032/NWFGF.DG.115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fp-GX7M8WYCtmfvpYhstK5-Fbg_KGbNAlvS318b3kOb8Su6GVm5eLJA3LHtZx3ShzOx62rFyCW_5ug5C-WlAzezpYDZnE6uQSDoYGS0Ejycz9on2_nDjcu4kbxe4KxpWQX6SbCDJ4AoF2T1vtw5gSbXQaQxJ5iw0l8_tfin49dJ5BnbJhPNEywhdHAI/w640-h480/NWFGF.DG.115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFSQy60-UEorqjGzBsxDbEEISHEAaM5s0yqV2tMSEL3tuCXYP86s1HvCDQRq1w8TLsUt_141lexxUQNrfnQipBoy-0wb9b4YxOfMfawf12KylT6d4k48UspEBKSRDeIs__QqDnMCazZcnG7Kw4r7BGJKhV7Gz64c8_PFQyONW5sBji7glWe_l_23jk-E/s3407/NWFGF.DG.116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="2663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFSQy60-UEorqjGzBsxDbEEISHEAaM5s0yqV2tMSEL3tuCXYP86s1HvCDQRq1w8TLsUt_141lexxUQNrfnQipBoy-0wb9b4YxOfMfawf12KylT6d4k48UspEBKSRDeIs__QqDnMCazZcnG7Kw4r7BGJKhV7Gz64c8_PFQyONW5sBji7glWe_l_23jk-E/w500-h640/NWFGF.DG.116.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMTS6DZCZFuTISmYKmE-YMMgLnXOy4rM2fpBvwAHYYRik4i4HN1q-bqFi8cw9R3FMTZggELwB14fn4sB7a7aq7jY1ppl5XFJWrspBXNaH8xg50HEnA6obpaeToFxg979rV9hY-0lGd9K7ymG5eQHjJWdckL4DTJziwu269axML-6FpR9YKISlqtdLtdk/s4032/NWFGF.DG.117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMTS6DZCZFuTISmYKmE-YMMgLnXOy4rM2fpBvwAHYYRik4i4HN1q-bqFi8cw9R3FMTZggELwB14fn4sB7a7aq7jY1ppl5XFJWrspBXNaH8xg50HEnA6obpaeToFxg979rV9hY-0lGd9K7ymG5eQHjJWdckL4DTJziwu269axML-6FpR9YKISlqtdLtdk/w640-h480/NWFGF.DG.117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwErXigrnGl1dzeWCHsmao689GXCAa-a_8Kq_EtmbfMxvB80yC6G5NtUTnfCR443tYvIIyqtqJ2rJKE_0puOH2vmi7w8SE38ffV2Dj-2tws603Ql3i5W1xB_BLfhY5cbOjVBzqDbeOjVli61vw9Kdyni6Cvx_UUAGS2pPe_1IIumbN4bMoVAPDKka6da8/s3748/NWFGF.DG.118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="2940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwErXigrnGl1dzeWCHsmao689GXCAa-a_8Kq_EtmbfMxvB80yC6G5NtUTnfCR443tYvIIyqtqJ2rJKE_0puOH2vmi7w8SE38ffV2Dj-2tws603Ql3i5W1xB_BLfhY5cbOjVBzqDbeOjVli61vw9Kdyni6Cvx_UUAGS2pPe_1IIumbN4bMoVAPDKka6da8/w502-h640/NWFGF.DG.118.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Little Prince of Oregon (Mark Leichty) and Relish Gardens were responsible for EMERALD REVERIE: LIVING A PLANT-FILLED LIFE...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshvCPThV2cVSBgWJdHmS65PCRx3MIDqyztfGv7r9Qoc5oeUzfmiTAAJmspHv2uOXeoFLcT5NDvJIw-hD28IhIG4Pwg3BihqAewlkVU9bLj4788a-q1r_Z5-Ml5lROjkNiOFmJ6dk-YXzjUZI_QrV9wSF0k7f1yb7i_gRmWL59a2nQsUcAM9-CRoul2zM/s3701/NWFGF.DG.119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3701" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshvCPThV2cVSBgWJdHmS65PCRx3MIDqyztfGv7r9Qoc5oeUzfmiTAAJmspHv2uOXeoFLcT5NDvJIw-hD28IhIG4Pwg3BihqAewlkVU9bLj4788a-q1r_Z5-Ml5lROjkNiOFmJ6dk-YXzjUZI_QrV9wSF0k7f1yb7i_gRmWL59a2nQsUcAM9-CRoul2zM/w640-h492/NWFGF.DG.119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>...and it truly was plant-filled! Such a refreshing change from many of the show gardens that were just about the hardscape. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGcp_NOTVtf5bQaznKjZdOw9WYA-vITUahp-Aek8m6wxX3D_7_LoJMFCNAnp_LQoglAhKm0BZubzI2KFuLZG66dLOjW7lSFwPMz8OXYIJlRiQYD0RLGNjmF_gJ0fcKDp7WODGSGpooKxnFSgho_JTsgW89nyGRrXmxLS12VIGxQEpPDR2EJ1VngOczKU/s3671/NWFGF.DG.120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="2889" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGcp_NOTVtf5bQaznKjZdOw9WYA-vITUahp-Aek8m6wxX3D_7_LoJMFCNAnp_LQoglAhKm0BZubzI2KFuLZG66dLOjW7lSFwPMz8OXYIJlRiQYD0RLGNjmF_gJ0fcKDp7WODGSGpooKxnFSgho_JTsgW89nyGRrXmxLS12VIGxQEpPDR2EJ1VngOczKU/w504-h640/NWFGF.DG.120.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One side of the garden was done up "stumpery" style.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm5UgMflHqI_XERLAHApAqWPD8UQt3WmX_H1MIkWNdKiUIebltPMCqH3eG1-XGchQDdYl-Y8ovO_pzjYdCpaAu2dnV9RO5sKFYvGMSr1S5eBxorGrtlIOd5xpfLgXr10ftYTTfa8t7s-rMt1LtX-2HeODFgTFIe2ze_v7o-UhONuJQmXvEiX22ClX9FM/s4032/NWFGF.DG.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here at least you could walk through part of it, but why not all of it?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggibWae9sYNkk-ywOul6LE4OALmrCQXaHXbNcLuc3zzEdVGpBB-NgA5lsh1G7H2o2kHCcDRvEl-RkJWapMAFZe7GhNZ8Swp_WRp9Hs9_cy977Olww5sHEbqIgZ4WlGf63P4WOkLfHlmImZBDC_NjjMdj1fMMNzeykAHSuC7LCNYW3XwxYWYK2RkZJaCK4/s3690/NWFGF.DG.128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="2960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggibWae9sYNkk-ywOul6LE4OALmrCQXaHXbNcLuc3zzEdVGpBB-NgA5lsh1G7H2o2kHCcDRvEl-RkJWapMAFZe7GhNZ8Swp_WRp9Hs9_cy977Olww5sHEbqIgZ4WlGf63P4WOkLfHlmImZBDC_NjjMdj1fMMNzeykAHSuC7LCNYW3XwxYWYK2RkZJaCK4/w514-h640/NWFGF.DG.128.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This cozy reading spot finished off the garden's corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDvk1wtPY9xtHpauGOTsURqf2HyMPCFuIF7BKhJWO6Gu0HAFirghBapTllMtJCqIFkraX5oIeWKJbvin_n0kZn9atJVKD1m5Cx7hpIwgX4OfLEmIWMPSK6mCLzgM6OsBnGzLcfWPRq-3OLim1mcTI0ktnevawDCi1s0JcJ-0-PLxDcO7jM3-7KwnQUNc/s3722/NWFGF.DG.129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="2908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDvk1wtPY9xtHpauGOTsURqf2HyMPCFuIF7BKhJWO6Gu0HAFirghBapTllMtJCqIFkraX5oIeWKJbvin_n0kZn9atJVKD1m5Cx7hpIwgX4OfLEmIWMPSK6mCLzgM6OsBnGzLcfWPRq-3OLim1mcTI0ktnevawDCi1s0JcJ-0-PLxDcO7jM3-7KwnQUNc/w500-h640/NWFGF.DG.129.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>PLUNGE INTO SPRING! from Method Hardscapes was (as you might imagine), a hardscape lovers dream come true, but I did love the paver pathway across the water feature. It was generous in size. If I had been able to walk across it, I wouldn't have feared falling into the water.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup7GevmXgav52JZ_o5VMhjYIJLNINphQ7Jiu7ngklUlF8YFKRwdctyi2P_8FRGuj5o4zMQZ0Bb0jHLyFs19NdJIs1mjY32jMqIcKgBZlnzhIStmZ-A4Zptp6iiL3pZo324EjOQ4zpew8yQsOrZ02udSCHPjH47zBXlfF10rqIyfnRtwlrrhyDRFS4Ti4/s3484/NWFGF.DG.130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup7GevmXgav52JZ_o5VMhjYIJLNINphQ7Jiu7ngklUlF8YFKRwdctyi2P_8FRGuj5o4zMQZ0Bb0jHLyFs19NdJIs1mjY32jMqIcKgBZlnzhIStmZ-A4Zptp6iiL3pZo324EjOQ4zpew8yQsOrZ02udSCHPjH47zBXlfF10rqIyfnRtwlrrhyDRFS4Ti4/w552-h640/NWFGF.DG.130.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, the most interesting garden I saw at the show was one of the small, City Living spaces, designed by Richard and Deborah Bloom of <a href="https://www.obsidianwindchimes.com/" target="_blank">Obsidian Wind Chimes</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Xuj9j692vkTx7rSRvAbokGq4oW3qJMt0mfp9Bo49CkrbYUszLqlrgivrp3zM-r5LW_UJ0piSdeBV5s0LZMP6PdKFIE-RWSprWuiKaXQ0Cn-cky4gJoXqyBdsAet7RbRbjW78uCor96Z0gJLCYIsQVVdqMv-BwNw_qUZveb0eUNNNdaB9iVvjXGMSIM/s3907/NWFGF.DG.131.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3907" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Xuj9j692vkTx7rSRvAbokGq4oW3qJMt0mfp9Bo49CkrbYUszLqlrgivrp3zM-r5LW_UJ0piSdeBV5s0LZMP6PdKFIE-RWSprWuiKaXQ0Cn-cky4gJoXqyBdsAet7RbRbjW78uCor96Z0gJLCYIsQVVdqMv-BwNw_qUZveb0eUNNNdaB9iVvjXGMSIM/w640-h436/NWFGF.DG.131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The balcony display itself was wonderful, but the screen that fronted it was beyond amazing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzyx26rzqkACqiMquv3zdbsXBVoWlVAY9ytMQUL_psMCaFSpkSFl3aIr1HJOlLG8pcrfngQSbglHs8EJS8ft8jAqJ7f1MbdxkrDr5t0rFQ1yN3X7eh2nVTdz-htwWC1MDtITbM1LYWEPIuYBTiul1gSRFZkElRpVARacafAbhQ8il52MaUoOcZT3hjv8/s3984/NWFGF.DG.132.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="3984" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzyx26rzqkACqiMquv3zdbsXBVoWlVAY9ytMQUL_psMCaFSpkSFl3aIr1HJOlLG8pcrfngQSbglHs8EJS8ft8jAqJ7f1MbdxkrDr5t0rFQ1yN3X7eh2nVTdz-htwWC1MDtITbM1LYWEPIuYBTiul1gSRFZkElRpVARacafAbhQ8il52MaUoOcZT3hjv8/w640-h472/NWFGF.DG.132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a curtain of Proboscidea lutea (aka Devil's Claw) seedpods.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZvJRsY_I4zmW9cBYr46svUrIxQM8sTkHBgAnCi_hwdJt-5MDXb1Z8XSevWSFu9WEgVn9sj8K8vO97Sjb8O82-VIsOStKfQblCFY4Oc_pDcRcKnuB5EMAf22vICHxZT3qjMf508iR9bVCXhOFUgGvU2dUw3xwSBLLeURN4yK3FPfEg2R90ls1Ef3nhZk/s4032/NWFGF.DG.133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZvJRsY_I4zmW9cBYr46svUrIxQM8sTkHBgAnCi_hwdJt-5MDXb1Z8XSevWSFu9WEgVn9sj8K8vO97Sjb8O82-VIsOStKfQblCFY4Oc_pDcRcKnuB5EMAf22vICHxZT3qjMf508iR9bVCXhOFUgGvU2dUw3xwSBLLeURN4yK3FPfEg2R90ls1Ef3nhZk/w480-h640/NWFGF.DG.133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got to talk with Richard about their work, and should have asked how many interconnected seed pods there were.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Y4lIGtrht2rlRslOR3jgv0A0b1q6m49JgNH_UwKU1BHfc3aNs2C7n53rLDkFF5UDCABKJ7G_MZPak4YLlUZL5lo-_IIaXYEDvLAESNkKfyNeMAv1wsSLxN3VDdynHpMrjpNZbc4aACuEM00vs6nNaYsm1bztgxxD1QTSGbph8HeXgirVi7AlNmel0I/s4032/NWFGF.DG.134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Y4lIGtrht2rlRslOR3jgv0A0b1q6m49JgNH_UwKU1BHfc3aNs2C7n53rLDkFF5UDCABKJ7G_MZPak4YLlUZL5lo-_IIaXYEDvLAESNkKfyNeMAv1wsSLxN3VDdynHpMrjpNZbc4aACuEM00vs6nNaYsm1bztgxxD1QTSGbph8HeXgirVi7AlNmel0I/w480-h640/NWFGF.DG.134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They left a few at the base of the curtain wall, so people could pick them up and look at them without destroying the display.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcTjhdJKRw1KjbaHbMyIeyoYCklL0eYU_AEaDiqeYwp_BtMtYJ-6NCQ5vTfSNk0vc9VySLLL2sTD9Yua_ZYJ-zY9SD2TtsBomD3kF1xaFFW0sMClTPc8wxb6JhyphenhyphenokVfKarGAiLkCiekQ8K2Mdb1OhEBLUVgiWLcM-2CTYwGDO_2xaXkOoWNzhskCzRyg/s2934/NWFGF.DG.135.JPG" style="clear: left; 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I hope they know how many people were completely enchanted with what they created.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e080MADkKc9iYB9iOmV_qOdnk9WwJCtQq_sufKpF4SZvv79tJZ5qxVfVe6hmw4-quKUrIJ_LFRmYNWpoHCzygbX9R1fEJhAMvbJaoIVyDbuk_De0l3-nkJ-sfeLNmLSzWeGwKlzRDo6NdlT9ETLzEKIhKVkclqvVjxpTLVuvXXGW_lcmx6kOSpCNluY/s3244/NWFGF.DG.140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="3004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e080MADkKc9iYB9iOmV_qOdnk9WwJCtQq_sufKpF4SZvv79tJZ5qxVfVe6hmw4-quKUrIJ_LFRmYNWpoHCzygbX9R1fEJhAMvbJaoIVyDbuk_De0l3-nkJ-sfeLNmLSzWeGwKlzRDo6NdlT9ETLzEKIhKVkclqvVjxpTLVuvXXGW_lcmx6kOSpCNluY/w592-h640/NWFGF.DG.140.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Up Friday will be a look at the plants and the people of the 2024 NWFG Fest...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">—</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49292871244763059002024-02-19T08:31:00.000-08:002024-02-19T08:31:00.132-08:00My twist on a Spring Planting Plan for the PNWFine Gardening magazine asked me to submit a Spring Planting Plan for their regional experts section which appears in the April 2024 issue. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexNpc5B1e5nXelI7_e86fZKpe_RC8IW0WkkqYa9c28R5xiEtE2IRyxrONx5DuAFnjN7xkHksa8rzzw8h81Ohbex289uShu5ppV-iJwFKE2wPLRY1OoEsx102yaC2z0oH0dPh4wtXnft2mgezh22N6PVlnJP4SDx0K5Lpw_6C4ZxuAYgIVIL4Rfn2upyQ/s1192/FGRE100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexNpc5B1e5nXelI7_e86fZKpe_RC8IW0WkkqYa9c28R5xiEtE2IRyxrONx5DuAFnjN7xkHksa8rzzw8h81Ohbex289uShu5ppV-iJwFKE2wPLRY1OoEsx102yaC2z0oH0dPh4wtXnft2mgezh22N6PVlnJP4SDx0K5Lpw_6C4ZxuAYgIVIL4Rfn2upyQ/w510-h640/FGRE100.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They also encouraged me to have fun with it, so I submitted a true "danger garden" style planting. No bulbs or spring ephemerals for me! <a href="https://www.finegardening.com/article/spring-planting-plan-for-the-pacific-northwest" target="_blank">The planting plan</a> is based on a vignette in my front garden, which is also on the cover of my book.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3WsAKOSq4OuJSZ4891xquaj-8aTV7Hy0OYnUPWPrnN67aypX19yGjjU_-MVpV7SQiySZpjM2nwKIdw5oH641LZolwLUCKbkrJ9LsuzY0ctQQHWIP6vdTT4-K81ja5wSnvcxOaNTcv_J2Zcl-FEDW-uRjIPKdQontr5pMSxiZOuun0V_AdlDwocBkYPo/s2784/Fearless%20Gardening%20-%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3WsAKOSq4OuJSZ4891xquaj-8aTV7Hy0OYnUPWPrnN67aypX19yGjjU_-MVpV7SQiySZpjM2nwKIdw5oH641LZolwLUCKbkrJ9LsuzY0ctQQHWIP6vdTT4-K81ja5wSnvcxOaNTcv_J2Zcl-FEDW-uRjIPKdQontr5pMSxiZOuun0V_AdlDwocBkYPo/w536-h640/Fearless%20Gardening%20-%20Cover.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was eager to see what the "artists rendering" of the planting would look like, since I know it so well in my garden. I like the way she put one of the euphorbia in a container, I might have to do that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6VLynoRPalmyYuqOsVSIph5X4d5aVF42N-1qh86SOdjinJBlxy5WBa-BWgtBsCj8mncNO8h8MWVkT3RTz_GodwNmkpuYRDqltcOUYOi8HNg_GtViReSHJKjqk2WCC6uN4F5GBCqZM0Ybdmezyv88KoBdtsXBq-pNKJdc7MGgbKHOg6VZD3Tfp4ueP7Y/s3192/FGRE102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="2426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6VLynoRPalmyYuqOsVSIph5X4d5aVF42N-1qh86SOdjinJBlxy5WBa-BWgtBsCj8mncNO8h8MWVkT3RTz_GodwNmkpuYRDqltcOUYOi8HNg_GtViReSHJKjqk2WCC6uN4F5GBCqZM0Ybdmezyv88KoBdtsXBq-pNKJdc7MGgbKHOg6VZD3Tfp4ueP7Y/w486-h640/FGRE102.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's another view, photo taken last September, when the euphorbia were not in bloom...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9h7tESwFIbpFph_LTRL0F_fTpKjcccP-26p_7GK_Z0pxPczhyugoO1D0xvxJy2CKJ8TPl6W0CcqBFjr9E8iR9cW9xuQLt7WRz-edqX-MOn-2GUFriZsUBlqSdxaY3Zxn3seIVgCUN02pXjPqc_oqdoqlh03A7o0VvMtn1qryVw-_0_G3xq840Us8zTc/s4997/MFG23.127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4997" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9h7tESwFIbpFph_LTRL0F_fTpKjcccP-26p_7GK_Z0pxPczhyugoO1D0xvxJy2CKJ8TPl6W0CcqBFjr9E8iR9cW9xuQLt7WRz-edqX-MOn-2GUFriZsUBlqSdxaY3Zxn3seIVgCUN02pXjPqc_oqdoqlh03A7o0VvMtn1qryVw-_0_G3xq840Us8zTc/w468-h640/MFG23.127.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><br />The featured plants are: Yucca rostrata (photo taken at <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2019/05/argyle-winery-in-may.html" target="_blank">Argyle Winery</a>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfxm6rWBhi5gJNx0cNpyxqc_EccfmL_iR9riS3j3fLNZP7_iLEjFE4nrmJHoKfb6s8nl7HblfDhjo5d2FYKX6abgYQ2LRnXsEpTQ34kvxzkGq9NBSUCRW_9CSQjp-fD-sEqUYam4bX8jUrlpRtK4-HgOQVHLd2IgxJIxVl0drnYeWx-qbQcW5h_8pRPc/s3347/FGRE103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3347" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfxm6rWBhi5gJNx0cNpyxqc_EccfmL_iR9riS3j3fLNZP7_iLEjFE4nrmJHoKfb6s8nl7HblfDhjo5d2FYKX6abgYQ2LRnXsEpTQ34kvxzkGq9NBSUCRW_9CSQjp-fD-sEqUYam4bX8jUrlpRtK4-HgOQVHLd2IgxJIxVl0drnYeWx-qbQcW5h_8pRPc/w640-h510/FGRE103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave ovatifolia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yEje6uP_-ezk44pR4WVYAKXWIG4MeFJSP-TqNE0MsPgwGiWi0X7XOgUSsyLJm_f5M0DGdt02A6wp0aCJc6P6-QaeZ-dXuFcczWHCqQ9KLC5vcwRFNhHzhdr3jSiMRish_Yi3bPmxQy34UhvmmF7tkpmTrGRw_CG0vplbzTMV1jcBOj3AIn8WIjcpaPg/s4608/FGRE104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yEje6uP_-ezk44pR4WVYAKXWIG4MeFJSP-TqNE0MsPgwGiWi0X7XOgUSsyLJm_f5M0DGdt02A6wp0aCJc6P6-QaeZ-dXuFcczWHCqQ9KLC5vcwRFNhHzhdr3jSiMRish_Yi3bPmxQy34UhvmmF7tkpmTrGRw_CG0vplbzTMV1jcBOj3AIn8WIjcpaPg/w640-h480/FGRE104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Euphorbia rigida<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLGce0YZ0xCu-0VXqskMLnWHNJAWnjopCfGxnn9M37XYhPA5r98foWUc-gf014SySa-N9Ufbq4Cy0unQ5_tgG9qMK3rF7ZLBme2G9ZpAy-Ypo-i5fFNXZKI9aO3Kuwgh_xjMm1SGl5A3X6Xv0mBuwMOCZCkaU4drQuLAIx5lm8J8mqyPwU5Bl-zPntks/s4294/FGRE105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="4294" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLGce0YZ0xCu-0VXqskMLnWHNJAWnjopCfGxnn9M37XYhPA5r98foWUc-gf014SySa-N9Ufbq4Cy0unQ5_tgG9qMK3rF7ZLBme2G9ZpAy-Ypo-i5fFNXZKI9aO3Kuwgh_xjMm1SGl5A3X6Xv0mBuwMOCZCkaU4drQuLAIx5lm8J8mqyPwU5Bl-zPntks/w640-h492/FGRE105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Mahonia gracilipes...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCUCdRq7ZPRQBJU103TZ7NHFrU6e3vUzWMW0676UmkjIgWrK8ZBzWK69dobig17lmOFLUckYtzTqay4plDs1aCvbxGRVzWx4f-_LsOQOq3XSXcbRhHZOYJOn3ejD_5Su7TKvJTw2V4vU_A6v2vqS-9bOYrsXAZiEfiUCzqyy-OokHqX8xK5ZKKNOdEj0/s2048/FGRE106.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCUCdRq7ZPRQBJU103TZ7NHFrU6e3vUzWMW0676UmkjIgWrK8ZBzWK69dobig17lmOFLUckYtzTqay4plDs1aCvbxGRVzWx4f-_LsOQOq3XSXcbRhHZOYJOn3ejD_5Su7TKvJTw2V4vU_A6v2vqS-9bOYrsXAZiEfiUCzqyy-OokHqX8xK5ZKKNOdEj0/w480-h640/FGRE106.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a really good issue of the magazine too (I'm in good company). There's an article from Dan Johnson, whose garden I was able to see in 2019 as part of the Fling in Denver (<a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2020/02/denver-garden-bloggers-fling-johnson.html" target="_blank">post here</a>). He writes about vignettes and knitters—two things I also like to write about and lecture on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAlyhR1IawPRDAep_SB4Q9FpSe8se820o2NLO893fYyuxM4Sb4yWEpl29RwOFwrrTN6-SiMJQV8F9C3nokskZUre_fJ0kkXLWBZCBZ1xlcrTTcTQ2bhZ3rNfyqSRNknuT2k8pVu3Ffw1OjKu_-ERJ3lAXN0UvzYYuKITXZks8hlWFO1Gyjs2mzyW_jS0/s3961/FGRE107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3961" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAlyhR1IawPRDAep_SB4Q9FpSe8se820o2NLO893fYyuxM4Sb4yWEpl29RwOFwrrTN6-SiMJQV8F9C3nokskZUre_fJ0kkXLWBZCBZ1xlcrTTcTQ2bhZ3rNfyqSRNknuT2k8pVu3Ffw1OjKu_-ERJ3lAXN0UvzYYuKITXZks8hlWFO1Gyjs2mzyW_jS0/w486-h640/FGRE107.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a story from Curtis Steiner, whose <a href="https://www.instagram.com/curtissteiner/" target="_blank">Instagram feed</a> I enjoy. His Seattle garden is all about the foliage (sound familiar?).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-ep4GjjdA-EBTSRSt88TK4snA0ZWfy1zNyvrNXT1t5dd5TugF2112Ka3KWu1fNYZDtuefx6oMXHT8_RdzKprqSSLEbIDJFfhB3SY17nPd-baaeR5y1gRjYY0rWJAuEGWjhUj4vD0g71d0DZWhcyIu_92IklmfT_rOo_d8ZtGJKraHjayPfWIFSgBdYI/s4032/FGRE108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-ep4GjjdA-EBTSRSt88TK4snA0ZWfy1zNyvrNXT1t5dd5TugF2112Ka3KWu1fNYZDtuefx6oMXHT8_RdzKprqSSLEbIDJFfhB3SY17nPd-baaeR5y1gRjYY0rWJAuEGWjhUj4vD0g71d0DZWhcyIu_92IklmfT_rOo_d8ZtGJKraHjayPfWIFSgBdYI/w480-h640/FGRE108.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>I believe the issue is on newsstands now, check it out!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">— </span><span style="text-align: left;">—</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></span></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40648514000349287852024-02-16T08:29:00.000-08:002024-02-16T08:29:00.132-08:00The Sellers garden, a VHPG Study Weekend stopThis garden belonging to David and Wendy Sellars is my final post for this week of Vancouver Study Weekend garden visits, I toured this garden last June.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKStBGcwo3nCroclqYhgH2URKMfhUfp3rbmNuvBC08FKbjoyOL9WXIirte9ZuYdFY0PGXlMHxZ8jC8r8ZdBI1KBCaUz3MXxRd722wd9JstSTFFkjY130g_XqG8YfBndQpWRc929zbBTjSWE1YZHKdYRKpf3vhJyo9gCR99D3UqF_fUjmgEitF-r8cjvkA/s4896/VSWSlrs.100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKStBGcwo3nCroclqYhgH2URKMfhUfp3rbmNuvBC08FKbjoyOL9WXIirte9ZuYdFY0PGXlMHxZ8jC8r8ZdBI1KBCaUz3MXxRd722wd9JstSTFFkjY130g_XqG8YfBndQpWRc929zbBTjSWE1YZHKdYRKpf3vhJyo9gCR99D3UqF_fUjmgEitF-r8cjvkA/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stepped into the garden via their steep and winding driveway and was immediately fascinated with the rock garden plantings. Rock gardens (and saxifrage) are definitely a thing in the Vancouver area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbbfoDsE4xts8Z1-sjgUdqFNVcrKtjj5L-jeP8za_4IYOQmlpR71vIo8fppwYYmMY8qwJlJYtNGBeQRxdWPq2gAvvZ5vSr3MZodLellU3DmEhvVxTxrovHOLoCcCiT_CtUFmsnW9K7d_qx_pGDAUvA6088cRCG5xqAI59ZcwFYg8I9NUVX7AujUx1EtM/s4347/VSWSlrs.101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4347" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbbfoDsE4xts8Z1-sjgUdqFNVcrKtjj5L-jeP8za_4IYOQmlpR71vIo8fppwYYmMY8qwJlJYtNGBeQRxdWPq2gAvvZ5vSr3MZodLellU3DmEhvVxTxrovHOLoCcCiT_CtUFmsnW9K7d_qx_pGDAUvA6088cRCG5xqAI59ZcwFYg8I9NUVX7AujUx1EtM/w540-h640/VSWSlrs.101.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From our tour brochure: "<i>Wendy and David Sellars started their garden in 1987 on a heavily treed acre in South Surrey. The trees were cleared and the land shaped to create high banks, valleys, ponds and streams. A woodland area has mature trees… A rock garden on steep bank extends across the front of the garden with extensive plantings in tufa rock. In 2012 the garden was given the Linc and Timmy Foster Millstream Garden Award by the North American Rock Garden Society</i>."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfMc5Us1db5ZJemsrh5UtM-Xbq1D1UfqLrv80bf3d6LaurWfPwNvGIjwCD8l_h6CfyROHoTuDsEzrkZvtTwF9mpTKI4C3megJXHr9m5F3V5RC-U4EPDUGrBVdo3IKKkPtfIxMWHwHLNkrGmc_O6XeNq2MpvYpmHJQIvD5dhznBJhFV9PjMH9ceG7gGqk/s4896/VSWSlrs.102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfMc5Us1db5ZJemsrh5UtM-Xbq1D1UfqLrv80bf3d6LaurWfPwNvGIjwCD8l_h6CfyROHoTuDsEzrkZvtTwF9mpTKI4C3megJXHr9m5F3V5RC-U4EPDUGrBVdo3IKKkPtfIxMWHwHLNkrGmc_O6XeNq2MpvYpmHJQIvD5dhznBJhFV9PjMH9ceG7gGqk/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Arenaria alfacarensis, Spanish sandwort<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX8ddtmP7C-BdnEqDATiN8_46lgPygyfUGjGhOYH9dPAzEu-5fu8EUWAJaTrp44ZY8_OMpdEwKEfEJUTTQzdxRAQLpUGHOXIqoU32o2FDRFD-TMgx0nPACR5pfwJdgRG8SRwKQDI0arYavmFQxF6Vz1ZI9hCIS0qFj6mNgy8kNyikg-txiOMYAkC0Hdk/s4896/VSWSlrs.103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX8ddtmP7C-BdnEqDATiN8_46lgPygyfUGjGhOYH9dPAzEu-5fu8EUWAJaTrp44ZY8_OMpdEwKEfEJUTTQzdxRAQLpUGHOXIqoU32o2FDRFD-TMgx0nPACR5pfwJdgRG8SRwKQDI0arYavmFQxF6Vz1ZI9hCIS0qFj6mNgy8kNyikg-txiOMYAkC0Hdk/w480-h640/VSWSlrs.103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That sandwort is the only name I'll be sharing in this post. There were a million fabulous little plants, but I don't know what most of them were. There were some name tags, but not many on the plants I was interested in. Which to my way of thinking is a good thing, this was a private garden, not a botanical garden. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhqw2kgHrs8fgeHckDjX-LhEcM0dlrT49k2EN7-PoeADBnSmc9D7GL7hB3-B9KMYScoM4bMNbit0OIuojc9uPh8jpXSCBzc_e_OrxA8Y3ZZOAmddfpcraoE9e9j8VfXoHwjVxp0Lzk_H7pleAHsWoeXvoKzQP1aMFYS8q-qQEf6Fo_iGhf8WhLVZNFnY/s4420/VSWSlrs.104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="4420" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhqw2kgHrs8fgeHckDjX-LhEcM0dlrT49k2EN7-PoeADBnSmc9D7GL7hB3-B9KMYScoM4bMNbit0OIuojc9uPh8jpXSCBzc_e_OrxA8Y3ZZOAmddfpcraoE9e9j8VfXoHwjVxp0Lzk_H7pleAHsWoeXvoKzQP1aMFYS8q-qQEf6Fo_iGhf8WhLVZNFnY/w640-h500/VSWSlrs.104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaa_7CE3jLTF2bhiME3qo3yfTBRt_osNeoilrDEF5dYwmaG5P1k3ZzrQVPd7Ue7c6XPlAhp-6xgYP2bXSqCMXbPZniGE86iNFoKyq8zVgJk76hgHIt3sE6ORuVXKCfVciiMk3fL-VEniPiWI1pjw2WS75P7AUsP1_5VdBrQ2jOOnLGfy1G-ImzWBCfao/s4896/VSWSlrs.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaa_7CE3jLTF2bhiME3qo3yfTBRt_osNeoilrDEF5dYwmaG5P1k3ZzrQVPd7Ue7c6XPlAhp-6xgYP2bXSqCMXbPZniGE86iNFoKyq8zVgJk76hgHIt3sE6ORuVXKCfVciiMk3fL-VEniPiWI1pjw2WS75P7AUsP1_5VdBrQ2jOOnLGfy1G-ImzWBCfao/w480-h640/VSWSlrs.105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some type of eriogonum blooming at the back? And an Armeria maritima in front? (guessing!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFrCKQXmO5HkhZ31n9pK-ymv3zpPf50Qh2hA-shUcREgY8EZPAqeM9sJUoMWsaCuMvmw52RJnzvKH2gnxQVY-hjI4BdnU5ORKIroTWqp2JKm_Hw7OQaFVH4DEcXf1j3xjlcuEoeyOfrgxTjfLRus7mjzNMWo5jqvYpAzewLsfEVumwF6FslhCBxfurx8/s4896/VSWSlrs.106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFrCKQXmO5HkhZ31n9pK-ymv3zpPf50Qh2hA-shUcREgY8EZPAqeM9sJUoMWsaCuMvmw52RJnzvKH2gnxQVY-hjI4BdnU5ORKIroTWqp2JKm_Hw7OQaFVH4DEcXf1j3xjlcuEoeyOfrgxTjfLRus7mjzNMWo5jqvYpAzewLsfEVumwF6FslhCBxfurx8/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Well okay, I know this one because I grow it, Maihuenia poeppigii.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYAO_sBOKBmp6cfRAsTf5sPL9qU2IwBfYZlnoYmeiExOS74oyTPIlUcQkvpFDsk20IYzh_sWDL1mcWCXDzuvMX82GM-oNzG0q5mTQT4jC-d6x3ilNj_poOXWY7uLXPN6-eRHOKJLgf1QB36-t2wBZkYS_MMHm1OKxDzRNipbimxkp1S2BpKbeRhBztXU/s4896/VSWSlrs.107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You can see for miles...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNcWn-CXy75-f9HWhiPjeHXU2CdIagE_7fGrt6xP6fdZ54Zbal4gfGrjGETLbzBV4TMWMLne5kTWBnQ9hqLfhm3lQFKHyFo4z_cJoQO5iF5NO-YKv-Vmx6NT6VZ5qc80Vyw9BWDyuMV_5Rqa3um99sJq0CtI_YV8llM0heKfMETCp8oDxZqM8snaG6DQ/s4649/VSWSlrs.128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="4649" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNcWn-CXy75-f9HWhiPjeHXU2CdIagE_7fGrt6xP6fdZ54Zbal4gfGrjGETLbzBV4TMWMLne5kTWBnQ9hqLfhm3lQFKHyFo4z_cJoQO5iF5NO-YKv-Vmx6NT6VZ5qc80Vyw9BWDyuMV_5Rqa3um99sJq0CtI_YV8llM0heKfMETCp8oDxZqM8snaG6DQ/w640-h452/VSWSlrs.128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These must be special plants as they were displayed on a table at eye-level.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP8UZwZTtUuF8kdd3GPtuYqd7c5BPPT-cymDv7l7fBtDlc5v6C6c6rR2IJ-vLMsoiuFHHPACscEZrDv6DY18Aa9SG68hW3hI0RQ6aNJZxAnhJQ4g1edXiW2OZero5jmjGDUQqrgi7WXaMOmX_Aur4wmeh0bSbIN0rxYzd7EcfdF-rDQzJgqAHL_ZFVhU/s4896/VSWSlrs.129.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP8UZwZTtUuF8kdd3GPtuYqd7c5BPPT-cymDv7l7fBtDlc5v6C6c6rR2IJ-vLMsoiuFHHPACscEZrDv6DY18Aa9SG68hW3hI0RQ6aNJZxAnhJQ4g1edXiW2OZero5jmjGDUQqrgi7WXaMOmX_Aur4wmeh0bSbIN0rxYzd7EcfdF-rDQzJgqAHL_ZFVhU/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was an extensive nursery/growing area, but I think it was all for personal use. Echium...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3bF1GQpn-A7ronRMkxkyhrOYOffQ4Kta-NXV0tw7PpgS5T4Gx2pldGCIfCrtMTRVweI2Swi6OkBmEgFCF1e6LGidgnPGX0wSe-Y85QYybOlD6QWmIK3iwI1-FkMUTOPOiNBJ8pjd28IN54ihSmeotA6pOfGvESxKimGdUYzZmmOnbre67HNIGUAYTqQ/s4720/VSWSlrs.130.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="4720" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3bF1GQpn-A7ronRMkxkyhrOYOffQ4Kta-NXV0tw7PpgS5T4Gx2pldGCIfCrtMTRVweI2Swi6OkBmEgFCF1e6LGidgnPGX0wSe-Y85QYybOlD6QWmIK3iwI1-FkMUTOPOiNBJ8pjd28IN54ihSmeotA6pOfGvESxKimGdUYzZmmOnbre67HNIGUAYTqQ/w640-h424/VSWSlrs.130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn_8jlnkXrpjXOJ22cA0UVOSkCO83gDkyso81Ctkmwujx2zizQi6GQb7v_1gTz2wQFmvi_ajIIHjJjNVB7o_SWZlcCdEuQvtkVJvbL14GKXKFlskGZCrH8KqhSy11TmTBcBKQanyitG4qIKqjRb7vLb3kd-82E1JX4HgXM_JxVIzujxf1ODZldt8yhaM/s4896/VSWSlrs.131.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn_8jlnkXrpjXOJ22cA0UVOSkCO83gDkyso81Ctkmwujx2zizQi6GQb7v_1gTz2wQFmvi_ajIIHjJjNVB7o_SWZlcCdEuQvtkVJvbL14GKXKFlskGZCrH8KqhSy11TmTBcBKQanyitG4qIKqjRb7vLb3kd-82E1JX4HgXM_JxVIzujxf1ODZldt8yhaM/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's not every garden that has its own railroad.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPaL-CAgKzGITmbz-DBZAFmXHZ-TymfMenaZbw58KDYizoAhDYk_2fbSZ7LygKHIE_5ONmjVIvYwHilyvsWI2uXl72FY5UrKJX8IrH4FFILvqo-9qxa_eQUZZDH9Lx99RB2_UWcANThQ9V6gGdA7rSktwZLR44jiTuW295DPjWYFF6luibgk2gYMnqfA/s4896/VSWSlrs.132.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPaL-CAgKzGITmbz-DBZAFmXHZ-TymfMenaZbw58KDYizoAhDYk_2fbSZ7LygKHIE_5ONmjVIvYwHilyvsWI2uXl72FY5UrKJX8IrH4FFILvqo-9qxa_eQUZZDH9Lx99RB2_UWcANThQ9V6gGdA7rSktwZLR44jiTuW295DPjWYFF6luibgk2gYMnqfA/w640-h480/VSWSlrs.132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, a couple of rhododendrons. I'm guessing R. pachysanthum and R. williamsianum. Great garden!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_2U_2ix27t6wS0FdxEhC8U_e6ImZYkaV2U8tNg5vwf-8gvlT70M3rmwR9oXfYa7hciUQyrOgBCvWZ9XnSchiNRmcQUxSeFqRzX_SqM3ZlXa53fTGLhsvKBdP7KtBpmfNsHFBxIQ_yMBDxGzaiTX-Hzywxl6uxG-_fKK4aeGvWdCzwavMbjgo8GoJXsg/s4896/VSWSlrs.133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_2U_2ix27t6wS0FdxEhC8U_e6ImZYkaV2U8tNg5vwf-8gvlT70M3rmwR9oXfYa7hciUQyrOgBCvWZ9XnSchiNRmcQUxSeFqRzX_SqM3ZlXa53fTGLhsvKBdP7KtBpmfNsHFBxIQ_yMBDxGzaiTX-Hzywxl6uxG-_fKK4aeGvWdCzwavMbjgo8GoJXsg/w480-h640/VSWSlrs.133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82397729372086937822024-02-14T08:27:00.000-08:002024-02-14T08:27:00.141-08:00Darts Hill Garden Park, 2023 VHPG Study WeekendThe gardens available for touring on Friday of the 2023 Vancouver Hardy Plant group Study Weekend included a public garden, Darts Hill.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qMjhawGbAKmqBzIHifu03LESTtpve2q_uwCNzMrVafelLYQpOUr9sbi8ezw7jvQX0E4CfGHHYBZNSaB-eXVYUfmtP8EYgdT4AdK-e1_AmyWAurwEHBzNkoHQhvClxN4N66Ead82XlrTMb-xXbVdVq49Xd1-FiQK_8z8RbQqN3uHBMZ4dyCZw3SXDjvU/s3486/DHGP100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3486" data-original-width="3085" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qMjhawGbAKmqBzIHifu03LESTtpve2q_uwCNzMrVafelLYQpOUr9sbi8ezw7jvQX0E4CfGHHYBZNSaB-eXVYUfmtP8EYgdT4AdK-e1_AmyWAurwEHBzNkoHQhvClxN4N66Ead82XlrTMb-xXbVdVq49Xd1-FiQK_8z8RbQqN3uHBMZ4dyCZw3SXDjvU/w566-h640/DHGP100.JPG" width="566" /></a></div> <div>From our event brochure: "<i>Darts Hill Garden Park consists of 7.5 acres of horticultural richness without equal in North America, for it contains a variety of rare and precious plants. The garden is the result of the pioneering spirit, interest, and dedication of Francisca and Edwin Darts.