tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post4501130377628579639..comments2024-03-27T19:59:56.174-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Ruth Bancroft Garden 2014 spring plant sale recapGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52369921674598397022015-03-16T17:04:45.401-07:002015-03-16T17:04:45.401-07:00Bill, I *totally* understand. Here's my email ...Bill, I *totally* understand. Here's my email address: musatopiaATgmail.com. Replace AT with you know what. (I have to be sly to throw the 'bots off track, ha ha.) Thanks!!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-87514622543010002792015-03-16T16:58:37.940-07:002015-03-16T16:58:37.940-07:00(Never sure what gets sent here.) I'd be happ...(Never sure what gets sent here.) I'd be happy to share some photos -- we're really happy with the xeriscape results -- just not a fan of social media. Email is what I do. Don't mind sharing my address, just not with the world :DBill F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235501868637956462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-51473967743227611932015-03-16T10:53:46.352-07:002015-03-16T10:53:46.352-07:00Your project sounds fantastic! Would love to see p...Your project sounds fantastic! Would love to see photos if you have Facebook, Instagram, etc. <br /><br />I've ordered quite a few things from Yucca Do and have always been happy. The same goes for <a href="http://www.aridlandswholesale.com/" rel="nofollow">Arid Lands</a> in Tucson; they have some pretty rare stuff.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-1378716929178265252015-03-16T10:51:33.072-07:002015-03-16T10:51:33.072-07:00I swear, it wasn't me who lifted your agave :-...I swear, it wasn't me who lifted your agave :-).<br /><br />I know exactly you mean about it getting harder to find things you don't have yet. But Troy at RBG is working hard to bring in new varieties. I love the suspense of not knowing what I might find on my next visit.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-9771441258356706102015-03-16T10:35:15.879-07:002015-03-16T10:35:15.879-07:00Excellent! All the hardy agaves I bought last yea...Excellent! All the hardy agaves I bought last year went into a large xeriscape project, and the collection, including tender varieties in pots, is around 80 species now, including some coming from Yucca Do this week.Bill F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235501868637956462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-27966051956066977862015-03-16T10:24:59.900-07:002015-03-16T10:24:59.900-07:00Hi -- I was looking for info on 2014's RBG Sp...Hi -- I was looking for info on 2014's RBG Spring plant sale, found your blog, and also found a picture of me -- sort of -- pulling the wagon load of succulents you coveted (minus one that someone lifted while it was unattended). I'll be there again this year, but it's getting harder to find agaves new to my collection.<br />Bill F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235501868637956462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57411779379474967592015-03-16T10:24:50.519-07:002015-03-16T10:24:50.519-07:00Bill, that's too funny! How are your agaves do...Bill, that's too funny! How are your agaves doing, almost a year later?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-73935631438925066932015-03-16T10:21:25.752-07:002015-03-16T10:21:25.752-07:00Hi -- I was looking for info about the 2014 RBG Sp...Hi -- I was looking for info about the 2014 RBG Spring plant sale, found your blog, and then found a picture of me -- sort of -- pulling that wagon load of agaves you coveted.<br /><br />Thanks, BillBill F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235501868637956462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42374872822130487142014-04-17T11:50:03.896-07:002014-04-17T11:50:03.896-07:00Terri, first of all THANK YOU for volunteering you...Terri, first of all THANK YOU for volunteering your time at the RBG. Bloggers, myself included, often don't give the volunteers enough credit. Without you, public gardens like the RBG simply wouldn't exist.<br /><br />This was the first RBG sale where I noticed any hiccups. I think as long as people can exit in a straight line after paying you've solved the issue. Everything else comes with the territory, like standing in line. Sure, it isn't exactly fun, but often you end up chatting with other like-minded people, so it's not that bad either.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-10799884159036477742014-04-17T11:45:39.645-07:002014-04-17T11:45:39.645-07:00Candy, it was a great outing! We have to do it aga...Candy, it was a great outing! We have to do it again in the fall :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-71613302783998628502014-04-17T11:30:47.459-07:002014-04-17T11:30:47.459-07:00the Hesperoyucca whipplei with the agave as backdr...the Hesperoyucca whipplei with the agave as backdrop is stunning! how did i miss that?!! thankfully, i live close enough to get over there and look for it.<br /><br />i was one of the volunteers at the RBG sale (worked clean-up afterwards) and believe me, the staff IS paying attention to the challenge of how to make checkout smoother. i don't think the check out at the UCB botanical garden plant sale is any better, except that you can continue in a straight line to the exit.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956347491220677057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-56430517413032338082014-04-14T20:11:53.355-07:002014-04-14T20:11:53.355-07:00You photos are super and I had such a great time w...You photos are super and I had such a great time with you! I am still working on mine. And wasn't lunch at Anna's great. I loved it. Hope all is well with your family.Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-20077762356067063392014-04-14T08:49:57.125-07:002014-04-14T08:49:57.125-07:00Lots of cool plants and a beautiful dry garden = f...Lots of cool plants and a beautiful dry garden = fantastic sale. It's a sure-fire recipe for success in spite of the hiccup at checkout.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-68477546516014869052014-04-14T08:48:49.080-07:002014-04-14T08:48:49.080-07:00But you have so many other sales, and great nurser...But you have so many other sales, and great nurseries in general, that more than make up for it :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60798456039229943572014-04-14T08:48:13.639-07:002014-04-14T08:48:13.639-07:00You've got to plan a visit to California and t...You've got to plan a visit to California and time it to coincide with an RBG plant sale!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85382866670167626562014-04-14T08:47:37.911-07:002014-04-14T08:47:37.911-07:00I've been to many RBG sales, and they never ha...I've been to many RBG sales, and they never had this problem. I'm sure they'll solve it.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52540424815115615482014-04-14T07:50:43.057-07:002014-04-14T07:50:43.057-07:00The flowering cactus are gorgeous and your plant w...The flowering cactus are gorgeous and your plant wagon looks full of awesome plants. Perhaps they will see your complaint about the line and make changes next year. Still looks like a great sale.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-29754348025815986662014-04-14T02:03:14.020-07:002014-04-14T02:03:14.020-07:00As G&M said, such a shame we don't have an...As G&M said, such a shame we don't have anything even near that in the UK. A great haul.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91074970962957944952014-04-13T21:35:57.208-07:002014-04-13T21:35:57.208-07:00I was just thinking earlier how did the plant sale...I was just thinking earlier how did the plant sale go as you always go home with loads of goodies from RBG. Wish we had something like that here! Your wagon of haul looks exciting, can't wait to know they are! Shame about the queue problem, kind of dampens things a bit but the sale still sounded great.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-9389129685771621632014-04-13T21:27:18.822-07:002014-04-13T21:27:18.822-07:00Ah what a wonderful sale, lame checkout experience...Ah what a wonderful sale, lame checkout experience excluded. I remember the year something went wrong at our HPSO sale and we stood in line for over an hour just to pay. Life shouldn't be so difficult...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com