tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post1858714261495561317..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Spring at the Ruth Bancroft GardenGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-80138591713111023012011-04-16T12:32:01.785-07:002011-04-16T12:32:01.785-07:00Mark, how long does it take for an unrooted rostra...Mark, how long does it take for an unrooted rostrata to re-root, and how easy is it? I've seen unrooted rostratas for sale on the Internet but wasn't sure what the deal was.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-82412340367742818672011-04-16T00:43:13.385-07:002011-04-16T00:43:13.385-07:00That's possible Gerhard, the problems seems to...That's possible Gerhard, the problems seems to have been rectified now so hopefully no mre problems for anyone else.<br /><br />Fascinating that Yucca rostrata is very expensive there. It's not unheard of to acquire a metre trunked specimen here for about $120 equivalent. Mostly unrooted specimens though and you'll have to re-root them yourself.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24548866581552069082011-04-13T15:33:27.543-07:002011-04-13T15:33:27.543-07:00Mark and Gaz, the rain shelters used at the Ruth B...Mark and Gaz, the rain shelters used at the Ruth Bancroft Garden must certainly be effective since many of these plants are decades old. They have an army of volunteers so that makes it easier to set everything up and take it back down in the spring (I'm thinking of volunteering myself).<br /><br />Like you, I get a major bout of envy when I see a mature <em>Yucca rostrata</em>. I won't even post photos of mine since they're so puny. Mature specimens were much less expensive in Southern California than up here but still in the hundreds of dollars.<br /><br />Weird that you had problems accessing my blog. I wonder if others had the same issue?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83560819410044119192011-04-13T14:39:35.627-07:002011-04-13T14:39:35.627-07:00Hi Gerhard, I do remember your previous post on Ru...Hi Gerhard, I do remember your previous post on Ruth Bancroft garden, especially with their extensive use of rain shelters, I have even mentioned it to a couple friends.<br /><br />It's great to see some photos without the covers and the specimen and planting looks superb! It's convinced me to buy a bigger Yucca rostrata now...<br /><br />I've been doing some catching up as for some reason I couldn't open up your blog on any of our computers, even on the iphone for a few days, really strange!!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42765146035718501432011-04-11T09:31:03.785-07:002011-04-11T09:31:03.785-07:00Alan, I loved seeing all these things I'd neve...Alan, I loved seeing all these things I'd never seen before. I'll look for a giant coreopsis. It's a California native so you'd think nurseries would carry it.<br /><br />What's particularly fascinating about the Ruth Bancroft Garden is that it was a <em>private</em> garden for decades, created and nurtured by Ruth Bancroft's love of succulents and xeric gardening.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-41638072455062442242011-04-11T08:07:15.983-07:002011-04-11T08:07:15.983-07:00What a great place! Love the flower bud "hats...What a great place! Love the flower bud "hats", and also: coreopsis gigantea?! I didn't realize such a species existed! Fascinating.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com