</i>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Meconopsis species, Himalayan blue poppy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5imZqCdlEzf_HpDx_itcJSS9t-PxFSDViACFopzKKVvItf0hE1IsRnjwoz-4IMB_eTXZytXFP03cuGGzMPthzKkzBnxd0-9F70SbNv-qjxr8o5a5760ADWDHzHPAedOW55Zi787Uq7DOd5tbpoH59GlTnKKJAh4kigaQH24Ld1uy0XMZnWbYEybkG4/s4551/DHGP101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4551" data-original-width="3656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5imZqCdlEzf_HpDx_itcJSS9t-PxFSDViACFopzKKVvItf0hE1IsRnjwoz-4IMB_eTXZytXFP03cuGGzMPthzKkzBnxd0-9F70SbNv-qjxr8o5a5760ADWDHzHPAedOW55Zi787Uq7DOd5tbpoH59GlTnKKJAh4kigaQH24Ld1uy0XMZnWbYEybkG4/w514-h640/DHGP101.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I appreciate how excited they were about what they had to offer, "horticultural richness without equal in North America" might be a bit of an over statement—to put it mildly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Upon entering the garden we were told there was an art exhibit staged throughout. I wasn't particularly interested, assuming these were the usual flashy pieces that detracted from the plants themselves (based on other art I've had to endure in public gardens), but I was wrong. There were a few really interesting displays.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2cQy5ELtivsw0cHMfcAI61nRwywkHtVjkCBal2HN2GigBUHvHFrDglNZXg3FKf17SsJ8UUbMJ_CzNEwUAY-N0kNH36CfwgPaaLIik669JB5IN3bldeu6QCJOoK78JJ5F8oZeK_AEjHSP4FDQsZbvnIjpqsmEnZ1vhWAdz6iFoN9U0XKJYNz9XLs29-s/s4514/DHGP102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="4514" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2cQy5ELtivsw0cHMfcAI61nRwywkHtVjkCBal2HN2GigBUHvHFrDglNZXg3FKf17SsJ8UUbMJ_CzNEwUAY-N0kNH36CfwgPaaLIik669JB5IN3bldeu6QCJOoK78JJ5F8oZeK_AEjHSP4FDQsZbvnIjpqsmEnZ1vhWAdz6iFoN9U0XKJYNz9XLs29-s/w640-h492/DHGP102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sadly I cannot tell you who is responsible for this work, as the website address I recorded for that info appears to have been altered since last summer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mrs. Francisca Darts was an Honorary Life Member of the AGC-BC.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo1NA1WRF5noznHVttVNkS7TRBZolICHZgMMaHhNZvh1PD3LoB1E3T6R8cWgq5PxYzfZ636Xj8uyoBZh-nXeTtIBCjyeFRp5SXvXLtIxUok6Rp_3Sl02maK1agS6HznAqksBzdS_oITxU2V4HQAWqIalLMRvHeta1-lwodhxi_BjPoyaH3sjArArnOHI/s4896/DHGP108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo1NA1WRF5noznHVttVNkS7TRBZolICHZgMMaHhNZvh1PD3LoB1E3T6R8cWgq5PxYzfZ636Xj8uyoBZh-nXeTtIBCjyeFRp5SXvXLtIxUok6Rp_3Sl02maK1agS6HznAqksBzdS_oITxU2V4HQAWqIalLMRvHeta1-lwodhxi_BjPoyaH3sjArArnOHI/w640-h480/DHGP108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saxifraga longifolia<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1DzdmkFip94PIndrUhz63wdqbvUaT3AmI-mAoVYE-icp3GgrcOI5xCFAlAeZbvw9HdzoQZHmEE6QRg6FVuf9ctkcQ8WtN4E8tgAcLh6qZVoIoAGkQSy8Lif9VhDsXAs98Hq5vfXy_a2vVeCkytbL7dLWMXji9rUe5daBosBhuXx9Af4oYCFuk5eucYw/s4896/DHGP109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hopefully it won't make much difference to you that you're seeing these photos in the reverse order of what I intended.<div><br /></div><div>First up is the garden of Joan Bentley, she described her garden as "<i>an English cottage-garden in a PNW setting</i>." Wollemia nobilis!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2yojYo2P0ekyVNe4dq6AyPwNmbcSYSQbzM_DVtm5Qe7TSHAKMbz0wmsCVKyJVaRVBlNwryMWwAItBUmtUGGA_BgUeXcb31Qb1hWmHWPtsPOCft3CgAKIv4N8fhqN-2-UAA8vFEKS0FKDAjnGa4TpQLKn1aszSD6C_uILyBa5dLBm85Bd29WpzJibfcE/s4397/VSW138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4397" data-original-width="3406" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2yojYo2P0ekyVNe4dq6AyPwNmbcSYSQbzM_DVtm5Qe7TSHAKMbz0wmsCVKyJVaRVBlNwryMWwAItBUmtUGGA_BgUeXcb31Qb1hWmHWPtsPOCft3CgAKIv4N8fhqN-2-UAA8vFEKS0FKDAjnGa4TpQLKn1aszSD6C_uILyBa5dLBm85Bd29WpzJibfcE/w496-h640/VSW138.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up of the succulents...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxxswAWSqbLjiQCWMRZYgfY9HS8ZW1xTnEk9LxK2sGCMKo55u4ko0-XLPeI5iIh2IPikXIBWCWYWwATzBiG4AY1jaJ57Hw8-tiOXv2GnLcGafeuwSN1QZX9iyYGRFcLrXaEWyb6srjW6icNpHSRV7mUJf5c1iJfh4rl8X86zKoyUQOjRqJfTlK1P1rFM/s3805/VSW137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3805" data-original-width="3664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxxswAWSqbLjiQCWMRZYgfY9HS8ZW1xTnEk9LxK2sGCMKo55u4ko0-XLPeI5iIh2IPikXIBWCWYWwATzBiG4AY1jaJ57Hw8-tiOXv2GnLcGafeuwSN1QZX9iyYGRFcLrXaEWyb6srjW6icNpHSRV7mUJf5c1iJfh4rl8X86zKoyUQOjRqJfTlK1P1rFM/w616-h640/VSW137.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wider shot of the vignette with Impatiens omeiana and a fern friend.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAeWNva2w7nCfUzI0ha3-VizJtJdEFlW0ZXWgQxQZY5Oj6q5_tV0HfIf41LAeffiHX2RvgHobIJhoZemHC4cbwqxxiAf9h_ngeyAlECnna-af1bwNQd8vryxk4aAU7FuvUt6S2haiArcIf6d_v5a85Y3A8_xqXrFN1qQ-zVOUltet3icrWqFaUEKzt4k/s3867/VSW136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="3657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAeWNva2w7nCfUzI0ha3-VizJtJdEFlW0ZXWgQxQZY5Oj6q5_tV0HfIf41LAeffiHX2RvgHobIJhoZemHC4cbwqxxiAf9h_ngeyAlECnna-af1bwNQd8vryxk4aAU7FuvUt6S2haiArcIf6d_v5a85Y3A8_xqXrFN1qQ-zVOUltet3icrWqFaUEKzt4k/w606-h640/VSW136.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The above photos were taken at the end of this pathway, remember we're seeing it all in reverse. Imagine me walking backwards on this path...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlmLGAitaVwahBz2VMz7LhL41bWSFT6oM3MsEZsUnkuFcUNour1X3IWVV2a3hQxalrP_z1nSL0gbWK2uqDQ6hyphenhyphen6VJjx8B3vqaryjIzPMLBGdAmq43iT_AK-Dehzbkz80FTGWdNpzbrizuxm8u28OJnrNSIXbj0_sZagRhPwpV1Vq5rXXa8SBIWF9CWUw/s4896/VSW135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlmLGAitaVwahBz2VMz7LhL41bWSFT6oM3MsEZsUnkuFcUNour1X3IWVV2a3hQxalrP_z1nSL0gbWK2uqDQ6hyphenhyphen6VJjx8B3vqaryjIzPMLBGdAmq43iT_AK-Dehzbkz80FTGWdNpzbrizuxm8u28OJnrNSIXbj0_sZagRhPwpV1Vq5rXXa8SBIWF9CWUw/w480-h640/VSW135.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Greenhouse off the side of the garage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgm5XEzr5xPpT1V6xEXy69cbT_nscYi_cp1UhQkHQtgneFkZhEgYpEcFPzAfxWj-5RGIWa8kSlBz5yHdW33rWh4xkRoePZk_nc_OdJjxD-I077dJDAa-FVvIrgZZgoEUKGzTAPHGdjaKiF7khWQ5gghg6jUrORcVxkhL2RyE4QKiZ1yVEwASdNMuNIGw/s4896/VSW134.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;">The garden in front of the Bentley home, yes that's a Magonlia macrophylla.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BkS07c1i7nFJPHWrCEsuHbpwCtYK64o8RdELclbpkb7DEbXnMHDDazlE-yZavIh1fIS3zrlphjtp84fhu-gUDSKA_U3IoleynVZMxmVdp3GxNanGeFTrOdHWsoYhIolEyFgwdEeiwqOUUKgYLeN9JY_5RIxdu46eHOIHLyRyO-dksjpgcJW80n5j7r8/s4262/VSW125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4262" data-original-width="3664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BkS07c1i7nFJPHWrCEsuHbpwCtYK64o8RdELclbpkb7DEbXnMHDDazlE-yZavIh1fIS3zrlphjtp84fhu-gUDSKA_U3IoleynVZMxmVdp3GxNanGeFTrOdHWsoYhIolEyFgwdEeiwqOUUKgYLeN9JY_5RIxdu46eHOIHLyRyO-dksjpgcJW80n5j7r8/w550-h640/VSW125.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now we're at the garden of Gwen & Paul Odermatt, and peeking in one of their greenhouses.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I would have shopped if I could have brought plants back across the U.S./Canada border.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4nR6rIrwgKPNMBcSSihIk6_qQAYikMU1ylcWlX3vbDazc1niaWydE5vvggvTdIYC3XDlR-qHToA8RvScI5KGHsAJyQwGZf5hqUjG4amMS8TDgR7C6FluJA61LBln_n976-7rLUZ_wsCQPcQGBPr9KaKsJmpDZ46SUhh1EVFPzyTizIP_oS1bYaCKKi8/s3654/VSW122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3392" data-original-width="3654" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4nR6rIrwgKPNMBcSSihIk6_qQAYikMU1ylcWlX3vbDazc1niaWydE5vvggvTdIYC3XDlR-qHToA8RvScI5KGHsAJyQwGZf5hqUjG4amMS8TDgR7C6FluJA61LBln_n976-7rLUZ_wsCQPcQGBPr9KaKsJmpDZ46SUhh1EVFPzyTizIP_oS1bYaCKKi8/w640-h594/VSW122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wonder how much they use their garage?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOt1349sca6VkCjMqTrwyg752kvzm35fzy2A8BRKQQ6uD3KLu0zIrjCzk4kYeRelKCoNpe7gvmHD9hChJ7OafDE9ujtRBux_s_TfWJFl5ydYhy2rRpy1WVRvMtGvEUAD1qojGIRCe8sYY7avbjXJ7l6DNfrYxB64_tyV06qmsNF2TDuh2mrilX_OQiro/s4896/VSW121.JPG" style="clear: left; 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Here it's filled with plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8V6goMOkc4RzGzJwRb0qzctbEljHL0oRZawRV6jUliAvkpSyHNF0WLnIkDjolGJRqC5EpyW24YC2BQBLJIi4I_Vaf-CQp7uFnSrccT9yYUQzJF-w6Cpd0NMz9YkFmqk22sFNj0To7zphBeEPonMzK525QPIjD3ErI_NPmd6kJoQG03k1FOPY4ROCnCU/s4896/VSW112.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8V6goMOkc4RzGzJwRb0qzctbEljHL0oRZawRV6jUliAvkpSyHNF0WLnIkDjolGJRqC5EpyW24YC2BQBLJIi4I_Vaf-CQp7uFnSrccT9yYUQzJF-w6Cpd0NMz9YkFmqk22sFNj0To7zphBeEPonMzK525QPIjD3ErI_NPmd6kJoQG03k1FOPY4ROCnCU/w640-h480/VSW112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSibdvv6ucccVKUR_QycNguy2pVGxrt3Iaxb-ULO9a5HR12A0kyNBOhyWDjSmIHGafhor9H1Z8Cx1Ipul-waAPwA3UKU8iU1RX_0c3bkgdwUvdh5tFqFjePLe337FE4OsElGk7gxQhp9q-2j_CisgXTYnMDuqE_OHhmo1p5C5tnt9Ijie6Ivd1R-QUUOg/s4424/VSW111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4424" data-original-width="3641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSibdvv6ucccVKUR_QycNguy2pVGxrt3Iaxb-ULO9a5HR12A0kyNBOhyWDjSmIHGafhor9H1Z8Cx1Ipul-waAPwA3UKU8iU1RX_0c3bkgdwUvdh5tFqFjePLe337FE4OsElGk7gxQhp9q-2j_CisgXTYnMDuqE_OHhmo1p5C5tnt9Ijie6Ivd1R-QUUOg/w526-h640/VSW111.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was curious about the ID of the plant with the long leaves just to the bottom of the fern. There will be another photo of the plant (different plant, same species) towards the end of the post.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQSs_QVtqga3MWYDG9LYNGOHMmq68bkSV82kTBrQutFoaj1cC2I4zDbqOYAdKN2te-WKog0bUI_01bC54YAXpbAzhg-6TUzdb8Yc3rEbmta6hJ6pwBd_FlrrXi8GRsMBZ1gCrhh3SxtU0CqycU_TWgVjRm4VE17nL5_GT447B3JzKtukhnFZCKz7bcjY/s4259/VSW110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3266" data-original-width="4259" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQSs_QVtqga3MWYDG9LYNGOHMmq68bkSV82kTBrQutFoaj1cC2I4zDbqOYAdKN2te-WKog0bUI_01bC54YAXpbAzhg-6TUzdb8Yc3rEbmta6hJ6pwBd_FlrrXi8GRsMBZ1gCrhh3SxtU0CqycU_TWgVjRm4VE17nL5_GT447B3JzKtukhnFZCKz7bcjY/w640-h490/VSW110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dryopteris erythrosora, the autumn fern?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUu65sKLjqSdAUbUJYXbOTWilcACZ0usZZHoXHiNTMvc-pRARcaBug69-3GDza6_i37-o2mALmBc-joulsqCQ4qeTCrAfxk69mqsYB6BW2Hx4QxzQzaugImoV80X-SJOw57fs2ahFl13aJxO4udeI4IUhRLRUhl6rvTrna4CTDCZxJCwcahyphenhyphenhjLddM7A/s4178/VSW109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3202" data-original-width="4178" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUu65sKLjqSdAUbUJYXbOTWilcACZ0usZZHoXHiNTMvc-pRARcaBug69-3GDza6_i37-o2mALmBc-joulsqCQ4qeTCrAfxk69mqsYB6BW2Hx4QxzQzaugImoV80X-SJOw57fs2ahFl13aJxO4udeI4IUhRLRUhl6rvTrna4CTDCZxJCwcahyphenhyphenhjLddM7A/w640-h490/VSW109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This "fence" was a perfect match for the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietUjmBBTJk69G7xKFXFqeKAJmTDlIEVYIZU5hqq4WJhRm1-KECRPU0orZs-ux1aDgTKE3rgw8Uv8oZPSJEy1JMkf_uOeVa5n8AhHakWAz_G2YOeF5kl6fY1oLWS1Hr7d7v9QA-SaAD-PgPcsLgzopW9ldv2yUNkKi6DySx6PhwcOFUHbMxrjjqplmqME/s4629/VSW108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="4629" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietUjmBBTJk69G7xKFXFqeKAJmTDlIEVYIZU5hqq4WJhRm1-KECRPU0orZs-ux1aDgTKE3rgw8Uv8oZPSJEy1JMkf_uOeVa5n8AhHakWAz_G2YOeF5kl6fY1oLWS1Hr7d7v9QA-SaAD-PgPcsLgzopW9ldv2yUNkKi6DySx6PhwcOFUHbMxrjjqplmqME/w640-h454/VSW108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8rVvAv7V9zvHS6QU8FnJIg95ixDO1hNzoUofXKfz_9KaQ4f6KFsnszs6ARR3sm5fngA4Y9bFBZ0LUfu_ouLsaX8YuoACqLqTJPO1FsAn-HOhU-23TIvMPzNR3bKq0epiaD-IUDEztnLbkkN_t8r1ysUcJjOLGIGQp8GQkQ4QrSPIIRvHBWzpSMSaxkc/s4610/VSW107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4610" data-original-width="3657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8rVvAv7V9zvHS6QU8FnJIg95ixDO1hNzoUofXKfz_9KaQ4f6KFsnszs6ARR3sm5fngA4Y9bFBZ0LUfu_ouLsaX8YuoACqLqTJPO1FsAn-HOhU-23TIvMPzNR3bKq0epiaD-IUDEztnLbkkN_t8r1ysUcJjOLGIGQp8GQkQ4QrSPIIRvHBWzpSMSaxkc/w508-h640/VSW107.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's the official garden description: "<i>This rural, hilly garden, which lies almost on the Canada/U.S. border is backed by natural woodland and a broad view of the North Shore Mountains. The gently undulating land has been used to great advantage for a pond, waterfall, and as habitat for damp-loving plants and beneficial wildlife. It is truly a collectors garden featuring island beds that follow the contours of the sloped, artistically planted with a wealth of interesting and unusual perennials</i>."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G1EZW1X26QUN3d8qUfnYtrDvUmgNR-BIS_6dEYoKSiThyBGJYv3O2zPf0_izlMfmyNTrpQh9VsGTq8CZm1__7ch5YJk-uC6H2psu38QwoCOBSVgx5Lno7AebrI6Lrt-SDdmn-Ux_RJW0sdqyfzopbOCIc9Mw2YJ-kdVzjgwk952xYhDRafdzY0r3BH0/s4456/VSW106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="4456" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G1EZW1X26QUN3d8qUfnYtrDvUmgNR-BIS_6dEYoKSiThyBGJYv3O2zPf0_izlMfmyNTrpQh9VsGTq8CZm1__7ch5YJk-uC6H2psu38QwoCOBSVgx5Lno7AebrI6Lrt-SDdmn-Ux_RJW0sdqyfzopbOCIc9Mw2YJ-kdVzjgwk952xYhDRafdzY0r3BH0/w640-h428/VSW106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVffIgVTdHDo-x7jOPuL0Z8APWOIwf7XMMJy8fyFqesOixVvVWPSfBMz6ltyIG7AXOJ2CBeHieymW26NMLIshenSBhyphenhyphen0A9NuRw7KcLohRIBdnZp_Vs092sHDe5NT5YBK_aaBfuvnnvd7g3gRxOAU277AhEqlTaWObAwHodiG8HNDF3VSmBvcbGmXUJC8g/s4896/VSW105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVffIgVTdHDo-x7jOPuL0Z8APWOIwf7XMMJy8fyFqesOixVvVWPSfBMz6ltyIG7AXOJ2CBeHieymW26NMLIshenSBhyphenhyphen0A9NuRw7KcLohRIBdnZp_Vs092sHDe5NT5YBK_aaBfuvnnvd7g3gRxOAU277AhEqlTaWObAwHodiG8HNDF3VSmBvcbGmXUJC8g/w640-h480/VSW105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_QiBF-1YM1OvXzE2N6VYuTY_K7aIj1YGwcUT9fyeopXMe4gU4dGEm4YtwRsa0-SjFIr9ZtNE62743KUSvyxOkY3AMHTz5411YjJQNe86A6WSoNJkJaRqSjhPUsUUzq_CYDpoB4p7MpokBzjW3BHns_yioZc4uczmXsHO5KvbCsHxxYoIQ3SiHTeORHk/s4896/VSW104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_QiBF-1YM1OvXzE2N6VYuTY_K7aIj1YGwcUT9fyeopXMe4gU4dGEm4YtwRsa0-SjFIr9ZtNE62743KUSvyxOkY3AMHTz5411YjJQNe86A6WSoNJkJaRqSjhPUsUUzq_CYDpoB4p7MpokBzjW3BHns_yioZc4uczmXsHO5KvbCsHxxYoIQ3SiHTeORHk/w640-h480/VSW104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Daphniphyllum<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F4lnF1vtfn9kFxV0XwfRLzsF-WnW-0bOM0MqV0wKFnSdrhvqnYbR2YXeTxoLrCvFPToq1MXpeTvLSa8ojIsY76PHNxCB-NcZXVwWWFe3qfG4rJVYlwc4Nc3IU9mSjwXXLv69FTgQOWbO0QtkhwpNH0PDP4i0cP8CWkkJG4lanVbMMKj10Ml1sdoHiwE/s4896/VSW103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F4lnF1vtfn9kFxV0XwfRLzsF-WnW-0bOM0MqV0wKFnSdrhvqnYbR2YXeTxoLrCvFPToq1MXpeTvLSa8ojIsY76PHNxCB-NcZXVwWWFe3qfG4rJVYlwc4Nc3IU9mSjwXXLv69FTgQOWbO0QtkhwpNH0PDP4i0cP8CWkkJG4lanVbMMKj10Ml1sdoHiwE/w640-h480/VSW103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another photo of the plant I'm hoping for an ID on... (dead center).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCUaXbCe7p2p2gtMCP_8jaSiiwHfRwycU8-46IBz___RGSAKTFOCRR9XUbVVrRP3KCk6uT0zFbZJjrp1rnLChn04CCppLXS6EYbCFt7FuwTcUO1OYFNcyEn34JJRYE_QHDDOpvIyrix2Mbseqof7Vx1xVicb3-bWlfAkDjg52x7WzGUj8qj2TBYL76tA/s4137/VSW102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="4137" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCUaXbCe7p2p2gtMCP_8jaSiiwHfRwycU8-46IBz___RGSAKTFOCRR9XUbVVrRP3KCk6uT0zFbZJjrp1rnLChn04CCppLXS6EYbCFt7FuwTcUO1OYFNcyEn34JJRYE_QHDDOpvIyrix2Mbseqof7Vx1xVicb3-bWlfAkDjg52x7WzGUj8qj2TBYL76tA/w640-h524/VSW102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And now we're at the entrance to the garden, which in this case is the end. 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div><div><br /></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33877149028192883542024-02-09T08:23:00.000-08:002024-02-09T08:26:56.260-08:00A wet walk at the Swarthmore College Scott ArboretumThe best party planners are able to quickly pivot when plans change, and like a true professional our Fling host extraordinaire, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karl_gercens_/" target="_blank">Karl Gercens</a>, didn't miss a beat when one of Sunday's private garden hosts had to cancel during the 2023 <a href="https://www.gardenfling.org/" target="_blank">Garden Fling</a> held in the Philadelphia area last September. Instead of driving to Delaware on Sunday morning we were off to the <a href="https://www.scottarboretum.org/" target="_blank">Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College</a>...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQURdZcYx67nG1assuGDWV9X27k_hWO60iaNOjdzrL9TnzC6qZ8u_UpWFNKO8N9jbJw5AlCMe8DwLTMKFhDs4NFvnUwI9M-rvoRv3GxQIzzfWEcrlyx_SGNWNimjzZ-s6WqC7WZTOX4lQ0I0teqXMRlEr-ZUOnmcBO89aOMXcr_lx6wWHJ9whtd-C1u8/s1789/SSA.100.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQURdZcYx67nG1assuGDWV9X27k_hWO60iaNOjdzrL9TnzC6qZ8u_UpWFNKO8N9jbJw5AlCMe8DwLTMKFhDs4NFvnUwI9M-rvoRv3GxQIzzfWEcrlyx_SGNWNimjzZ-s6WqC7WZTOX4lQ0I0teqXMRlEr-ZUOnmcBO89aOMXcr_lx6wWHJ9whtd-C1u8/w548-h640/SSA.100.JPEG" width="548" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were told of the change the day before, but I was too exhausted (for me this was day six of exploring the area and the second day of touring in the rain) to come up with anything resembling a plan for seeing the campus, thus I just wandered, usually accompanied by a friend or two.<div><br /></div><div>Hedychium coccinea 'Tara' has never looked better than backed by a stone wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYsmfRDJTj9iQcaX-K_bO166_tQFwljbvc9E278-ddmVIE3cff3tUlqOuD12u-d-qlEqTj6oij9-uizZ-tG92y6LYbsX5kwvXLCY4i3oU6uOOWc_QeU8pdqX0oU_-eo-PktTR76-byZ2l4IqqeuBNAk0pFigUsSnU6ECRvctOB4fW-iHDagtXnKDM5uk/s2048/SSA.102.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYsmfRDJTj9iQcaX-K_bO166_tQFwljbvc9E278-ddmVIE3cff3tUlqOuD12u-d-qlEqTj6oij9-uizZ-tG92y6LYbsX5kwvXLCY4i3oU6uOOWc_QeU8pdqX0oU_-eo-PktTR76-byZ2l4IqqeuBNAk0pFigUsSnU6ECRvctOB4fW-iHDagtXnKDM5uk/w480-h640/SSA.102.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWSGnrDNj6nQgmIe6oN_LhrIy4QA66L5rlqzh79BUnqgZZiaTv-NwkObjDu7UDuRDqV0AoX7zyYealv7AXmHpcVhOTk3Qwp4Vs4mBxW1I0ehDs2gnTjdHirLWDe1UD260lY5B32mBTLzAvI1dca6Udbyzq2r7uyQsqfug3J8k8DSmKR7NlUG69dq1Nts/s2048/SSA.103.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWSGnrDNj6nQgmIe6oN_LhrIy4QA66L5rlqzh79BUnqgZZiaTv-NwkObjDu7UDuRDqV0AoX7zyYealv7AXmHpcVhOTk3Qwp4Vs4mBxW1I0ehDs2gnTjdHirLWDe1UD260lY5B32mBTLzAvI1dca6Udbyzq2r7uyQsqfug3J8k8DSmKR7NlUG69dq1Nts/w480-h640/SSA.103.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My best memories of that morning are sitting on a large covered porch of a residence hall, chatting with a few of my fellow Flingers. We could have been out seeing the sights but instead we just enjoyed a few moments of repose. That is until it was time to find our way back to the buses. Thankfully others had a better sense of direction than I did.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fV7XegrMRcJ3wmivS-4Ni_PKNOYJjTpWFxGk1kCGUGUSOS01-2mzO4c2WoqijoqKKlLkcRvhBcZfj6qqjrlGZVA3byVZ7pC8hztQbqnYrrcetbq9iJQ1bptUOa65ObqltaabW4vAZKLFzq9cAyLU2YYZGGIqG0Kiie_h2E0gXz92aROWoHJKFSSIPc8/s1871/SSA.104.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1871" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fV7XegrMRcJ3wmivS-4Ni_PKNOYJjTpWFxGk1kCGUGUSOS01-2mzO4c2WoqijoqKKlLkcRvhBcZfj6qqjrlGZVA3byVZ7pC8hztQbqnYrrcetbq9iJQ1bptUOa65ObqltaabW4vAZKLFzq9cAyLU2YYZGGIqG0Kiie_h2E0gXz92aROWoHJKFSSIPc8/w640-h492/SSA.104.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were lots of interesting things to see on the way...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizeNXB9gnvMj6wHQv0CNXM_GSAMfGtl__uiVX9A7d1qJobPsivPaVIFTvOds9tUGZo3L0x6r_8HoVhszZ_dhzTS6WpxBMyTIoeyzcSnTSEyjMfsvDN83_z6y4y4UAkDzOD2BW3AHdjfQ95o37Y9o4-YOOMXOqR8NHFn_OZU2cNv9Vu552jXn45OczVSU/s2048/SSA.105.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizeNXB9gnvMj6wHQv0CNXM_GSAMfGtl__uiVX9A7d1qJobPsivPaVIFTvOds9tUGZo3L0x6r_8HoVhszZ_dhzTS6WpxBMyTIoeyzcSnTSEyjMfsvDN83_z6y4y4UAkDzOD2BW3AHdjfQ95o37Y9o4-YOOMXOqR8NHFn_OZU2cNv9Vu552jXn45OczVSU/w480-h640/SSA.105.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAONyDn_51_ti1Nm56CKk4cHihgkgW3HNuYDYvlznRQvlJ3DUuY29MXIQw1Vi4n6Bh1bZ84E192Ce156mQSTlA1ca-4dY4AfryjOEDmyI1sY6FwGdVbD6nWDSG5kXUcDe9msLcFSTRPRVlA-5vWGJnlciBbZpU-LUCmv3q8iuXxLY9KsHJx6_DO_NV9m0/s1799/SSA.106.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAONyDn_51_ti1Nm56CKk4cHihgkgW3HNuYDYvlznRQvlJ3DUuY29MXIQw1Vi4n6Bh1bZ84E192Ce156mQSTlA1ca-4dY4AfryjOEDmyI1sY6FwGdVbD6nWDSG5kXUcDe9msLcFSTRPRVlA-5vWGJnlciBbZpU-LUCmv3q8iuXxLY9KsHJx6_DO_NV9m0/w546-h640/SSA.106.JPEG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgMw9A3uCDvPnyDwWJhMomfhkfLM0o4RNQnHQ6pTafbfYMEwsmxT6FmZoa2Eba5WQpIewqpcs-vfVZJUnQ7X1gF_gGTehsCVAmw-7GrRwzD0w3piMwoH6u4aolXd_HYLrbj2r3HE4lF2kywW7-_65gu8OajNuP7dLcLxL5NmeUciP5r37kDotmGC29f0/s2048/SSA.107.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgMw9A3uCDvPnyDwWJhMomfhkfLM0o4RNQnHQ6pTafbfYMEwsmxT6FmZoa2Eba5WQpIewqpcs-vfVZJUnQ7X1gF_gGTehsCVAmw-7GrRwzD0w3piMwoH6u4aolXd_HYLrbj2r3HE4lF2kywW7-_65gu8OajNuP7dLcLxL5NmeUciP5r37kDotmGC29f0/w480-h640/SSA.107.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV9y6nr0qteWgHGGOc49yN1WVmeQVN3wlHJugA_N4sLT9-IetcwVpl9MSvVaKf3hEedPi5_amkVUYn_io1wSV3OBldUDqOsYf5XD4BYgdmL40nNg463S2RRDiglnay0no103J1zKlmbj7mcZuGCS9Xk3R_kXx0i1D0VoVDPJg2uE7cpEiAyqVjjThnQw/s1613/SSA.108.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="1529" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV9y6nr0qteWgHGGOc49yN1WVmeQVN3wlHJugA_N4sLT9-IetcwVpl9MSvVaKf3hEedPi5_amkVUYn_io1wSV3OBldUDqOsYf5XD4BYgdmL40nNg463S2RRDiglnay0no103J1zKlmbj7mcZuGCS9Xk3R_kXx0i1D0VoVDPJg2uE7cpEiAyqVjjThnQw/w606-h640/SSA.108.JPEG" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a college campus! I don't know about you but neither of my college campuses looked anything like this...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkEQdalnclhe6cqPUje6K9hu0_NqZJoy_n7LOyL7TcthMahdGCwdPDlbOUXfq39_DZOnLHE9gGoTZQob7hd5OmuBFmTljRrECdbSfPCRZi8E8upivebrYOI5Hf60ioyZDKfm2Srt29qg8aLrn92H-h7Vl-wRaWs9rzRd-QI2NZriBamwjCq3GYNzR2yU/s2048/SSA.109.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkEQdalnclhe6cqPUje6K9hu0_NqZJoy_n7LOyL7TcthMahdGCwdPDlbOUXfq39_DZOnLHE9gGoTZQob7hd5OmuBFmTljRrECdbSfPCRZi8E8upivebrYOI5Hf60ioyZDKfm2Srt29qg8aLrn92H-h7Vl-wRaWs9rzRd-QI2NZriBamwjCq3GYNzR2yU/w640-h480/SSA.109.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thankfully someone in the group pointed out the greenhouses up on the roof...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The next one takes place this July in the Puget Sound area and there are a few spots still open. If you're a garden blogger, Instagramer, YouTuber you might qualify to attend. <a href="https://www.gardenfling.org/post/registration-s-open-for-the-puget-sound-garden-fling-2024" target="_blank">More info here</a>. It's a fabulous time!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">— — —</div><div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/02/a-wet-walk-at-swarthmore-college-scott.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div></div><div><br /></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19246162313423263692024-02-07T08:27:00.000-08:002024-02-07T08:27:00.128-08:00Plant peeping; two drive-bys and a nursery visitI love it when I get a message alerting me to a nearby planting that I should check out, this one came in as I was finally preparing to leave the house post-storm. My car had been parked in the drive for too long!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQfR7IdsBZzJSkjNs-998YqlRJxcB1stI1DLkWaEeNF_lxY2CRu1DoX6vNtGUmzoNdRyNBD4Uw0Ub9J3yYOFru3CcED_dTGTOI4hbOlDz3Fo0aidzGT2HOQB7X145llaorD4FEDb95Sq2ntzLeDmxMDwt63DD3j7011bDFEiU9r6mFK8nzQjx-DwyfVQ/s3671/PP3.100.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQfR7IdsBZzJSkjNs-998YqlRJxcB1stI1DLkWaEeNF_lxY2CRu1DoX6vNtGUmzoNdRyNBD4Uw0Ub9J3yYOFru3CcED_dTGTOI4hbOlDz3Fo0aidzGT2HOQB7X145llaorD4FEDb95Sq2ntzLeDmxMDwt63DD3j7011bDFEiU9r6mFK8nzQjx-DwyfVQ/w528-h640/PP3.100.JPEG" width="528" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This fantastic Agave ovatifolia was the plant that spurred the message, but the rest of the hellstrip (arctostaphylos and olive) was pretty sweet too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bBHn8O6HUE7kV7rpUY0pqLDZIQAmZkPpIWeeQKQ61e1mNX3Gs7yNH7GShCQwPepNqkPDzDsaORTuxH8VEZ2WXQHxviRCdoh9M3-KTYO1N4nN4kYudF9ezxlSHlyWQVGQXlfOM-epazlZb57mMFxSbPHUpIg6Hb2G6hdCpEuGhj0qUihZ5OXUDUvxMjs/s4032/PP3.101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bBHn8O6HUE7kV7rpUY0pqLDZIQAmZkPpIWeeQKQ61e1mNX3Gs7yNH7GShCQwPepNqkPDzDsaORTuxH8VEZ2WXQHxviRCdoh9M3-KTYO1N4nN4kYudF9ezxlSHlyWQVGQXlfOM-epazlZb57mMFxSbPHUpIg6Hb2G6hdCpEuGhj0qUihZ5OXUDUvxMjs/w480-h640/PP3.101.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And since the cold and ice wasn't completely done with Portland, you get to see ice and olives in the cracks...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMibT4V3bP3wciygyy_AGu9VaIxVP4h5mrWE9c7kXe0duxzJXjbl9e9laxW-KrtoDsgF1eCRsmnQ4-tPsr2ZXzbIhVS6jzvyLkhaQP6RGBx0T_PYl05iz4j9WqMTPW2ueTlEA1ousMqN6oFhCj7OClqzCWurgmLooPxSfGtfhitVr0BhrKtlqyZUSc8A0/s3024/PP3.102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="3024" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMibT4V3bP3wciygyy_AGu9VaIxVP4h5mrWE9c7kXe0duxzJXjbl9e9laxW-KrtoDsgF1eCRsmnQ4-tPsr2ZXzbIhVS6jzvyLkhaQP6RGBx0T_PYl05iz4j9WqMTPW2ueTlEA1ousMqN6oFhCj7OClqzCWurgmLooPxSfGtfhitVr0BhrKtlqyZUSc8A0/w640-h562/PP3.102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>While the agave looked untouched by the weather, sadly that was not the case for this toasted Echium wildpretii.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS611FPRnqi938toPBS_KxX_2awJNfbU03mKHkpMU8Vqs-rV8HlQCrNp92CMcotudIESP8kcefQG6KVl8cIcHsoe2j83BaI-KpkfmmaMnJcTG7I4asD_qHyRfOiLVRU8pKSy7_AwgBIqfZBJ9qIqGV7v6zTZhyGQ003BGlptYemB5jTZEaPb0nsEE2a28/s4032/PP3.103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS611FPRnqi938toPBS_KxX_2awJNfbU03mKHkpMU8Vqs-rV8HlQCrNp92CMcotudIESP8kcefQG6KVl8cIcHsoe2j83BaI-KpkfmmaMnJcTG7I4asD_qHyRfOiLVRU8pKSy7_AwgBIqfZBJ9qIqGV7v6zTZhyGQ003BGlptYemB5jTZEaPb0nsEE2a28/w480-h640/PP3.103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A nearby Drimys winteri...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzGoFmaEse00WoKIX8diNTUCOSRHNpljTlsqMJdQaL54k5pTX5TCqEEHBLtu-UD-A-7hp56uUMAFF2RX96vmOE4d17xqzE4q4gxcsqrGIL9THyUcgoMo_qaG2F4RMGVmePQImnMR0VYQ2b-UolXBEMyVFIDF4dKVcX8XbuB9Jc5aGGJACHQPYFIml_fM/s4032/PP3.104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzGoFmaEse00WoKIX8diNTUCOSRHNpljTlsqMJdQaL54k5pTX5TCqEEHBLtu-UD-A-7hp56uUMAFF2RX96vmOE4d17xqzE4q4gxcsqrGIL9THyUcgoMo_qaG2F4RMGVmePQImnMR0VYQ2b-UolXBEMyVFIDF4dKVcX8XbuB9Jc5aGGJACHQPYFIml_fM/w480-h640/PP3.104.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>...sustained a little wind damage, the silver undersides of the leaves get me. So pretty.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBV2P2lbvI9ZnbtoE-abYjkt3xGbP6A2ntuHeGxQ6KKOA8ZtqBvaBH1Ylcy7CjGkDZejAZ2FhJKxMpkZbUp2ALGF47-qF6IPK53e3THiPxOiOu5dhgavrwuzUcQj1930pTGDsdEdAdHj4jRE07lYiErPz_xrHZezES7byVa-kaYt4o_9ujjsvRilgNwI/s4032/PP3.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBV2P2lbvI9ZnbtoE-abYjkt3xGbP6A2ntuHeGxQ6KKOA8ZtqBvaBH1Ylcy7CjGkDZejAZ2FhJKxMpkZbUp2ALGF47-qF6IPK53e3THiPxOiOu5dhgavrwuzUcQj1930pTGDsdEdAdHj4jRE07lYiErPz_xrHZezES7byVa-kaYt4o_9ujjsvRilgNwI/w480-h640/PP3.105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately the plant itself seems to always have an awkward form.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hQniWlLFIYR8MRIxZkCGWalx6-ndUlrV62wEXwZ7AejaVMmbZ_wOXl1w0p9QFwzDzDSam6Yg5CTksU3fO83XLCKDp4aREb0nw0x8FAtcrPc-b2uMb5EeY00d6HwYGPbB0rP7VkuCBUcsvSYFiKvU7gGKlQVIN-GEpZ4GWqgz8tT2TV5vhFVdBkrZwps/s3606/PP3.106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="2644" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hQniWlLFIYR8MRIxZkCGWalx6-ndUlrV62wEXwZ7AejaVMmbZ_wOXl1w0p9QFwzDzDSam6Yg5CTksU3fO83XLCKDp4aREb0nw0x8FAtcrPc-b2uMb5EeY00d6HwYGPbB0rP7VkuCBUcsvSYFiKvU7gGKlQVIN-GEpZ4GWqgz8tT2TV5vhFVdBkrZwps/w470-h640/PP3.106.