tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post6941916557621589197..comments2024-03-18T08:56:42.730-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: UC Santa Cruz Arboretum late winter updateGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-10174889568391452732012-02-14T16:31:34.585-08:002012-02-14T16:31:34.585-08:00I'd love to live in Santa Cruz. They can grow ...I'd love to live in Santa Cruz. They can grow all these amazing plants from South Africa and Australia AND succulents AND bamboo AND just about anything else. And they've got the Pacific Ocean.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-29353398967610249822012-02-14T16:29:39.672-08:002012-02-14T16:29:39.672-08:00Time to plan a trip! I'd love to meet you in p...Time to plan a trip! I'd love to meet you in person.<br /><br />The restios at UC Santa Cruz are spectacular. The conditions there must be perfect.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-51232949377593001542012-02-14T16:28:04.169-08:002012-02-14T16:28:04.169-08:00Loree, excellent article. Here's the link for ...Loree, excellent article. Here's the link for everybody else: <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/02/still-life-with-space-needle-northwest.html" rel="nofollow">Danger Garden</a>.<br /><br />The biggest problem I foresee with my leucadendron and grevillea is drainage. Our native soil is relatively heavy clay. I'll add lots of pumice and will plant on a mound.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-19239391264370252762012-02-14T11:34:19.176-08:002012-02-14T11:34:19.176-08:00Superb photos Gerhard, so many beautiful Southern ...Superb photos Gerhard, so many beautiful Southern Hemisphere plants there! I was just admiring a table full of Leucadendrons earlier which are all not hardy enough in our garden (has to be kept in a pot), as well as some healthy restios.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-76684982504964344732012-02-14T04:34:30.360-08:002012-02-14T04:34:30.360-08:00Wow. Some really great photos -- reminds me that S...Wow. Some really great photos -- reminds me that Spring is a very good time to visit California. I still love the Elegia capensis, and that Grevillea x 'Robyn Gordon' -- just an amazing flower!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-81383281981817270862012-02-13T19:03:39.457-08:002012-02-13T19:03:39.457-08:00Wow Wow Wow...too much beauty! Love that you linke...Wow Wow Wow...too much beauty! Love that you linked to one of Ian's articles, he really knows his stuff.<br /><br />As you'll see if you read my post tomorrow I bought a Banksia (fingers crossed) from him at the NWFG Show, where I also bought a couple more Grevillea. What I wouldn't give to grow Leucadendron and Protea though.<br /><br />Thank you for all of the drool-worthy photos, that black barked Manzanita is amazing!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-16307545774598852632012-02-13T18:10:01.124-08:002012-02-13T18:10:01.124-08:00Thanks, Nat! I've wanted a grevillea for a lon...Thanks, Nat! I've wanted a grevillea for a long time. I'm leaning towards putting it in a large container on the backyard patio so we can enjoy the flowers. In Australia they bloom year round; maybe they will here, too, if I pamper it?!<br /><br />Do read <a href="http://www.desertnorthwest.com/articles/proteas_in_seattle.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> about growing proteas in Seattle. A lot of it might apply to your location.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-56760044216347295302012-02-13T18:03:54.994-08:002012-02-13T18:03:54.994-08:00Another enjoyable tour. Really had to twist your a...Another enjoyable tour. Really had to twist your arm to bring home one of those amazing Grevillea. Tose photos are superb!Stupid Garden Plantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378866321156746562noreply@blogger.com