tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post745782785831587132..comments2024-03-28T11:37:14.844-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: One last succulent feast before heading homeGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24404429359082742732015-01-06T09:08:54.840-08:002015-01-06T09:08:54.840-08:00Elisabeth, so good to hear from you!
Viele Grüße...Elisabeth, so good to hear from you! <br /><br />Viele Grüße nach Österreich. Bei euch schaut es bestimmt wie auf einer Postkarte aus :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-15598663196897268702015-01-06T09:08:06.797-08:002015-01-06T09:08:06.797-08:00Loree, brilliant idea. It might actually come to p...Loree, brilliant idea. It might actually come to pass, at least on a smaller scale. We're toying with the idea of doing road trip to British Columbia this summer. In which case we'd stop in Portland on the way home and hopefully pick up a Y. rostrata from Cistus.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57563997111549534312015-01-06T08:20:06.527-08:002015-01-06T08:20:06.527-08:00Oh wow, love this post - it's all white in my ...Oh wow, love this post - it's all white in my garden at the moment, covered with snow! So I realy love your pictures!!!<br />All my best from Austria and a happy New Year<br />ElisabethTante Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585515990150079674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55926333284520817662015-01-05T21:46:12.492-08:002015-01-05T21:46:12.492-08:00I see a road trip to Cistus in your future. Fill t...I see a road trip to Cistus in your future. Fill the car with Y. Rostrata and sell them when you get home, you'll actually make money on your trip and finally get one for your garden!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4550395692887312332015-01-05T17:00:32.355-08:002015-01-05T17:00:32.355-08:00Wow, you rock! Actually knowing the price does hel...Wow, you rock! Actually knowing the price does help. I would NOT have bought it for $225. I was eyeing a larger plant at Bach's Cactus Nursery in Tucson for $150. In fact, I would have bought it if it had fit in the car.<br /><br />Yucca rostrata in 5-gallon sizes is impossible to find. It's either very small plants in 1-gallon or 4-inch sizes, or 15 gallons and up. Frustrating.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-9239011435747606782015-01-05T13:28:52.409-08:002015-01-05T13:28:52.409-08:00I don't know if this helps or hurts, but I jus...I don't know if this helps or hurts, but I just called that number in your photo to check on the price of your 15-gallon Yucca rostrata...and it's $225. I've never priced one that big so can't offer any opinion. Heckuva road trip!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-1080695226425450192015-01-05T09:44:45.084-08:002015-01-05T09:44:45.084-08:00I didn't even know I had their phone number un...I didn't even know I had their phone number until I saw the photos on my computer screen. Duh! <br /><br />As for the lack of labels, I find that to be all too common.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-31420038926776760832015-01-05T09:43:11.686-08:002015-01-05T09:43:11.686-08:00Me too. And that's what mattered more to me th...Me too. And that's what mattered more to me than anything else.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-73939777048677335142015-01-05T09:42:54.992-08:002015-01-05T09:42:54.992-08:00Calling would never have occurred to me. I didn...Calling would never have occurred to me. I didn't even see that phone number until you mentioned it :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-39001158056456132922015-01-05T09:42:02.011-08:002015-01-05T09:42:02.011-08:00I so enjoyed walking around the nursery and taking...I so enjoyed walking around the nursery and taking pictures that ultimately it didn't matter whether I bought anything or not.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52837882757287845272015-01-05T09:41:09.866-08:002015-01-05T09:41:09.866-08:00I'm sure most of their business is wholesale. ...I'm sure most of their business is wholesale. But they do sell to the public; I bought stuff there during our Feb 2011 visit. From what I remember, their prices were very reasonable.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6771725774674773202015-01-05T09:34:01.300-08:002015-01-05T09:34:01.300-08:00Great photos. Maybe that's a wholesale nurser...Great photos. Maybe that's a wholesale nursery which may explain why no pricing posted? Laura Balaorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637747125216983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6744291048976842212015-01-04T22:31:29.970-08:002015-01-04T22:31:29.970-08:00I was going to say I hate it when there are no lab...I was going to say I hate it when there are no labels and no prices but that pales in comparison to no employees! Lame. I like how Renee thinks and would have probably resorted to calling like KS suggests, because once I've decided to buy a plant there is no talking me out of it!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-22611498330490372182015-01-04T18:02:07.826-08:002015-01-04T18:02:07.826-08:00Bummer, bummer, bummer! But love the pics!Bummer, bummer, bummer! But love the pics!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-35920322905455845722015-01-04T16:04:02.977-08:002015-01-04T16:04:02.977-08:00So maybe the deal is , you call the phone number o...So maybe the deal is , you call the phone number on the sign and say 'Hey , I'm out here in your nursery" ... kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55492099835766479582015-01-04T15:01:21.624-08:002015-01-04T15:01:21.624-08:00Oh how frustrating, so near and yet so far...to ge...Oh how frustrating, so near and yet so far...to getting a yucca you had in mind! Certainly a nursery full of instant impact spiky goodness!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60355841660569401532015-01-04T14:31:24.253-08:002015-01-04T14:31:24.253-08:00I must admit I indulged in a bit of daydreaming: b...I must admit I indulged in a bit of daydreaming: buying all the plants I wanted for my new desert getaway in Palm Springs. Ha ha.<br /><br />I should have started to haul "my" yucca to my car, just to see what would happen!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24099558505515151252015-01-04T14:03:30.130-08:002015-01-04T14:03:30.130-08:00First, could you imagine if one's budget were ...First, could you imagine if one's budget were such that you could just walk into a place like that, with those plant sizes, and pick what you wanted? That would be a dream...<br /><br />Second, I've found that at places like that (no sign of employees) starting to put something like a 15 gal yucca into your car is a guaranteed way to make the employees appear! Sorry to hear you had such a bad service experience!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.com