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another day, another agave drive-by. This one I discovered on my own, on a street I drive regularly. How have I missed this? It's ginormous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90Zzgg9xUE8xrN6iL8IjEs5BhkBlpMXF4813CIMuU7l1Qzcb5ge8CuC60hMMF7xsEujTEAEn7ASi5oMJgqMppjC_KXBU7if0o_AJS3mXzJpY6x-TWcuTzS0B88Qg-1ArEFPqgwBHoAiAZUnoM6u83JsNN1SmvCli6DLbvLF1ubuJo2AloBaIqIkUCC30/s3838/PP3.107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3838" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90Zzgg9xUE8xrN6iL8IjEs5BhkBlpMXF4813CIMuU7l1Qzcb5ge8CuC60hMMF7xsEujTEAEn7ASi5oMJgqMppjC_KXBU7if0o_AJS3mXzJpY6x-TWcuTzS0B88Qg-1ArEFPqgwBHoAiAZUnoM6u83JsNN1SmvCli6DLbvLF1ubuJo2AloBaIqIkUCC30/w502-h640/PP3.107.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div> Sadly there's a bit of an issue at the center.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE7PciwXOh6b0mB8YMXpwI344-HnftmjMMyhyphenhyphenC4hkrPzOuVFli_5_ax7N11_I7-S2XoVxDwFU5_EtlEQ-IZvacilFuMJG7fXKl1lJbCn9p5jXBiStajnvGVF-kJSXBZmK5kM0I_a0VUThKfuEJngiobaZoPLKTDw8FJ3ZT6fJX-_IFT4zg0m3mVjuxI4/s4032/PP3.108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE7PciwXOh6b0mB8YMXpwI344-HnftmjMMyhyphenhyphenC4hkrPzOuVFli_5_ax7N11_I7-S2XoVxDwFU5_EtlEQ-IZvacilFuMJG7fXKl1lJbCn9p5jXBiStajnvGVF-kJSXBZmK5kM0I_a0VUThKfuEJngiobaZoPLKTDw8FJ3ZT6fJX-_IFT4zg0m3mVjuxI4/w480-h640/PP3.108.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had to smile at their spine protection, it is very close to the sidewalk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlAM9t3P2M2_4Ah4Su5hTsY1Yizd_ItSNBvk3w9Ju-xtWjrC_4lhdrgRlqhZFTyFq1i5aEY2VqJ16UogqEHPHU-S5QxM4_BfwROMmyk9Fj08rdnxmm5HkhnHI4l0831r2ZtKBPd-W3FqtymdyrvUolxrvZXAfWpWLgAV1wf-jG_UTk4Wi5Or_MWt8_Vo/s3006/PP3.109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlAM9t3P2M2_4Ah4Su5hTsY1Yizd_ItSNBvk3w9Ju-xtWjrC_4lhdrgRlqhZFTyFq1i5aEY2VqJ16UogqEHPHU-S5QxM4_BfwROMmyk9Fj08rdnxmm5HkhnHI4l0831r2ZtKBPd-W3FqtymdyrvUolxrvZXAfWpWLgAV1wf-jG_UTk4Wi5Or_MWt8_Vo/w640-h640/PP3.109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hopefully the ugly spots at the center won't be fatal, but worst case scenario there's a nice sized pup waiting to take over.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsRryiBeM9HmXXtMMtnf_qdrvn8z-sL8ZJsavydhRyPm_CjrCN0Wae6r4fbaEMNnlCebNx5TIcxYViPx1Q1tn4oZjahp-125TBbiseZ03Ka9M29XNQIhYlTJdleYE6n9GB7jDjy__5w-SJoRLVsB3xQOU-oNAdzOYCvLMbMfJEXBlhMomugG3GpWojxI/s4032/PP3.110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsRryiBeM9HmXXtMMtnf_qdrvn8z-sL8ZJsavydhRyPm_CjrCN0Wae6r4fbaEMNnlCebNx5TIcxYViPx1Q1tn4oZjahp-125TBbiseZ03Ka9M29XNQIhYlTJdleYE6n9GB7jDjy__5w-SJoRLVsB3xQOU-oNAdzOYCvLMbMfJEXBlhMomugG3GpWojxI/w480-h640/PP3.110.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <div>I was so enthralled with the agave that I didn't notice the two plants behind it, up against the house, until editing my photos. On the left, maybe a leptospermum? Whatever it is appears to be rather unhappy with the cold. On the right is a Genista aetnensis doing the flopping thing that they seem to love to do (and why I no longer have one of them).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfd-6FZXVRlcM4st02yUPTmcvpYfnvcQJF1RXf8BaoqDZfEGW_E9qYhHEA1F5OXtfHkFYmVe_cVpIuwbIvg9I9-CGq2qWOLUyi21mWkjnyRKBAPA79fkWIbsmAr4DOgYfVvqzAxM4QUY6Pcb9A0uUEy-4a3qKOEuiokwN0AdCrFvYX4tCMo-HzQw9K2o/s2223/PP3.111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="2169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfd-6FZXVRlcM4st02yUPTmcvpYfnvcQJF1RXf8BaoqDZfEGW_E9qYhHEA1F5OXtfHkFYmVe_cVpIuwbIvg9I9-CGq2qWOLUyi21mWkjnyRKBAPA79fkWIbsmAr4DOgYfVvqzAxM4QUY6Pcb9A0uUEy-4a3qKOEuiokwN0AdCrFvYX4tCMo-HzQw9K2o/w624-h640/PP3.111.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Their Metapanax delavayi looks like mine. Sad, burnt foliage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQjoDgbFxsrO-PgmLzXdCRPP6OwlUMX1a6yyYnjw7dmtLsjWXXyHce_J8t7XOw_G7lWO0p7_UDbnycGJOmT9fb9l0YxypqSd91DwV95QU8e_j1Mu0q0mN9wYCmY0BA7aNJZhEfleV6vtv6OaV6RsQjdr4Xq-VYa3ulGTyCqZlASu0M6iPE4nff202yc8/s4032/PP3.112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQjoDgbFxsrO-PgmLzXdCRPP6OwlUMX1a6yyYnjw7dmtLsjWXXyHce_J8t7XOw_G7lWO0p7_UDbnycGJOmT9fb9l0YxypqSd91DwV95QU8e_j1Mu0q0mN9wYCmY0BA7aNJZhEfleV6vtv6OaV6RsQjdr4Xq-VYa3ulGTyCqZlASu0M6iPE4nff202yc8/w480-h640/PP3.112.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looking back towards the agave...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5mVk6HMmDdybkMeH9VgK-Pie3wOz2s2JfJr8yBbQVUF1rH5eKsTzovG5kkt1yPDgaamYSomp95vKyXGz0IEBZsRPFRkilmXKM2FFtkbrkMT7vd1HUYJWGL5fzCWaRX9Q1Ci-NneG5JTrKENncU8wS56OxCLyqlQ1G6U3w1-beOHa6hklA_4pwbPtm24/s3232/PP3.113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5mVk6HMmDdybkMeH9VgK-Pie3wOz2s2JfJr8yBbQVUF1rH5eKsTzovG5kkt1yPDgaamYSomp95vKyXGz0IEBZsRPFRkilmXKM2FFtkbrkMT7vd1HUYJWGL5fzCWaRX9Q1Ci-NneG5JTrKENncU8wS56OxCLyqlQ1G6U3w1-beOHa6hklA_4pwbPtm24/w596-h640/PP3.113.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nice form on the arctostaphylos, which looks oblivious to the cold. Not so for the eucalyptus though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB7HDeVX6Ei7S1bnZXfipI-8MKA9qNXVBch2xBcZ3p2oADlAVTjgoiSih2fkOMWZ8fcBE8J0YYp07AIPJKfZzBvjpAh26qTOebtvvaHNR3mnnf6qAVxZAa1nNDhW7pxqs8q0vDfs8sd6OcM9dHM6VZ5QbMfspvgnA3KMVLZKeKvaBW2vORuk9PmxGGlI/s3477/PP3.114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB7HDeVX6Ei7S1bnZXfipI-8MKA9qNXVBch2xBcZ3p2oADlAVTjgoiSih2fkOMWZ8fcBE8J0YYp07AIPJKfZzBvjpAh26qTOebtvvaHNR3mnnf6qAVxZAa1nNDhW7pxqs8q0vDfs8sd6OcM9dHM6VZ5QbMfspvgnA3KMVLZKeKvaBW2vORuk9PmxGGlI/w556-h640/PP3.114.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Will it pull thru? I have no idea.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MVODW-t509k4E3zMLOGx-XERm8gXl0rRlluidwHIcbyY_FEbSMn_rjeiXWg-88F30f8GKtvM0Hu4am2eypb8d1Iusk0Eo6J-Hb2yzQyrOEtjleLhyjPdAqBv17tMbD6zZ8okUAnIKVTKggmpWUf1zfA5KqF13ChZT8nvcZ3UpEaf9JR7ke4dXrrT6eE/s4032/PP3.115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MVODW-t509k4E3zMLOGx-XERm8gXl0rRlluidwHIcbyY_FEbSMn_rjeiXWg-88F30f8GKtvM0Hu4am2eypb8d1Iusk0Eo6J-Hb2yzQyrOEtjleLhyjPdAqBv17tMbD6zZ8okUAnIKVTKggmpWUf1zfA5KqF13ChZT8nvcZ3UpEaf9JR7ke4dXrrT6eE/w480-h640/PP3.115.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Around the side of the house is this happy schefflera (S. delavayi I believe, or as it's now known Heptapleurum delavayi). So many seeds!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGUESkV5gZtvn52WJdQ53-GkW7xF8m8TWZnugj9szthrN25jb0qJPrUbSTArvfEMmD4fh8XgRrz_gZzJqG4ozm5NolFDztWnP9lLwHnpzCI-Rq5BnTmQERAfr_eBPoKquiW0lFaIgnQ2tUq2xMjSbZOCzIReC7ccgyjM_QX93KNWvP00NpQZsrJZ3mW0/s3768/PP3.116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGUESkV5gZtvn52WJdQ53-GkW7xF8m8TWZnugj9szthrN25jb0qJPrUbSTArvfEMmD4fh8XgRrz_gZzJqG4ozm5NolFDztWnP9lLwHnpzCI-Rq5BnTmQERAfr_eBPoKquiW0lFaIgnQ2tUq2xMjSbZOCzIReC7ccgyjM_QX93KNWvP00NpQZsrJZ3mW0/w514-h640/PP3.116.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a good sized patch of Tetrapanax papyrifer. It will be interesting to see of our tetrapanax around town are knocked back from the cold, or if they sprout from the top again this spring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv7_jkWQwyAo9li4QfG7arpKoLVcmxlNGHVgNnCuLKIPEkGr3r0T2daiJ5sm6vS09QvHCqFrDE4-S1NVJlI1cOVCGhBm8-c8Gjbh-G-8m3Dhsjdsjr_BBaURYqk_MZRuukcc6XxKFlLsZGdNs3Uh-GDYm6JGIdNdL610H7alGk3bO7bs7VShSIn2hJi8/s4032/PP3.117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv7_jkWQwyAo9li4QfG7arpKoLVcmxlNGHVgNnCuLKIPEkGr3r0T2daiJ5sm6vS09QvHCqFrDE4-S1NVJlI1cOVCGhBm8-c8Gjbh-G-8m3Dhsjdsjr_BBaURYqk_MZRuukcc6XxKFlLsZGdNs3Uh-GDYm6JGIdNdL610H7alGk3bO7bs7VShSIn2hJi8/w480-h640/PP3.117.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another day, another adventure. I was definitely feeling the mental weight of the cold wet weather and garden damage, and so I hatched an escape plan. Not Hawaii, or Southern California, no the best I could do for an afternoon was a drive south to the greenhouses of Raintree Tropical in Silverton, Oregon. <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/05/greenhouse-magic-at-raintree-tropical.html" target="_blank">I first visited last spring</a> and remember filing it away as a great winter-time destination. </div><div><br /></div><div>This interesting custom palm greenhouse was the first thing I noticed when I got out of my car. I wish I could tell you what's under there, I was told, but I don't remember.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfoMACVYPCcM32-vyTKcBZ7P0zl9aWStqX_KMYxqweq_kxOe9qhiwmMPN1iBmu4su7csEIBJ-7Kmcp3zgkpa0DCMgoTisPESajbOcMbGN9kJxG9BewEEQCSYuHvMwj6IciXP6SvAlyIEeVWbkmKWetMlnIboFbM1tt231OxaQB0Cu0QCKgf5ynEXuqfQ/s3677/PP3.118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfoMACVYPCcM32-vyTKcBZ7P0zl9aWStqX_KMYxqweq_kxOe9qhiwmMPN1iBmu4su7csEIBJ-7Kmcp3zgkpa0DCMgoTisPESajbOcMbGN9kJxG9BewEEQCSYuHvMwj6IciXP6SvAlyIEeVWbkmKWetMlnIboFbM1tt231OxaQB0Cu0QCKgf5ynEXuqfQ/w526-h640/PP3.118.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My eyes say trachycarpus, but they're probably something more special than just straight Trachycarpus fortunei.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheivq-cNx2QYgYcQhj6Qb_T9-MlwR40gLO4rKp_hyYpU29JJQJAPD7uraXXI_J-gX-IADHznNF-pGjLoKtH3YigzYzQxydnQb_FGVCXffD7eI5EgJpuplzdhK3ZPcffEwCazXMiNwBr4sci1OPeD-sqGVxIvwGCbf4OSpNMRCQ-P9GUnAmgHtA5N4x0fY/s3892/PP3.119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="3892" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheivq-cNx2QYgYcQhj6Qb_T9-MlwR40gLO4rKp_hyYpU29JJQJAPD7uraXXI_J-gX-IADHznNF-pGjLoKtH3YigzYzQxydnQb_FGVCXffD7eI5EgJpuplzdhK3ZPcffEwCazXMiNwBr4sci1OPeD-sqGVxIvwGCbf4OSpNMRCQ-P9GUnAmgHtA5N4x0fY/w640-h408/PP3.119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This big bad boy (Butia capitata? I really don't know my palms!) had a cover at his base, but a light-colored spear at the center and a couple of fronds on the ground. I hope it's okay.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAIw8UCH80YJS7ct8uzaqtDYLMbX_zWfwK_y-i8Ub_DZZXEa0LlJhlEbY5YXEoNu_yh2HKCl8f6hW9t1nfOab_oDRcmS4QMMcGS5ZoLYj6crMQHmkW6lQ7C9Lc4k83Q86QbWcB7DiIzxbph1IGfctJvVTs-QDqVcJajs-0K4dLfXC7gOlkLZYUR1OfD8/s3587/PP3.120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAIw8UCH80YJS7ct8uzaqtDYLMbX_zWfwK_y-i8Ub_DZZXEa0LlJhlEbY5YXEoNu_yh2HKCl8f6hW9t1nfOab_oDRcmS4QMMcGS5ZoLYj6crMQHmkW6lQ7C9Lc4k83Q86QbWcB7DiIzxbph1IGfctJvVTs-QDqVcJajs-0K4dLfXC7gOlkLZYUR1OfD8/w540-h640/PP3.120.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Into the greenhouses! Cycads...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEToqFFeGwTQ48pZAmN8QHf-DB3MwiARgRQ-d2cI2iZuYp-kcqYW2kaRqzz1EBVSSScPd2o0XFKi0F3lf3P09517h6Ge5TKnLEzWGuefwBiyuULBRE3DOJs5G-lBlRR6-3gsofNpHjvg2mOv-BxQXkEvm7_GBfXJypZWI6slWpNUDENrMINddtjzT93k/s4032/PP3.121.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEToqFFeGwTQ48pZAmN8QHf-DB3MwiARgRQ-d2cI2iZuYp-kcqYW2kaRqzz1EBVSSScPd2o0XFKi0F3lf3P09517h6Ge5TKnLEzWGuefwBiyuULBRE3DOJs5G-lBlRR6-3gsofNpHjvg2mOv-BxQXkEvm7_GBfXJypZWI6slWpNUDENrMINddtjzT93k/w640-h480/PP3.121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Spiky dyckia...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPpDmPYY9xAnMpClbl7PcM67OI58O83Gzts683riKGSmNdhx1Kqmasypl3VMdI56raqUCtyiAkN21DFSup9cYE8mYGnYtrCGhlifo-139ILrct_qi4IjiqRm9aj3nB13rliQDloil4KdWnMAWvgo5t3T6A7LxBb6WR1o6L8lup8raGlNcSiW0UJIG0So/s3703/PP3.122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3703" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPpDmPYY9xAnMpClbl7PcM67OI58O83Gzts683riKGSmNdhx1Kqmasypl3VMdI56raqUCtyiAkN21DFSup9cYE8mYGnYtrCGhlifo-139ILrct_qi4IjiqRm9aj3nB13rliQDloil4KdWnMAWvgo5t3T6A7LxBb6WR1o6L8lup8raGlNcSiW0UJIG0So/w522-h640/PP3.122.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Summer! That's how it felt seeing at these Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlP2ulHxMovWlbsSGFQ11FWt3p_ImDDWs5YorGP0XLcMAIWMGlap_88HmqIrxlWkoQzE8ukbSELb-GwdfKFXmXSJ0lRGX_TdJKkn4TDVLIsUWuPSuDYtIiIMQPRLVvNEL_dIi-kMRzPZSMCoEByr754FnwfgaYUhDO78ejwle5eZewWy942sWhZFG3mA/s4032/PP3.123.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlP2ulHxMovWlbsSGFQ11FWt3p_ImDDWs5YorGP0XLcMAIWMGlap_88HmqIrxlWkoQzE8ukbSELb-GwdfKFXmXSJ0lRGX_TdJKkn4TDVLIsUWuPSuDYtIiIMQPRLVvNEL_dIi-kMRzPZSMCoEByr754FnwfgaYUhDO78ejwle5eZewWy942sWhZFG3mA/w640-h480/PP3.123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was a mystery to me. It was popping up in the pots of other plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wpt_9wuBY7Hti1p143IABr9WA13r-BJcnIkpOgQ_1K99olGeIKFSxR9Db0EykO35os74_SY8n2BU3uAO5vldYWEKQGEx-VwHZtDljun5RAgyXw15NbZc8y8YZBGM8yeclp8yRDzgWa684Ppg0DZB5NJv9-f6Ia8an3sZ2xHlYM7C1i8-erG61ax4F2U/s4032/PP3.124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wpt_9wuBY7Hti1p143IABr9WA13r-BJcnIkpOgQ_1K99olGeIKFSxR9Db0EykO35os74_SY8n2BU3uAO5vldYWEKQGEx-VwHZtDljun5RAgyXw15NbZc8y8YZBGM8yeclp8yRDzgWa684Ppg0DZB5NJv9-f6Ia8an3sZ2xHlYM7C1i8-erG61ax4F2U/w480-h640/PP3.124.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Obviously a fern, and obviously a little "weedy"...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvG4sC1UHt4s4UpgojS_2giKKm3cpwor9U-vNTIF9XjfdLTFADbxHTEiCom2oY_dctJNFsVjV6toipStqxtvV0uvkqDtaUWaPi2RkP91AtXtikC3sQt_fUbUPqqoQ0bXWGQOy2PWQo3C2z_q7w6zOfSAaxhvX4KSo5c5PrfBrmwag0H9Kn5JV1E2tun8/s3768/PP3.125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvG4sC1UHt4s4UpgojS_2giKKm3cpwor9U-vNTIF9XjfdLTFADbxHTEiCom2oY_dctJNFsVjV6toipStqxtvV0uvkqDtaUWaPi2RkP91AtXtikC3sQt_fUbUPqqoQ0bXWGQOy2PWQo3C2z_q7w6zOfSAaxhvX4KSo5c5PrfBrmwag0H9Kn5JV1E2tun8/w514-h640/PP3.125.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ditto for this one. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMe1J1pQitlkSpiyue2h8pr0qqaa3fx3ZmOVnKnbc_sdWA1sWPzdIAQdI_KuAIyYEzbPCIulVD5Rez_BYrqCpqE-E4nL9igQIKHweX935eRQQjE6NU3KrlqEYPOI-KUYvsiOAye6np_GZDK14OuY4pAV7Bt-8G3PfYeOhgV8DW95fIfJX-Ufa9DQlz3M/s3503/PP3.126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3503" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMe1J1pQitlkSpiyue2h8pr0qqaa3fx3ZmOVnKnbc_sdWA1sWPzdIAQdI_KuAIyYEzbPCIulVD5Rez_BYrqCpqE-E4nL9igQIKHweX935eRQQjE6NU3KrlqEYPOI-KUYvsiOAye6np_GZDK14OuY4pAV7Bt-8G3PfYeOhgV8DW95fIfJX-Ufa9DQlz3M/w550-h640/PP3.126.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A friend good with ID thinks maybe Adiantum hispidulum? Seems like a good possibility to me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc10DnSiVqT8bkHue4M8Ucg1vvBnB2cFZyuD7WO8-LwhMYylFat9hS8XJHgRokzC8EYwVLxZWnmFFYuwZ98FbctH0KGbq58a7NLSCpFKEA2gBFiOV0gC9hJfEgrzQmVK75wfW1D_Ac_fJo1Wq5yVGPyU8Y9Qd_RhsVB9h1dCprz6CZ_nxAr_wvOx10Oes/s3064/PP3.127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc10DnSiVqT8bkHue4M8Ucg1vvBnB2cFZyuD7WO8-LwhMYylFat9hS8XJHgRokzC8EYwVLxZWnmFFYuwZ98FbctH0KGbq58a7NLSCpFKEA2gBFiOV0gC9hJfEgrzQmVK75wfW1D_Ac_fJo1Wq5yVGPyU8Y9Qd_RhsVB9h1dCprz6CZ_nxAr_wvOx10Oes/w632-h640/PP3.127.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It smelled green and alive in there... exactly what I needed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpjbrk2DLLrJCbtAdqXnIDIzNXhJKplFaxoTDEYySc4_KzJ5pWbq4d2_qT5MN0nLGEe6SbHdQj5HuNCo-gXmFFpkXx3jOJ0Bv_z1jy1KAfk9hQvdL4tfaokUvd3GTSawMVM5mWLI1pOgqlzdfM6Mcy_0renbZtvtUc4NMiOo8OxZuvvzDqSV-v9y_oV4/s4032/PP3.128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpjbrk2DLLrJCbtAdqXnIDIzNXhJKplFaxoTDEYySc4_KzJ5pWbq4d2_qT5MN0nLGEe6SbHdQj5HuNCo-gXmFFpkXx3jOJ0Bv_z1jy1KAfk9hQvdL4tfaokUvd3GTSawMVM5mWLI1pOgqlzdfM6Mcy_0renbZtvtUc4NMiOo8OxZuvvzDqSV-v9y_oV4/w640-h480/PP3.128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm pretty sure I took a photo of this same staghorn fern the last time I visited. It's happy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60zOwhTEkRQNdULH9qYc0MdBsKVO0FTJKGXpZgtlQpFJSpF8_F-geReN40K2-biGQwE9fBs-_IwYrhOwzmHfvgB_5BazKgms51EYjvffxKRwsTvZ4EQfwYmSbYvlPiUTNsALWsVc6Dbh6_s6_blJ7-D2fYfY3rhZMqtTWDTz23BgolmI1Li6NqHeyUpU/s3548/PP3.129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60zOwhTEkRQNdULH9qYc0MdBsKVO0FTJKGXpZgtlQpFJSpF8_F-geReN40K2-biGQwE9fBs-_IwYrhOwzmHfvgB_5BazKgms51EYjvffxKRwsTvZ4EQfwYmSbYvlPiUTNsALWsVc6Dbh6_s6_blJ7-D2fYfY3rhZMqtTWDTz23BgolmI1Li6NqHeyUpU/w544-h640/PP3.129.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Callisia fragrans spreading its "wings". The plant starts from that green pot with the arrow, but heads out in all directions. Pretty fabulous.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zeYYXTJCsKHHieNAMtZQRLEGoUKOC3mg5DFBtdVcijAjy8qEm_3KZ_shIveJk9TjLljfpE_QmTgTjescHuo-sCTkfI2lw567M5uzErm7TObhG0hyphenhyphenPCU08vABK7WrowD9rlLP-tiQeTDgTlPAYFpcQjkWQFli_NCluCm_6cg5f-JOIM6Iyy92ZqMNqZM/s3220/PP3.130.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="3220" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zeYYXTJCsKHHieNAMtZQRLEGoUKOC3mg5DFBtdVcijAjy8qEm_3KZ_shIveJk9TjLljfpE_QmTgTjescHuo-sCTkfI2lw567M5uzErm7TObhG0hyphenhyphenPCU08vABK7WrowD9rlLP-tiQeTDgTlPAYFpcQjkWQFli_NCluCm_6cg5f-JOIM6Iyy92ZqMNqZM/w640-h508/PP3.130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Froggy! There were several, but I only got one photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRf3erVjhUSbsudh9LL7gWZ7oiJyMhrMqcKmavD9AUK6qt3I6Xm9yFmhMLZYsHEjVdE_Ie-4KySo8siGsHQmgBUPRrA86iPN-9YBDEy30zxKN7acTWB1aj7ofldY-JuBAZUzj6cxPM2kJ9pz8BwtddnpOdE__Z_MeHTPp4itSK-fu7G3Bi3txoC12QCk/s3181/PP3.131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRf3erVjhUSbsudh9LL7gWZ7oiJyMhrMqcKmavD9AUK6qt3I6Xm9yFmhMLZYsHEjVdE_Ie-4KySo8siGsHQmgBUPRrA86iPN-9YBDEy30zxKN7acTWB1aj7ofldY-JuBAZUzj6cxPM2kJ9pz8BwtddnpOdE__Z_MeHTPp4itSK-fu7G3Bi3txoC12QCk/w608-h640/PP3.131.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Didn't get the name of the orchid, but there were a lot of blooms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEkdpk-NApDLHwTnmaZn5BvZYMZA_h1Kxy8zQF4aD5umQh_6LKdp9-VIctosdiZKgH2Ob_o4pGUS9oFqw47Rv54Z3iWA7yKFo01pOO7XCMUq3BvMCq6vkDc6L43XQScAbIqIKUFNayi1DnT9X5L9zl9rXDapnY2_bjNAGvEYht2RpCO12oGF0N2b2yRY/s3400/PP3.132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEkdpk-NApDLHwTnmaZn5BvZYMZA_h1Kxy8zQF4aD5umQh_6LKdp9-VIctosdiZKgH2Ob_o4pGUS9oFqw47Rv54Z3iWA7yKFo01pOO7XCMUq3BvMCq6vkDc6L43XQScAbIqIKUFNayi1DnT9X5L9zl9rXDapnY2_bjNAGvEYht2RpCO12oGF0N2b2yRY/w566-h640/PP3.132.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yes, I came home with plants. The only one that was labeled was the Pyrrosia lingua bottom left. Clockwise from there is one of the weedy mystery ferns, a volunteer phlebodium and an unlabeled vriesea of some sort.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWpW5MqhLBofXxcQ942sOraucN-KoHbKJNFmF9K41biIAZkZ7vcREaKwPbHPH1EZazNptiu1I_vYVULifUv0V_RJnPoee4VObN5FhUsPOpuycCQZ-lsMp1PHAjYv54Nast17mJdL-oK1Z4Ze4F4LgTUGMKAcK1Z7yk9zrIN86ub3BfpvHM0HEpQhr028/s4032/PP3.133.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWpW5MqhLBofXxcQ942sOraucN-KoHbKJNFmF9K41biIAZkZ7vcREaKwPbHPH1EZazNptiu1I_vYVULifUv0V_RJnPoee4VObN5FhUsPOpuycCQZ-lsMp1PHAjYv54Nast17mJdL-oK1Z4Ze4F4LgTUGMKAcK1Z7yk9zrIN86ub3BfpvHM0HEpQhr028/w640-h480/PP3.133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I put out a call on Facebook asking if anyone could name that fern, and James Andrew Gould came up with what I think is the winner, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteris_vittata" target="_blank">Pteris vittata</a>. Is it hardy? Maybe. The helpful person working at Raintree said no, but there's a form on the Plant Delights website (<a href="https://www.plantdelights.com/products/pteris-vittata-benzilan" target="_blank">Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'</a>) that they're claiming is hardy to Zone 7. There was a handsome clump growing epiphytically on the side of a fountain in one of the Raintree greenhouses. I'm a little obsessed...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczBb_lCf65AinbaV-YX0ZSu2bx7f91gu6fgXESJJsXgFUHpxWhOGkwIhVv8oLWNNd1gbqOkinMCISPeLOJjFip2OhjvlNeah9s7atw-wBkDA0tKPifT_3o7p48GpyeZ3xf4wbmnd7uyviVyrmy_eM8M2fdYuJjJXex7w1oVj5HHOktV398ziHEJJkssU/s3393/PP3.134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczBb_lCf65AinbaV-YX0ZSu2bx7f91gu6fgXESJJsXgFUHpxWhOGkwIhVv8oLWNNd1gbqOkinMCISPeLOJjFip2OhjvlNeah9s7atw-wBkDA0tKPifT_3o7p48GpyeZ3xf4wbmnd7uyviVyrmy_eM8M2fdYuJjJXex7w1oVj5HHOktV398ziHEJJkssU/w566-h640/PP3.134.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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Most of the weak succulents were taken out last year, so with a few exceptions—I'm looking at you Aloiampelos (aloe) striatula—succulents seem to have mostly escaped this go 'round. Instead, this storm will be remembered for the extreme damage it did to the broadleaf evergreens (referred to in these parts as BLEs). Like this Metapanax delavayi (Z7).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FpRH8f3J0Whk8nxQsd__160Q4g-5fqNGhhAh-KSyWT9hYe9RtZ24v5uup5-xWAtGh9dnWNV4zchnsnQGHMu_T24TrVv4kIZhVHRoaZHti5ctRKv5QiplwQFMeD6UDSPbY2O61rBcoeWzjmCYPUxfsCJIdgHc3ow7Ocr0lMKMgAiVqZWEta5i5w30Hr4/s5121/24SFU.100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5121" data-original-width="3613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FpRH8f3J0Whk8nxQsd__160Q4g-5fqNGhhAh-KSyWT9hYe9RtZ24v5uup5-xWAtGh9dnWNV4zchnsnQGHMu_T24TrVv4kIZhVHRoaZHti5ctRKv5QiplwQFMeD6UDSPbY2O61rBcoeWzjmCYPUxfsCJIdgHc3ow7Ocr0lMKMgAiVqZWEta5i5w30Hr4/w452-h640/24SFU.100.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last year's storm was the first time I'd had so many of evergreen shrubs completely defoliate. It's a horrible feeling to watch something that should be evergreen drop every one of its leaves over several weeks-months. It draws out the "is it dead?/is it alive" question for an agonizing period of time, it's messy, ugly, and demoralizing to clean up brown leaves over and over in the springtime. In the photo above the metapanax still has a bit of a green tinge to it, but when we hit 62F last Thursday the leaves all turned brown and began to fall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZrLRXUCii5xa26dLNAdvWkjRrI0Kmp8zLTjTF-T3qOg7_a7HIzHQCcbAB3KxV2_QjMFQvzKMOb7p7ElasmVVYmAzNxNjI3rLkly5XMg5_ugWrRLB4v-UgIRlZ_zgd35-CQB62BRAYrtxHqOChcgfJ-o1n39fUrZ5N20n6JeyCmIfQK1Y4XICIg4a_UY/s3748/24SFU.101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZrLRXUCii5xa26dLNAdvWkjRrI0Kmp8zLTjTF-T3qOg7_a7HIzHQCcbAB3KxV2_QjMFQvzKMOb7p7ElasmVVYmAzNxNjI3rLkly5XMg5_ugWrRLB4v-UgIRlZ_zgd35-CQB62BRAYrtxHqOChcgfJ-o1n39fUrZ5N20n6JeyCmIfQK1Y4XICIg4a_UY/w516-h640/24SFU.101.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Schefflera taiwaniana (Z7) took on a similarly unhealthy hue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjCZTfKBXQt3gX-qhtb4cZ7KhGru_ajCzVKW3JtgGhoRXHdE-Fum0ayIs37USY-8TXa3N3CUZ3EQ0J8ghjlbSd1_Cz-cfKNdjtLDQcxbGnuzkW9shemtnHKkyp51YcUK1GXekcH4MLQH2Jzl-QuS_MBxEoK6mRpCvPdr1sOi06cuS1Y-nRniZrpf1Ip4/s4032/24SFU.102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjCZTfKBXQt3gX-qhtb4cZ7KhGru_ajCzVKW3JtgGhoRXHdE-Fum0ayIs37USY-8TXa3N3CUZ3EQ0J8ghjlbSd1_Cz-cfKNdjtLDQcxbGnuzkW9shemtnHKkyp51YcUK1GXekcH4MLQH2Jzl-QuS_MBxEoK6mRpCvPdr1sOi06cuS1Y-nRniZrpf1Ip4/w640-h480/24SFU.102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Are they gonna die? Are they going to drop these damaged leaves and grow new? We wait.<div><br /></div><div>I'm including the USDA Zone rating for all of the plants I write about in this post after their names. Why? Because there seem to be a few folks who think that everything I plant is pushing my Zone, no, far from it. Especially since the experts behind the new USDA Zone map are under the impression that I'm actually gardening in Zone 9a. Ha!<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here are the two patches of aspidistra (cast-iron plant) that still look good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9x1cMmVnB6NdFrgCXJuW58I873dpbcykg9w0Uet84HvvLzKpvOc9SLrz7sellDhrX74vkTcx6FgTWOHHV7VK5s3kY_y2JZSsy4sM74sy0ltEhuA1QlVcz5lbHDqks_qAdU7dNl0ThDHjQkYmFRv0GQpPgrm5IBADeV_3iVMgwkyExhm1Q5CbaPUcmbg/s5472/24SFU.103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9x1cMmVnB6NdFrgCXJuW58I873dpbcykg9w0Uet84HvvLzKpvOc9SLrz7sellDhrX74vkTcx6FgTWOHHV7VK5s3kY_y2JZSsy4sM74sy0ltEhuA1QlVcz5lbHDqks_qAdU7dNl0ThDHjQkYmFRv0GQpPgrm5IBADeV_3iVMgwkyExhm1Q5CbaPUcmbg/w640-h426/24SFU.103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It boggles my mind that this strongly variegated Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata' (Z7) was pretty much untouched, as I'd have thought the variegation would have made this guy kind of weak.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqejMXH3bNjVljN8qhCQ5rUuWZuWIt3K68tUxNSv-AQxwApolIFnY1-3TfSQ6LzoaO4M4tzW_9M1koy8F8wIIQK5zZt9LLKpp78N7Kk3mAWi5wj9NFy0vif6OW9emUiqeb3pXdGfCsg552DjzjmqLub0rOBfOwjH9JdlfwjmEJtdpPvHXubTN28pMU6tA/s5029/24SFU.104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="5029" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqejMXH3bNjVljN8qhCQ5rUuWZuWIt3K68tUxNSv-AQxwApolIFnY1-3TfSQ6LzoaO4M4tzW_9M1koy8F8wIIQK5zZt9LLKpp78N7Kk3mAWi5wj9NFy0vif6OW9emUiqeb3pXdGfCsg552DjzjmqLub0rOBfOwjH9JdlfwjmEJtdpPvHXubTN28pMU6tA/w640-h464/24SFU.104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just two feet away all the foliage on this spotted aspidistra is damaged. In fact as I write this (a couple of days after taking the photo) it has turned straw colored. The droopy leaves behind it belong to Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash' (Z8), they're crispy now and starting to fall off.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ydg2bt6pwMs7JdJAKtLizXsjoK497GDsAiq1yzzlO9D861eu9Uj0ljNm_ZJTSmaTThT3JZm9YlaqUkI4-Ly3BppVXyxEeJ7aEPotDzqKruI0BYqdUne1fh6CHFWqt09iSy3qfJXUGnFNyNNwL7lqXyXdSEI6jyK9DSPxTUsZlkREd-s_khnYTC9StSk/s4032/24SFU.105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ydg2bt6pwMs7JdJAKtLizXsjoK497GDsAiq1yzzlO9D861eu9Uj0ljNm_ZJTSmaTThT3JZm9YlaqUkI4-Ly3BppVXyxEeJ7aEPotDzqKruI0BYqdUne1fh6CHFWqt09iSy3qfJXUGnFNyNNwL7lqXyXdSEI6jyK9DSPxTUsZlkREd-s_khnYTC9StSk/w480-h640/24SFU.105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yep, more Aspidistra elatior (Z6-8 depending on who you believe) damage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG8UI4D-u3PnCxRn1GZ6e-KK7BAsi3JE6j2UzjNeDiNn7wiiO_82Mmlqnkygl6XI11mkiFttEBU06Sd7NuEnAHpu-_BZ9jirAi4FC4pKXTjeVISDanegWE2__raPHWjSbZ6V62EbMqLlDUDuvutmltp1iTC7TuMxsGLRwNX3mFye1IFkoCCTiP5N9zic/s5472/24SFU.106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG8UI4D-u3PnCxRn1GZ6e-KK7BAsi3JE6j2UzjNeDiNn7wiiO_82Mmlqnkygl6XI11mkiFttEBU06Sd7NuEnAHpu-_BZ9jirAi4FC4pKXTjeVISDanegWE2__raPHWjSbZ6V62EbMqLlDUDuvutmltp1iTC7TuMxsGLRwNX3mFye1IFkoCCTiP5N9zic/w640-h426/24SFU.106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's hard to tell in this photo just how many of those leaves are bad. Sadly this is VERY slow growing plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwXiHUF5m2k7itPq15JofCrAnOQTURa1Mfsha2mP2HyQoM97KvIJBszYJtRE6tJvto0RmF7wj4x7oiCEeyjASnITJ6tvLemuz5Rh8kQmB9UMUIyUWSF5TsmZXDLn-CXbd8mBo9OaeuEVgKB8B-7BPo966Di8lpVH5YX35HuCI4dzJc4FyCYfpVMLFrAU/s4728/24SFU.107.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="4728" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwXiHUF5m2k7itPq15JofCrAnOQTURa1Mfsha2mP2HyQoM97KvIJBszYJtRE6tJvto0RmF7wj4x7oiCEeyjASnITJ6tvLemuz5Rh8kQmB9UMUIyUWSF5TsmZXDLn-CXbd8mBo9OaeuEVgKB8B-7BPo966Di8lpVH5YX35HuCI4dzJc4FyCYfpVMLFrAU/w640-h466/24SFU.107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pulled back a bit you can see the damage on the Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress' (Z7), it's the brown foliage. There's also some damage to the Mahonia eurybracteata 'Indianola Silver' (Z7) (front left) but it's not as dramatic.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZC9ZjtTA4TKOdpJEnP0EbkEFYmiVf-1KBRcIbQZTCRMiPugzWy2oUlMjGnEd2ZltirRshDMTJaKtb0m947tPSzi4m6FtWM13M_MC6dZpWF4ijIVyJ33b72QHp8m-vW6DKPP5kqARW9gMAVlSVrBC6NA6_q0dEtWvcc716xu96TlRY8IN78uKvHQeqdM/s5208/24SFU.108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3536" data-original-width="5208" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZC9ZjtTA4TKOdpJEnP0EbkEFYmiVf-1KBRcIbQZTCRMiPugzWy2oUlMjGnEd2ZltirRshDMTJaKtb0m947tPSzi4m6FtWM13M_MC6dZpWF4ijIVyJ33b72QHp8m-vW6DKPP5kqARW9gMAVlSVrBC6NA6_q0dEtWvcc716xu96TlRY8IN78uKvHQeqdM/w640-h434/24SFU.108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a lover of dark foliage I find these leaves rather beautiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zs3meB7ba4QcCAN3SPRCU2fZTb2NyPxZ02r7z660ohSiSP-e_gZJe1NsNY65IOMtat3DmTvlY-eYlByPL5kFamrt-l2RUgXag9vAivzmvKBRRSbDlnQ_O2YtTPO2DGsrpGEgezxTrWrjPtkOxyBI12gPi1iJp8PbxLM9rqtVMltNV3ZTGDKi63zFhQQ/s5472/24SFU.109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zs3meB7ba4QcCAN3SPRCU2fZTb2NyPxZ02r7z660ohSiSP-e_gZJe1NsNY65IOMtat3DmTvlY-eYlByPL5kFamrt-l2RUgXag9vAivzmvKBRRSbDlnQ_O2YtTPO2DGsrpGEgezxTrWrjPtkOxyBI12gPi1iJp8PbxLM9rqtVMltNV3ZTGDKi63zFhQQ/w640-h426/24SFU.109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To bad they aren't healthy. Will the plant live? I hope so, but I won't know for a while and if they do flush out new growth it won't be along the lower part of the stem, just at the end. I fear some plants will take on a tall and gangly look.