tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post5758120858195879874..comments2024-03-18T08:56:42.730-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Pseudonatural FreakshowGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-77207547316732938772017-05-02T09:21:14.332-07:002017-05-02T09:21:14.332-07:00Sounds like a plan. Let's see when David has t...Sounds like a plan. Let's see when David has time.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74550021503976797632017-05-02T05:23:04.526-07:002017-05-02T05:23:04.526-07:00Oh and I'd love to have you over when you come...Oh and I'd love to have you over when you come to see David's garden - and I wouldn't at all mind going with you to see his garden again either. If I was a wealthy man I'd try to commission David to do my hell strip. I wouldn't tell him what I wanted done. I'd just ask him to do what he thinks fit with the garden with the whole and pleased him.Mark Delepinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502634636299441270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-21999522648498793882017-05-01T18:42:21.642-07:002017-05-01T18:42:21.642-07:00Let me contact Ernesto to see if he'd mind bum...Let me contact Ernesto to see if he'd mind bumping the number up by one for a home boy. We're also honoring Ernesto at the awards dinner on May 15 at which he'll also be our featured speaker. I'm on the dinner committee or I'd offer to meet you earlier that day so I'll need to arrive early. Nice to cyber meet you, Gerhard. Bracey linked me to your blog. Happy to find it.Mark Delepinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502634636299441270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-80129797548446123632017-05-01T17:20:32.170-07:002017-05-01T17:20:32.170-07:00Mark, so good to hear from you! Thank you for comm...Mark, so good to hear from you! Thank you for commenting. I really wanted to talk to you but you were surrounded by so many people when I was there--kind of like the bees buzzing around the Echium 'Mr Happy' in your front yard :-).<br /><br />I'd love to visit your garden again under less busy circumstances. Maybe I can combine it with a visit to David Feix's garden?<br /><br />Would love to join your group in Davis on the 21st. I just joined CalHort. Ernesto rocks.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6089488175955561692017-05-01T15:54:08.402-07:002017-05-01T15:54:08.402-07:00So sorry I didn't get to talk with you that da...So sorry I didn't get to talk with you that day, Gerhard. The day went by in a flash and it was only afterwards that I realized I hadn't eaten anything. Something about sharing your gardens with people who are into is so energizing. If you're ever in town and would like to see the garden in a different season it would be my pleasure. I've really enjoyed seeing the garden through your eyes. You are an excellent photographer. I share photos of my garden a lot on Facebook and I was surprised by many of the angles you found which had eluded me. Well done.<br /><br />By the way, I'm coordinating a trip for Calhort to Davis to see gardens selected by Ernesto Sandoval this month on the 21st. Small world.Mark Delepinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502634636299441270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-33079130673720476862017-05-01T08:19:21.758-07:002017-05-01T08:19:21.758-07:00David, I was at Mark's garden around noon. I&#...David, I was at Mark's garden around noon. I'm really sorry to miss you. I'd to love see your garden and would definitely drive to Berkeley just for that. Let's set something up :-).<br /><br />The wigandia didn't register. I was probably too busy gawking at other plants. There was a LOT to see.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-18416073044272746852017-04-30T17:16:44.036-07:002017-04-30T17:16:44.036-07:00Even though it's biennial and dies after flowe...Even though it's biennial and dies after flowering, it does reseed so you'll never be without it. Just as with the regular tower of jewels (Echium wildprettii).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-62125868515401520792017-04-30T17:15:44.850-07:002017-04-30T17:15:44.850-07:00Annie's influence is everywhere.Annie's influence is everywhere. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67464961710630396532017-04-30T17:15:25.862-07:002017-04-30T17:15:25.862-07:00I plan on giving my newly planted Lobelia aguana r...I plan on giving my newly planted Lobelia aguana regular water this summer. Hopefully it'll get by with less water next year.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60375027033303355822017-04-30T17:14:07.841-07:002017-04-30T17:14:07.841-07:00I tried the regular Geranium maderense a few years...I tried the regular Geranium maderense a few years ago but it succumbed to the drought. I think it needs fairly regular watering in its first summer. There are some huge specimens on the UC Davis campus. Too bad they only live 2-3 years.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55249510290095352052017-04-30T17:12:53.745-07:002017-04-30T17:12:53.745-07:00Almost perfect, I'd say.Almost perfect, I'd say.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-63842724806471495772017-04-30T17:12:30.608-07:002017-04-30T17:12:30.608-07:00I know exactly what you mean!I know exactly what you mean!