tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post7622045918540327700..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Gardens at Mission San Juan CapistranoGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13857461897555657182015-06-11T17:45:06.950-07:002015-06-11T17:45:06.950-07:00I'd love to volunteer there as well. What a be...I'd love to volunteer there as well. What a beautiful space.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-54388459909223707072015-06-11T17:44:09.328-07:002015-06-11T17:44:09.328-07:00If and when I retire, I'll volunteer at the Ru...If and when I retire, I'll volunteer at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. That is, unless I move to Tucson :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-40424874538560834912015-06-11T17:43:15.472-07:002015-06-11T17:43:15.472-07:00Aah, the 4th grade mission project! Our older daug...Aah, the 4th grade mission project! Our older daughter did California counties instead of missions (must have been more politically correct that particular year), our younger daughter did San Juan Bautista. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-82138304468189426722015-06-11T17:39:54.101-07:002015-06-11T17:39:54.101-07:00They should promote the gardens as a great example...They should promote the gardens as a great example of water-wise landscaping. Most of it can be replicated in residential gardens.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42140149070536358822015-06-11T17:38:49.530-07:002015-06-11T17:38:49.530-07:00You should! It might make a nice weekend outing.You should! It might make a nice weekend outing.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13090567890759434832015-06-11T17:38:29.521-07:002015-06-11T17:38:29.521-07:00Time for a solo trip!Time for a solo trip!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-9065532053205841062015-06-11T17:38:07.815-07:002015-06-11T17:38:07.815-07:00Good thing I didn't know about Plant Depot. My...Good thing I didn't know about Plant Depot. My family might have started a mutiny :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-31444440234793263452015-06-11T09:47:36.374-07:002015-06-11T09:47:36.374-07:00I love the gardens of Mission San Juan Capistrano....I love the gardens of Mission San Juan Capistrano. I am a midwest girl, and I try to take a vacation to southern California every year. I have so many pictures of the gardens. My dream would be to volunteer there.Gard3nGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870148772118643129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60826133678336680942015-06-10T23:15:21.763-07:002015-06-10T23:15:21.763-07:00Great gardens, thank goodness for volunteers.Great gardens, thank goodness for volunteers.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-79414472925644488672015-06-10T20:29:14.010-07:002015-06-10T20:29:14.010-07:00I well remember this mission, since we assisted ou...I well remember this mission, since we assisted our youngest in making a replica of it with its bell tower and little bells in the sacred garden in foam core board for an elementary school project. Haven't been back since! It has so much atmosphere. I agree, the gardens complement the mission well.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-86798027773148856122015-06-10T17:46:03.360-07:002015-06-10T17:46:03.360-07:00Growing up in LA, this was the mission of choice t...Growing up in LA, this was the mission of choice to visit and I went many times as a child and teen. And what along time since I was there last ! The gardens look wonderfully climate appropriate. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-20410925583579155472015-06-10T16:23:14.848-07:002015-06-10T16:23:14.848-07:00Those volunteers do a great job of maintaining the...Those volunteers do a great job of maintaining the gardens and your photos give a good sense of the place. That columnar cactus outside the mission wall may be the first plant I've seen that can hold its own with a Bignonia vine. I've never visited that mission, which is amazing as my husband loves missions - I wouldn't mind visiting this one with its wonderful gardens.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-84657316648596102412015-06-10T14:37:48.343-07:002015-06-10T14:37:48.343-07:00Fabulous blue sky as a wonderful backdrop! The vol...Fabulous blue sky as a wonderful backdrop! The volunteers are doing a great job with the gardens very well maintained and a planting selection that is very architectural and water wise at the same time. I'm sure you'll be back again soon, an hour it seems is not long enough :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-50317119302477992742015-06-10T12:54:46.468-07:002015-06-10T12:54:46.468-07:00Nice pictures on a blue-sky day--it's lovely t...Nice pictures on a blue-sky day--it's lovely there are volunteers taking care of the gardens. <br /><br />There's a great nursery just nine-tenths of a mile south, too: Plant Depot.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.com