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZ3JZtjslNnEiCx8FDv9VyAnPu3ZRs7xzXkZ7lP7FbovtxxpvuPk3G4PJcVcLj35_Ga6FRYL-8b6Ct31AkOaYcxd4yOEAgsCMqhF3NRcctrdqbTmRcRZbTEahYQ62bP2QA95FEPsKAPkE4siq6ShkneoH3Jzg3Ni30WcjESGxFNbU6iaWR58CR6qulNg/s5472/24SFU.110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZ3JZtjslNnEiCx8FDv9VyAnPu3ZRs7xzXkZ7lP7FbovtxxpvuPk3G4PJcVcLj35_Ga6FRYL-8b6Ct31AkOaYcxd4yOEAgsCMqhF3NRcctrdqbTmRcRZbTEahYQ62bP2QA95FEPsKAPkE4siq6ShkneoH3Jzg3Ni30WcjESGxFNbU6iaWR58CR6qulNg/w640-h426/24SFU.110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To say that my mahonia collection was hit hard is an understatement (are you ready for lots of ugly mahonia?) Mahonia x savilliana (Z7).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaP3B1rj5O0WOHz0I5VO6SuT_0lV5Myc2jwKcA7jsn1Jesw7RvF1iS5pjmWvy4mEa_7up7CrPc0kr6pKDEumX44r4OtusHRX3SCaRUxRdvuqyVeVMv_Y7dzMWb6J5u5vkmsCyl3fTwI4w98YyG0Ldhxev8nSA8scZgRwpVL6Hmi2p12f_1wW8nXwh67E/s4603/24SFU.111.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="4603" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaP3B1rj5O0WOHz0I5VO6SuT_0lV5Myc2jwKcA7jsn1Jesw7RvF1iS5pjmWvy4mEa_7up7CrPc0kr6pKDEumX44r4OtusHRX3SCaRUxRdvuqyVeVMv_Y7dzMWb6J5u5vkmsCyl3fTwI4w98YyG0Ldhxev8nSA8scZgRwpVL6Hmi2p12f_1wW8nXwh67E/w640-h490/24SFU.111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mahonia x media 'Marvel' (Z6)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLD1Ts0zh9ifmbefhyphenhyphenJv4_8jgR-csVb5q8I0l9mmis3bAPjPsrGT0EFnyIaSabbk3SGSjUnjukstj6ma7cncOGdjHvlJYGJvAVo2KsuSf25i5R8NFDUoKlsXe2CeQYbKxMXukmpTcZ1T4suli4awpoeC2vR8MwFkVo2SmP2d-Sub6XYb2YUSmTM-sPDIM/s4032/24SFU.112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLD1Ts0zh9ifmbefhyphenhyphenJv4_8jgR-csVb5q8I0l9mmis3bAPjPsrGT0EFnyIaSabbk3SGSjUnjukstj6ma7cncOGdjHvlJYGJvAVo2KsuSf25i5R8NFDUoKlsXe2CeQYbKxMXukmpTcZ1T4suli4awpoeC2vR8MwFkVo2SmP2d-Sub6XYb2YUSmTM-sPDIM/w480-h640/24SFU.112.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mahonia lomariifolia ssp. tenuifolia (Z8)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qilflQJbR_qDVc2iyFLSlU86XXwjWGiHhcr92M0ySWTlVxj-be_e4TpsKNk7H6OW2LqR3uw2Ou6hF4bXUb_f_mamsHKKCKQmQb9d-weoDLkwzkA3K9Z6JQGg9gGQ7GaJcnGAT41NSnqypRe6otbEWtgyLgSzzGA2BMf7522EbbUjo5DMPpUmw161lJI/s4032/24SFU.113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qilflQJbR_qDVc2iyFLSlU86XXwjWGiHhcr92M0ySWTlVxj-be_e4TpsKNk7H6OW2LqR3uw2Ou6hF4bXUb_f_mamsHKKCKQmQb9d-weoDLkwzkA3K9Z6JQGg9gGQ7GaJcnGAT41NSnqypRe6otbEWtgyLgSzzGA2BMf7522EbbUjo5DMPpUmw161lJI/w480-h640/24SFU.113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mahonia fortunei ‘Dan Hinkley’ (Z7)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNfhqrqmuGV8CsY-9d4EuJ3ouCeSOagh76VRV91Xtzp8r0ywDDaEV-q3i1NKOHna9JvkQ8Ob6zB4ujgtojTN37Jr4teW59JGBGHy0xprAO6bNMyo9lZjCKRFV2YC5ShbFnE6F2eK2lhm_qsdF9Le8QI7uVxdVAFNUO_YY4XJJIN4rngGZVuBgJ1t-RE8/s5472/24SFU.114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNfhqrqmuGV8CsY-9d4EuJ3ouCeSOagh76VRV91Xtzp8r0ywDDaEV-q3i1NKOHna9JvkQ8Ob6zB4ujgtojTN37Jr4teW59JGBGHy0xprAO6bNMyo9lZjCKRFV2YC5ShbFnE6F2eK2lhm_qsdF9Le8QI7uVxdVAFNUO_YY4XJJIN4rngGZVuBgJ1t-RE8/w640-h426/24SFU.114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mahonia confusa 'Narihira' (Z7)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkJOx6UdzfvweP1BRnrzbeIg39nhaeHm6dJLdcXS9Dtu-V4EAUhajpapc956j9m0UxTeuaQEXSocoNAoPnOGDf09o_hthy1zkjA83xsqjtsxeQAqviZuMcdOl6duDC_eA1UyU0gB0_S-bQgV8SKXU36dSNtIxtmDSlkvSIg7IpqOruhMhhfwCETCx5ZU/s4032/114b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkJOx6UdzfvweP1BRnrzbeIg39nhaeHm6dJLdcXS9Dtu-V4EAUhajpapc956j9m0UxTeuaQEXSocoNAoPnOGDf09o_hthy1zkjA83xsqjtsxeQAqviZuMcdOl6duDC_eA1UyU0gB0_S-bQgV8SKXU36dSNtIxtmDSlkvSIg7IpqOruhMhhfwCETCx5ZU/w480-h640/114b.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />These plants are all across my garden in vastly different locations. Some of them are in protected spots where the strong east wind (which blew when it was 12F) shouldn't have been a factor, so it must have been the cold. This one, Mahonia gracilipes (Z7) was definitely whipped around hard in the wind though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4knWL1s6Xb3pmkMPNY9D-S9cY0W7U9Dxzwg4YoLVR01RGGMoQaYgLw7llYiXukMqVcoDlu_i3uthA9Fl6rhbhe8mhd05heJx_CQcVNsEIfYeWL9i2JAzN-XCcBfitBSQgOXyXR0pZEsfRInCTfW9bvn5eJyziZyG6ks2l-7M6z40Kk3fQv41xzZakccM/s4097/24SFU.115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4097" data-original-width="3500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4knWL1s6Xb3pmkMPNY9D-S9cY0W7U9Dxzwg4YoLVR01RGGMoQaYgLw7llYiXukMqVcoDlu_i3uthA9Fl6rhbhe8mhd05heJx_CQcVNsEIfYeWL9i2JAzN-XCcBfitBSQgOXyXR0pZEsfRInCTfW9bvn5eJyziZyG6ks2l-7M6z40Kk3fQv41xzZakccM/w546-h640/24SFU.115.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Mahonia fortunei ‘Dan Hinkley’ (Z7)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz7tthFeccYlVxklBpFGIJP6gaBLI5EnLhW2QKfE7hEKubBTr0yGwd88hGIrEgwNnaW04R056DUKEQsKGWJSRqWRtHnBgkHIEaZPP8ArOUqFncnA62FxO1tU6Mxz9L544u0eCvk7dEx7Xza5KquvIxF_r8azbr5MNF5JMAjfB_LTSEdr_uEIN3PHrPUs/s4696/24SFU.116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3560" data-original-width="4696" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz7tthFeccYlVxklBpFGIJP6gaBLI5EnLhW2QKfE7hEKubBTr0yGwd88hGIrEgwNnaW04R056DUKEQsKGWJSRqWRtHnBgkHIEaZPP8ArOUqFncnA62FxO1tU6Mxz9L544u0eCvk7dEx7Xza5KquvIxF_r8azbr5MNF5JMAjfB_LTSEdr_uEIN3PHrPUs/w640-h486/24SFU.116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Interestingly Mahonia x media 'Charity' (Z7) suffered almost no damage, although it's flowers were immediately zapped.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ljbP54LAcLpnxvS9By2Mx31H7kCoGeu9J7M4Awl29j3GWGH_1KFVlmx_ZCfDn5mK-s0jd8L6FnMOTSBV7vnUu0FCBpVr8gFhGXRHzeiySRXKnKU1quTnJKsF5IB25HBBrrztQ1GWCz7CM8C53DREM7Ky_KLLHxcYJAJqzheefxEiZKu598Eu5IrQ8LY/s5472/24SFU.117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ljbP54LAcLpnxvS9By2Mx31H7kCoGeu9J7M4Awl29j3GWGH_1KFVlmx_ZCfDn5mK-s0jd8L6FnMOTSBV7vnUu0FCBpVr8gFhGXRHzeiySRXKnKU1quTnJKsF5IB25HBBrrztQ1GWCz7CM8C53DREM7Ky_KLLHxcYJAJqzheefxEiZKu598Eu5IrQ8LY/w640-h426/24SFU.117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh the pyrrosia. This is one of the better looking patches (P. lingua Z8).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU9CVMLwAKWOHPWNe0pIxxm3mHQLvPFQmchPCb5lBZQ3ROyDcM8krPyCbj33gSKF8THy2oTZYpOUhpJswq_PLZk7ZxwDIklZCW4MxMJm6dLRCUPrnpwTNjExMbcSJIv7yDhriGdu9d3lIwBGFghtU3JESreH5aOXqnjAu1dBCdbP1jqGRIwNi0I1beRU/s4929/24SFU.118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3636" data-original-width="4929" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU9CVMLwAKWOHPWNe0pIxxm3mHQLvPFQmchPCb5lBZQ3ROyDcM8krPyCbj33gSKF8THy2oTZYpOUhpJswq_PLZk7ZxwDIklZCW4MxMJm6dLRCUPrnpwTNjExMbcSJIv7yDhriGdu9d3lIwBGFghtU3JESreH5aOXqnjAu1dBCdbP1jqGRIwNi0I1beRU/w640-h472/24SFU.118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Most of the leaves in other patches around the garden look like this (unless they were in a spot where I could cover them). This evergreen fern grows along creeping rhizomes, so damaged/dead fronds will not be replaced but new ones will come up further along the rhizome, assuming they're still alive.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtuFUqybypsQ_GkQKcktGwkEJd2wMzOwH1Vrt591CH1cipUzE5dFH0UdjDhaNtyF2a7lFT66rWRKOrz1Zsa9VcyaFxfxn2Y0WmMfRPyJJlYPGidq0o_sgV8Q20NuOJdpLVxpvoGMyekyNyd8wVFLs1ThFV7xohtwZdOj1fEHFOkMuPEFxyhKpY2xXEyQ/s3838/24SFU.119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3838" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtuFUqybypsQ_GkQKcktGwkEJd2wMzOwH1Vrt591CH1cipUzE5dFH0UdjDhaNtyF2a7lFT66rWRKOrz1Zsa9VcyaFxfxn2Y0WmMfRPyJJlYPGidq0o_sgV8Q20NuOJdpLVxpvoGMyekyNyd8wVFLs1ThFV7xohtwZdOj1fEHFOkMuPEFxyhKpY2xXEyQ/w504-h640/24SFU.119.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of my groundcover saxifrage are looking bad too. These have never been winter-damaged in my garden before. Saxifraga x geum 'Dentata' (Z6)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghJHbLXl4oPrjqoCn8InbOj_qLoSnV-SbWWTFbmPN81aBxNCsuSecrPWNYXX2kKJgRLzbEcJvlfQXXeDirEsmiZBc8QzJbT7hA6lPrm_T1w9w4RV4VNShlDaQwOcQQ-c0LbeTi-3N2UobDrhSO0aZJjEk8XfHbiC_JzPFewI5CsgWPorIFIbpn95pPSk/s4032/24SFU.121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghJHbLXl4oPrjqoCn8InbOj_qLoSnV-SbWWTFbmPN81aBxNCsuSecrPWNYXX2kKJgRLzbEcJvlfQXXeDirEsmiZBc8QzJbT7hA6lPrm_T1w9w4RV4VNShlDaQwOcQQ-c0LbeTi-3N2UobDrhSO0aZJjEk8XfHbiC_JzPFewI5CsgWPorIFIbpn95pPSk/w480-h640/24SFU.121.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another new one for damage, Asarum caudatum (Z7), our western wild ginger. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1AqPnxWbs9SHa_PgwMaTwvXZ27UnjbC0L_uaiJzx1f0NAaCZfsRgAP_wJIqpUGcXD53Efuo6yoXGB1FqFd2FrJa7ZY0zWqb4BRLwJ33c30s3Av_zQqvUyeGTT6Q2bS0JWD9xRjIGQkDTdVWJ57sDUitRKZ7oTeU-eYz47BlrckLhiqztYpL6qfTzSZI/s4032/24SFU.122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1AqPnxWbs9SHa_PgwMaTwvXZ27UnjbC0L_uaiJzx1f0NAaCZfsRgAP_wJIqpUGcXD53Efuo6yoXGB1FqFd2FrJa7ZY0zWqb4BRLwJ33c30s3Av_zQqvUyeGTT6Q2bS0JWD9xRjIGQkDTdVWJ57sDUitRKZ7oTeU-eYz47BlrckLhiqztYpL6qfTzSZI/w640-h480/24SFU.122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lomatia tinctoria (Z7), some leaves are all black, some are a little more green.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3zw-r0g76i3TX0OvCgG71-yUycY1IoZyghUSQbGPkfgURqdXgjPBo5gAR2PN0vuI4tCCjxSwrdD2DVL_YB6r4Fm7GSPnaqMShbHYeSEQ_ZJCtN2ZfEzt-K1CIaqYPREBiBxyqyWenMMC_2xtF-vqTxQXpadFJJcSHTTfx9IyBUOwCmD4p6EviFU4B6M/s5043/24SFU.123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5043" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3zw-r0g76i3TX0OvCgG71-yUycY1IoZyghUSQbGPkfgURqdXgjPBo5gAR2PN0vuI4tCCjxSwrdD2DVL_YB6r4Fm7GSPnaqMShbHYeSEQ_ZJCtN2ZfEzt-K1CIaqYPREBiBxyqyWenMMC_2xtF-vqTxQXpadFJJcSHTTfx9IyBUOwCmD4p6EviFU4B6M/w460-h640/24SFU.123.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Grevillea rivularis (Z8) with the yellow arrows. I'm pretty sure it's dead. The white arrows point to Grevillea x gaudichaudii (Z8). The leaves are brown where they were exposed, but what was under the frost cloth for the little agave are still green. I have hope!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70hJ9RbG2LBCC7pxGM0EgmovZHxykG-FDiD1JWt-Rv_kOMbAlct86Ebhyphenhyphen0CQmauMMJQkdTgjFG3il1GczYEv4Jwp_2rJt5l0FgsZctn7B4MY3yc8P7At7HnMsyrJ5yC8iked_vS4L44lXYMKkbP5g2a6hv2Fiz3aKeTFPOxaqxSlLQ4jZSpcQaPlSVjI/s4165/24SFU.124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="4165" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70hJ9RbG2LBCC7pxGM0EgmovZHxykG-FDiD1JWt-Rv_kOMbAlct86Ebhyphenhyphen0CQmauMMJQkdTgjFG3il1GczYEv4Jwp_2rJt5l0FgsZctn7B4MY3yc8P7At7HnMsyrJ5yC8iked_vS4L44lXYMKkbP5g2a6hv2Fiz3aKeTFPOxaqxSlLQ4jZSpcQaPlSVjI/w640-h388/24SFU.124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a branch of one of my three Callistemon ‘Woodlander's Hardy Red’ (Z7). Obviously it has some issues...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu2iptXmJEYLzMltMa84dns4LG1hn2_I-1nD7uSaZ7jS9UfAR0nSOqfmHBdksckp31mpreAkg9e4sCHVOWqU9DXiqjIA62zVN4joBWV3Ah9pV_tmBpsx_fHwR_wBbIGjS9UmhrsxpyWmnilsHexwH3IAgU82kH2vYGsFCf2fu3uGC6A-ujONIhbqTNAk/s4032/24SFU.125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu2iptXmJEYLzMltMa84dns4LG1hn2_I-1nD7uSaZ7jS9UfAR0nSOqfmHBdksckp31mpreAkg9e4sCHVOWqU9DXiqjIA62zVN4joBWV3Ah9pV_tmBpsx_fHwR_wBbIGjS9UmhrsxpyWmnilsHexwH3IAgU82kH2vYGsFCf2fu3uGC6A-ujONIhbqTNAk/w480-h640/24SFU.125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Woodlander's in the back garden was still struggling to recover from last winter, I'm pretty sure it's a gonner. The two in the front garden have a little green on them (like in the photo). Will they drop the brown leaves and recover? Only time will tell. The color of my Callistemon viridiflorus (I have two) is also a little "off". Gawd I hope I don't loose these established plants. <div><br /></div><div>And then there's this...again, it got browner after I took this photo and started dropping it's leaves (sorry I keep saying this, but it really is remarkable the change that took place in the garden with just one 60F day, everything that was damaged nosedived). I am speaking of the Acca sellowiana (pineapple guava Z8) in the large container. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8287s5LWiEmwb4p-ry0PpBFhZpdFCaO9GPwD-JHEFu69V4G-gpaEHw-SNRwCZm9IVSYTniJn1SDy4zSMWQhItDdKrHVp6eWhAQS1D3n35PG1kCzi7AB1GUTp6-X9fQSQYtEkD9UR3oUorW3IDjz-qhxe2tZ8Foczn4uBwnOt4QbUOOxIrIFOQsb2wU1A/s5472/24SFU.126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8287s5LWiEmwb4p-ry0PpBFhZpdFCaO9GPwD-JHEFu69V4G-gpaEHw-SNRwCZm9IVSYTniJn1SDy4zSMWQhItDdKrHVp6eWhAQS1D3n35PG1kCzi7AB1GUTp6-X9fQSQYtEkD9UR3oUorW3IDjz-qhxe2tZ8Foczn4uBwnOt4QbUOOxIrIFOQsb2wU1A/w426-h640/24SFU.126.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I planted a pair back in 2013 and hoped as they became more established they would stop with the leaf browning and drop when we have extreme winters, but they have not. This is the second year in a row it's happened. You've heard the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? Well I am ready to call it quits on this one (I already said sayonara to the other one). </div><div><br /></div><div>Besides the foliage damage to the BLEs, there's also the sad state of the winter and early spring bloomers, like edgeworthia and arctostaphylos. Here the doomed flowers of Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' (Z8) cozy up to the pineapple guava leaves.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Twbfng4Zh7edOpTVlGOCrVAPeEeMmOhpOysDA7I2BQq4547sIWR1nzF-Z4ey8HzxR0p6WNETBJfzqz8s7Qgmc_3VRjDUhB_cWAsCN_kG-3Ka9l_pvRXzgKOnhTOHYsdKZOWu6XdtHw719zjM5xsrEM1JqhFpBxiyUE5mBTgshNlhKPUU95aVKJ4N2A/s5472/24SFU.127.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Twbfng4Zh7edOpTVlGOCrVAPeEeMmOhpOysDA7I2BQq4547sIWR1nzF-Z4ey8HzxR0p6WNETBJfzqz8s7Qgmc_3VRjDUhB_cWAsCN_kG-3Ka9l_pvRXzgKOnhTOHYsdKZOWu6XdtHw719zjM5xsrEM1JqhFpBxiyUE5mBTgshNlhKPUU95aVKJ4N2A/w640-h426/24SFU.127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few of the flowers on the far south side of the edgeworthia are opening, slowly, but most of them are just sort of frozen in the bud stage and starting to fall apart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyTdWvTBfVuzKuEfvaForGx5kPE_WvmeVZWnQdcoa-IFrI5MY_30WrFfX709xmH4M3TGtubQmLBKjQKe6qy6VFYjHAfbW5z0KhIuqKCPvwRDIgVS3o2rQp9l-u4E3U7Nzj6feDx9FZ1MPTdbjHRq8-wmNy59gjKF5TS4ZFGZhM4HXkU7OLS6rQ7GmMUc/s4755/24SFU.128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="4755" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyTdWvTBfVuzKuEfvaForGx5kPE_WvmeVZWnQdcoa-IFrI5MY_30WrFfX709xmH4M3TGtubQmLBKjQKe6qy6VFYjHAfbW5z0KhIuqKCPvwRDIgVS3o2rQp9l-u4E3U7Nzj6feDx9FZ1MPTdbjHRq8-wmNy59gjKF5TS4ZFGZhM4HXkU7OLS6rQ7GmMUc/w640-h468/24SFU.128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All over my social media accounts people were rushing to cover their edgeworthia before the cold. My plant stretches this entire side of the front of our house and is at least eight ft tall (guessing). Can you imagine my trying to cover it, and then keep the covering on in 50-mph wind? This is the second year in a row the blooms will not open with their vibrant color and fantastic scent, what's the point of growing a plant like this when you don't get to enjoy the blooms?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVfhRcamgsaczUfsK0utDRRkSk-mnj9SHp-qsiUntex90YkITp5ylrooZ1d4lJoauvnHPWI74BpcIG3PkiUlH7-aNwTIMcZq0IGyCu9Pb5EjqbLPqU8NIaGSYcPwGQugEkv1nOW9QnMQCxYZGY5_DxgNvqyHMpGRXYDKb7CpW7i6mTDOo1bjnJcaEV9U/s4791/24SFU.129.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3637" data-original-width="4791" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVfhRcamgsaczUfsK0utDRRkSk-mnj9SHp-qsiUntex90YkITp5ylrooZ1d4lJoauvnHPWI74BpcIG3PkiUlH7-aNwTIMcZq0IGyCu9Pb5EjqbLPqU8NIaGSYcPwGQugEkv1nOW9QnMQCxYZGY5_DxgNvqyHMpGRXYDKb7CpW7i6mTDOo1bjnJcaEV9U/w640-h486/24SFU.129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Arctostaphylos x 'Austin Griffiths' (Z7) flowers were in full bloom when the cold hit. Many of them fell to the ground with the ice, but the ones that remained look like this. The hummingbirds are usually all over these flowers and the ones on the edgeworthia. Not this year (or last).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrZRdWMqXbeb2v0CFPaJxGhzBRTG_NyLxdu2P2vcc0i7V4HY9iqKFogjBhj0T0rbGnpT0P1GNPfkEgk_-i7N_p3DfgFRIo89dxYPKxO4Si6EkFzek1KS4yCgd-uyISOFF7biisxNLT14nnvoSSl2-a3QfENp6xr5QrNZjytYK-xnqli4J-GxPpMnGDiQ/s4032/24SFU.130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrZRdWMqXbeb2v0CFPaJxGhzBRTG_NyLxdu2P2vcc0i7V4HY9iqKFogjBhj0T0rbGnpT0P1GNPfkEgk_-i7N_p3DfgFRIo89dxYPKxO4Si6EkFzek1KS4yCgd-uyISOFF7biisxNLT14nnvoSSl2-a3QfENp6xr5QrNZjytYK-xnqli4J-GxPpMnGDiQ/w480-h640/24SFU.130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The usually evergreen Stachyurus salicifolius (the wide shrub with the long leaves, Z7), is also fixing to drop both it's leaves and its pendulous blooms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT3tH40ttxRSlSyZ9fBLjcwE9J6tjHHnKQNL7PCSc_YIdKdWuM6b5vcMZC_K31QJVHAPYimcFXbo7FfUCKI1-NthbrAndcvLVkhK7btod51otuHkpCg_a7dL5FqSFlpvscPMSKv_arxCB6L7lrIHNSvCZy2B2D7AbnTeT8hPflxArMTc47HH1lZz-tak/s4889/24SFU.131.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3502" data-original-width="4889" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT3tH40ttxRSlSyZ9fBLjcwE9J6tjHHnKQNL7PCSc_YIdKdWuM6b5vcMZC_K31QJVHAPYimcFXbo7FfUCKI1-NthbrAndcvLVkhK7btod51otuHkpCg_a7dL5FqSFlpvscPMSKv_arxCB6L7lrIHNSvCZy2B2D7AbnTeT8hPflxArMTc47HH1lZz-tak/w640-h458/24SFU.131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6puYV03eVbb5nD3rcBo-1NQ_0WMzHdQea937bXstyNWKc7D40lMg0sfYHap8GQqq1l39BkkFm3Hc5rZfuFyLKunGRmbaC44M6qh2c_Sd_98ErOj5UYH5w0PWQOnjZdTfrq-PL_Ayh8NMJ55LPv1Wf4GMz0jgp-dMzL6nCIqWu6GS7LHz0XJKvGCxsbno/s3626/24SFU.132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6puYV03eVbb5nD3rcBo-1NQ_0WMzHdQea937bXstyNWKc7D40lMg0sfYHap8GQqq1l39BkkFm3Hc5rZfuFyLKunGRmbaC44M6qh2c_Sd_98ErOj5UYH5w0PWQOnjZdTfrq-PL_Ayh8NMJ55LPv1Wf4GMz0jgp-dMzL6nCIqWu6GS7LHz0XJKvGCxsbno/w532-h640/24SFU.132.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is another plant that went through the same thing last winter. Once the plants that were hit last year leafed out (or in a couple of cases did not) I figured that horrible experience was over and something I wouldn't have to experience again, or at least for many years. Except here we are. It's got to be pretty taxing for a plant to have to go thru that two years in a row. </div><div><br /></div><div>In this part of the garden the ground is already covered with a mix of Stachyurus salicifolius leaves and blooms, along with the dropping leaves of Maytenus boaria 'Green Showers' another evergreen (Z8 or 9 depending on source).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1_PX_rFaZBql2RXKCjxstZTv_DCYrhf1vIUQyahV7p4vIUqDa87d7cpp84qEqJuhMhcWr-8P6G62JNISZGn5CQOx9Ujb0hlqPoXy-4J7TmgX5Eamd1cybSamgF_R7BRqt3B_I362ff4lfkTqVi6hliP0YB5JI9vTbmXGNIZl-Dr5EWb46GMMwvInjMU/s4896/24SFU.133.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1_PX_rFaZBql2RXKCjxstZTv_DCYrhf1vIUQyahV7p4vIUqDa87d7cpp84qEqJuhMhcWr-8P6G62JNISZGn5CQOx9Ujb0hlqPoXy-4J7TmgX5Eamd1cybSamgF_R7BRqt3B_I362ff4lfkTqVi6hliP0YB5JI9vTbmXGNIZl-Dr5EWb46GMMwvInjMU/w640-h480/24SFU.133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This brown Astelia nervosa 'Westland' (Z8) died back to the ground last year and managed to put on this much growth over the summer. Can it rebound again?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbhtPYLcNvu4TfTUuujWIHAAOXRC1JS-zfXKFks6Z49biOz52tSUyTbFoSgB2N6yntu3sEHUGWWAtpK3YFjx7ci1iEbicfKZRvGc5OBtoTY8Q3X0x8t0nmlUTFSRm4r-HyBruuCvYGasMEmZ56bKWkgIejfJc-pY1jXwQo2V63NevnHUhXR4pYGDVo-k/s3699/24SFU.134.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3222" data-original-width="3699" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbhtPYLcNvu4TfTUuujWIHAAOXRC1JS-zfXKFks6Z49biOz52tSUyTbFoSgB2N6yntu3sEHUGWWAtpK3YFjx7ci1iEbicfKZRvGc5OBtoTY8Q3X0x8t0nmlUTFSRm4r-HyBruuCvYGasMEmZ56bKWkgIejfJc-pY1jXwQo2V63NevnHUhXR4pYGDVo-k/w640-h558/24SFU.134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Eryngium proteiflorum (Z8) dead?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFz5a-i6WytHFE10TgM1YVkVgan_D0oqNz7vyBrhRnWSCJ_e2STw57x-Vuk3YpeLBbiktdO7DsF3sb7tziYt0uRMnv_TYGXg6-OHWzFJDz3dXwZpIB24pOHz6BrUKtHMvbkF7e1Bp0TKPPJgRoRfuzct6pwvr8fhcrDG-g9snB1wTKo8ZUJp_rWoVNY4/s4669/24SFU.135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4669" data-original-width="3656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFz5a-i6WytHFE10TgM1YVkVgan_D0oqNz7vyBrhRnWSCJ_e2STw57x-Vuk3YpeLBbiktdO7DsF3sb7tziYt0uRMnv_TYGXg6-OHWzFJDz3dXwZpIB24pOHz6BrUKtHMvbkF7e1Bp0TKPPJgRoRfuzct6pwvr8fhcrDG-g9snB1wTKo8ZUJp_rWoVNY4/w502-h640/24SFU.135.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Succulent plants I didn't cover have speckling consistent with ice pellet damage. This is Agave bracteosa (Z8)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfkLabfqoPEggfIkRlyRpcteD-pmxCyVMfgzHVbwr7mnjmmJh85s1XJcflh76B-r_SSQ8K1QLLDw8D8d19ZLsqQ3VHW96BpX9fTFc8C0HXr1QiCJ5WCaS10S4fhzcgMMo0WHjT6cVIW7ZSPv6eE2y7YEuBuoNuj0NTrRLkHmXMARd5EvLZ_kCwFKLc1g/s4032/24SFU.136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfkLabfqoPEggfIkRlyRpcteD-pmxCyVMfgzHVbwr7mnjmmJh85s1XJcflh76B-r_SSQ8K1QLLDw8D8d19ZLsqQ3VHW96BpX9fTFc8C0HXr1QiCJ5WCaS10S4fhzcgMMo0WHjT6cVIW7ZSPv6eE2y7YEuBuoNuj0NTrRLkHmXMARd5EvLZ_kCwFKLc1g/w480-h640/24SFU.136.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nolina hibernica 'La Siberica' (Z7)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdhvLiW4PH1IHb1T2PEF982l2hUc2yf7YZcTc4EcYkkGuOL4gKi5Wj0RXTe5Jvk8LDfi8-O99E8bf2HbEkqubgMRepmlM4wLvLSG0E2-of_xxMIqvC0613XsJPe5FqfEweA27moDC91pPXXmd6SA8dlu4It0MMgXdGPo1qZGkVMVdCcwe4nv2dZSXMvc/s4032/24SFU.137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdhvLiW4PH1IHb1T2PEF982l2hUc2yf7YZcTc4EcYkkGuOL4gKi5Wj0RXTe5Jvk8LDfi8-O99E8bf2HbEkqubgMRepmlM4wLvLSG0E2-of_xxMIqvC0613XsJPe5FqfEweA27moDC91pPXXmd6SA8dlu4It0MMgXdGPo1qZGkVMVdCcwe4nv2dZSXMvc/w480-h640/24SFU.137.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Because I want to end on a hopeful note here are a couple of success stories. This Astelia 'Red Devil' (Z7) made it thru last winter's crazy storm uncovered, but I didn't want to risk it a second time (since I knew from experience the others were gonna die back no matter what), so I wrapped it. Yay! It looks good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigF_OdfTXhmeIV1PHM8v0w0HZaY3E7cKkoqaK4A0mHHeAjbwVPe52zh0jbdTDibziHVd8_PPrykmiDBPx1B7Qc3yPPB1jUY1R6eiViLbp0oFUp_1mIPs-wNwaStgZB-uLsdcsYIdCETqN5LwB4Mgl90ohNs7KTXDpGC4VuU7AYmNyKIFWdVJ1zBt9dAoc/s4032/24SFU.138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigF_OdfTXhmeIV1PHM8v0w0HZaY3E7cKkoqaK4A0mHHeAjbwVPe52zh0jbdTDibziHVd8_PPrykmiDBPx1B7Qc3yPPB1jUY1R6eiViLbp0oFUp_1mIPs-wNwaStgZB-uLsdcsYIdCETqN5LwB4Mgl90ohNs7KTXDpGC4VuU7AYmNyKIFWdVJ1zBt9dAoc/w480-h640/24SFU.138.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You might remember the cover I put over the Pseudopanax ferox (Z8) from <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/im-still-numb.html" target="_blank">my earlier storm post</a>? Well knock wood, throw salt and cross fingers... but it looks like it worked!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtVJS_TURBjQPO-eTYwzbf9fb46XVYW6mRRAEPlx_lt_E2sCyeNnbIwtyUAUGkBALtubUV-WAp6SEnoCzfzt26HJlxRSSOv6sbU_tOp2E-1fgJ2nXxuqIfrNSxDZc0ynDl5F7EOM_WoPGKXBObKYWq8_RTS35UjQ3y0tM-4wtFzcTUVdAWathJyBAlfA/s4032/24SFU.139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtVJS_TURBjQPO-eTYwzbf9fb46XVYW6mRRAEPlx_lt_E2sCyeNnbIwtyUAUGkBALtubUV-WAp6SEnoCzfzt26HJlxRSSOv6sbU_tOp2E-1fgJ2nXxuqIfrNSxDZc0ynDl5F7EOM_WoPGKXBObKYWq8_RTS35UjQ3y0tM-4wtFzcTUVdAWathJyBAlfA/w480-h640/24SFU.139.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Friday the storm hit I finally called it quits on my protection efforts when I ran out of covering materials. I came indoors to warm up, looked out the window, and saw this Agave 'Mateo' (Z7) with no protection, I'd completely missed it! I hoped in my car and rushed to my closest nursery buying all the frost cloth they had left (not much). Thank god, as it looks good! (photo from January 28th, the callistemon and rosemary had not yet turned brown).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9FzIoIRcXW8Jhgx-xwu_qLDhJ-oyjZVtTrJvVXqEhC9m5J_fUK4l4uYZIG3JkM7i-72L5p8EicULVGi3k0-LFaAxm2t7R0gng6kJm55X9ycSYv-y0rg1BUfr1AUXOikMKsmn7UmJR0wQhBON9jYNT5kS_6lf9lVFfmT3ypQKqkmCjjFPekIYDXeUncM/s4277/24SFU.140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4277" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9FzIoIRcXW8Jhgx-xwu_qLDhJ-oyjZVtTrJvVXqEhC9m5J_fUK4l4uYZIG3JkM7i-72L5p8EicULVGi3k0-LFaAxm2t7R0gng6kJm55X9ycSYv-y0rg1BUfr1AUXOikMKsmn7UmJR0wQhBON9jYNT5kS_6lf9lVFfmT3ypQKqkmCjjFPekIYDXeUncM/w550-h640/24SFU.140.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div>This is a nice surprise as well, Agave victoriae-reginae (Z8) looking good! This plant *should* be hardy here, but you rarely see it in local gardens. In all my years of gardening here I think I've only seen it in the ground once.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T-PYdYIR6AsrQ_eexbl83Y1-iSboQtFViSVsbxQpedlorsmiuFHp5UIAliDui8kYyDKujaKxfHo8WlBEt4zcAD6CC7D0dV-fvsq7L65rj3t0-FHn7DfiKYK7j9AP8OV98N9q12naY1588hPd3EzViT9PdAx3h2sEoU1Jxz66SD_kXVwN0HgiJFSBfN4/s4032/141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T-PYdYIR6AsrQ_eexbl83Y1-iSboQtFViSVsbxQpedlorsmiuFHp5UIAliDui8kYyDKujaKxfHo8WlBEt4zcAD6CC7D0dV-fvsq7L65rj3t0-FHn7DfiKYK7j9AP8OV98N9q12naY1588hPd3EzViT9PdAx3h2sEoU1Jxz66SD_kXVwN0HgiJFSBfN4/w480-h640/141.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's been kept dry under cover since mid-November and it looks like that's made it happy (again with the wood, salt and fingers!). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz39Rc9G3UOrQLrWByjNTTPi113-5I6gZeM8iirU4oF5rzXjQhTB4F5-ReBeT9A1BfgujnS9OCf-iZW8W4NO8tGJ0euNiwT7J2AsoJ0RUkeC-XZ4H15CA0dpZcJFTJOtWkaGpw1a6oTAbeJeSm6-OKC5J4vGqUnMhNmzdSXaiWRYyX-9sE4xRtXVfilPQ/s4032/142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz39Rc9G3UOrQLrWByjNTTPi113-5I6gZeM8iirU4oF5rzXjQhTB4F5-ReBeT9A1BfgujnS9OCf-iZW8W4NO8tGJ0euNiwT7J2AsoJ0RUkeC-XZ4H15CA0dpZcJFTJOtWkaGpw1a6oTAbeJeSm6-OKC5J4vGqUnMhNmzdSXaiWRYyX-9sE4xRtXVfilPQ/w480-h640/142.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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After exploring <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/heronswood-february-2023-visit-rock.html" target="_blank">the rock garden and parking-lot-wall agaves</a>, I was off to the fern garden, or the Renaissance Garden in Heronswood speak.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMobylnfoLv7FHoe66uepNiIKLm57NJSmNrU6cWtqd8GcS9VRDrcpyZH_ZhX_tNDrTPQ5ozhnVu_Go1Q4rEJM2Sia3pO5udUnujRNlpfMae3gy4zdvDDJk58ah0nBUegySe3KDHE4scluUpP3D9VV7zHqiAUqRfej1nXRX02Rb1GiilxxfE24Jze-9nwg/s4896/HGF099.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMobylnfoLv7FHoe66uepNiIKLm57NJSmNrU6cWtqd8GcS9VRDrcpyZH_ZhX_tNDrTPQ5ozhnVu_Go1Q4rEJM2Sia3pO5udUnujRNlpfMae3gy4zdvDDJk58ah0nBUegySe3KDHE4scluUpP3D9VV7zHqiAUqRfej1nXRX02Rb1GiilxxfE24Jze-9nwg/w640-h480/HGF099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>En route there were peonies peaking out of the ground.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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During the winter the garden is only open on the weekends, and they do charge admission. There was no cold weather in the forecast, how much effort would it have taken to fold back that covering so visitors could see the table plantings?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgTDOQlPHHghFAVW9h_prhnDqIf2d3UzdR8SP75NoQiDUcCZeeG5ZbbZs4ipvikh_AoGl1QNSK-wRFoW7u6uXOEutKdv6ibRb3Cth6oNETdqe5NYY7ae3kgLmmNmKJ0E3b0lp0x87ktZBKhtSYiXquakMj1fVOtvW5RdgP_TyCmWFDUEbmyYxLhrtaYM/s4896/HGF105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgTDOQlPHHghFAVW9h_prhnDqIf2d3UzdR8SP75NoQiDUcCZeeG5ZbbZs4ipvikh_AoGl1QNSK-wRFoW7u6uXOEutKdv6ibRb3Cth6oNETdqe5NYY7ae3kgLmmNmKJ0E3b0lp0x87ktZBKhtSYiXquakMj1fVOtvW5RdgP_TyCmWFDUEbmyYxLhrtaYM/w640-h480/HGF105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Protected tree ferns...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSt9bqu7Len4gE0giA2joTLPjEK2nxMeaqasvSE4M9jU8uV0wVr-HG8z3SJt7iNTy3pcPoZdWfjRXyLK3v1UAwUFfR4bYGSZ3h_q8Ojs63wpEZng7PVM4TxO4wtxRIhX7_G-ukq-m3-3LnSLJm1Wu3jPGINoNBn8YLQkJzWbb2hgH43zr39MIVKhFrxA/s4084/HGF106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4084" data-original-width="3371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSt9bqu7Len4gE0giA2joTLPjEK2nxMeaqasvSE4M9jU8uV0wVr-HG8z3SJt7iNTy3pcPoZdWfjRXyLK3v1UAwUFfR4bYGSZ3h_q8Ojs63wpEZng7PVM4TxO4wtxRIhX7_G-ukq-m3-3LnSLJm1Wu3jPGINoNBn8YLQkJzWbb2hgH43zr39MIVKhFrxA/w528-h640/HGF106.