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-48664804520962061112017-04-30T17:12:10.259-07:002017-04-30T17:12:10.259-07:00Yep, that abutilon was a small tree. Amazing!Yep, that abutilon was a small tree. Amazing!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-44380053769068889852017-04-30T17:11:49.689-07:002017-04-30T17:11:49.689-07:00I think the fact that gardeners in the Bay Area (a...I think the fact that gardeners in the Bay Area (and even where I live) can garden year round really helps.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83498472116520263372017-04-29T21:34:44.532-07:002017-04-29T21:34:44.532-07:00That Echium 'Mr. Happy' is so comical, I l...That Echium 'Mr. Happy' is so comical, I like it just for that. Someday I'll have to come back out and see gardens again like in 2013's blogger fling, including to buy some plants at Annie's.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-73312998030431841722017-04-28T22:48:58.259-07:002017-04-28T22:48:58.259-07:00Denise, be forewarned not to let that Lobelia fist...Denise, be forewarned not to let that Lobelia fistula go too dry, and in Long Beach it would probably prefer dapple shade or only morning sun. I can't wait to see the half dozen I planted out come into full bloom! I fell in love with it when I first saw it blooming massively at Annie's, plus the Brazilian connection...David in Berkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429998034808702327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67470930752325780892017-04-28T22:46:03.666-07:002017-04-28T22:46:03.666-07:00Sorry I missed bumping into you Gerhard at Mark...Sorry I missed bumping into you Gerhard at Mark's open garden, or maybe I was inside getting a tour of his wife Lia's fabulous artwork in her studio. Mark and Lia are opening up the garden again to California Hort Society and Hortisexuals members on Sunday, April 30th, so if one wanted to visit, one could. Mark has gotten a lot of his plants from me over the years, and I was most impressed with what he's done with the garden in the year he's been retired. Too bad I didn't know you were in Berkeley, I only live a block away from Mark and Lia's place and would have invited you over.<br /><br />Annie has influenced all of us locally, she's such an enabler! Plus I love that I can get her to so readily prop things from my garden, or follow up on suggestions!<br /><br />We do have a good deal climate wise here in Berkeley, and we know it... I can't believe I took no pictures, but it was relaxing to just "be" in the garden. That little day bed vignette looked inspired, and I also quite liked the raised deck at fence height in the back corner with views of the creek and park. I can't believe you didn't include photos of the Wigandia in bloom, while I was there, everyone was fascinated by it!David in Berkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429998034808702327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-37684853451319910562017-04-28T19:23:57.367-07:002017-04-28T19:23:57.367-07:00I'd have been intrigued by that garden descrip...I'd have been intrigued by that garden description too and I'm not at all disappointed to see how it materialized. It's delightful and I can definitely see Annie's influence.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-87296126585971093502017-04-28T18:06:14.935-07:002017-04-28T18:06:14.935-07:00What a fun and interesting garden -- so glad owner...What a fun and interesting garden -- so glad owners of such fine gardens open them to tour. Lots of lobelias are trickling in through Annie's. I've got a L. fistulosa from Annie's that looks promising if I can get it through summer.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-3455169194869447382017-04-28T17:28:21.270-07:002017-04-28T17:28:21.270-07:00I think I would have enjoyed this one Gerhard, may...I think I would have enjoyed this one Gerhard, maybe it will be open again next year. I have always wanted one of the white G maderense but a spot for it eludes me. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-45022687343407249992017-04-28T14:16:48.401-07:002017-04-28T14:16:48.401-07:00Fun garden, and very Bay Area. They have a wonder...Fun garden, and very Bay Area. They have a wonderful climate there. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-26814778649527519042017-04-28T11:27:04.400-07:002017-04-28T11:27:04.400-07:00What an awesome space. I'm only a teeny tiny b...What an awesome space. I'm only a teeny tiny bit jealous of Bay area gardeners! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-36465344988681564532017-04-28T08:59:52.439-07:002017-04-28T08:59:52.439-07:00So much to see here...definitely not a garden you ...So much to see here...definitely not a garden you can speed through. The Opuntia pad in the Phormium 'Guardsman' made me smile. I'd love to see them both in a couple of years. And the Abutilon 'Victor Reiter' image. Does the tree trunk really belong to the Abutilon? OMG.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-75548383724661567482017-04-28T07:21:04.561-07:002017-04-28T07:21:04.561-07:00I am just in awe of the diversity and creativity I...I am just in awe of the diversity and creativity I see in your west coast gardens. They must be so much fun to tour. I rarely see collector's gardens on the Open Day tours around here. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.com