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2X92c0PjGPAtxNmQAKlO6eKGDv0MRhRie2IwHoHChoZgKiNe7p1AmbMJyEiNUYFkJgGdKRT0wZfBkWLJie_oTySW6dSNxW1vTjUSMdL0yh-d0q4a_feOp1ucZAUivyx3wH5_j_gDd0p7knFhn943xv5DpWRCVJOXqpnGYfbyvFuJgN-Rj8Um7MAt4UA/s3906/HGF107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="2844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2X92c0PjGPAtxNmQAKlO6eKGDv0MRhRie2IwHoHChoZgKiNe7p1AmbMJyEiNUYFkJgGdKRT0wZfBkWLJie_oTySW6dSNxW1vTjUSMdL0yh-d0q4a_feOp1ucZAUivyx3wH5_j_gDd0p7knFhn943xv5DpWRCVJOXqpnGYfbyvFuJgN-Rj8Um7MAt4UA/w466-h640/HGF107.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As I mentioned in an <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2021/11/the-renaissance-garden-at-heronswood.html" target="_blank">2021 post on the Renaissance Garden</a> there are non-plant "things" sprinkled about, here's quote from an article that appeared in the Hardy Fern Foundation Fall Quarterly, written by Patrick McMillan (then director at Heronswood) that I included in that post: "<i>the Renaissance Garden is filled with period appropriate artifacts that take the visitor into an abandoned logging camp that has been reclaimed with the lush vibrancy of life</i>." I found it easer to ignore those artifacts on this visit, perhaps because the plants were bigger, and it seemed that maybe there were less of the items strewn about. I quite liked this rope on the mossy log.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrOZA69rKdpeXv9HYyazD9Mu69nfMlelrCbckVZ6VQNj7QdE1_xTSEG2A03ID5ED0WYfYKG6HXQbdHO8lvN35xhDe3h6IHTwgVNVarW0VRmclyZGko5l2Fj1FkIaM_v5_HI_Si3ln_sI99VqX-MQhDPcxo4uJ5bMDWbpXWsvGz1M_hHSiDVKSB-sjw5Q/s4896/HGF108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrOZA69rKdpeXv9HYyazD9Mu69nfMlelrCbckVZ6VQNj7QdE1_xTSEG2A03ID5ED0WYfYKG6HXQbdHO8lvN35xhDe3h6IHTwgVNVarW0VRmclyZGko5l2Fj1FkIaM_v5_HI_Si3ln_sI99VqX-MQhDPcxo4uJ5bMDWbpXWsvGz1M_hHSiDVKSB-sjw5Q/w640-h480/HGF108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've no idea what this ruffled cutie is, but it was looking fresh in February.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZLZeVz6YDL_lhr4zUe0EmgzwkEEqf3LxKcu4Bh5qDLFSxgXPNiGdEQxDcQ9WJkWYhboIxOl5wzZSoB1An3KpcV9cUvb9PMqh1qA2v0vghmYpj-0RQuX7S3nOp1vyk1XyjnrYeRbsCA2lVv7ykagprRpPRXEeury_eJKhOi08Y_N9i3kqUJuPFnAVxdo/s4896/HGF109.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsQMuqCXfGZ1X8zpy4otTDANKeHaYYPIvEQfRX6IW5NxEN6MX5htHHiTDx6Se7DjI9MnG7ONhqKmJRO2_ntkH2G_LCwHtqTOSPzA9uCiIwThpkHMwlJ02VdCpvYvzr2AG6ZV1TzICGA_DBZXAyYTllTWNLBaok30W4TPBYNoDOCweyqmZPlRnKR5p-vg/s4556/HGF111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4556" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsQMuqCXfGZ1X8zpy4otTDANKeHaYYPIvEQfRX6IW5NxEN6MX5htHHiTDx6Se7DjI9MnG7ONhqKmJRO2_ntkH2G_LCwHtqTOSPzA9uCiIwThpkHMwlJ02VdCpvYvzr2AG6ZV1TzICGA_DBZXAyYTllTWNLBaok30W4TPBYNoDOCweyqmZPlRnKR5p-vg/w516-h640/HGF111.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The trunk of this tree fern is protected, fronds left in place though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRdo0OOhn-eymKOb1vIxpRopUQAWvnleMYV2XZu7hLdBi9kGnRSg7g1OYD7zkLIdTLPDHvbYSwMS3cFXL1NEBmlckDivXoWG98G17zayrpOi6HjoW-58dXFvXhbcZfMQeZ5BT9EoPNCXOo8qq6pZ-YOlFnmuOyDDnBTSXfJ089uAHP8FNhyphenhyphenGJkbDseAI/s4022/HGF112.JPG" style="clear: left; 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Pyrrosia sp. aff. lingua </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U1kUUQTE5yntLCM575aUdLjoJNcm45I3JmavP9476WbbbqIuxNeR91OsLaXdLem1CykEU9Woi3FlSwHf_-qTWSNWFb3UmCAe-lC_B5lRaJ3qIDbeXRuyvi9eT7sIdin0FrxI_CFZhQtzW3npLs9CJsnQT9mKFJx8LKwp52yHCWmgK1-lsUY9_kOBQXU/s4896/HGF114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U1kUUQTE5yntLCM575aUdLjoJNcm45I3JmavP9476WbbbqIuxNeR91OsLaXdLem1CykEU9Woi3FlSwHf_-qTWSNWFb3UmCAe-lC_B5lRaJ3qIDbeXRuyvi9eT7sIdin0FrxI_CFZhQtzW3npLs9CJsnQT9mKFJx8LKwp52yHCWmgK1-lsUY9_kOBQXU/w640-h480/HGF114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia lingua 'Futaba Shishi'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSHsWxcKVifCqPoPDPv0n6oQCz4I3y0ud-wQiCyCjqXYMeVsc7udcdW9b4UYMzMfpbTqu5ccvVd6XzWdm80ILgDXOA0lJ6LuWDaHTcloB6A6uYB0bSiPt8nuBky1njSC_0BqS2QgmirpjN0Rp7svmdyPFkChubkggzrHgVN6epi9HVUn9H64nWzZWpmc/s4386/HGF115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3283" data-original-width="4386" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSHsWxcKVifCqPoPDPv0n6oQCz4I3y0ud-wQiCyCjqXYMeVsc7udcdW9b4UYMzMfpbTqu5ccvVd6XzWdm80ILgDXOA0lJ6LuWDaHTcloB6A6uYB0bSiPt8nuBky1njSC_0BqS2QgmirpjN0Rp7svmdyPFkChubkggzrHgVN6epi9HVUn9H64nWzZWpmc/w640-h480/HGF115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia lingua 'Tachiba Koryu'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ25wI5iOiI0cKpAykWVetMlSydW5O37xVNMaOZwq_onh1DeXndl733w1ZiNSRFVVh5qUD29lYatX7wvGOiGiuP6JDmZdt5UgeM81MNkAP_MEGCscXof5NjsfLASwG4-loS20VTnyxsqp-vKkkGywweDej5bt1W9F124ZLKEq1c2wV8_-r5MyNoRTbPM/s4726/HGF116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4726" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ25wI5iOiI0cKpAykWVetMlSydW5O37xVNMaOZwq_onh1DeXndl733w1ZiNSRFVVh5qUD29lYatX7wvGOiGiuP6JDmZdt5UgeM81MNkAP_MEGCscXof5NjsfLASwG4-loS20VTnyxsqp-vKkkGywweDej5bt1W9F124ZLKEq1c2wV8_-r5MyNoRTbPM/w498-h640/HGF116.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu'. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK61yKVXlu8odNgjfVCwtoctYic7NzQ-jKunb-AeV5eHxnMWsydqk9vGfK_cZUhRoVMmtTT9HDwb1l9MQMro2XNVq78NqeX79HnOCYIJHF8K_E3xvWLZeFuUhG9zHwFKJvJhWqLrm_9vEFrLLuNDJr-7V3xT-Le-Gfr80fkXmVjmMg4u7zcs2x-I3Wgw/s4896/HGF117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK61yKVXlu8odNgjfVCwtoctYic7NzQ-jKunb-AeV5eHxnMWsydqk9vGfK_cZUhRoVMmtTT9HDwb1l9MQMro2XNVq78NqeX79HnOCYIJHF8K_E3xvWLZeFuUhG9zHwFKJvJhWqLrm_9vEFrLLuNDJr-7V3xT-Le-Gfr80fkXmVjmMg4u7zcs2x-I3Wgw/w640-h480/HGF117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A reminder this visit was in February of 2023, I wonder how the pyrrosia are doing after this year's winter storm? (I'll be visiting Heronswood as part of the <a href="https://www.gardenfling.org/" target="_blank">Garden Fling</a> this summer, so I guess I will get a chance to see).</div><div><br /></div><div>Heading into the garden proper I had to run a gauntlet of spring flowers, it was hard-core! Chimonanthus praecox<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYZuGHDOVtoe52U86hN9HZm_8UJJyFWaXdT8Dw3Cq0iMWG6Lc2lzOiny_F2dpOj2rmRb7WiOs5mVG_AGVAzNZh7skn2KxWiQF3C3DdP9RTjrSf2mU_6tkQkvpkHbVX8iIQlUYVpvhK9ZB1IMnudGXoOropCiPFutfu8abYGTY7Kmg3i0gM7o_FtJf28M/s4479/HGF118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="4479" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYZuGHDOVtoe52U86hN9HZm_8UJJyFWaXdT8Dw3Cq0iMWG6Lc2lzOiny_F2dpOj2rmRb7WiOs5mVG_AGVAzNZh7skn2KxWiQF3C3DdP9RTjrSf2mU_6tkQkvpkHbVX8iIQlUYVpvhK9ZB1IMnudGXoOropCiPFutfu8abYGTY7Kmg3i0gM7o_FtJf28M/w640-h432/HGF118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So many crocus!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2qPa53kHsYMRLBUtBNToXENEgPC1l7MopBDoR7NojecLDKdt2c2oG54Kffx5BmoRnXf362g6ToHOZa9lXlyknQrd-kRrRB7uOuF1xmbCHid7GpcEGNih-6luzMiQnEHEJCrj_AbOFlxb_Q93zpYIVXG0EsHOyOPeDFeyZeuq-cI3cL-fO947rAXGgSc/s4896/HGF119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2qPa53kHsYMRLBUtBNToXENEgPC1l7MopBDoR7NojecLDKdt2c2oG54Kffx5BmoRnXf362g6ToHOZa9lXlyknQrd-kRrRB7uOuF1xmbCHid7GpcEGNih-6luzMiQnEHEJCrj_AbOFlxb_Q93zpYIVXG0EsHOyOPeDFeyZeuq-cI3cL-fO947rAXGgSc/w640-h480/HGF119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So many...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SoBMCVc15-dpbdsZIp-dhG_IYP1w_epaMtnsETwLtEcRrTzxxk1MDsuV0ZnJj-EGSCHoU0NqueEy2HIRs9LuRN8udsBRxdR_6Ttlw4lvRRf2u736OkluRBlTYqEkvM_Y2ok1wr8_ZtN8Y1rr9nvfbk8vSyW_fWZJmu9z9yH1YftNYq4LzS9AJR_enyo/s4231/HGF120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4231" data-original-width="3170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SoBMCVc15-dpbdsZIp-dhG_IYP1w_epaMtnsETwLtEcRrTzxxk1MDsuV0ZnJj-EGSCHoU0NqueEy2HIRs9LuRN8udsBRxdR_6Ttlw4lvRRf2u736OkluRBlTYqEkvM_Y2ok1wr8_ZtN8Y1rr9nvfbk8vSyW_fWZJmu9z9yH1YftNYq4LzS9AJR_enyo/w480-h640/HGF120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Freshly mulched around the plants on columns.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP9xBBNUwBwl6NsOTaXbHJDkV6aOL3jg1TU_4fLX78Eh0AhKi41Uat7viR5YW0zmsT0VTUMwLegyV0mHYKiDg_5hlpLOTG0ll-NNcehr5B6vB1_ZO4ESMka2f5g4OsAMHv0HnmbJE9oRJjLh0IwbTfdJxziO7yyPiowknpNm_K0l3g1HWQJkCun2x2rM/s4896/HGF121.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP9xBBNUwBwl6NsOTaXbHJDkV6aOL3jg1TU_4fLX78Eh0AhKi41Uat7viR5YW0zmsT0VTUMwLegyV0mHYKiDg_5hlpLOTG0ll-NNcehr5B6vB1_ZO4ESMka2f5g4OsAMHv0HnmbJE9oRJjLh0IwbTfdJxziO7yyPiowknpNm_K0l3g1HWQJkCun2x2rM/w640-h480/HGF121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cyclamen...more flowers!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXG0xOQNIC7ssCVYAk_HPkUt_9xDrOLH4JpKjwM1kj-TPEx0lTwPcEdTzBcNXcUvmGzyDGn7__ScCrHsCrjGOwz2EMqlKAEj4t4wD-AWe99d04EQYNsJ3Y0GSyfcLmEZ0ypy9TEKU5j-e3oiezfS-NaMGzxr95tYay3qavuEMKYS_fYR6kdDvBFCR19k/s4896/HGF122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXG0xOQNIC7ssCVYAk_HPkUt_9xDrOLH4JpKjwM1kj-TPEx0lTwPcEdTzBcNXcUvmGzyDGn7__ScCrHsCrjGOwz2EMqlKAEj4t4wD-AWe99d04EQYNsJ3Y0GSyfcLmEZ0ypy9TEKU5j-e3oiezfS-NaMGzxr95tYay3qavuEMKYS_fYR6kdDvBFCR19k/w640-h480/HGF122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQJZ9CMTq3I8WucIhjChKDKTQRVl8x5uBL-fVa7TO3V8w3aWsK0GJIcb4dB79VQhA7rQY0xK-jzakXBxfqODJbcOAULdAyjRc1Su0dicFR8XBwLVfHeJ0bpRONofEuqBnoKe3bAjzRxvacMEseMYIR8wYG4r1RHsq3Z7Wk-FsyS2EjLlSh82tMiZfIIU/s4896/HGF123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQJZ9CMTq3I8WucIhjChKDKTQRVl8x5uBL-fVa7TO3V8w3aWsK0GJIcb4dB79VQhA7rQY0xK-jzakXBxfqODJbcOAULdAyjRc1Su0dicFR8XBwLVfHeJ0bpRONofEuqBnoKe3bAjzRxvacMEseMYIR8wYG4r1RHsq3Z7Wk-FsyS2EjLlSh82tMiZfIIU/w480-h640/HGF123.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Check out the size of those ferns! I believe they're Woodwardia unigemmata, and the grassy-looking plants are Fascicularia pitcairniifolia, but I could be wrong.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_7YSy6LG_5o4pWIpV1Q0NFozjEQW6Oed79_jEhyphenhyphenO74UGVYUmTU3HB8BfrfQo26IatX-arpFtL2d1-ZqGkef88SxuE5d7VI9K2R2OAE_1Ke11m6Gj33HhoDTeIdksyp_geJSsT0Xgu-NsoIdJIbAXFFvhk2J5sOhYWFizxchGJ5CDLlh5kitmrT2iop4/s4896/HGF124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_7YSy6LG_5o4pWIpV1Q0NFozjEQW6Oed79_jEhyphenhyphenO74UGVYUmTU3HB8BfrfQo26IatX-arpFtL2d1-ZqGkef88SxuE5d7VI9K2R2OAE_1Ke11m6Gj33HhoDTeIdksyp_geJSsT0Xgu-NsoIdJIbAXFFvhk2J5sOhYWFizxchGJ5CDLlh5kitmrT2iop4/w640-h480/HGF124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Olearia ilicifolia <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-B2z1ppByQeq6yHqVUC15Li6h8kS6AsWzKNOJA_4yWcZz8vro_gB-xPs3iOmlXShLupsqwrWIbe8RdTiCX-k2EjQq8yYjzpgTFXBSoN8zUcZMx0rKl8oPlHmTjP1660XiteawB8GrcJaknQRra0r7XEexHCPadKnpRfa2Lvha4PJEHZFJSsVfqq3KXc/s4896/HGF125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-B2z1ppByQeq6yHqVUC15Li6h8kS6AsWzKNOJA_4yWcZz8vro_gB-xPs3iOmlXShLupsqwrWIbe8RdTiCX-k2EjQq8yYjzpgTFXBSoN8zUcZMx0rKl8oPlHmTjP1660XiteawB8GrcJaknQRra0r7XEexHCPadKnpRfa2Lvha4PJEHZFJSsVfqq3KXc/w480-h640/HGF125.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Scallopy and spiky.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLqaDaNWFxVUq02aDSc4sEsiiYYZ4Uczsficfk8Bu42Pyawgk-ZFpxH_SmACQIEZggMBRJnOO3puL7bWH-yDfAbsr0M_7MNa-mXO7jtmE4kgU9WOfEVzpq7mqIqi31OO0dUwtLLe6pIXsdbBO7o6SRJIYO7Sk_8RV82waAhIsEW6vNudN9vWS8Ob_OP8/s4344/HGF126.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="4344" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLqaDaNWFxVUq02aDSc4sEsiiYYZ4Uczsficfk8Bu42Pyawgk-ZFpxH_SmACQIEZggMBRJnOO3puL7bWH-yDfAbsr0M_7MNa-mXO7jtmE4kgU9WOfEVzpq7mqIqi31OO0dUwtLLe6pIXsdbBO7o6SRJIYO7Sk_8RV82waAhIsEW6vNudN9vWS8Ob_OP8/w640-h540/HGF126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of Dan Hinkley's Edgeworthia chrysantha finds. Not yellow, not orange, kinda bubble-gum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvJ0pDsXny2xe6mOqqz1fGyz4oDJhGmIstAhZ5TF169VV5f9X36Y9mgGeDqXzzoTmRuqGjsnHyh72AHeYo0rZL6sVJmVsZ7TEubM6rLYzArUcUJsyqUOPMTKTiaQ8T_flA97wXEHjXScRjmI2hv2dJUWP5g8ANF3elowtPqpFXozviBS_emX_SjyDTkc/s4896/HGF127.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvJ0pDsXny2xe6mOqqz1fGyz4oDJhGmIstAhZ5TF169VV5f9X36Y9mgGeDqXzzoTmRuqGjsnHyh72AHeYo0rZL6sVJmVsZ7TEubM6rLYzArUcUJsyqUOPMTKTiaQ8T_flA97wXEHjXScRjmI2hv2dJUWP5g8ANF3elowtPqpFXozviBS_emX_SjyDTkc/w640-h480/HGF127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh my! Mahonia oiwakensis ssp lomariifolia v tenuifolia, amazing. I have a small one of these (very small, and very thrashed by winter), I hope it looks like this one day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSH-lxNWg_qGSVuzNTd3WeTQ6Y-bHl92PzHqhsZIOHwPCnrrY3PLhTSHV3KLIfMeHaq7TybVp7HlWcQDa9kwV-BPle8EBMKNB_vzIu5-BY9764jsYtEQzIlB9jq4ltk0z0NEi-xRLQGsM45lsqW9AE3OLR5qhZ_vS-H040AuQ356AFbzkzdGfNPrl3HNQ/s4477/HGF128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4477" data-original-width="3657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSH-lxNWg_qGSVuzNTd3WeTQ6Y-bHl92PzHqhsZIOHwPCnrrY3PLhTSHV3KLIfMeHaq7TybVp7HlWcQDa9kwV-BPle8EBMKNB_vzIu5-BY9764jsYtEQzIlB9jq4ltk0z0NEi-xRLQGsM45lsqW9AE3OLR5qhZ_vS-H040AuQ356AFbzkzdGfNPrl3HNQ/w522-h640/HGF128.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Walking on...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjviVheqipON2FHGmtR-QCvkvKMV7lI3lPtZ9Pvnz1lZE5bJ0-DYm5c0DmQvNcmUO0XY3X-4Z_Pzb_K1l-R7CXYw9cqDTRBDho-UFgr2lgyUjg4kXGdI-ifrfKlsb5tJrY3DFtLd6t3y3QrpcCPqcTA0HFwkxPXglOoeSEzXlqRtp4M3Qn6K4-DuvVbQw/s4896/HGF129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoWd6dMZClaNqKSdbuuroYmATU-_QGIsOjDv9F0M7whIhR8JxFBvTE5J3_26H9XXjzDhGSVjaGL3xPmoSYJop2nvz9avFctpVUMZTzAL3Z0ZxWQxHBTMbO6SEe6Sgi-LcFVolUeHi8BiYO-bUpkWe8SlomLYneTfme9aE8SVkGThyOL4sofHLEYzaifc/s4896/HGF134.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoWd6dMZClaNqKSdbuuroYmATU-_QGIsOjDv9F0M7whIhR8JxFBvTE5J3_26H9XXjzDhGSVjaGL3xPmoSYJop2nvz9avFctpVUMZTzAL3Z0ZxWQxHBTMbO6SEe6Sgi-LcFVolUeHi8BiYO-bUpkWe8SlomLYneTfme9aE8SVkGThyOL4sofHLEYzaifc/w640-h480/HGF134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first time I saw it, I hated it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3zikIi7Ywci39rexP4ai2yeetlN4WNE67K26sKuHHa1mCfx4JEQYH7g5qZqfjn-4QhCZj1w_g3yfvi06c6dEqW2rWt9D5fqTArLR2bJ5QzmU7Wa4rpz9rv_E7k6gVx40fid33UxoATOwfjhdzivOMihWVaHT2P7VStb2CPHf5x0VNrGoTWOKmODqZxg/s4896/HGF135.JPG" style="clear: left; 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Working on this post I finally learned of it's origins. Searching for a link to the Little & Lewis work later in the post I found this: "<i>Our seven-foot-tall Chanterell Plunging Basin, at home in the Heronswood Nursery vegetable garden. When not in use for washing their produce, it doubles as a fountain.</i>" (<a href="https://pacifichorticulture.org/articles/reflections/" target="_blank">source</a>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k6HYac3p5L3tfT5eOdR8s7Spnqpu3LOv8dAzm590UIJFjsCPZsuFWkJBqB1UDIhTzdg0ORqbawnaSlk_jc5qxCrv9oG57-Dtx6gmZLgw41dAjmRQUrfZZscASPVSVIpxFeQPBqAxiarDdCBXFSaOnmr16gOEIlLALeyW3aEWHwsL1oDzrE3Ijlb8ENA/s4896/HGF136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6k6HYac3p5L3tfT5eOdR8s7Spnqpu3LOv8dAzm590UIJFjsCPZsuFWkJBqB1UDIhTzdg0ORqbawnaSlk_jc5qxCrv9oG57-Dtx6gmZLgw41dAjmRQUrfZZscASPVSVIpxFeQPBqAxiarDdCBXFSaOnmr16gOEIlLALeyW3aEWHwsL1oDzrE3Ijlb8ENA/w480-h640/HGF136.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Continuing the fungus theme...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I wonder if they did something special to get the bend in the trunks?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjgVdIk_-qC9hAkREQevGhBFDgEOvWMop7JNEPHPtdBHKsvRk755pdkomUcq4t4gPuLqLe-AF92nmpCpr3lbzvu5tKGy1WnJ1Mr6la-PYGszVBx9mBZqw8B-lNPJt8KsKXKUIWgQrkwCExsjnwC2pnHGQUfdXav83HhhvfH07GOgx_TsPTKrcgCJtDGQ/s4896/HGF142.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjgVdIk_-qC9hAkREQevGhBFDgEOvWMop7JNEPHPtdBHKsvRk755pdkomUcq4t4gPuLqLe-AF92nmpCpr3lbzvu5tKGy1WnJ1Mr6la-PYGszVBx9mBZqw8B-lNPJt8KsKXKUIWgQrkwCExsjnwC2pnHGQUfdXav83HhhvfH07GOgx_TsPTKrcgCJtDGQ/w640-h480/HGF142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, I had to share this patch of aspidistra.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMdjYS2ZJHDgqZYMnugPF4eLwIGHzZXkZ-KbV9flP5LKd7W5RX42uJL5I70OqR2Vs2Di1CrUNrMsOnJXmpvZPq0I-5klU2MTWrG8sh8HNFjuD2TEJ1rCW-35-2sQlogCdisWckZmf2Zlun8zTezJZc5Q7vSSvkKROfSxGyF2ejhm2wsu89pYWohhUBl4/s4896/HGF143.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMdjYS2ZJHDgqZYMnugPF4eLwIGHzZXkZ-KbV9flP5LKd7W5RX42uJL5I70OqR2Vs2Di1CrUNrMsOnJXmpvZPq0I-5klU2MTWrG8sh8HNFjuD2TEJ1rCW-35-2sQlogCdisWckZmf2Zlun8zTezJZc5Q7vSSvkKROfSxGyF2ejhm2wsu89pYWohhUBl4/w640-h480/HGF143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Perfect leaves of green...(unlike the same plant in my garden this winter)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Y5GimdQQvwOJcyVHVynCnlZCwszSQQe-lXyvPqgQ2qCK2HhB42fy5gdEFlJOJ27NrHPZitZXU1Nh3CdyDcoitFs7g2HDZh6dNzCFHqK8UOJ1c8tplX7hvzFgTWywtpRWJlBUC7cxBKSg3lxFsmlksvb5U6o3HTsdpaAwpfI7W-r8c1Nb3JeD7WcIs8/s4896/HGF144.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Y5GimdQQvwOJcyVHVynCnlZCwszSQQe-lXyvPqgQ2qCK2HhB42fy5gdEFlJOJ27NrHPZitZXU1Nh3CdyDcoitFs7g2HDZh6dNzCFHqK8UOJ1c8tplX7hvzFgTWywtpRWJlBUC7cxBKSg3lxFsmlksvb5U6o3HTsdpaAwpfI7W-r8c1Nb3JeD7WcIs8/w640-h480/HGF144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/02/heronswood-winter-2023-visit.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52862780335799040652024-01-31T08:29:00.000-08:002024-01-31T08:29:00.147-08:00Heronswood February 2023 visit, the rock gardenWhen we were in Seattle last year for the <a href="https://www.gardenshow.com/" target="_blank">Northwest Flower & Garden Festival</a> I somehow talked Andrew into a visit to <a href="https://www.heronswoodgarden.org/" target="_blank">Heronswood Garden</a>. The trip began on a ferry from the Seattle waterfront.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdYjwZmgKO2Ep67dHWFtuZkZXSKFRzMJeMYujGftubPLzAq3DQJOWZ7SZiGpCYJ2NlBhEiAd0AdC9j9VSu9cWOLwUU4wo12QVoA4v8AX-780YR0VA7bm6ub5IT4IPPfLr4qNSldR_aYvv7CmigeZFobGofdvoAARR_LTaBUS-0BQ-2K0W8mhz6UHGmfk/s2048/HGF099.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdYjwZmgKO2Ep67dHWFtuZkZXSKFRzMJeMYujGftubPLzAq3DQJOWZ7SZiGpCYJ2NlBhEiAd0AdC9j9VSu9cWOLwUU4wo12QVoA4v8AX-780YR0VA7bm6ub5IT4IPPfLr4qNSldR_aYvv7CmigeZFobGofdvoAARR_LTaBUS-0BQ-2K0W8mhz6UHGmfk/w640-h480/HGF099.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That's Andrew paying our admission...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEiluhpvrP1KiQ9Ze_Td7KhQ_RDkkEvTn0jKdBpON_jzUIZpt2pZ8EOzu2McrpBfmQtMdE9i1gjeaw6uLJJ7VJksc7wfVlXwC6Gao9DXeSyIxBQix2UChq_G6YHiMVBAo-Sk_UQP92nk1GxJJBa2mYEYWUW2ELKoLZVGPplxP_T4t0Rd794wcZKgAwh4/s4438/HRG100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3143" data-original-width="4438" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEiluhpvrP1KiQ9Ze_Td7KhQ_RDkkEvTn0jKdBpON_jzUIZpt2pZ8EOzu2McrpBfmQtMdE9i1gjeaw6uLJJ7VJksc7wfVlXwC6Gao9DXeSyIxBQix2UChq_G6YHiMVBAo-Sk_UQP92nk1GxJJBa2mYEYWUW2ELKoLZVGPplxP_T4t0Rd794wcZKgAwh4/w640-h454/HRG100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I was checking out the plants in those wooden planters, like Maihuenia poeppigii.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtDKX_aW3qIQW4zEoG12grnuSzo1PYEKz4evPSxhI6JEJbYuc_pk19szptP-MMqDa0bGAbl0Mf_DVts8nTV4iSHAR4MYfeeC-YxEP1tkPpBpx7BbkCK_14-j1EA8R53t7ibvGBPQmFZ-xfi7i7ImupRQNqzu71H7B27y9C6ybzwAeHEGjvowuua9lm0M/s4536/HRG101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4536" data-original-width="3649" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtDKX_aW3qIQW4zEoG12grnuSzo1PYEKz4evPSxhI6JEJbYuc_pk19szptP-MMqDa0bGAbl0Mf_DVts8nTV4iSHAR4MYfeeC-YxEP1tkPpBpx7BbkCK_14-j1EA8R53t7ibvGBPQmFZ-xfi7i7ImupRQNqzu71H7B27y9C6ybzwAeHEGjvowuua9lm0M/w514-h640/HRG101.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Stylidium graminifolium, aka grass triggerplant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwfg25ve15-l3G0wPiXbTD3cqXr2C-ziqWd6XcxEpd3xwpzDYsMXH49Cnfsek6ADYJY9hASv8KDQMZPWVhrZvypcYuTWKa6eKwxM3sstHqA3DgDOMLmT2MZIuHMtgEEpgtJ0eAf3zRz4zWueVzGtug_TwiRhWa4GBUQy0wP62Z6tcTwfMEUR-WqT-x78/s4896/HRG102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwfg25ve15-l3G0wPiXbTD3cqXr2C-ziqWd6XcxEpd3xwpzDYsMXH49Cnfsek6ADYJY9hASv8KDQMZPWVhrZvypcYuTWKa6eKwxM3sstHqA3DgDOMLmT2MZIuHMtgEEpgtJ0eAf3zRz4zWueVzGtug_TwiRhWa4GBUQy0wP62Z6tcTwfMEUR-WqT-x78/w640-h480/HRG102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I never got around to sharing these photos last winter (our visit was on February 18th) and once spring rolled around I didn't want to revisit winter images, so I've been hanging on to them until time was right, which is now! The first area we walked through was the rock garden, which had definitely expanded and settled in since <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2021/11/heronswood-parking-lot-rock-garden-and.html" target="_blank">my visit in 2021</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzERI6swEvwffKRfobVh9sMNWwtOsjKfPB8NOjtoz5o-MMRTGcrkL0jJ1LPguEreGTFLMXjVTGUC13Aqgta-9OmDafWUrQwTlh8gEv9aaOB6TyDgshJvJZo_XmXpfq88GUvTGbMzAgsB-3hyXpmBfLEXaw33WLMfxQPe6Sg-24ngjJ9mXoGFLqk-E2iww/s4602/HRG103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="4602" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzERI6swEvwffKRfobVh9sMNWwtOsjKfPB8NOjtoz5o-MMRTGcrkL0jJ1LPguEreGTFLMXjVTGUC13Aqgta-9OmDafWUrQwTlh8gEv9aaOB6TyDgshJvJZo_XmXpfq88GUvTGbMzAgsB-3hyXpmBfLEXaw33WLMfxQPe6Sg-24ngjJ9mXoGFLqk-E2iww/w640-h382/HRG103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This area is planted up with an enviable collection of xeric ferns, and I got the names of most of them. Myriopteris aurea...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6a14SsOsq7dG13XndkRWiHfT4mSQnNWCvrjtwuLtz-JE0kNIG8xHVD-hve_wFtjLlTG09O9yXQf0Vem9w4NwEnnRKsE200sxsjC_AHTapNefCLtv5vAOcRFVpgjUWmjqwssQ1jd3zeEZCZgmGI7VixE4pbBXbZ6NJ8A9fuyqKWGzESmcxo_42IYI-8/s4896/HRG104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6a14SsOsq7dG13XndkRWiHfT4mSQnNWCvrjtwuLtz-JE0kNIG8xHVD-hve_wFtjLlTG09O9yXQf0Vem9w4NwEnnRKsE200sxsjC_AHTapNefCLtv5vAOcRFVpgjUWmjqwssQ1jd3zeEZCZgmGI7VixE4pbBXbZ6NJ8A9fuyqKWGzESmcxo_42IYI-8/w640-h480/HRG104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Myriopteris fendleri<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLnjpmCFEVzGbjBUP6ppWgax1nfWJEfwCAjAD9jezMunc18vd7878lfZ6yWeI5Kwrln1pimRA7XZP9QxoULp1W20dla95xI4b5_Q_uOeFUAvcOwnv1eHNYVfQi9H3q78_pRCsa6uC4fXCJix3zBaCTJLes1wj-VFqeIftB0eqAMlJxCxKHJL_N7_AjQ8/s3258/HRG105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="3258" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLnjpmCFEVzGbjBUP6ppWgax1nfWJEfwCAjAD9jezMunc18vd7878lfZ6yWeI5Kwrln1pimRA7XZP9QxoULp1W20dla95xI4b5_Q_uOeFUAvcOwnv1eHNYVfQi9H3q78_pRCsa6uC4fXCJix3zBaCTJLes1wj-VFqeIftB0eqAMlJxCxKHJL_N7_AjQ8/w640-h544/HRG105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Astrolepis integerrima<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qVUbmDk1mZC0xzJDfA2gu-TyaUHfvtur7Gto_vhBujeEvsnJRhC3u9LE9C379hH8CqFGMApGeBh7bFZYgQHbm5ix49azXopQu8abO01__WxCTsD8pxO5tyMkG8jnDo19jNCVMkac-arztTkUrOqueBPAXB_bVOVxFjloskFBUjG5fxTaUQ7GeoMS9iw/s4896/HRG106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qVUbmDk1mZC0xzJDfA2gu-TyaUHfvtur7Gto_vhBujeEvsnJRhC3u9LE9C379hH8CqFGMApGeBh7bFZYgQHbm5ix49azXopQu8abO01__WxCTsD8pxO5tyMkG8jnDo19jNCVMkac-arztTkUrOqueBPAXB_bVOVxFjloskFBUjG5fxTaUQ7GeoMS9iw/w480-h640/HRG106.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were cactus mixed in too, I think this might be Opuntia fragilis (on the left).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK31wMxsXbQSxwYXPoTDLoVZd_qNnTlcnAR-O1djV-qCqdPNU-lXk3y4IZuJs0jIBU9uSHsdFFBfwtzJq26sgqeIlmCaYbtfMd7iiQrQUEiWR_jMpsIB13Y2NcONM0p8cz5imDTFDl4KcVQqGM5paUAFEQIDpC9MpD_HXC7XtqUJBRkAyWkE2QtFzFLy0/s4896/HRG107.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK31wMxsXbQSxwYXPoTDLoVZd_qNnTlcnAR-O1djV-qCqdPNU-lXk3y4IZuJs0jIBU9uSHsdFFBfwtzJq26sgqeIlmCaYbtfMd7iiQrQUEiWR_jMpsIB13Y2NcONM0p8cz5imDTFDl4KcVQqGM5paUAFEQIDpC9MpD_HXC7XtqUJBRkAyWkE2QtFzFLy0/w640-h480/HRG107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Myriopteris rufa<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWKBEIB2X5ZikNHHQlBLW_t3bPGEnRWZPJg5-4Gw-OfHIAqVr4eJwgoG-_8C_WHHsntr_r2EsHaT5JsTifYgskZCWWf7RNkxSknAHoOuC_B9Aae_u-aDnCpi1N2JXh6_qrFth4vpkEmxH0q2qhymtpkB6lGktpNQ_XLVCjl6L9ISzdSww1ektZDWFYh0/s4896/HRG108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWKBEIB2X5ZikNHHQlBLW_t3bPGEnRWZPJg5-4Gw-OfHIAqVr4eJwgoG-_8C_WHHsntr_r2EsHaT5JsTifYgskZCWWf7RNkxSknAHoOuC_B9Aae_u-aDnCpi1N2JXh6_qrFth4vpkEmxH0q2qhymtpkB6lGktpNQ_XLVCjl6L9ISzdSww1ektZDWFYh0/w640-h480/HRG108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Myriopteris tomentosa<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WP1YNokJ2wfJaPwqV3-8tb-29TWQNlW4i-3f9VjqGbhCgbdMeEL-5lP0OnSiXTR6lJnxV-HRxvyo1e6Nsz5EEwYxZQn1fMoR4HTH9-a5fE02ist8ZRKBlJJbWH4vo7BYEf6Ezib5EHoiHCAxiv9OMOkVru2GBF2z87a07q0Awpj0-6lpYqfqIor5k5w/s4291/HRG109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3243" data-original-width="4291" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WP1YNokJ2wfJaPwqV3-8tb-29TWQNlW4i-3f9VjqGbhCgbdMeEL-5lP0OnSiXTR6lJnxV-HRxvyo1e6Nsz5EEwYxZQn1fMoR4HTH9-a5fE02ist8ZRKBlJJbWH4vo7BYEf6Ezib5EHoiHCAxiv9OMOkVru2GBF2z87a07q0Awpj0-6lpYqfqIor5k5w/w640-h484/HRG109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And my biggest fern crush of the day, Pellaea truncata, aka spiny cliffbrake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJMZLaNBMOaUBHF2_890q0l3_iGOWv6pIcEItK5oDXOWfvZZTUrAuxgKnfpVJkuf6EQUV3F05XS9RViKxwWrDbcrfX-g4M41NAIrN46w8eyj3iLgsBjRPBU_qMHUEIU9D0sUjj9NX6DmTrIwH-UDL0YL_CTdgTqL60RGRkY_gjMZsyGoJHw-K4NXGWw8/s3672/HRG110.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2883" data-original-width="3672" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJMZLaNBMOaUBHF2_890q0l3_iGOWv6pIcEItK5oDXOWfvZZTUrAuxgKnfpVJkuf6EQUV3F05XS9RViKxwWrDbcrfX-g4M41NAIrN46w8eyj3iLgsBjRPBU_qMHUEIU9D0sUjj9NX6DmTrIwH-UDL0YL_CTdgTqL60RGRkY_gjMZsyGoJHw-K4NXGWw8/w640-h502/HRG110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Didn't get the name of this spiny fellow. Don't you want to hug him?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q_wb3QDe_g9iK3QvkEoh-RRW6mIh93xg1T_RX77sq5Va3hfjS3FAKQ37853ELuEiYCZAXVgbajfTdTK0x1Gzz_cIqmJrLbbcPJw4gxO-JLel_6uI2aPuJCxXAmqe5I1EApMzUo1KIgz24J-d75FY3D_2vNKzbgjhSm5IbrLlDNlGvOGUDldwCiSeRNU/s4896/HRG111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q_wb3QDe_g9iK3QvkEoh-RRW6mIh93xg1T_RX77sq5Va3hfjS3FAKQ37853ELuEiYCZAXVgbajfTdTK0x1Gzz_cIqmJrLbbcPJw4gxO-JLel_6uI2aPuJCxXAmqe5I1EApMzUo1KIgz24J-d75FY3D_2vNKzbgjhSm5IbrLlDNlGvOGUDldwCiSeRNU/w480-h640/HRG111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More to explore...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsYRkZCVLrGxsFXtlGTCwo00wid0H35OOcLDIf1uW1jHJuiq0ZWFTCzLEzsFbEEijcnGxS5dD9GsT434-QCEtclFEMisFVgmcl01rVRrouBSg5vHg-WZO6Y7ksUAn54LIa40JH4Ecm9R50i8mjA9rLBbJKjMwZeRWRrrqKRjNOvaOqRishH6EQp_7R2M/s4867/HRG112.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4867" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsYRkZCVLrGxsFXtlGTCwo00wid0H35OOcLDIf1uW1jHJuiq0ZWFTCzLEzsFbEEijcnGxS5dD9GsT434-QCEtclFEMisFVgmcl01rVRrouBSg5vHg-WZO6Y7ksUAn54LIa40JH4Ecm9R50i8mjA9rLBbJKjMwZeRWRrrqKRjNOvaOqRishH6EQp_7R2M/w640-h456/HRG112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dudleya lanceolata on the left.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZG2Vufw8taedMdbUgZVkD_rYcvayaaDmJja7z12_MrEK-fPylswjW1NjP6oEFRmFKN9w7J6LOcE_xihDdYrfr_1xZIPd6SL_ecboY8ZHCrLRfwpEWCh-p59KZYnMx7-c2pzeTdHWjw7Wr__O9m7UccUO9psJ9vqrn401vbrxsup2mXzl40dnDqLp7KM/s4896/HRG113.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZG2Vufw8taedMdbUgZVkD_rYcvayaaDmJja7z12_MrEK-fPylswjW1NjP6oEFRmFKN9w7J6LOcE_xihDdYrfr_1xZIPd6SL_ecboY8ZHCrLRfwpEWCh-p59KZYnMx7-c2pzeTdHWjw7Wr__O9m7UccUO9psJ9vqrn401vbrxsup2mXzl40dnDqLp7KM/w640-h480/HRG113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>During my first visit this little bog planting looked much more promising. Maybe it just had the winter blues?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBMUwnUUfCQ_zepVBG_zEV-PfsZRZFFU1o5ICSudPGAI7_WBd2Pv-xaCTK942eLHzKU1ihZzmtInXLYOqWeRE_Wt5hqBTmoHpjp0tLh0NxZDLBbhzx-QEMmjnekMHfgioYEuYM2d9X-jLmDggR5TmS9nac8pZm9-dDC9A0CPWSQRb8wF6-acqDYe2J1I/s4896/HRG114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBMUwnUUfCQ_zepVBG_zEV-PfsZRZFFU1o5ICSudPGAI7_WBd2Pv-xaCTK942eLHzKU1ihZzmtInXLYOqWeRE_Wt5hqBTmoHpjp0tLh0NxZDLBbhzx-QEMmjnekMHfgioYEuYM2d9X-jLmDggR5TmS9nac8pZm9-dDC9A0CPWSQRb8wF6-acqDYe2J1I/w640-h480/HRG114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I remember crushing on this fellow, Polystichum imbricans. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8PuJ2IXfAkgOxnhYFBr5QO-UKVYguZJTKDICETPqYpWOFP0wNlevUzDHGkNRhyphenhyphenkgPjv4hzkrI4IzpNfzp2djZCX9xJTQe5UyJdhFMXFpn5gHTGthyphenhyphenvzO0zHtEtxKnmgjorEZxXXJesROVdBxjwQSQI1s3DJ3HpXoEP_2tKkCgNJUk5BlsvfL59sBteY/s3476/HRG115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3476" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8PuJ2IXfAkgOxnhYFBr5QO-UKVYguZJTKDICETPqYpWOFP0wNlevUzDHGkNRhyphenhyphenkgPjv4hzkrI4IzpNfzp2djZCX9xJTQe5UyJdhFMXFpn5gHTGthyphenhyphenvzO0zHtEtxKnmgjorEZxXXJesROVdBxjwQSQI1s3DJ3HpXoEP_2tKkCgNJUk5BlsvfL59sBteY/w640-h554/HRG115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can definitely tell these photos are from winter, I look forward to exploring in July when <a href="https://www.gardenfling.org/post/2024-puget-sound-garden-fling-is-shaping-up" target="_blank">The Garden Fling</a> visits and it's all a little "lusher." Notholaena standleyi...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-mEinu50ihuQeTSSJiLAKtJLRSDZZQIdPxzTqQCg_oyD_hEAT5ALOcpG-aanV4RXRFIsRAVLKsOzbiSljS6G1d2A1NZGpL-KGn5LjO3XjNTsuNEdkFMmTPM2_Nf5DoH3xGuwkj3JaRilv7QJXhU4VMfg1xCcEUQon9XWtVj2_gz_gyVgoaq3GgZTOHk/s4896/HRG116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-mEinu50ihuQeTSSJiLAKtJLRSDZZQIdPxzTqQCg_oyD_hEAT5ALOcpG-aanV4RXRFIsRAVLKsOzbiSljS6G1d2A1NZGpL-KGn5LjO3XjNTsuNEdkFMmTPM2_Nf5DoH3xGuwkj3JaRilv7QJXhU4VMfg1xCcEUQon9XWtVj2_gz_gyVgoaq3GgZTOHk/w640-h480/HRG116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were agaves too—agaves and ferns in the same planting, you know I was happy! Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana on the left.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIW1YGVtka0HvI_y8M1ORykLU9uAucylDOZ7giZMNdd9BR4f1AyXPxfs4fIb7eP6a2jNylspeAhk5J9638jTVQD1FjRcE6XcrkrLGJi9vgjvEnSqsQhmITZrpmHx_zTTdexb3_83IZscax8bd2ZZnqXYFhmv00cqQjR_3Omx6t7wyKVVWNbKIlCO4dE8/s4332/HRG117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="4332" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIW1YGVtka0HvI_y8M1ORykLU9uAucylDOZ7giZMNdd9BR4f1AyXPxfs4fIb7eP6a2jNylspeAhk5J9638jTVQD1FjRcE6XcrkrLGJi9vgjvEnSqsQhmITZrpmHx_zTTdexb3_83IZscax8bd2ZZnqXYFhmv00cqQjR_3Omx6t7wyKVVWNbKIlCO4dE8/w640-h466/HRG117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave gracilipes<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod1JCtP_nhJwvfT1OqVnKo1Wbx4K2txlnRhuf9pwbT87Iv4jA3pOKb71oe1hu2L0a9aXavPCbE01SBMmRAxq7ZewNvlCy6Jx5whfBMsHCWXyeaVm_OzggyjVLUe2PMRMhT4T9cq6V71uHUabb44QpAWbEvZGjfVHAr_hEo1CvcmHs-QAiF12vK6raryI/s4896/HRG118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod1JCtP_nhJwvfT1OqVnKo1Wbx4K2txlnRhuf9pwbT87Iv4jA3pOKb71oe1hu2L0a9aXavPCbE01SBMmRAxq7ZewNvlCy6Jx5whfBMsHCWXyeaVm_OzggyjVLUe2PMRMhT4T9cq6V71uHUabb44QpAWbEvZGjfVHAr_hEo1CvcmHs-QAiF12vK6raryI/w640-h480/HRG118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Astrolepis sinuata<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S4NzCoXlWX0l2DoVs64XgkgMFMRCq-NN9hRIUUiwOXzCd6gs1Mv__qgerVdGT4PDJx2KiR9MIdVGBDIScvfdUV9arxXN5MyhOnKLsn7N0Iu847tUC342zDO1vKd706-pIt8_3uGWTyma8BdH0iWWt-JoaNx2zRrdUSga7w_eGdKkVU99VZCmogfsnXc/s4896/HRG119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S4NzCoXlWX0l2DoVs64XgkgMFMRCq-NN9hRIUUiwOXzCd6gs1Mv__qgerVdGT4PDJx2KiR9MIdVGBDIScvfdUV9arxXN5MyhOnKLsn7N0Iu847tUC342zDO1vKd706-pIt8_3uGWTyma8BdH0iWWt-JoaNx2zRrdUSga7w_eGdKkVU99VZCmogfsnXc/w640-h480/HRG119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yucca baccata I think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CST-X5byBLvDYqR3WpysL8yOAUWttB7_FXW8C3YUYI44_IahhY93XPmo7zCQ8hqwhi_tPhMGZQz579MDSn3fOlRgK1pknlTnVAus19ZKB4DYS5xoAatwMZGkwBkW6VRAh56YdHgboymfR9ObK-npNXozvaAsiCWHxhC4-6kURZBgYc0ppCsmnVZlzvU/s4714/HRG120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="4714" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CST-X5byBLvDYqR3WpysL8yOAUWttB7_FXW8C3YUYI44_IahhY93XPmo7zCQ8hqwhi_tPhMGZQz579MDSn3fOlRgK1pknlTnVAus19ZKB4DYS5xoAatwMZGkwBkW6VRAh56YdHgboymfR9ObK-npNXozvaAsiCWHxhC4-6kURZBgYc0ppCsmnVZlzvU/w640-h440/HRG120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found this on the <a href="https://www.heronswoodgarden.org/rock-garden" target="_blank">Heronswood website</a>: "<i>Created during the pandemic, and now honoring its victims and its heroes, the Rock Garden incorporates five rocky islands, each studded with miniature treasures that grow at high elevation. The garden currently showcases alpine plants from North America’s western mountains and southwestern deserts but will expand to include other regions plus Mediterranean landscapes</i>."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRq20gi52ZfT-qxIh9x-Ls43jBkxopp5GQRGlisFZBRvWRp5LKjgRBJHEElmLPA9RsHzHUYU0DefuAHnnGMr1GjTkdHFDZcsp-mVkpIdRsE92GIcXCiOa0YC3TrJiwcR5qFbFyy8OE_NrxZSbj69AYdz5LPowu-UXeiLID4n61LhU5yXBTIvC9RN9HMU/s4890/HRG121.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3173" data-original-width="4890" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRq20gi52ZfT-qxIh9x-Ls43jBkxopp5GQRGlisFZBRvWRp5LKjgRBJHEElmLPA9RsHzHUYU0DefuAHnnGMr1GjTkdHFDZcsp-mVkpIdRsE92GIcXCiOa0YC3TrJiwcR5qFbFyy8OE_NrxZSbj69AYdz5LPowu-UXeiLID4n61LhU5yXBTIvC9RN9HMU/w640-h416/HRG121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave parryi var. truncata <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7ebi6Gma3E54YsRO5hEBWaYzyWZSOfKfohyJ50VXnUt66QURsVGALKIwUpsCuVQwfJbgcvvJB6hEYoUcsmz0-wcnsYGzx5RK8mThlx7NUK1PWotHl6T4a86JvmUth_xThhgZhwhoYXJYfTZyFi1KJfLNk_CydMb1XgnCp664S32NYkH2e0T52jzbpo/s4473/HRG122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="4473" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7ebi6Gma3E54YsRO5hEBWaYzyWZSOfKfohyJ50VXnUt66QURsVGALKIwUpsCuVQwfJbgcvvJB6hEYoUcsmz0-wcnsYGzx5RK8mThlx7NUK1PWotHl6T4a86JvmUth_xThhgZhwhoYXJYfTZyFi1KJfLNk_CydMb1XgnCp664S32NYkH2e0T52jzbpo/w640-h470/HRG122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave americana 'Grey Ghost', living up to it's name. These agaves were definitely showing how they felt about the winter storms the PNW delt with last winter. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqO0jygyWmzxJqr6E0CBhe6DdgJwoN2QxtPAjoFVlUrSqYR8vtfFX60MneqcRtJmC5vjaNPPKtdWAPT7KJgyvy1Z1du5kFWIFg1MuIuFHkpuu5YGl1w89nqO1pwzDcKSyD6vgzapKNfx4dykv4PxMqckFX7k5fwRGbWV_ab09mehMxx9QMsz4_m7Ctf0/s4896/HRG123.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqO0jygyWmzxJqr6E0CBhe6DdgJwoN2QxtPAjoFVlUrSqYR8vtfFX60MneqcRtJmC5vjaNPPKtdWAPT7KJgyvy1Z1du5kFWIFg1MuIuFHkpuu5YGl1w89nqO1pwzDcKSyD6vgzapKNfx4dykv4PxMqckFX7k5fwRGbWV_ab09mehMxx9QMsz4_m7Ctf0/w640-h480/HRG123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a small on-site nursery under the awning in the distance, and I think classes are held there too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXL2hGsW1JJse06evkfzAB_ofSiOZ9NLn2EtYSaf-AoCPyjwEdSsRzOYM3Oqi5HWDVffhVF0Y5oqIIkRZe9C1FLWd5c6h-39zUNMg1D8U7WyB2Qk1xSRh8vV8ShEqeF3BEYz8ld3zgz2vj34M9N1EglPJ6qhVIELMkjSaoogBnEYHwc9D7LhwjTkBGAE/s4896/HRG124.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXL2hGsW1JJse06evkfzAB_ofSiOZ9NLn2EtYSaf-AoCPyjwEdSsRzOYM3Oqi5HWDVffhVF0Y5oqIIkRZe9C1FLWd5c6h-39zUNMg1D8U7WyB2Qk1xSRh8vV8ShEqeF3BEYz8ld3zgz2vj34M9N1EglPJ6qhVIELMkjSaoogBnEYHwc9D7LhwjTkBGAE/w640-h480/HRG124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ferocactus hamatacanthus<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsQmFfns_3fLy85W8-g6iPXLKHYTmBizVjqqQs_Mem7lUdAQkCngxr9KfnYSceC2a0PS4TPDR1isTRfWfiZPSPU5KKkD_hVJU2NXA9Z-2JyUPavuxn_JqCQAOgDmpBpcCWb2XY82JFHs14SxgQTn03gOy2mFdKK2MKgbE0ymF2l_bG3Za_A8Nl77kPF8/s4855/HRG125.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="4855" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsQmFfns_3fLy85W8-g6iPXLKHYTmBizVjqqQs_Mem7lUdAQkCngxr9KfnYSceC2a0PS4TPDR1isTRfWfiZPSPU5KKkD_hVJU2NXA9Z-2JyUPavuxn_JqCQAOgDmpBpcCWb2XY82JFHs14SxgQTn03gOy2mFdKK2MKgbE0ymF2l_bG3Za_A8Nl77kPF8/w640-h428/HRG125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Opuntia sp. PL10028951<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF1xIvXdzn-XrnRyggH2Vwez1Bc7GkJyeQiaByrM1tjay6yfR2zv2hqs5Q81Rmgu9AKA08Uh90oa8PKbdRE0A0YGF24XpLG3l0Qjl8Kt5E4lfEhs-M_St4eaeRqVasE4z23LIFnlWCBUJzxUAl3iuTf8uFowPOPrFqm-GsxYGRzuS1EfA80xhnS_flAU/s4667/HRG126.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3396" data-original-width="4667" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF1xIvXdzn-XrnRyggH2Vwez1Bc7GkJyeQiaByrM1tjay6yfR2zv2hqs5Q81Rmgu9AKA08Uh90oa8PKbdRE0A0YGF24XpLG3l0Qjl8Kt5E4lfEhs-M_St4eaeRqVasE4z23LIFnlWCBUJzxUAl3iuTf8uFowPOPrFqm-GsxYGRzuS1EfA80xhnS_flAU/w640-h466/HRG126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F0Aos_FhTCzLi5lmce62G-zrWq9kX_2y_LiNey4qR_ZFQSxD3Zdh4RysxxvIzIci5_HXgEGje3aXQRVwPaDbCn420sxV0b1ruaB0UWQa3Koa_83L6ZHTaVUnF2JxlayouKxRQ5JAdR0olWlNklVi_VGMBEaYPuygLvFF4hPSNmmMpBRMz7m5_8Z5QY8/s4896/HRG127.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F0Aos_FhTCzLi5lmce62G-zrWq9kX_2y_LiNey4qR_ZFQSxD3Zdh4RysxxvIzIci5_HXgEGje3aXQRVwPaDbCn420sxV0b1ruaB0UWQa3Koa_83L6ZHTaVUnF2JxlayouKxRQ5JAdR0olWlNklVi_VGMBEaYPuygLvFF4hPSNmmMpBRMz7m5_8Z5QY8/w640-h480/HRG127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Before I wrap it up, the plantings that surround the rock garden and parking lot deserve a closer look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSysbFrZQVhHD1athb7jF2jYq59nrjXD_CKpxu4sXegUuQ1DchehllAMQHtqilRzYTNuX9MIPenNsgbwq_Pm3FOwAWFvK9fhrgm6ep7x4Mdrl-0Q3_UmcY0qeMJtd5fd_OmWX0v1J9zoiZ8HmQX3B5TlOU3B-lsoufwjog1wjBMSf5He_gO5xcykYx3iE/s4629/HRG128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="4629" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSysbFrZQVhHD1athb7jF2jYq59nrjXD_CKpxu4sXegUuQ1DchehllAMQHtqilRzYTNuX9MIPenNsgbwq_Pm3FOwAWFvK9fhrgm6ep7x4Mdrl-0Q3_UmcY0qeMJtd5fd_OmWX0v1J9zoiZ8HmQX3B5TlOU3B-lsoufwjog1wjBMSf5He_gO5xcykYx3iE/w640-h446/HRG128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUtWcCBpfeL6QjYzv9FpA18PhI2UNZD0nJ8DHrFDgDkS_cH84DJZ2Dgywpu_nxTtmcBR2cf5lXDKr5ukTD5jhb5wkz-vYG5ozLR1FIbmZzBvrh4cOIgDfMsCsB9x9DDZcWrjCU2aXJarmaYdYj_lSAXTB95JwlinemVCtTltc4bKVosISNMN8dG20EaA/w480-h640/HRG133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Agave bracteosa, enjoying a vertical lifestyle in the wall (I didn't get the name of the agave in the back). 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Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div><div><br /></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49556659802078721382024-01-29T08:30:00.000-08:002024-01-29T08:45:20.413-08:00Indoor Ferns; rambling thoughts on a book and housefernsI purchased the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Indoor-Ferns-Boy-Altman/dp/1901094510/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MYLHI1OXOGUS&keywords=indoor+ferns+boy&qid=1706243670&s=books&sprefix=indoor+ferns+boy%2Cstripbooks%2C151&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>Indoor Ferns</i>, by Boy Altman</a> (1998) last March after it was mentioned during a Hardy Fern Foundation Webinar. I finally got around to reading it last weekend.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5e0L_s5uMQh-oqUfm9-k0rB4LYBdH4icFUkFvo9iue5tgttdnmfJdueF4fCIAakSZK681CKHXfeHMG8jHtzKEDGSd1XG8RVd9QFeVlMV9CmyzSJFR9clXzFZAuIwmUa2QeFNk6QoSQBNH1xfnDdyxin0H-CGAC2Wsbx4C6NCdqJK8PFkB1-p6BymUIS0/s1500/IF100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5e0L_s5uMQh-oqUfm9-k0rB4LYBdH4icFUkFvo9iue5tgttdnmfJdueF4fCIAakSZK681CKHXfeHMG8jHtzKEDGSd1XG8RVd9QFeVlMV9CmyzSJFR9clXzFZAuIwmUa2QeFNk6QoSQBNH1xfnDdyxin0H-CGAC2Wsbx4C6NCdqJK8PFkB1-p6BymUIS0/w484-h640/IF100.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the back cover: "<i>Indoor Ferns tells you how to keep tropical and sub-tropical ferns growing in peak condition. Unlike flowering plants, ferns have to reply on their "personalities" and the beauty of their fronds to win admiration.</i>" ah yes, their personalities!<div><br /></div><div>I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to be so sassy: "<i>Do you recognize this still life? There is a good chance that you do, since 95% of all indoor ferns look like this within a few months to a year. These three ferns come from different rooms in the house and their owners had no idea what else they could have done to please the ferns. It was simply ignorance: all the ferns shown here are epiphytes and a plastic post is the last place to put an epiphyte. Ferns are not all the same</i>"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6gpY-WiAk5BrLY8ZEdce0rmWH1uoBJILOZakt0ziMulautL0qveacy_0B8lMM3oli-PLpBCcTwb7kxIdeL1OsuJfwRnoZwap5AMM8LAD6_NxWINsZ36vK_JsLTqk5h94Sb1x1bYZN2PHK5hcaqEgDf4XRWWTokGCltvHeoa1E9zn2ovWHnuzWUrLNE8/s3727/IF101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3727" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6gpY-WiAk5BrLY8ZEdce0rmWH1uoBJILOZakt0ziMulautL0qveacy_0B8lMM3oli-PLpBCcTwb7kxIdeL1OsuJfwRnoZwap5AMM8LAD6_NxWINsZ36vK_JsLTqk5h94Sb1x1bYZN2PHK5hcaqEgDf4XRWWTokGCltvHeoa1E9zn2ovWHnuzWUrLNE8/w640-h460/IF101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On epiphytes: "<i>You really should not even try to keep an epiphytic fern in a plastic pot with ordinary compost. In order to understand this, you need to know what an epiphyte is. Epiphytes, like some orchids, bromeliads, tilansias </i>[sic]<i> and a large number of ferns, are plants which get their nutrition from a host, usually a tree. In a shaded spot they easily survive on nutrients which are washed down from the tree tops by the tropical rains. On p. 21 </i>[below]<i> you can see a Polypodium aureum on its host, Butia comata, a Brazilian palm. Epiphyte ferns include Platyceriums, Aspleniums, most Nephrolepis varieties and Polypodiums.</i>" There have obviously been some name changes since this book was published in 1998, I chose to leave them as written.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaGbd8MsvXsuXpZpVs8TmiXT2BsVHb13tcl7LA8GBlA7wbhkuabXiMiLkh9iTyJlHCOTqgH01cP2BIjNFcjzYTGYZCRgjSO1KQ_uUKTLKUScgdI_dsrj8EHgZBQrDfkR5wmLR8Yf5DxAJSiK14RF_ZUR5K7Jw7QNIN8Xg5YFXzd3mR8RuB3n3kj76LVg/s2808/IF103.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="2774" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaGbd8MsvXsuXpZpVs8TmiXT2BsVHb13tcl7LA8GBlA7wbhkuabXiMiLkh9iTyJlHCOTqgH01cP2BIjNFcjzYTGYZCRgjSO1KQ_uUKTLKUScgdI_dsrj8EHgZBQrDfkR5wmLR8Yf5DxAJSiK14RF_ZUR5K7Jw7QNIN8Xg5YFXzd3mR8RuB3n3kj76LVg/w632-h640/IF103.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This drilled terracotta pot was suggested as an alternative to the plastic, allowing air to reach the roots.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEUgY_w90fqNenXkngg_GDEi58knpWImKSoWYjliunWzozVSv_tnx6smJdyJ7pceObY5_Jj-bagceWck4xdd6QNWHmwr__1kLd6OH6I16b40XPK8BEbmzRLaVciZm7GmMUxdIeMBobYYpemLo-Qg19qBrzddsncNpHyXBM8b6I0k2dDUHoI_O4s29bww/s2987/IF102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="2914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEUgY_w90fqNenXkngg_GDEi58knpWImKSoWYjliunWzozVSv_tnx6smJdyJ7pceObY5_Jj-bagceWck4xdd6QNWHmwr__1kLd6OH6I16b40XPK8BEbmzRLaVciZm7GmMUxdIeMBobYYpemLo-Qg19qBrzddsncNpHyXBM8b6I0k2dDUHoI_O4s29bww/w624-h640/IF102.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The book is about much more than epiphytic ferns, including an A-Z of the fern family with lots of info and thoughts on care. A couple other quotes from the book: "<i>if the plant behaves strangely in the first few months, do not get out the rubbish bag immediately. Give it a chance to adapt to the new conditions. Sometimes it takes a year before a fern has completely adapted. Do not keep putting the fern in a different place each time. If you discover after a few weeks that it looks better on that coffee table than beside your bookshelf, it is better to move the furniture around-it is less likely to die</i>." A year!?! Move the furniture!?!</div><div><br /></div><div>"<i>Ferns hate being shifted from pillar to post; make sure that they are always kept in the same, light spot. Hanging ferns in the hall or in the middle of the room, as you see in films, is madness. They are put there for a moment to make a pretty shot, but it is not a representation of reality, unless growing lamps are hung above them. This special lighting more or less replaces the sun and also looks very decorative</i>." All righty!</div><div><br /></div><div>There is an almost 2-page section devoted to how to sprinkle and spray your ferns. If I were the type to take everything I read to heart these directions alone would keep me from ever growing a fern indoors. </div><div><br /></div>On that note I thought I'd share photos of the ferns I am growing, indoors. These first few were featured in the <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/that-certain-shade-of-green-with-shiny.html" target="_blank">mantel post I did back on Jan 8th</a>, guess what! They're still alive. Pteris cretica in the tall planter and Pteris quadriaurita 'Tricolor' on the right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxWn8JTnRymbfoL74GdOEt0Bc467fzp3rqNQ9r80hzUL5VGnb4XAN2j5rwFOv-EDnkVc_QkmldIa5EZI5zvBGm9feA3JB-X4WtBY6f33BlTVqDOl_7X85HtSKDt3L5OXhpdOwmD0gTOaAeO6-sNpAujnmmAp38KFVEIhXm2CQP8zkui9eFnCFy5Zj_MI/s5017/IF104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5017" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxWn8JTnRymbfoL74GdOEt0Bc467fzp3rqNQ9r80hzUL5VGnb4XAN2j5rwFOv-EDnkVc_QkmldIa5EZI5zvBGm9feA3JB-X4WtBY6f33BlTVqDOl_7X85HtSKDt3L5OXhpdOwmD0gTOaAeO6-sNpAujnmmAp38KFVEIhXm2CQP8zkui9eFnCFy5Zj_MI/w466-h640/IF104.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>'Tricolor' has lost it's color. The book says that's because only the new fronds are colorful and they all eventually fade. I suspect light has something to do with it as well. Once spring rolls around it will vacation outdoors and hopefully the color will return.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRMTGmjs9H5GXqny10T6hILb9TywuBG6B1MlIZadHcdAbd56j_19NzePnJkiaw5HzTO4rpn8ZlFdIpLr7dPdKcHpjnRVYrhHD1k4yLwvYXQzb_xOo1ywH_ojbAI7bFWrPGh7u2skM4Kg8IhDbnfr7LkUZg0WYRhogbGQLTcjs690V-QPmTkhtuR_5tcc/s5472/IF105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRMTGmjs9H5GXqny10T6hILb9TywuBG6B1MlIZadHcdAbd56j_19NzePnJkiaw5HzTO4rpn8ZlFdIpLr7dPdKcHpjnRVYrhHD1k4yLwvYXQzb_xOo1ywH_ojbAI7bFWrPGh7u2skM4Kg8IhDbnfr7LkUZg0WYRhogbGQLTcjs690V-QPmTkhtuR_5tcc/w640-h426/IF105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>The crocodile fern, Microsorium musifolium 'Crocydyllus' is also still alive—many of you reported this one was short lived. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCe08ji2IrPi2Uu8-R3LYPmDWcduVbmMKdQAnO01HQLw9iP8j1TiGGe0WUrTEIpiCPpp9r7m6KA28pv5sxNdUtSek_xSyPSzdJC8n61JNIjapLtaplaH4SKRNrM33YP3alT5Z5ybMjn_zNvvYvxgpdVffPBcBH3OkhWvkJukI5yhWiXnmll2eDcmIIuA/s5472/IF106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCe08ji2IrPi2Uu8-R3LYPmDWcduVbmMKdQAnO01HQLw9iP8j1TiGGe0WUrTEIpiCPpp9r7m6KA28pv5sxNdUtSek_xSyPSzdJC8n61JNIjapLtaplaH4SKRNrM33YP3alT5Z5ybMjn_zNvvYvxgpdVffPBcBH3OkhWvkJukI5yhWiXnmll2eDcmIIuA/w426-h640/IF106.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Microgramma vacciniifolia on a stick hangs in our shower, it's the only houseplant fern I've had for years.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAbCZjsytLYw4u4addqZwvHLBWEK_iCb8RLqDPMAA2tHepqFFjQaKoi3JDNwwvsu-rlwVzWnmsIrvLiDTM422pPcJDGoKkmoPfktaMOAOEYUGACG6cki5mFDhlkcdcQxuv2yA7-ga6yAoVIIuSASlo2xOQ8FZo2B6Gsw_4ikInRWPhUQobQDYvf233TI/s4657/IF107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4657" data-original-width="3634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAbCZjsytLYw4u4addqZwvHLBWEK_iCb8RLqDPMAA2tHepqFFjQaKoi3JDNwwvsu-rlwVzWnmsIrvLiDTM422pPcJDGoKkmoPfktaMOAOEYUGACG6cki5mFDhlkcdcQxuv2yA7-ga6yAoVIIuSASlo2xOQ8FZo2B6Gsw_4ikInRWPhUQobQDYvf233TI/w500-h640/IF107.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I bought a second Microgramma vacciniifolia at <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/water-at-lotusland.html" target="_blank">Lotusland</a>, it's currently hanging out in the basement. I look forward to doing something creative with it this spring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIuvhBc30Yv3ZkzXe89ShyZKCqaBmLqTxe0UaDrv-vgjGPJwT9QUpNQNuzAtF1lavqkroe-pBJbOQcc4-OkJ2dUmcPdPpAOHAhxQ1X5YGIG1LRhyphenhyphenJ57pW2C4Ke6QkaLOEviftxYhKhYe2hQP0vjgYuahTHKZVfjztNTnEXLcV2XFEZsAmF64ZU38Rlmo/s5239/IF108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="5239" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIuvhBc30Yv3ZkzXe89ShyZKCqaBmLqTxe0UaDrv-vgjGPJwT9QUpNQNuzAtF1lavqkroe-pBJbOQcc4-OkJ2dUmcPdPpAOHAhxQ1X5YGIG1LRhyphenhyphenJ57pW2C4Ke6QkaLOEviftxYhKhYe2hQP0vjgYuahTHKZVfjztNTnEXLcV2XFEZsAmF64ZU38Rlmo/w640-h400/IF108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The basement, with it's cooler temperatures, higher light levels (at least in the winter), and higher humidity, is a much easier place to keep ferns alive. Of course once the weather warms these will all transition back outdoors. Here's one of my several bean ferns, Lemmaphyllum microphyllum. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5N8-wMggTDaDhpfGe0KG_anBAMfCXr41GoU98aQ8hzce20WXw8tXv7Wk9zi8RPmcO46g-rpIq4z9QTePMcBDQBLtrxZSwgd0WdPVrZWGmyR3IfJdW-RxLg6wPZcVTkIC-kFgtHteQH1RBMmkA48pniNVL_hxLqNc9Z733ZmkJYPFjbhOslEI74Jm-lY/s5472/IF109.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5N8-wMggTDaDhpfGe0KG_anBAMfCXr41GoU98aQ8hzce20WXw8tXv7Wk9zi8RPmcO46g-rpIq4z9QTePMcBDQBLtrxZSwgd0WdPVrZWGmyR3IfJdW-RxLg6wPZcVTkIC-kFgtHteQH1RBMmkA48pniNVL_hxLqNc9Z733ZmkJYPFjbhOslEI74Jm-lY/w640-h426/IF109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This one is growing on a piece of bark with moss, although it's been so long since I've lifted it off the ceramic leaf it's on, I have no idea how much of the bark is still there. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPhyphenhyphen7D8nl9mxPtEMnioZ7P8tKIXHQYtJyffxDtgeD7jDliA2aqlY7Ig9VVsC4NIzmy0bHqu5H6bAY_Ytrd8MgbDTeGUcqsHB7yYf3q4zG0gdhwtxYYF5xq7ZhPzy_JRv4sHEYCCZCaJEsjq0rX29jj_NB7m9V2rpdfcbA6D4t2EcHpO5Buw96B4qbEDg/s4754/IF110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4754" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPhyphenhyphen7D8nl9mxPtEMnioZ7P8tKIXHQYtJyffxDtgeD7jDliA2aqlY7Ig9VVsC4NIzmy0bHqu5H6bAY_Ytrd8MgbDTeGUcqsHB7yYf3q4zG0gdhwtxYYF5xq7ZhPzy_JRv4sHEYCCZCaJEsjq0rX29jj_NB7m9V2rpdfcbA6D4t2EcHpO5Buw96B4qbEDg/w490-h640/IF110.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Aglaomorpha coronans, one of the basket ferns. I am thrilled to have kept this one alive for a year and a half.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbE4crfbZ1aTzRn27V5fAspaD3gsE02e-OjC6tS2tEk558-UJz65ADsBuHMdwC5w-gBLk8Ub9cCjHzis3hP7JHmzGS5-V4xWsO5tbG8XHE94e9MNYQg_X5W3mh2B65STxphSfodVlPwsuKHO5qZVUTA6GjgqLNbt9BeUPT452fHuMfR0oTlLzuQqZbY/s5472/IF111.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbE4crfbZ1aTzRn27V5fAspaD3gsE02e-OjC6tS2tEk558-UJz65ADsBuHMdwC5w-gBLk8Ub9cCjHzis3hP7JHmzGS5-V4xWsO5tbG8XHE94e9MNYQg_X5W3mh2B65STxphSfodVlPwsuKHO5qZVUTA6GjgqLNbt9BeUPT452fHuMfR0oTlLzuQqZbY/w640-h426/IF111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Side view, of Aglaomorpha coronans.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgxmxxUd1mTtVBSJDm1KS81wjWSQ8CHp5P6zlLEzOehqe8HYR-YuJlyGU7TJOsh-bMfEeQ3K4cXtOwhi0a2jqabLtOYsK2e8PsnG3cO7KyHKuulo19nBTC-K88s4OAmqxog5MhB8sWtyocrc3QZb-jNRvWaHBbh3MwVJrlWlZszR7SL8BsE7TXmH68bE/s5087/IF112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5087" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgxmxxUd1mTtVBSJDm1KS81wjWSQ8CHp5P6zlLEzOehqe8HYR-YuJlyGU7TJOsh-bMfEeQ3K4cXtOwhi0a2jqabLtOYsK2e8PsnG3cO7KyHKuulo19nBTC-K88s4OAmqxog5MhB8sWtyocrc3QZb-jNRvWaHBbh3MwVJrlWlZszR7SL8BsE7TXmH68bE/w458-h640/IF112.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This little button fern, Pellaea rotundifolia is a thirsty thing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p_kRZQCz9wbhXN4r8AfCYxq3wT0eucAeN5jhCDpH1wOEoGPsW17tj4fOwLdsXYTJw1oTp7XIFkFGl84B37EaPL3sUf2xAg53eKU70J9qA7L8WPERAjeL_ecwx-xznRAbmt2bENZxmm8vZJGCu6rgsiV0EPpMbcDmixoXf4YQqWcrGYTUxAjkJES4KPs/s4700/IF113Pellaea%20rotundifolia%20%E2%80%93%20Button%20Fern.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4700" data-original-width="3610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p_kRZQCz9wbhXN4r8AfCYxq3wT0eucAeN5jhCDpH1wOEoGPsW17tj4fOwLdsXYTJw1oTp7XIFkFGl84B37EaPL3sUf2xAg53eKU70J9qA7L8WPERAjeL_ecwx-xznRAbmt2bENZxmm8vZJGCu6rgsiV0EPpMbcDmixoXf4YQqWcrGYTUxAjkJES4KPs/w492-h640/IF113Pellaea%20rotundifolia%20%E2%80%93%20Button%20Fern.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More times than I care to admit I've discovered it starting to shrivel up, thankfully it responds well to a drenching.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53zUhYRR37HlzYFcmU82u7nuTxoR3rs2R9nryEDiIicmcs4lrL94Uid0HUbUf_VsX5_CZvqcahXdnQZuMrU4idt_0hWu_syZk6lNeHjoBgb9FTMhuErFbqY82EywxQPiS1d5054UydK-iNcML_knktC-bsI5IYT7JOmDRMpM9O8GDE_3SH1tD-adsjWQ/s5104/IF114.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="5104" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53zUhYRR37HlzYFcmU82u7nuTxoR3rs2R9nryEDiIicmcs4lrL94Uid0HUbUf_VsX5_CZvqcahXdnQZuMrU4idt_0hWu_syZk6lNeHjoBgb9FTMhuErFbqY82EywxQPiS1d5054UydK-iNcML_knktC-bsI5IYT7JOmDRMpM9O8GDE_3SH1tD-adsjWQ/w640-h456/IF114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I shared <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2023/10/one-final-project-before-great.html" target="_blank">the making of this hanging business</a> last summer, because of the cryptanthus (only Zone 10 hardy) it had to be brought indoors for the winter. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMX0zgN2Ap3x4DuluJMwVcp8jfgTBRYAj_jwXocJmuLX_NhHqcsQq7pmoBbdWb-8hrPQKAImyxnLorABzWSKkQYMyV63jTZz3Xdsfv-gwNB6qANlwwXNidq1EmZWdnoYeu9CVhnHcn4rIkwA3xtydsQaxzATHycFgpGZoHsSW7kzqLrAFtwPFvCDyqOM/s5361/IF115.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3636" data-original-width="5361" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMX0zgN2Ap3x4DuluJMwVcp8jfgTBRYAj_jwXocJmuLX_NhHqcsQq7pmoBbdWb-8hrPQKAImyxnLorABzWSKkQYMyV63jTZz3Xdsfv-gwNB6qANlwwXNidq1EmZWdnoYeu9CVhnHcn4rIkwA3xtydsQaxzATHycFgpGZoHsSW7kzqLrAFtwPFvCDyqOM/w640-h434/IF115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've not done well with pyrrosia indoors, but so far it's doing fine (this is P. lingua). I am sure to give it a good soak once a week or so.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhlS1cgawqHCnK29PZe-No3tkYB9we0iVWIc0xhT3Zn-nBXhNN4Y0N1sDfLDNi-Gy8enRQSuC0mXdN6UvPJlZ9PM7XblkiSH8yMjnbH12mxDIrtxc3rWIRsh4GGUKDiqmQJ2LY1PXSPbfMDt69ARKrjIvVMjbmJd2xi6MSoDW6YE2JQrrvB-tV3H7vvM/s5472/IF116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhlS1cgawqHCnK29PZe-No3tkYB9we0iVWIc0xhT3Zn-nBXhNN4Y0N1sDfLDNi-Gy8enRQSuC0mXdN6UvPJlZ9PM7XblkiSH8yMjnbH12mxDIrtxc3rWIRsh4GGUKDiqmQJ2LY1PXSPbfMDt69ARKrjIvVMjbmJd2xi6MSoDW6YE2JQrrvB-tV3H7vvM/w640-h426/IF116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More ferns on sticks (from Andy's Orchids), these are Pyrrosia nummularifolia (the little leaves).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA-zqS_EFaMETFduZXcV92HYoyyEXPOwkcj704q-qtI_MCrX78qZbhbF53a-2nP-6stnBSj5rQMia6E9oAO3NoH5KOfTVVZqAqxBoFpacfUo8RZ4vu_aUCgneYQWbbUKyHcTCvyZVsCHBrlynOY3FsGsvuPzamkc0Ms88GsK-nq1pLfisO8ssqWv7Mrw/s5180/IF117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="5180" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA-zqS_EFaMETFduZXcV92HYoyyEXPOwkcj704q-qtI_MCrX78qZbhbF53a-2nP-6stnBSj5rQMia6E9oAO3NoH5KOfTVVZqAqxBoFpacfUo8RZ4vu_aUCgneYQWbbUKyHcTCvyZVsCHBrlynOY3FsGsvuPzamkc0Ms88GsK-nq1pLfisO8ssqWv7Mrw/w640-h406/IF117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Brazilian tree fern (Blechnum Brasiliense) I brought home from my visit to Little Prince is not loving the basement garden conditions and my occasional lack of watering.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDUNNMZCQs629j-4jDVoqpToclQHYxorT7mbed2qnKuPqLxqxHndv16UmaJ0bN3G5JUwr49sMUZVQ9XwGnlTTSoAS-Mn5dz-XO8WxIKZ7qwqwb0E1zqjfig-67k4hqUV7CGZseKWK-0eYW5lUgPLupn14iK_9LF-iC5DryCmLTCXdTHo0Q8BB00WrkWo/s5472/IF118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDUNNMZCQs629j-4jDVoqpToclQHYxorT7mbed2qnKuPqLxqxHndv16UmaJ0bN3G5JUwr49sMUZVQ9XwGnlTTSoAS-Mn5dz-XO8WxIKZ7qwqwb0E1zqjfig-67k4hqUV7CGZseKWK-0eYW5lUgPLupn14iK_9LF-iC5DryCmLTCXdTHo0Q8BB00WrkWo/w640-h426/IF118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Poor thing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcch-HHjTVUJ2r2setQvcZU9kqtsspPWnYrvM6bpFzcb8zj_92Icug1jj3v_meNTM1BCrIz7YSOZBBNfv5Cv6SwD3x-X7ryHWQRaNGLztSV_w3xUIZMrrbjFMtFJax1ixRbXDflYQSRZ_BmBcj9hHfhRf4ZKm66-HJgLHarSzsBeacnDxf1paUQy8DXXs/s5472/IF119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcch-HHjTVUJ2r2setQvcZU9kqtsspPWnYrvM6bpFzcb8zj_92Icug1jj3v_meNTM1BCrIz7YSOZBBNfv5Cv6SwD3x-X7ryHWQRaNGLztSV_w3xUIZMrrbjFMtFJax1ixRbXDflYQSRZ_BmBcj9hHfhRf4ZKm66-HJgLHarSzsBeacnDxf1paUQy8DXXs/w640-h426/IF119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Elaphoglossum metallicum, an iridescent fern from Peru (mine came from a friend up in Seattle).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvS9Jd6xRGCiNl4e2qLI2WCUfasSmWY22btrYRgl21b5tvx8BYlsphHh-02YLDF6nMjzI1E61lT3RBMJdmRSXwntVaJgMWTcXAkgbhI9AU4apHNteQqfwQcOcZGlxM9LT1jamu5G5JJN36cEY_yxyNEqenEkxnxErTyuzyLHuhQvyoRgdtNT8fGFekK8/s4282/IF120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="4282" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvS9Jd6xRGCiNl4e2qLI2WCUfasSmWY22btrYRgl21b5tvx8BYlsphHh-02YLDF6nMjzI1E61lT3RBMJdmRSXwntVaJgMWTcXAkgbhI9AU4apHNteQqfwQcOcZGlxM9LT1jamu5G5JJN36cEY_yxyNEqenEkxnxErTyuzyLHuhQvyoRgdtNT8fGFekK8/w640-h472/IF120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have four common staghorn ferns (Platycerium bifurcatum) happily over-wintering in the basement.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jHncrFyHKlZL0kT6EZeurm0I57mAKX9vmP7CJccabvaWwL7TXLv0_1k5Z8CD6_Wqm_4n0eIqxh5YlN4MdXnWR1OBR5HW-Ef9TQ_wqmBQu_R8LIF7EMfjY8dP99RCrB2L5O9JyNIUeCb8EIHtnPw6QyR5Vk36r6WMKHCPf1ZpWSZUy7s_2zuntL0vYgM/s4833/IF121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4833" data-original-width="3607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jHncrFyHKlZL0kT6EZeurm0I57mAKX9vmP7CJccabvaWwL7TXLv0_1k5Z8CD6_Wqm_4n0eIqxh5YlN4MdXnWR1OBR5HW-Ef9TQ_wqmBQu_R8LIF7EMfjY8dP99RCrB2L5O9JyNIUeCb8EIHtnPw6QyR5Vk36r6WMKHCPf1ZpWSZUy7s_2zuntL0vYgM/w478-h640/IF121.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, I recently added a Platycerium grande to the mix. My previous efforts to mount one of these myself failed miserably, so I broke down and bought one already (uncreatively) mounted on a slab of wood and now hanging on the wall above our washing machine. I'm scheming on ways to disguise the wood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_5P-L6K28m0X5ERfmKqFy-HOZdbwABQAKoF2UFlRICCMeHk2vTY6XueCRMAx-8aaJRjcQsjv-BLo_ybCvJARX2tOBhrs-9m76i8Cu3R92GbwsYqFGabMzFC8ccUmIq93-uMFgAydn_1AI_XucpEqEkVhQz4MMw_GaCJXi8jdvXeX8MSLmLYivO91tRY/s4246/IF122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="4246" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_5P-L6K28m0X5ERfmKqFy-HOZdbwABQAKoF2UFlRICCMeHk2vTY6XueCRMAx-8aaJRjcQsjv-BLo_ybCvJARX2tOBhrs-9m76i8Cu3R92GbwsYqFGabMzFC8ccUmIq93-uMFgAydn_1AI_XucpEqEkVhQz4MMw_GaCJXi8jdvXeX8MSLmLYivO91tRY/w640-h444/IF122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As I was reading the book I kept thinking of the indoor fern craze of the 1970's, how did people keep those ferns happy indoors? Especially the ones in restaurants and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_bar" target="_blank">fern bars</a>? Do you successfully grow ferns indoors? What's your secret?</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">— — —</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/indoor-ferns-rambling-thoughts-on-book.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div><div><br /></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52494623352073610392024-01-26T08:29:00.000-08:002024-01-26T08:40:04.764-08:00Lotusland; structureI'm doing one more non-plant themed post from Lotusland—on structure—before I talk plants. Naturally you'll see buildings, but I'm playing a little loose with the idea of structure and there will be hedges, rocks, and even shelves...<div><br /></div><div>You pass this gate on your way to the public entrance, behind it is the Agave attenuata lined drive I mentioned in <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/water-at-lotusland.html" target="_blank">Wednesday's post</a>. I've always wanted to stop here and look closer, but never had the chance.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rEOaJ0hj1sot1dW5xSyVxWumD1A6-MXZF2JLkak5zdkSOweXlYbePAhaX91wxEefvlNJJt5t3zi7jW6Ww7xVh8Ged24bAx1CPDSRsCO8lCtsgRe9UMjaxN6gSyT07WoWScazuWNBvcO-flj4yRILWIyyJ9udcN47rGRqodoBj36JJm4ULIBvWbHd0_8/s4896/LLS100.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rEOaJ0hj1sot1dW5xSyVxWumD1A6-MXZF2JLkak5zdkSOweXlYbePAhaX91wxEefvlNJJt5t3zi7jW6Ww7xVh8Ged24bAx1CPDSRsCO8lCtsgRe9UMjaxN6gSyT07WoWScazuWNBvcO-flj4yRILWIyyJ9udcN47rGRqodoBj36JJm4ULIBvWbHd0_8/w640-h480/LLS100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That's the benefit of visiting a garden on your own, you can call the shots.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVRdmDorvVuqFTXfjdoNstmFwUo-4G5z_BktoGl528PgGVxXndZDOo3oBzQvtWqtBFKkIs1HRnlHtAhqUhlBiRim9Ij_GhmK4jBC3gKxPhoo9ErrqJX0meuoJ_QdxH1qiszgmtQ9jatTNaeM75HYiLEKF-nAs1KLrWvW8fQOUQYWxjO-YdU73-R4Wo1g/s3929/LLS101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3929" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVRdmDorvVuqFTXfjdoNstmFwUo-4G5z_BktoGl528PgGVxXndZDOo3oBzQvtWqtBFKkIs1HRnlHtAhqUhlBiRim9Ij_GhmK4jBC3gKxPhoo9ErrqJX0meuoJ_QdxH1qiszgmtQ9jatTNaeM75HYiLEKF-nAs1KLrWvW8fQOUQYWxjO-YdU73-R4Wo1g/w598-h640/LLS101.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The skies were threatening the day I visited, but there were also moments like this when the sun broke thru the clouds. Nothing like a muted wall to really set of the blue agaves and dramatic Yucca rostrata.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIH4ncBlo73eotwwmZQSGCWatX30L9lvigkkR9uDHSjhvC4ixq1YU6_h4hyE4ofGHybeop-wzfACgU71SibtvpErX6ORsGSdgG8acjqIf9Twn1MR0XH9Tc7KmFA27RfunnF_Ljq5VEmcQh3pW9l5nUPlDTgzb4U9OTMUFsAzsqzTScRqeys9yf0m9CXY/s5069/LLS102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="5069" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIH4ncBlo73eotwwmZQSGCWatX30L9lvigkkR9uDHSjhvC4ixq1YU6_h4hyE4ofGHybeop-wzfACgU71SibtvpErX6ORsGSdgG8acjqIf9Twn1MR0XH9Tc7KmFA27RfunnF_Ljq5VEmcQh3pW9l5nUPlDTgzb4U9OTMUFsAzsqzTScRqeys9yf0m9CXY/w640-h418/LLS102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Speaking of drama...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYJepvSf7blsMLqDt6aq96dlxn0AYV-M1FcttZfP2NpGCrCdilRNrzVUgSxz2Nck0hDkj4kS2sZMDlyihlKnjpufnffaXMtgK_HTWSS2N5_SNoolGUR3lc-9tLtiiHLQlIxTrqneEozed0P2z_3hBWnhexBDu58YMI2AaHLcI17BRtWGxxYXr1g74hy0/s5472/LLS103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYJepvSf7blsMLqDt6aq96dlxn0AYV-M1FcttZfP2NpGCrCdilRNrzVUgSxz2Nck0hDkj4kS2sZMDlyihlKnjpufnffaXMtgK_HTWSS2N5_SNoolGUR3lc-9tLtiiHLQlIxTrqneEozed0P2z_3hBWnhexBDu58YMI2AaHLcI17BRtWGxxYXr1g74hy0/w426-h640/LLS103.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bath house (1925) is my second favorite building at Lotusland. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjEB1s2XQk5-JmVvwO51ZtuNBYsrLeaczFwSZuyrhIZQeK2Hz1tz4A3RD_IgLAXxd34e8n7hksKZk3MCSpxhXw05tTSKTO8Wk39J9fGn1aXulsyHjR6-WFHP9RRGRhp5DcoKBgPz3eYAR3ElMiUueDPC7XiwFiJCZjA671LbBtdBIQlmZu_YTfZseVxk/s5363/LLS104.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3429" data-original-width="5363" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjEB1s2XQk5-JmVvwO51ZtuNBYsrLeaczFwSZuyrhIZQeK2Hz1tz4A3RD_IgLAXxd34e8n7hksKZk3MCSpxhXw05tTSKTO8Wk39J9fGn1aXulsyHjR6-WFHP9RRGRhp5DcoKBgPz3eYAR3ElMiUueDPC7XiwFiJCZjA671LbBtdBIQlmZu_YTfZseVxk/w640-h410/LLS104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Admittedly the tile covered containers working with the tile bench and building inset are a major part of the appeal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJU_wd7N8QGl9uZiGCVn7XtyQz3JeXw-F8-NFVXQMhr0CYRyD5nU7wfG1V8Ox5FYrqvyvifvibrNcK_ECz_5qaD6jjzQOLLxNzyoXE_cV534l6O8GypAS9Ro9Cv6rNvgM1LOpyP_rPs9z6frH8xutVLjHnmukgNBQhCMBJ0dPTHuDXxR3N75WXZxqJcP8/s5207/LLS105.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3644" data-original-width="5207" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJU_wd7N8QGl9uZiGCVn7XtyQz3JeXw-F8-NFVXQMhr0CYRyD5nU7wfG1V8Ox5FYrqvyvifvibrNcK_ECz_5qaD6jjzQOLLxNzyoXE_cV534l6O8GypAS9Ro9Cv6rNvgM1LOpyP_rPs9z6frH8xutVLjHnmukgNBQhCMBJ0dPTHuDXxR3N75WXZxqJcP8/w640-h448/LLS105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Madame Walska's home back in the day. Now it's Lotusland offices...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfU330ONYhFvX-qIMnWxAj4T5mu_I9Y8_CmwD0U4HeW6_rg2xWAVaJvlKsf5Do9RlMDreuGZWTCPyyuif05BqWTxIlg7I3dwc0ZT8_vON_Q-L26k3xZADwUEVs9Zm4R_O91RXf0dDxr2tXnLPHUSxz8bGPIANxpdiR1f5U-dvgSQodoCMaEyH-0S_dAh4/s5397/LLS106.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="5397" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfU330ONYhFvX-qIMnWxAj4T5mu_I9Y8_CmwD0U4HeW6_rg2xWAVaJvlKsf5Do9RlMDreuGZWTCPyyuif05BqWTxIlg7I3dwc0ZT8_vON_Q-L26k3xZADwUEVs9Zm4R_O91RXf0dDxr2tXnLPHUSxz8bGPIANxpdiR1f5U-dvgSQodoCMaEyH-0S_dAh4/w640-h394/LLS106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a perfect backdrop to all those cactus.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIkLaWYxVEWpMBN3HgiDtwOJS-4nVUlsk56grLzh3HjKw2GWdLtq2OMw2xxU1vyXeBCL4XBV4bCVCvaX3ZidQoqPve4bV84rewPQhi7LXFg88Ah1eTSVL2n-mCabenkh6uBM3sIZP4mfPy29slaiNdOKjPxrne6fNHOUxDOLtjDE30fpO2sj3tqvNV7E/s5472/LLS107.JPG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienkikB3u9P_m4xOWl-JvtSZUQckn_SOE1mHyKwCMdvuW42T_xJJbOOc8H8leV3CnD57g7niVwJat5wLUcbM7lvwTbYyki2YdDOdtoV0eYGP8goqRKvxjgD2RuYnsXSc36HXAlgOaeaZKnRJdiApFXchuNoVnAsWEYtafZo1XAAXWOhe4VlIGEIKZRJUc/w640-h426/LLS119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Structure provided by the gnarly old oak.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsoVVXzaO3MkKrWtvb0X2kadARASQmXWSJxp7F371VJCTi1OnHC5nVBGTEq_Z4rpeS6E_-6WDwg4toQMRVQj3GWYrazvhjx7Vc0OtqjYwF_0VCZAE-Xs9e6SKdbGHxvDtOlY1-n4nZViBY_QMCnU1sYt90OMMJFHx4YLuHUUUrMQqRZ4oVEE8b2LDgI/s4873/LLS120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="4873" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsoVVXzaO3MkKrWtvb0X2kadARASQmXWSJxp7F371VJCTi1OnHC5nVBGTEq_Z4rpeS6E_-6WDwg4toQMRVQj3GWYrazvhjx7Vc0OtqjYwF_0VCZAE-Xs9e6SKdbGHxvDtOlY1-n4nZViBY_QMCnU1sYt90OMMJFHx4YLuHUUUrMQqRZ4oVEE8b2LDgI/w640-h442/LLS120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But upon closer inspection there's another kind of structure hanging from the oak.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL3zDr1ameMagpRSJP_8UNzjC9ORD0Sgz1TkX5ZiAjJ92G4FwVkcxEgsYYaY_q8TG24NvoKYMSwvUkTUU3suSI5D6hJcC1t8_RVM2p2ak0-NWH-lFTpehTGOVQ7fICRyScTk9FLlQC9T9BJFRRcrZbukSCx4euV7KD4l4TEAbozQ9baFQ0mxo_tk9Y3Q/s4996/LLS121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4996" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL3zDr1ameMagpRSJP_8UNzjC9ORD0Sgz1TkX5ZiAjJ92G4FwVkcxEgsYYaY_q8TG24NvoKYMSwvUkTUU3suSI5D6hJcC1t8_RVM2p2ak0-NWH-lFTpehTGOVQ7fICRyScTk9FLlQC9T9BJFRRcrZbukSCx4euV7KD4l4TEAbozQ9baFQ0mxo_tk9Y3Q/w466-h640/LLS121.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've always found these hat-wearing containers to be a Lotusland oddity. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but they're just so odd!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuUqNK109IBsf1_SUYlUpW62K3Qqu23z_8oJ8Uh4WWSc9xLxeWqB9eWtTvaKXV0KS2Dt28mPTSEz9e389GIJONMPZXKdLkkmR80rW2fluIdFbBVd7MKXMQJIlfSfpVInrNKPXyz3dKbqSWqANLFeg7HiZELFAa-THvOpAEp1BisOoQcOQsD9N7Spc904/s4616/LLS122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4616" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuUqNK109IBsf1_SUYlUpW62K3Qqu23z_8oJ8Uh4WWSc9xLxeWqB9eWtTvaKXV0KS2Dt28mPTSEz9e389GIJONMPZXKdLkkmR80rW2fluIdFbBVd7MKXMQJIlfSfpVInrNKPXyz3dKbqSWqANLFeg7HiZELFAa-THvOpAEp1BisOoQcOQsD9N7Spc904/w506-h640/LLS122.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRolX_P8_Z5wtfFGDHFbF3pCRSv36kl5ecix3rvbo0em0j66EgILTvt_0QakbzDqSfgGYrxcNrB4sQ5Xs1l6TaBJ4XUQ1qH510nmKlMzorTKCNTtmgudOr8O-0by8-ojfdxO5wXs4xgjAGF7-2OyMoq0QWmDIb-9Rkl88bm1e7hTQSyhWDdg9acEsDAs/s5472/LLS123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRolX_P8_Z5wtfFGDHFbF3pCRSv36kl5ecix3rvbo0em0j66EgILTvt_0QakbzDqSfgGYrxcNrB4sQ5Xs1l6TaBJ4XUQ1qH510nmKlMzorTKCNTtmgudOr8O-0by8-ojfdxO5wXs4xgjAGF7-2OyMoq0QWmDIb-9Rkl88bm1e7hTQSyhWDdg9acEsDAs/w426-h640/LLS123.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Structural rocks as planters...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhKfdwcjqgPcSEFyhXsRuSTRSh8Aw5iOjnrdipegkCBPXJt69RyN7oHhP5NWIJurB0DSnOsRHD2zY07Ga8FzjIfXJii8kpxqEYRS1VaBDs1rYyZ0gdUbu1MNwENuNb4aIT3SIBQxz3g2qj_yFB5TrpQOWYSB5gcwsMMD0Ov3qkXELjA0ohfE-BENzd_I/s5472/LLS124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhKfdwcjqgPcSEFyhXsRuSTRSh8Aw5iOjnrdipegkCBPXJt69RyN7oHhP5NWIJurB0DSnOsRHD2zY07Ga8FzjIfXJii8kpxqEYRS1VaBDs1rYyZ0gdUbu1MNwENuNb4aIT3SIBQxz3g2qj_yFB5TrpQOWYSB5gcwsMMD0Ov3qkXELjA0ohfE-BENzd_I/w426-h640/LLS124.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF_O24HBg4C1a0WAprVgG2VpoFYxi09NwUe-HWk1sR-uhpsjoACM05f_sMJZ6ifrckrb0oAzsdMwsMAV8d0ECbP1ONYWlJGVuUWeGaBnHHPqij6kmVlVx_fS7fN2_OIbQNJW0IgLASOJXDGyKf00le1gJ1noF3bAuftND_j7-IscaBxDt3Y_SOFPGyKg/s5472/LLS125.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF_O24HBg4C1a0WAprVgG2VpoFYxi09NwUe-HWk1sR-uhpsjoACM05f_sMJZ6ifrckrb0oAzsdMwsMAV8d0ECbP1ONYWlJGVuUWeGaBnHHPqij6kmVlVx_fS7fN2_OIbQNJW0IgLASOJXDGyKf00le1gJ1noF3bAuftND_j7-IscaBxDt3Y_SOFPGyKg/w640-h426/LLS125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Pathway structure from slag glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZ6yaRe9J4WvZEm9JuPRgHKfNTFP-I77HZnB6asXbjAzQnyj1R6FF6d6k7_j6Y3dtzmdHbXeh51wiMIJ2_-XF4P80UXTS3RFQCsuP6aiCNWuuNlP43l5_wGyEM0Nk2e7ZzqqqHjMomIbty0n1mfQ-6ZFbk3qfRXhMD9pqMBFs1fUDQJf15LrX0e1l3xY/s4932/LLS126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4932" data-original-width="3616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZ6yaRe9J4WvZEm9JuPRgHKfNTFP-I77HZnB6asXbjAzQnyj1R6FF6d6k7_j6Y3dtzmdHbXeh51wiMIJ2_-XF4P80UXTS3RFQCsuP6aiCNWuuNlP43l5_wGyEM0Nk2e7ZzqqqHjMomIbty0n1mfQ-6ZFbk3qfRXhMD9pqMBFs1fUDQJf15LrX0e1l3xY/w470-h640/LLS126.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Furcraea macdougallii, definitely structural.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKhVPHvDaML5mWVuHuwcNK6t6IIDx4Qub57gpicNt2r9GWn8Wi_Q_a-W9xcdrMduw0_Cdg5YA-Kzq0Lut4z8AbntBp95p9EWXLLBQKtIJ_7Isz7Q6qhkEZ-0yYdEGFQBCKH1Ar4w0NHIevzMTn4MrF1MxcnFPofFWWLsXdQdWnqO5nVFHWNRXuNI7DAw/s5472/LLS127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKhVPHvDaML5mWVuHuwcNK6t6IIDx4Qub57gpicNt2r9GWn8Wi_Q_a-W9xcdrMduw0_Cdg5YA-Kzq0Lut4z8AbntBp95p9EWXLLBQKtIJ_7Isz7Q6qhkEZ-0yYdEGFQBCKH1Ar4w0NHIevzMTn4MrF1MxcnFPofFWWLsXdQdWnqO5nVFHWNRXuNI7DAw/w426-h640/LLS127.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ah, there's my favorite building at Lotusland!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MXzsq2aHKiaKNXoNaAgmUNrcCDQE1b62u9bGw1Sy165FHob9I3rRRqWLzqT6YrgS2f_XfUv7rEgi2wVGufwq2mmb6P7spOdjerwz9iKEjKJbeShLnQlXNmIQ7mvySja6v8Z0YXh-GlDhWoZDHOCu_s-36_yTPSgO8IIk-_F3qzSx6rIrQoeLTrh-tXo/s5472/LLS128.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MXzsq2aHKiaKNXoNaAgmUNrcCDQE1b62u9bGw1Sy165FHob9I3rRRqWLzqT6YrgS2f_XfUv7rEgi2wVGufwq2mmb6P7spOdjerwz9iKEjKJbeShLnQlXNmIQ7mvySja6v8Z0YXh-GlDhWoZDHOCu_s-36_yTPSgO8IIk-_F3qzSx6rIrQoeLTrh-tXo/w640-h426/LLS128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's little to no information available online about the history of this unique structure, but I do hope to learn more and maybe get inside someday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZV6wpuu3OGGytPV2L3WG3VLKus2ZUz6MkwhH1IWMtdz2wDHsXefljUmuK2gxbkmZgRR-UtRLcSJC_-m37E7y4RPdFUXuQ7P-HZR9RDdgJlNc6jWhyTeJDmXDpfvHnzzJwdnehzBxumwfasD2pVDawKFdt_xE3o5ckXWQcjgQW-41VwzFOjb4qoqU1og/s5472/LLS130.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZV6wpuu3OGGytPV2L3WG3VLKus2ZUz6MkwhH1IWMtdz2wDHsXefljUmuK2gxbkmZgRR-UtRLcSJC_-m37E7y4RPdFUXuQ7P-HZR9RDdgJlNc6jWhyTeJDmXDpfvHnzzJwdnehzBxumwfasD2pVDawKFdt_xE3o5ckXWQcjgQW-41VwzFOjb4qoqU1og/w640-h426/LLS130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More slag glass and shallow metal planters, perhaps plough discs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfB8Gv0OntFbwSnl85isGA-7HCuu8eheekM4Wgp8ozUc8_wrAA-DzbgJkLJdwi-CjZEnZz1TdpLMstyCVY4CmwEhmW9ZvYCsawXNCKGIbNv9WLnCK7S9KsRmVH5zK-putQTSw2Es6c7v0Rx-CIJWSHHbmu9exz7k_yv1Fvsi0hgujTJyu1E7fpBFBgKI/s5472/LLS131.JPG" style="clear: left; 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We're in the gift shop now, and there's something very interesting there on the bottom shelf...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCcHAH1vRFHf1U0xNlV0SRPZqOEKCE5wHTGJKjPxSwEhZKIC48jWigF8gLIF0MtJ5yqMMwROmeckZX63arC_YPdClHFR5cmq8CSGKwDNauf6MKNG7HifMWUiQGfq1HUdK_aDSJkFL2CD3KnJBgdqqD0gJocZxBM8RQ6rUzaN9iNmtEtdBt97bam6zD20/s5472/LLS134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCcHAH1vRFHf1U0xNlV0SRPZqOEKCE5wHTGJKjPxSwEhZKIC48jWigF8gLIF0MtJ5yqMMwROmeckZX63arC_YPdClHFR5cmq8CSGKwDNauf6MKNG7HifMWUiQGfq1HUdK_aDSJkFL2CD3KnJBgdqqD0gJocZxBM8RQ6rUzaN9iNmtEtdBt97bam6zD20/w426-h640/LLS134.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Gardening-Bold-Break-Rules/dp/1604699620" target="_blank">My book</a>! (it never gets old)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKMwN6it__37yYcqIwa7Qe2hTy0vI_k20rC9XsC3GOyJG7FlchY1kftzPTlz0jY0y1Tinmj3zju2g-DCQIzvHecVxmOOOrXccduvvG3idMYukQB2ZJ_Br1l9Pnp9nxYBFkLierUf7cDwSdS_Nth5UFgkUMmQRSCpzjFtY9P4WS9jWBlgirLOWeYJN-bU/s5472/LLS135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKMwN6it__37yYcqIwa7Qe2hTy0vI_k20rC9XsC3GOyJG7FlchY1kftzPTlz0jY0y1Tinmj3zju2g-DCQIzvHecVxmOOOrXccduvvG3idMYukQB2ZJ_Br1l9Pnp9nxYBFkLierUf7cDwSdS_Nth5UFgkUMmQRSCpzjFtY9P4WS9jWBlgirLOWeYJN-bU/w426-h640/LLS135.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope you enjoyed this look at some of the structural elements at Lotusland.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChZua2TrWWAJfI2z0MY8GNQCdzHC6ds27SUtpqA4litfskLwW9700qczuBjyIEAv-AFttqotUQL36CmCupz9UFdOIuzI1hKW8o3jLYylOh8AVIuBbR9PSnJOVd-67o6ClK_wJQKSV-5KP-O6dwkX3SntQjlvJliGRioavggTvKcVPPiFYqPhyphenhyphenEz6Eui4/s5163/LLS136.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3616" data-original-width="5163" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChZua2TrWWAJfI2z0MY8GNQCdzHC6ds27SUtpqA4litfskLwW9700qczuBjyIEAv-AFttqotUQL36CmCupz9UFdOIuzI1hKW8o3jLYylOh8AVIuBbR9PSnJOVd-67o6ClK_wJQKSV-5KP-O6dwkX3SntQjlvJliGRioavggTvKcVPPiFYqPhyphenhyphenEz6Eui4/w640-h448/LLS136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, subscribe <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">here</a>. 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This time I had only 2 hours to see what I wanted to see, that required a plan...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf8mNHbjSPaG-dwCMIUwpCXSgOs1lcCz4DPyuLIdTIPnp0qD2Y1_o9ky3Hq1xwx-dv1UAsZVwDX_Z9_PdPLx4zNpmcFYVD2wdsmBUmoQR2caEmOkohbc4u_xr1ulaNSBhikvUVcPvQAEKMbDxa6oAU1CM19gSPhi4zjTg0Uk3EPwKK__e49hYuRMVH-E/s5472/LLW100.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf8mNHbjSPaG-dwCMIUwpCXSgOs1lcCz4DPyuLIdTIPnp0qD2Y1_o9ky3Hq1xwx-dv1UAsZVwDX_Z9_PdPLx4zNpmcFYVD2wdsmBUmoQR2caEmOkohbc4u_xr1ulaNSBhikvUVcPvQAEKMbDxa6oAU1CM19gSPhi4zjTg0Uk3EPwKK__e49hYuRMVH-E/w640-h426/LLW100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, I decided to take a different route into the garden. Instead of walking the wide lane lined with Agave attenuata, I tucked into a almost hidden entrance off the parking lot. <div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix405HdbdW3dV55LhXX-mFdWnzrCwR2I2ekqJoEoswg1TRA9hG0z-_aFoeWzNvH2ZWLLZYkINwMFibtqCV0WnbDWyvzSy8EiohyneuA_Kacs9g1y-QDglhfuVNeaugY4e8ddwH-v8pyQLGogO1BkiQJP-7fD0cydyYb36JhDtMfTn4zEqIMAk9QyUxsgo/s5472/LLW101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix405HdbdW3dV55LhXX-mFdWnzrCwR2I2ekqJoEoswg1TRA9hG0z-_aFoeWzNvH2ZWLLZYkINwMFibtqCV0WnbDWyvzSy8EiohyneuA_Kacs9g1y-QDglhfuVNeaugY4e8ddwH-v8pyQLGogO1BkiQJP-7fD0cydyYb36JhDtMfTn4zEqIMAk9QyUxsgo/w640-h426/LLW101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>It took me past the Japanese Garden, but I didn't stop.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Now it's all for the plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaIWBIYZ4g-4Yr06B_F-2KKLgFETf6EJPW7rZsTrJalPybWG6k1mFgWGAG3z26d0CAaZJ3RnikE2RyV05vk4zT7qa4Hsh4DiH96WMeeGG-PLCpyEDyvbAppqU_NY1uPndtTSAKJljkPsmPxDG45RQEDtemwrcFvxuulaVvBHRQJWxxaIA0XIcUP_frqQ/s5253/LLW108.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="5253" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaIWBIYZ4g-4Yr06B_F-2KKLgFETf6EJPW7rZsTrJalPybWG6k1mFgWGAG3z26d0CAaZJ3RnikE2RyV05vk4zT7qa4Hsh4DiH96WMeeGG-PLCpyEDyvbAppqU_NY1uPndtTSAKJljkPsmPxDG45RQEDtemwrcFvxuulaVvBHRQJWxxaIA0XIcUP_frqQ/w640-h384/LLW108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGE6Uaiomnbf1SHOIVUZqmZ32NZKlnGU5u7ho3kvh-ZllLUZr608m4k4ifyG4GVCTmJFdQkdd4WNl7BFICZkhfhbmgVk0kyqmcJuojqqt99OStdXd4Sc5I0UwXYt44sAfAL_x4BAHj0ZAe3lLLBN7PhiCqA_4-Rznvn60gm7cpZgS-rSNlbWaaW_GgMM/s3837/LLW109.JPG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3348" data-original-width="5466" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiXbPvhsB9kiyucMMWFFKIBGzJUfZu4V5YrYi0yakHQUi6cTEeYyADsUPwit82-KVbcDOQmjkFQbKHKyvmVAniM79E-cfb3QShPj5fbcRRNcdh0fZg3RN3QCfqAhibZZNlvSEYidIbUaukBA_8-lP_hQpuGybgJpi01iIHyzDLPZiCb-dBhOpC2bqr3A/w640-h392/LLW115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The way these two paths line up, I've always wanted to walk across the water, it's only 3 ft deep. Doing so would probably get me kicked out of the garden though (and very very wet).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekqp8T2lUX_oeqw2CPkvCd0h71mOpm5q_pH7VOtKIJ88doTf2bJ7cDNwqGtjEXsIgIfMfseqbo9ORy_ZOcI9SkiFPkilDXnRfmuihXyAro97nZ9yqlFoqoIe4J_e1m2G48LMZ1zpTkEBuhjfW1rvQevHlgnEyhMYyADUViadtcFRq68X6Xkq6Ut__rLc/s5472/LLW116.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekqp8T2lUX_oeqw2CPkvCd0h71mOpm5q_pH7VOtKIJ88doTf2bJ7cDNwqGtjEXsIgIfMfseqbo9ORy_ZOcI9SkiFPkilDXnRfmuihXyAro97nZ9yqlFoqoIe4J_e1m2G48LMZ1zpTkEBuhjfW1rvQevHlgnEyhMYyADUViadtcFRq68X6Xkq6Ut__rLc/w640-h426/LLW116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A parting glance at this pool/pond...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii21z5sJqRCaJpQGZuRQgTFJLJzruq2cIVHZKXJF7edtnB78s5nmEzGEs8FuH0_r69fXX6cbN5RGU6G7eKkjIWTqQ0GwFYhR7sqzlWvIr07w_ymrmgG6tJzpJ_wqv4XwLfahYJL6TC9ccLuLjL2Rxvy2UAB2rMCVCUU2bBdVArzjMASqO9ybzl3zYk5Aw/s5472/LLW117.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii21z5sJqRCaJpQGZuRQgTFJLJzruq2cIVHZKXJF7edtnB78s5nmEzGEs8FuH0_r69fXX6cbN5RGU6G7eKkjIWTqQ0GwFYhR7sqzlWvIr07w_ymrmgG6tJzpJ_wqv4XwLfahYJL6TC9ccLuLjL2Rxvy2UAB2rMCVCUU2bBdVArzjMASqO9ybzl3zYk5Aw/w640-h426/LLW117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before we move on to the aloe pond...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_hSkfeF1EwejlIYNWm1HLVTM4FzCavj25xeUSj6Ggk6s4X-30rmsiDsYJSrGct8U_Za0Ds0U1wQQ8ilAIpnWRwqW_16v4KS0u_O0WgmA4Istap_A-V8ZTYHFIhwiA7dTt7A8N24ea3LDVaEp_KBkInC-2JRbOfb2Ggwt5bt04Ok6WzBDX-7UWqFZ_Yg/s4441/LLW118.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="4441" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_hSkfeF1EwejlIYNWm1HLVTM4FzCavj25xeUSj6Ggk6s4X-30rmsiDsYJSrGct8U_Za0Ds0U1wQQ8ilAIpnWRwqW_16v4KS0u_O0WgmA4Istap_A-V8ZTYHFIhwiA7dTt7A8N24ea3LDVaEp_KBkInC-2JRbOfb2Ggwt5bt04Ok6WzBDX-7UWqFZ_Yg/w640-h326/LLW118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Whenever I'm in Southern California I hope for sunshine, but the cloudy sky certainly made for better photos than I've gotten at Lotusland in the past.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpojY9mhNf9ncHm-wWab73YOljiIg8SQtcvei0aUjZ2Xi7TMD2jLxN3JTwdrmkty7o2QaWjL3-qiUpW2MK-FTmy69eJC0u_2TYFU6qBeiKGKfSoKlvW1rkRORJsnDTpzqxO9e-u5w-of5k6l682wOoSrOShL93LDMbET7t7NjytTMUfoDaKDFqAnCDE4/s4032/LLW119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpojY9mhNf9ncHm-wWab73YOljiIg8SQtcvei0aUjZ2Xi7TMD2jLxN3JTwdrmkty7o2QaWjL3-qiUpW2MK-FTmy69eJC0u_2TYFU6qBeiKGKfSoKlvW1rkRORJsnDTpzqxO9e-u5w-of5k6l682wOoSrOShL93LDMbET7t7NjytTMUfoDaKDFqAnCDE4/w574-h640/LLW119.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In case you're amazed I'm not stopping to talk about the plants, well don't worry. There will be future posts. I'm just focusing on the ponds, pools, fountains, and waterways in today's post.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkzQi3h7dAlte1P2iSFJkySscw-P0Q6wGKygf37lWoBZKRJz3Z3giuq-c21_8WgI2R1IVR9A8S2_fQRq1LNKiC23yb1_qDC-YUxKe00OD1Q9NpqBOcX3t3HlNPSUvd9uweCDVdrmhRa3gziWuer_FHlDw_lk6hpoLd7z0W6JR99carjonKuPMkMpG6eg/s5472/LLW120.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkzQi3h7dAlte1P2iSFJkySscw-P0Q6wGKygf37lWoBZKRJz3Z3giuq-c21_8WgI2R1IVR9A8S2_fQRq1LNKiC23yb1_qDC-YUxKe00OD1Q9NpqBOcX3t3HlNPSUvd9uweCDVdrmhRa3gziWuer_FHlDw_lk6hpoLd7z0W6JR99carjonKuPMkMpG6eg/w640-h426/LLW120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSttKnz30ru0zdObJJtC484sW6lXaPaJeZMIK498RGMkVj-u2hX3y3kbvPPphaNo-QRvqcGIeFkWhQzcrwjlHSyC3S-djk60J5a1-gboyNBtJT5NpIj_6ovI55ez68pthgB8VcukNqaySJ9BoW9bCFLz8SMLgRezV5MLu9ld_WKU2_EMLJrv8OznnwTYI/s4746/LLW121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4746" data-original-width="3639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSttKnz30ru0zdObJJtC484sW6lXaPaJeZMIK498RGMkVj-u2hX3y3kbvPPphaNo-QRvqcGIeFkWhQzcrwjlHSyC3S-djk60J5a1-gboyNBtJT5NpIj_6ovI55ez68pthgB8VcukNqaySJ9BoW9bCFLz8SMLgRezV5MLu9ld_WKU2_EMLJrv8OznnwTYI/w490-h640/LLW121.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Perhaps I'm cheating a bit by including this tile fountain, since the water had been drained. But you know what? My blog, my rules...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzZaa6IbVDp5iFtywtQlcKnHKK2BUf7yjARmPxvi-BbpXMN7lG0JdLbxPUPvyhfQQLWnpKWZuUuijdwx3f_mSGAC62jblhXtcb0OS8P3s1gdlwodA6Ni7XhSHXQPM9hi-fIhytJjer8s13SKS0_PVIu1Bp_MGpIwXazUMhu_AiOVIHFpp76c1ZC5VI8/s5472/LLW122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzZaa6IbVDp5iFtywtQlcKnHKK2BUf7yjARmPxvi-BbpXMN7lG0JdLbxPUPvyhfQQLWnpKWZuUuijdwx3f_mSGAC62jblhXtcb0OS8P3s1gdlwodA6Ni7XhSHXQPM9hi-fIhytJjer8s13SKS0_PVIu1Bp_MGpIwXazUMhu_AiOVIHFpp76c1ZC5VI8/w640-h426/LLW122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What are you looking at?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiaNaiYf5_vnnQsWROp6dZ4ed6phxofhDfZIhZpsj67U5TAhs9Use2iaD8j78Otr5MtqhRgmlLC66NhWePmkZUGQD4juVYReOxNVFUzo1sQkIaZ0rs6JWEnXlr78AEbL_MLYEVCDNAhI0Oe9dRCP_GehA3j1YYfxVEgjcYqoEuzq0xT8m7vltJcXlI9o/s5472/LLW123.JPG" style="clear: left; 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I did buy a couple of plants, a long wrapping tillandsia (it showed up in <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/that-certain-shade-of-green-with-shiny.html" target="_blank">my mantel post</a>), a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=599294221&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1091US1091&sxsrf=ACQVn0-mvauHFheqQxr5W9Cs-W3K8ArhvA:1705536324870&q=Microgramma+vacciniifolia&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWla720eWDAxUeweYEHaAcDsYQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1329&bih=729&dpr=2" target="_blank">Microgramma vacciniifolia</a>, and a tiny cactus whose name I cannot remember but it's very cute. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmzWZ-wSWVsOefgz4ruXo0VpKGIRfPVl6L_nV0n8363mcRzjywXaFwgf7iKfFg9MNCKUjjVxDME6CiI5g1g0AvXYHnGenrZSu5coUNIBzUKI0jpVWwgNOA5Hs7DC1_ZNyfHF1jvAEToxhuxkjli8dz7HHC9husWpMkrQ2O5oOFVJm0z_evmWo2fGuMCs/s5472/LLW133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmzWZ-wSWVsOefgz4ruXo0VpKGIRfPVl6L_nV0n8363mcRzjywXaFwgf7iKfFg9MNCKUjjVxDME6CiI5g1g0AvXYHnGenrZSu5coUNIBzUKI0jpVWwgNOA5Hs7DC1_ZNyfHF1jvAEToxhuxkjli8dz7HHC9husWpMkrQ2O5oOFVJm0z_evmWo2fGuMCs/w426-h640/LLW133.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. Please note; these are sent from a third party, you’ll want to click thru to <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/water-at-lotusland.html" target="_blank">read the post here on the blog</a> to avoid their annoying ads. </div><div><br /></div><div>All material © 2009-2024 by Loree L Bohl. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.</div></div></div>danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47369520177710104612024-01-22T08:33:00.000-08:002024-01-22T08:47:34.098-08:00I'm still numbI'm a member of a couple of PNW weather groups on Facebook. These people are positively giddy whenever there's a chance of snow or obscenely cold temperatures. They watch the weather models and discuss at length, talking about what "could be" long before the possibility solidifies into anything the weather media, or <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Portland&state=OR&site=PQR&lat=45.5774&lon=-122.621#.XlM3qihKhPa" target="_blank">NOAA</a> will publicly mention. That's how I knew something bad was brewing. Our unbelievably mild winter—I still had bougainvillea, Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira', and Brazilian tree fern looking great mid January—was coming to an ugly end.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTzhXOKapZ51hQfDvClTeXCs6mf51Cr8a__PCs80qBMGnMVokwwXRlG_nYZeSJ-8MbGSKq83RbSa8it2BbDZEo4M_E3dfwResiMGG6y33rP6NF8Q903Ly0zlmmVdkRQdS90BiXLElwxm1oy2nyBS5YX1FW0_Flwb78VE1b9SigXxwWL8WG7vrBafRVoU/s3452/DFW100.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTzhXOKapZ51hQfDvClTeXCs6mf51Cr8a__PCs80qBMGnMVokwwXRlG_nYZeSJ-8MbGSKq83RbSa8it2BbDZEo4M_E3dfwResiMGG6y33rP6NF8Q903Ly0zlmmVdkRQdS90BiXLElwxm1oy2nyBS5YX1FW0_Flwb78VE1b9SigXxwWL8WG7vrBafRVoU/w560-h640/DFW100.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">pre-storm most of my hellebores were all budded up, about to open</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The storm hit the afternoon of Friday the 12th, when strong wind through the Columbia River Gorge blew in along with arctic air from the north, temperatures quickly plunged. All told we were under 32F (freezing) for over 150 hours, with an ultimate low of 12—our high we didn't get above 20F on Saturday the 13th. Extreme cold, fierce wind, sleet, and ice all added up to horrible conditions not seen here since a storm back in 1990 (so I've read, we moved here in 2004). <div><br /></div><div>We didn't see 32F again until late on Wednesday the 17th, but that was brief because another round of freezing rain moved in that night and dropped the temperature (and more ice). As I write this on Saturday the 20th my garden is still coated in a thick, rock-hard layer of ice.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK17k0_8lLEBFfegT23poNdW2vVfxBD1W1ynma11UxM715ZcINwMLuz0oxulljsZgZ7MixEvBr7-C_QAW3jaxqO3-Il-tzZfGAMLnt14xVV_E2etrKpl96C3hqEjlhDTJZprws0IDU_bvaMxwVgXHxBHtABteVgS1WFO-vUDAjBQOIKBMVxKZkfWSvUaA/s3383/DFW101.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3383" data-original-width="2618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK17k0_8lLEBFfegT23poNdW2vVfxBD1W1ynma11UxM715ZcINwMLuz0oxulljsZgZ7MixEvBr7-C_QAW3jaxqO3-Il-tzZfGAMLnt14xVV_E2etrKpl96C3hqEjlhDTJZprws0IDU_bvaMxwVgXHxBHtABteVgS1WFO-vUDAjBQOIKBMVxKZkfWSvUaA/w496-h640/DFW101.JPEG" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">funny thing was, I'd swore I was done protecting plants after last winter's massacre</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzAPjhtoEqJrgZUi9ndtg4U5soa2ep31e_AVOWQCBQwfRBofyCer9bqalCaychRjivtlhuowscnuIdQOhqt8RHCk5FA3Xg5412VyJEGLW5RkMkodW70VxzGOkVCsPcnqGiDdUJMot-mM715ZChxzU0dI-juRwhHRD1KVO17MOCZXr0by-jyPpaWMAOww/s4032/DFW102.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzAPjhtoEqJrgZUi9ndtg4U5soa2ep31e_AVOWQCBQwfRBofyCer9bqalCaychRjivtlhuowscnuIdQOhqt8RHCk5FA3Xg5412VyJEGLW5RkMkodW70VxzGOkVCsPcnqGiDdUJMot-mM715ZChxzU0dI-juRwhHRD1KVO17MOCZXr0by-jyPpaWMAOww/w480-h640/DFW102.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">of course that resolve quickly melted when I saw just how cold it was going to be</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nHRuBZdCl7ysvK8OaGUwzKp2ExWRp1x456Gabqt90LPC-VZzPDO-gFbEXqXo5p4gkhIpqyALUdOfPuuWJZZ4UwKH5XCHqruO9LmDT3zyEd3fdj-u36WVKfTKq83esxzYlkoNP5J_r2lixbyDKxHL-R1mBgZ1Dl_u7EqsVomFHHjU7_vYZGUiYy7R-jY/s4032/DFW103.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nHRuBZdCl7ysvK8OaGUwzKp2ExWRp1x456Gabqt90LPC-VZzPDO-gFbEXqXo5p4gkhIpqyALUdOfPuuWJZZ4UwKH5XCHqruO9LmDT3zyEd3fdj-u36WVKfTKq83esxzYlkoNP5J_r2lixbyDKxHL-R1mBgZ1Dl_u7EqsVomFHHjU7_vYZGUiYy7R-jY/w480-h640/DFW103.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">the Pseudopanax ferox got mulch at the base, a wrap of frost cloth & a custom cover</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGCMw73y4_l59Y1cdcg-Ksj0MiUvDtWhwdLJirTy-sypdx23C6DIcmSmpsu3CO03aJDSPM2oSJN3klEJI_g4MqDPp8M1I9adEVgyxOLIXJ-WTnhKfR63tf2v9yJJrw3kWOjhPRPIED5BCs9EQpAKtxTmLDYfUe1mRoAHJDMq8LZuUD9RSk7r1mwoNt8o/s4032/DFW104.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGCMw73y4_l59Y1cdcg-Ksj0MiUvDtWhwdLJirTy-sypdx23C6DIcmSmpsu3CO03aJDSPM2oSJN3klEJI_g4MqDPp8M1I9adEVgyxOLIXJ-WTnhKfR63tf2v9yJJrw3kWOjhPRPIED5BCs9EQpAKtxTmLDYfUe1mRoAHJDMq8LZuUD9RSk7r1mwoNt8o/w480-h640/DFW104.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>many of my aspidistra & pyrrosia suffered cosmetic damage and in some cases death last <br />winter, thankfully most of them rebounded over the summertime & were looking good once <br />again—I took this photo as I was trying to decide what I could reasonably hope to protect</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvQgDnQhLlx3qW9Mz9IN9EIeOeeYr3LL9-Zw4CgquTkjYaIHgpDj4dfTqUim_DZrSyiZV_zQCn39ZreC2owYCydRJMANtC3mbOu2kXEmncSEzlaubY-Hu3_TeTe2z6U4EGb894Xodb0Gvr9brc1F-VLLp85t9x94zpZzbSEIaZuHh-1ITTIz9ITNyGFM/s3217/DFW105.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3217" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvQgDnQhLlx3qW9Mz9IN9EIeOeeYr3LL9-Zw4CgquTkjYaIHgpDj4dfTqUim_DZrSyiZV_zQCn39ZreC2owYCydRJMANtC3mbOu2kXEmncSEzlaubY-Hu3_TeTe2z6U4EGb894Xodb0Gvr9brc1F-VLLp85t9x94zpZzbSEIaZuHh-1ITTIz9ITNyGFM/w598-h640/DFW105.JPG" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I covered a few pyrrosia, but ran out of time, materials & ideas for how to protect them all—it just wasn't possible</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmCo3MCTp3fHJ0mjMZIn2v0MmbO_3V_SmaSmv1h2V3KOOHgZEwxQs02o0Mu9v2-shCrL4tlJ7SdE00kr0n0vDRl35c1P9aOemx51PHjVFpoKD9uRl-qy44htXyhyzVSUZyXYjUsHGoWZsThnBvUkCCUn9TFBrYa7xiCh9E1-r2etq8OOAnvJG53p1ejU/s3005/DFW106.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="3005" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmCo3MCTp3fHJ0mjMZIn2v0MmbO_3V_SmaSmv1h2V3KOOHgZEwxQs02o0Mu9v2-shCrL4tlJ7SdE00kr0n0vDRl35c1P9aOemx51PHjVFpoKD9uRl-qy44htXyhyzVSUZyXYjUsHGoWZsThnBvUkCCUn9TFBrYa7xiCh9E1-r2etq8OOAnvJG53p1ejU/w640-h628/DFW106.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">that's not snow, it's sleet—compact & hard—photo from before the freezing rain coated everything with an icy glaze</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>At one point over 200,000 people were without power in the Portland metropolitan area, several people died when they were crushed by falling trees, electrocuted, or hypothermia set in. Hundreds of trees fell all over town, on houses, fences, cars. Pipes froze and burst, A few friends who had their power stay on had unfortunate episodes where they lost power to their greenhouses. Andrew and I were very lucky and our power stayed on, and the trees surrounding us stayed upright. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbxdU8a_nXr6c1VaMLpZ-2sn85IWvOKvZ19maGJfAMv9hOY2YDivxXwA8G-Zt44KGJkoBuRQ2i5OBvi5zjbT5HC-3RWphiMFGPKC88KAOx-u08y2Wki4ecCCXZF5B8Azo0tochtPc-KFnmcRZkHCoP50p1j-ahf-hVTxj3CmJYDYMfRQnIJu8Lw4DUt0/s3516/DFW107.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbxdU8a_nXr6c1VaMLpZ-2sn85IWvOKvZ19maGJfAMv9hOY2YDivxXwA8G-Zt44KGJkoBuRQ2i5OBvi5zjbT5HC-3RWphiMFGPKC88KAOx-u08y2Wki4ecCCXZF5B8Azo0tochtPc-KFnmcRZkHCoP50p1j-ahf-hVTxj3CmJYDYMfRQnIJu8Lw4DUt0/w548-h640/DFW107.JPG" width="548" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>once again Andrew had been scheming on agave covers, they had to be strong enough to withstand an ice<br />load, which thankfully these did (photo taken pre-icing)—I never did get frost cloth over these <br />Agave ovatifolia though (yikes!)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxfMDHNwRPCsy0v8dqrP0DuyXnS9AbxB3A_jklYxmr3k3UPqjskUf28EdL5oXgmyQpwi4Nkhd3mSmeY7uz0yQx5MeB3IrE5JaVwD2FvRYW1eHsXnr2jYXhU5mxyxGOlF3re3CvuB1EgWTWai7kT0GK71xftcn52ytNlCRHmS33j2gCHWGXl3qqdzi4XI/s4032/DFW108.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxfMDHNwRPCsy0v8dqrP0DuyXnS9AbxB3A_jklYxmr3k3UPqjskUf28EdL5oXgmyQpwi4Nkhd3mSmeY7uz0yQx5MeB3IrE5JaVwD2FvRYW1eHsXnr2jYXhU5mxyxGOlF3re3CvuB1EgWTWai7kT0GK71xftcn52ytNlCRHmS33j2gCHWGXl3qqdzi4XI/w480-h640/DFW108.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>the old igloos came into play again, these are so easy to secure with metal tent stakes</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDY5yawL6L1tLqWLH6DRnGG8Kii0cg0XEV28uupcPYMR97eEScWpH5fG0ySxHNAAvxrY6pkGs6RmO3x3iEpBOHnqc9-3jJMZbKoPn-0E52kAsntc4rFcg04rMmn76DFdW7eaIy4uSMfoF_M45hwwKOA7EK-bNDccT5YhPqjDuu81NsccieCgWGL9b290/s3978/DFW109.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3978" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDY5yawL6L1tLqWLH6DRnGG8Kii0cg0XEV28uupcPYMR97eEScWpH5fG0ySxHNAAvxrY6pkGs6RmO3x3iEpBOHnqc9-3jJMZbKoPn-0E52kAsntc4rFcg04rMmn76DFdW7eaIy4uSMfoF_M45hwwKOA7EK-bNDccT5YhPqjDuu81NsccieCgWGL9b290/w486-h640/DFW109.JPG" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">another new design, it keeps the frost cloth in place & keeps ice from building up on the cloth</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1XJ2xMjkX8rKbxl9SoywliCWNoIdK2AgTbuQobiDwW4hEiBGR2-1xr6Bq9jgDjYof8AY7BdLSWlzOjO07ZUt8mH-o8uVR31wJFLzTtNv_nc8vT_klX7tzgJeHb1xXx2eLEtwMo3pM3LWIu55yBtbQppEG1nu-YSspXyo_QqK4hb69zdDiQ2spG-DBY8/s4032/DFW110.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1XJ2xMjkX8rKbxl9SoywliCWNoIdK2AgTbuQobiDwW4hEiBGR2-1xr6Bq9jgDjYof8AY7BdLSWlzOjO07ZUt8mH-o8uVR31wJFLzTtNv_nc8vT_klX7tzgJeHb1xXx2eLEtwMo3pM3LWIu55yBtbQppEG1nu-YSspXyo_QqK4hb69zdDiQ2spG-DBY8/w480-h640/DFW110.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>not all the agaves got covers—again a shortage of time & materials</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Of course I hauled all the containers I could into sheltered areas, and I wrapped and covered most of those I couldn't. Concerned friends shared well wishes for my tender plants, some social media acquaintances wondered if this might change the zone-pushing ways of those of us who are known for it. However when unprecedented cold settles in for days and the nasty east wind blows, it's not just the borderline hardy plants that suffer.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmFaHCMgS-1H8izkzuDpzOzroa4CeN57k3gNqNpKiynZ7-CkSeiKQG87RGh05MUgvAdF64occ5PhZGaJ_VxQCGIStIJvRFb4dyirelDPVb0LgIa5yYJOnI3q0eW2C2IgaypPgDCzF862-2HYgXbI7ETZGhYsZOKWug8UY4SqeCpYieVY0HwaResB9G_4/s3780/DFW111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmFaHCMgS-1H8izkzuDpzOzroa4CeN57k3gNqNpKiynZ7-CkSeiKQG87RGh05MUgvAdF64occ5PhZGaJ_VxQCGIStIJvRFb4dyirelDPVb0LgIa5yYJOnI3q0eW2C2IgaypPgDCzF862-2HYgXbI7ETZGhYsZOKWug8UY4SqeCpYieVY0HwaResB9G_4/w512-h640/DFW111.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">sarracenia are pretty darn hardy, these were left in place and should be okay</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9u9aYgGLl5hg6vob-5kj3Z5Lx0SaLPow4lVJbwwgWMREjSzC2vLIVAOhYLXwTgbQVY3gdq8bNnd1GCQ31eeiXs-njBTzANsgY9OgdfiAPbpgWwc8Kp255EgeptY0FbjUBCd_5e0hj3p_PKrKTjpuikNVOykkfytGw9YumTLd_XeT3VpB3GbUoE2FKkQ/s4032/DFW112.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9u9aYgGLl5hg6vob-5kj3Z5Lx0SaLPow4lVJbwwgWMREjSzC2vLIVAOhYLXwTgbQVY3gdq8bNnd1GCQ31eeiXs-njBTzANsgY9OgdfiAPbpgWwc8Kp255EgeptY0FbjUBCd_5e0hj3p_PKrKTjpuikNVOykkfytGw9YumTLd_XeT3VpB3GbUoE2FKkQ/w480-h640/DFW112.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">although these severe conditions are new me and these plants</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZOXQESnzO2Xv608-EOU6rE2KPpQUOjufPIEeDi4YFYJEFwhW4a3yNijZTTnepDV1tgerxQevWcFCMEc_B64rzngm4_qxX_PFWIdsgNX0XP2Flw2x1DsJ6ULu8JjbiQgan1653voB6T0EJ9NbmnYgjXGiW9SMY5Mu8SIIzt1ca5KXzyBGC7tKSVisR4U/s4032/DFW113.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZOXQESnzO2Xv608-EOU6rE2KPpQUOjufPIEeDi4YFYJEFwhW4a3yNijZTTnepDV1tgerxQevWcFCMEc_B64rzngm4_qxX_PFWIdsgNX0XP2Flw2x1DsJ6ULu8JjbiQgan1653voB6T0EJ9NbmnYgjXGiW9SMY5Mu8SIIzt1ca5KXzyBGC7tKSVisR4U/w480-h640/DFW113.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">iced up <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/2024/01/looking-closer-with-david-culp.html" target="_blank">taboret</a>—had I been in anything but survival mode I would have done something fun <br />with this, maybe <a href="https://bluemooncandles.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/creating-winter-magick-with-%E2%9D%86-ice-candles-%E2%9D%89/" target="_blank">ice candles</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnYTmIYTk7vf-kQogLLDNwpIzYeO1oCfzcFcNKrMra-Wkk6GbJLhedezeFWjVx3OYZukJWZN0XLmHVjBGBi_yFXQ9r5nnqzOxXz1jGlAbVgtx36Cyk_a89Z307MDPIeo0i0QU9wNwDUHGH5lm210eKbO0vd2h4JcEbVsQBxUu41cIXSmDpOGh5kMuxNY/s3497/DFW114.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnYTmIYTk7vf-kQogLLDNwpIzYeO1oCfzcFcNKrMra-Wkk6GbJLhedezeFWjVx3OYZukJWZN0XLmHVjBGBi_yFXQ9r5nnqzOxXz1jGlAbVgtx36Cyk_a89Z307MDPIeo0i0QU9wNwDUHGH5lm210eKbO0vd2h4JcEbVsQBxUu41cIXSmDpOGh5kMuxNY/w552-h640/DFW114.JPG" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">nature made pretty things though, like this pattern on the fertile fronds of Blechnum spicant</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiDYnSHxuWCCHcIFHmEClUNHIF-Of63jsnxKGy2ELiBRMLP0_jUGZxJZlZkWhytVKbcLjGGWyth7bECGS-kNqFfys7hilGqLg09rK7S423usH0UEwKiFgMw0IK_yOA0UN-byxV-BT940dhyphenhyphenKF8q_riYR2nE8PP3wEiWUuIH1R-HdiK4z6ug3dZE5jtPc/s3024/DFW115.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiDYnSHxuWCCHcIFHmEClUNHIF-Of63jsnxKGy2ELiBRMLP0_jUGZxJZlZkWhytVKbcLjGGWyth7bECGS-kNqFfys7hilGqLg09rK7S423usH0UEwKiFgMw0IK_yOA0UN-byxV-BT940dhyphenhyphenKF8q_riYR2nE8PP3wEiWUuIH1R-HdiK4z6ug3dZE5jtPc/w640-h640/DFW115.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">the ice needles of the NOID cholla won the prize for dangerous beauty</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFBtEA-eT91MQw5m_m61AiawXrzB4XB_K3zAjSnd_EVSpbCA7z0bggOHqvo1Frdzi-Mo4C4ndSLyiCXkmbikcEJxV4iQ9bNy52sBV2OU0Hxfk9XPfPdPlJ_V7kEZKNh9dn4wHGRNMttfQFxnhfXQ4VHaL4Aq1D1eYNcJ44l7REicfu7AzCg80kGNbDsM/s4032/DFW116.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFBtEA-eT91MQw5m_m61AiawXrzB4XB_K3zAjSnd_EVSpbCA7z0bggOHqvo1Frdzi-Mo4C4ndSLyiCXkmbikcEJxV4iQ9bNy52sBV2OU0Hxfk9XPfPdPlJ_V7kEZKNh9dn4wHGRNMttfQFxnhfXQ4VHaL4Aq1D1eYNcJ44l7REicfu7AzCg80kGNbDsM/w480-h640/DFW116.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">this is the second year in a row the buds of my edgeworthia (which were already starting to <br />open) were coated in ice, unfortunately this means when the flowers do open the fragrance <br />& vivid color will be missing, as well as the hummingbirds </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUBUU9AuISnMun6VPMpe6uKOpc9XYw0hZzZ_vmiUfj8TYpqODWnKOJKU8Kta9mShBW2dNmjUmZ356XvC4LvFWhC2u3Ua9JIocWWhB9QpPLFFq7ZbScRRMWgZYcckcoTKcqMgpb68mXZtgFzUIJ1ngZHaeHQhMNImSdI4ETjmFbIH_ci8TAzgyIUU-Naw/s4032/DFW117.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUBUU9AuISnMun6VPMpe6uKOpc9XYw0hZzZ_vmiUfj8TYpqODWnKOJKU8Kta9mShBW2dNmjUmZ356XvC4LvFWhC2u3Ua9JIocWWhB9QpPLFFq7ZbScRRMWgZYcckcoTKcqMgpb68mXZtgFzUIJ1ngZHaeHQhMNImSdI4ETjmFbIH_ci8TAzgyIUU-Naw/w480-h640/DFW117.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">palm fronds coated in ice are very heavy</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-csYRhopNsBknYButFcIoqhG2q8-PVaW2QZLJG_-d5vODjxZxQzIbxjV4tix9N0RPYmTar5SSJ3ZpxkhPx2jac5_rEJozE2ukTh0RqV-MyTZYectmOCXYfiY3iPir8i_6EXLW3o877LUBdrsEOd4pamxWm8cPg4-qYmzjkrNpOSMKLTP_nBhyphenhyphenPJq_t0/s3709/DFW118.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="2650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-csYRhopNsBknYButFcIoqhG2q8-PVaW2QZLJG_-d5vODjxZxQzIbxjV4tix9N0RPYmTar5SSJ3ZpxkhPx2jac5_rEJozE2ukTh0RqV-MyTZYectmOCXYfiY3iPir8i_6EXLW3o877LUBdrsEOd4pamxWm8cPg4-qYmzjkrNpOSMKLTP_nBhyphenhyphenPJq_t0/w458-h640/DFW118.JPG" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">last year the weight broke the fronds at the base, resulting in sad looking palms for <br />several moths—it's too early to tell if that will be the case this year</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I finally started to remove plant covers on Friday the 19th, things had been undercover for more than a week. It's worth noting the only reason I was able to get out and work that day was because Andrew had a set of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018UDZT1I/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1" target="_blank">these spikes</a> I was able to put on my boots, otherwise I'd have been stuck indoors. You may have heard the "socks over your shoes" for traction idea, in my experience that only works for a bit, then the ice builds up on the socks and you're in even worse shape.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO0H174gJ3Qb09FA3xsdQLYQoGTdhNnVUKz603vx1ZzX1cwVdOr8krzR68zMIrfVHBwPO1IiapPzkqTsYw8EOK9GSHy15oWp3n0d3nlrFPvH8FS-mSlYcQuQr10CmjTre31PT_vy73-N1b_NT6MGqdqEnwUnXxiGoM-l3oK1gFn92S6b34h2uGtySHdQ/s4032/DFW118b.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO0H174gJ3Qb09FA3xsdQLYQoGTdhNnVUKz603vx1ZzX1cwVdOr8krzR68zMIrfVHBwPO1IiapPzkqTsYw8EOK9GSHy15oWp3n0d3nlrFPvH8FS-mSlYcQuQr10CmjTre31PT_vy73-N1b_NT6MGqdqEnwUnXxiGoM-l3oK1gFn92S6b34h2uGtySHdQ/w480-h640/DFW118b.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">friday afternoon the patio was still a solid sheet of ice, the chunks were bits I'd chipped <br />away to get at covered plants & the small pieces were off the ice-covered bamboo leaves</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSqkqP6lLXE6bY5EOCm6y5g7dYWGKcDzHo6fCuQ9ZJ3NVgToSo7pUDhSXcuYDoKn5EXoj_CY63EcLnfnPvosKsNthPrQpGeZBDZwCXWypj-HekmMSXdlDV0B4leLSnqVxUzfdSC2cia6d_4V0cPmV4KIEklLYO5kLMRJVCNOExnjRXWh7rX0-UnPqqjI/s4032/DFW119.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSqkqP6lLXE6bY5EOCm6y5g7dYWGKcDzHo6fCuQ9ZJ3NVgToSo7pUDhSXcuYDoKn5EXoj_CY63EcLnfnPvosKsNthPrQpGeZBDZwCXWypj-HekmMSXdlDV0B4leLSnqVxUzfdSC2cia6d_4V0cPmV4KIEklLYO5kLMRJVCNOExnjRXWh7rX0-UnPqqjI/w480-h640/DFW119.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>the brick (incased in a sheet of ice) was used to hold the tub in place during the windstorm, <br />before the ice fell & solidified everything</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>It was amazing to see bright green again. However I know better than to assume success. Only time will tell.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWsBz7mXwTZKPVp_eFY6vq6xG7D7JCVB6MLFHnC3oI4qo2WSUhli_2jgmDgDy728w_X99icP1SwJZlQAR3rHbJOHduARFqV5r7YDpQKwMKuZH-msM2ap2CpwgJT_gdN-tmbu86kwzCSCzwO3s-tViikof_LrBwaMqwPjQfpzuCSnDcIw6F51DBF49JhI/s4032/DFW120.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWsBz7mXwTZKPVp_eFY6vq6xG7D7JCVB6MLFHnC3oI4qo2WSUhli_2jgmDgDy728w_X99icP1SwJZlQAR3rHbJOHduARFqV5r7YDpQKwMKuZH-msM2ap2CpwgJT_gdN-tmbu86kwzCSCzwO3s-tViikof_LrBwaMqwPjQfpzuCSnDcIw6F51DBF49JhI/w480-h640/DFW120.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>a unique pyrrosia from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, it was treated well</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwjRpo5HUtvHQlUp00rg-ZO1OMJhsQ0IWzitoYzT6XcgW_cUyJ6q4lWqjimp2B9dSKbiBiKCebThyphenhyphenfEDLPkB4TXj5wdVfz3iK2EZS4lUKzzb1bFBiReePEP47DFQfz07aTFtOLN_1PK4B8wR7wB0qw_ivnVHChqW7Tvkr8n1ZIHBWLdZoAwD0Tu8Q_nc/s4032/DFW122.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwjRpo5HUtvHQlUp00rg-ZO1OMJhsQ0IWzitoYzT6XcgW_cUyJ6q4lWqjimp2B9dSKbiBiKCebThyphenhyphenfEDLPkB4TXj5wdVfz3iK2EZS4lUKzzb1bFBiReePEP47DFQfz07aTFtOLN_1PK4B8wR7wB0qw_ivnVHChqW7Tvkr8n1ZIHBWLdZoAwD0Tu8Q_nc/w480-h640/DFW122.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">this one got the wrap treatment with frost cloth & <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-48-in-x-25-ft-Double-Reflective-Insulation-48x25RI/315103268" target="_blank">reflective insulation</a> <br />(the same material I made the Pseudopanax cover with)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD16f-eiXQpyk-dEE21rqfQV6o7sFTiHAJ9TTlthG_S9Pi2yVGjVXzFwSJXXq3Eelsv0XMeBDXbj6VsJ8kvlUcJ-fDnwpeYHZFbXueW53v5xeYISbhMqTWF3AnzxJ0WoX-9txtONjZhe4_EUWcBS5s7tylzHrzIBpV-8QYlyQzUZh7w4yY_bOL5airOwI/s4032/DFW123.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD16f-eiXQpyk-dEE21rqfQV6o7sFTiHAJ9TTlthG_S9Pi2yVGjVXzFwSJXXq3Eelsv0XMeBDXbj6VsJ8kvlUcJ-fDnwpeYHZFbXueW53v5xeYISbhMqTWF3AnzxJ0WoX-9txtONjZhe4_EUWcBS5s7tylzHrzIBpV-8QYlyQzUZh7w4yY_bOL5airOwI/w480-h640/DFW123.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">a large stock tank planted with several treasures including special pyrrosia, there <br />were layers of burlap, frost cloth & that same insulation—seeing frost on the leaves when<br />I unwrapped it gave me a scare, but the color has remained healthy (fingers crossed)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD2cibWWdZhPVtIuXMyTVAgPFPQtoc9aoTK2yf4Hi_K8ljkj4CHyc5GlYnsGtYI5j9Ous0LbXPAZzM7n25LGsVG7bDJZKZdH0IBBFlZVEHcNTo0KgatN7CtwZTCTR9TPHLIJ6Ae-5tHaCrtNGSVrXwXBxctMhbRXrLOmiKXa45ilFF3gemMSKyxos8m4/s4032/DFW124.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD2cibWWdZhPVtIuXMyTVAgPFPQtoc9aoTK2yf4Hi_K8ljkj4CHyc5GlYnsGtYI5j9Ous0LbXPAZzM7n25LGsVG7bDJZKZdH0IBBFlZVEHcNTo0KgatN7CtwZTCTR9TPHLIJ6Ae-5tHaCrtNGSVrXwXBxctMhbRXrLOmiKXa45ilFF3gemMSKyxos8m4/w480-h640/DFW124.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pyrrosia sheareri in that same tank</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-pWY_PUE_Yar2RV410MRBlEJBXwbjeu7Fl5paf2XKNrJ-75SbZ12h8vmTNyKLcJXeJBLAwkBk6CKy16D5TTaZhdpAYCLKSrFzWTVvBz06gfRsR8itTurBi8T9E1-0Q7ZBa_zesP6TL1HEzXP_024bTMH8yTD-R2y9wBGNJnFjBVMR1gBLlJyivjIhWE/s3677/DFW125.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-pWY_PUE_Yar2RV410MRBlEJBXwbjeu7Fl5paf2XKNrJ-75SbZ12h8vmTNyKLcJXeJBLAwkBk6CKy16D5TTaZhdpAYCLKSrFzWTVvBz06gfRsR8itTurBi8T9E1-0Q7ZBa_zesP6TL1HEzXP_024bTMH8yTD-R2y9wBGNJnFjBVMR1gBLlJyivjIhWE/w524-h640/DFW125.JPG" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>both stock tanks and the fern table were wrapped</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Last winter was so demoralizing, there was so much plant death. Several evergreens dropped all their leaves and looked dead, but finally flushed out with new growth late in the spring. Slow growers like aspidistra (cast iron plant) and pyrrosia lost so many of their leaves their impact in the garden was greatly reduced, I fear it will be worse this year.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaBc3iHisJuXhdLMMUu7AJsnXvojAhZEBHEUXTKivj24Oj2D6WWZGGNLZoIfDOuoucz7xn5qM3OjHmd5Z0WJRFOqsDicOZzzCXokZRgZ1wj6yRU0nFIhFbeJ50yV9mOGkt7fyHmbjWhHvJVyAA2Z1QN52Hgw-0ZBhULDWhGr9h32kc4VATcJRkgHguMw/s4032/DFW126.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaBc3iHisJuXhdLMMUu7AJsnXvojAhZEBHEUXTKivj24Oj2D6WWZGGNLZoIfDOuoucz7xn5qM3OjHmd5Z0WJRFOqsDicOZzzCXokZRgZ1wj6yRU0nFIhFbeJ50yV9mOGkt7fyHmbjWhHvJVyAA2Z1QN52Hgw-0ZBhULDWhGr9h32kc4VATcJRkgHguMw/w480-h640/DFW126.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Aspidistra elatior, not covered and already showing signs of damage</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nswH53s87pOy6t9Mnre3EC-PEz6x5nr6tiBPMkBNuY_0jxRaf79sGNb7cy6puHPiwnA1KPyON6C9JqbnR6yi7nhMuCgL-f8JoXgXFYMdmJ9ST-3OzGl3qVq9g50IBpQ90b4sHMIxWvZngFuMb83XoeR0zj08hUvqyNfJyoHbrFKITznZ2u2HrviL5Jg/s4032/DFW127.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nswH53s87pOy6t9Mnre3EC-PEz6x5nr6tiBPMkBNuY_0jxRaf79sGNb7cy6puHPiwnA1KPyON6C9JqbnR6yi7nhMuCgL-f8JoXgXFYMdmJ9ST-3OzGl3qVq9g50IBpQ90b4sHMIxWvZngFuMb83XoeR0zj08hUvqyNfJyoHbrFKITznZ2u2HrviL5Jg/w480-h640/DFW127.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">for a moment I was confused, where did this ice agave leaf come from? then I realized it <br />was from the aspidistra—ha!</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgrrj97rNmUDTJfBGisvfjyWFFvCBjqYmMYt6u-u8UJ5-uf4YQn3Fild-mBUf5QQJ68p4mgv6tloklOTsi3uYkBHfNY5q2p7zTU06Q2fcbPX2ENNSRJq3DfBgIySYPsL7MtfQZDIYDjDd7OQwAUTGlaUiGKGoi8gT-ZjRk7bRjKB_WCDUaXdj6UWoD0A/s3651/DFW128.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3651" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgrrj97rNmUDTJfBGisvfjyWFFvCBjqYmMYt6u-u8UJ5-uf4YQn3Fild-mBUf5QQJ68p4mgv6tloklOTsi3uYkBHfNY5q2p7zTU06Q2fcbPX2ENNSRJq3DfBgIySYPsL7MtfQZDIYDjDd7OQwAUTGlaUiGKGoi8gT-ZjRk7bRjKB_WCDUaXdj6UWoD0A/w530-h640/DFW128.JPG" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">burnt Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress' foliage </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZKP03XQ1lAFzYUmDkxyJNFtgaMOPCwbaOyZ7Z-9kWym8mCrGVFl6TKggxrKjN0dRD7QxgUDEzVWXj9e9irrCsG6m-gJg7INLx3xMtlaSzBrDYJIFpJccTHotXnLQdjWco_8LU-P-LQBWzKH7YKs8BSGZAP9n6ufGl6ZWVkHMdCX6T1y_lDXoYtUWdi4/s3761/DFW130.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="3018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZKP03XQ1lAFzYUmDkxyJNFtgaMOPCwbaOyZ7Z-9kWym8mCrGVFl6TKggxrKjN0dRD7QxgUDEzVWXj9e9irrCsG6m-gJg7INLx3xMtlaSzBrDYJIFpJccTHotXnLQdjWco_8LU-P-LQBWzKH7YKs8BSGZAP9n6ufGl6ZWVkHMdCX6T1y_lDXoYtUWdi4/w514-h640/DFW130.JPG" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">goth Grevillea rivularis (the foliage is usually green, not black), will it rebound? I doubt it</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdAn1hJ8rpSECreFvmvoQ0wAy2cTIW66djZxZDgxCNVfdo_3x6JSQZAuamHg9-U4WoMGP5THdJU5HBD_wU8FtUy4cVYFERk1i1lcsVePBxpqAbLvQVMN9b8LFs8893fXpK89-H6UfrRXuoVvKsy8a6hvDR3Nzk96n_dnh5bcVTjS0Esq2uW0sYIEcK0g/s4032/DFW131.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdAn1hJ8rpSECreFvmvoQ0wAy2cTIW66djZxZDgxCNVfdo_3x6JSQZAuamHg9-U4WoMGP5THdJU5HBD_wU8FtUy4cVYFERk1i1lcsVePBxpqAbLvQVMN9b8LFs8893fXpK89-H6UfrRXuoVvKsy8a6hvDR3Nzk96n_dnh5bcVTjS0Esq2uW0sYIEcK0g/w480-h640/DFW131.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>the life has been blown out of this Eryngium proteiflorum, it may come back from the roots?</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kFdwWQsIdwTUvbpZe0t_112qRlIauE1RPyY-7Ab6zdzYeyIFncRMSsjvCxeI5B-oDlll8VNlOuLsPE3ioCZpUmyt6r0SKhh1FPJoXmCYZ6X_JRNU6k1SpVyqStCe3eirk2Ye_KWBscmB1LiUmz7MgPK8H8B73coNrZxkjuaxe6D4Uvg2PciCQDdBKoM/s3764/DFW132.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="3005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kFdwWQsIdwTUvbpZe0t_112qRlIauE1RPyY-7Ab6zdzYeyIFncRMSsjvCxeI5B-oDlll8VNlOuLsPE3ioCZpUmyt6r0SKhh1FPJoXmCYZ6X_JRNU6k1SpVyqStCe3eirk2Ye_KWBscmB1LiUmz7MgPK8H8B73coNrZxkjuaxe6D4Uvg2PciCQDdBKoM/w510-h640/DFW132.JPG" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">two versions of Feijoa sellowiana (pineapple guava) foliage damage—this one died back to the <br />ground last year & resprouted, only to be hit again </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnt0fLSOoUwA0sdYEfFSwUPetD1wA8qo1RdkWywhoqk7ayzCid38CeNZBZ0x1aoBcPF5DtO2dgLC5-DZyYsnakB-W08GD8UVqd1XIxUD9XUEbujblT5sysCoXzoW_zNxael0kp9jCnRiZ-IepvFjAAVttavQRbxB4i69se-UcJGf3ggNrLx2nnIty-3c/s4032/DFW133.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnt0fLSOoUwA0sdYEfFSwUPetD1wA8qo1RdkWywhoqk7ayzCid38CeNZBZ0x1aoBcPF5DtO2dgLC5-DZyYsnakB-W08GD8UVqd1XIxUD9XUEbujblT5sysCoXzoW_zNxael0kp9jCnRiZ-IepvFjAAVttavQRbxB4i69se-UcJGf3ggNrLx2nnIty-3c/w480-h640/DFW133.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">this one has always been the tougher of the two, that brown burnt foliage is already dropping<br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4S2Cqn-8I7WjpJd5bsRUuatFaqLgwZH8D1IYGGbyH_JMUBuTZw5drv757o0W5t23jgRX35E89PSpBBfUfAiIrgMYSOX5hZfLwSbUuWQfeFVmP65QTOY6qB3wM8NDfXSLY5QO91dgLvyyDOCzlAeftZ8e0grtTsLnpQT1Giqc17LMJUf04D-MPJc32HY/s3619/DFW134.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3619" data-original-width="3011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4S2Cqn-8I7WjpJd5bsRUuatFaqLgwZH8D1IYGGbyH_JMUBuTZw5drv757o0W5t23jgRX35E89PSpBBfUfAiIrgMYSOX5hZfLwSbUuWQfeFVmP65QTOY6qB3wM8NDfXSLY5QO91dgLvyyDOCzlAeftZ8e0grtTsLnpQT1Giqc17LMJUf04D-MPJc32HY/w532-h640/DFW134.JPG" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">burnt Mahonia gracilipes foliage</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As I said in the title of this post, I'm still numb—and not just from the cold. It's exhausting to be on edge for six days (what's the temperature now? did they change the forecast? the lights just flickered, will the power stay on? keep the devices charged in case! don't let the kitchen pipes freeze! is the heater in the greenhouse still working? I was up several times through the night, every night, checking on that last one), our region has been rocked hard. The severity of this storm, and it's overall length is like nothing my garden has experienced. Fingers crossed there will be more happy surprises than bad.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA6a2V_xToOiSwKedn77ne4QkuCaHG1VYzzBFzQkLU4J9iWJInwdXsF9Gd8KR_2BqDizecI08zpXbwBOeY74aSdH3Yh__0aFlgrGZBgF4rAn5JiqEUyhZ13_AtX_vghiSZguzNx8rkWwWq6WEYjkzul4RlJpWE3Qav7Q62CqS8Mz8MWLz1TOmZIfpgg8/s4032/DFW135.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA6a2V_xToOiSwKedn77ne4QkuCaHG1VYzzBFzQkLU4J9iWJInwdXsF9Gd8KR_2BqDizecI08zpXbwBOeY74aSdH3Yh__0aFlgrGZBgF4rAn5JiqEUyhZ13_AtX_vghiSZguzNx8rkWwWq6WEYjkzul4RlJpWE3Qav7Q62CqS8Mz8MWLz1TOmZIfpgg8/w640-h480/DFW135.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aristaloe aristata, after I removed the covers—they're still green and solid!</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div>To receive alerts of new <a href="http://www.thedangergarden.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> posts by email, <a href="https://follow.it/thedangergarden?leanpub" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>. 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