tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post3351717730587746441..comments2024-03-18T08:56:42.730-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Ruth Bancroft Garden in February 2015Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-54763115918371045032015-02-28T13:28:34.688-08:002015-02-28T13:28:34.688-08:00Laura, as beautiful as A. gypsophila is, it's ...Laura, as beautiful as A. gypsophila is, it's not very hardy. Remember, we're supposed to remind each other NOT to plant any more wimpy agaves!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-87497238939100014182015-02-28T13:27:40.078-08:002015-02-28T13:27:40.078-08:00I hope you'll get to see it in person some day...I hope you'll get to see it in person some day!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-18888120453744450062015-02-28T13:27:19.932-08:002015-02-28T13:27:19.932-08:00Funny, I thought of Aloe africana, too. Although I...Funny, I thought of Aloe africana, too. Although I should add that Aloe africana is what I always think of first when I see this kind of tall single-stemmed aloe :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-26202622729735027882015-02-28T13:26:22.574-08:002015-02-28T13:26:22.574-08:00Troy McGregor, the nursery manager, told me that t...Troy McGregor, the nursery manager, told me that their 'Ebony' was one of the first released in the U.S. That's why it's bigger than what we have.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-2479799994326540422015-02-28T13:25:49.580-08:002015-02-28T13:25:49.580-08:00I'm thinking that when I retire (or if...) I&#...I'm thinking that when I retire (or if...) I'll volunteer there.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-63591220830831601912015-02-27T16:39:38.946-08:002015-02-27T16:39:38.946-08:00Thanks again for taking me to another adventure of...Thanks again for taking me to another adventure of the development of RB Garden. The Garden Gate is beautiful. I need to get there soon. I must make room for an A. Gypsophila. As always great shots. Laura Balaorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637747125216983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67256912225479229012015-02-27T05:46:55.994-08:002015-02-27T05:46:55.994-08:00One never tires of seeing photos of this garden Ge...One never tires of seeing photos of this garden Gerhard! Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-41838165830055326912015-02-27T00:36:06.592-08:002015-02-27T00:36:06.592-08:00Beautiful photos -- too many favorites to name. Be...Beautiful photos -- too many favorites to name. Between this post and the one on the RBG's newly expanded nursery, I'm tempted to ditch work tomorrow and drive north. Darn day job. (Kidding -- love you, day job! Money for plants!) <br /><br />The unknown flowering aloe (above the damaged attenuata) looks like Aloe africana: <a href="http://www.agaveville.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=561" rel="nofollow">Link</a>Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83306514470081732015-02-26T22:42:55.442-08:002015-02-26T22:42:55.442-08:00Wonderful. I'm so glad you photographed Leucad...Wonderful. I'm so glad you photographed Leucadendron ‘Ebony'i was wondering how it had grown.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-36071124874515812532015-02-26T19:51:30.061-08:002015-02-26T19:51:30.061-08:00I love your remark about taking 200 photos even th...I love your remark about taking 200 photos even though you visit and and take photos frequently..this garden is so photogenic I just take more and more every time. Too bad thery don't open at 7am !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-32870278620502147552015-02-26T16:33:14.591-08:002015-02-26T16:33:14.591-08:00I hope my capitatas will bloom soon. I have four, ...I hope my capitatas will bloom soon. I have four, but one doesn't get much sun and probably will never flower.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-72892734825185462822015-02-26T16:32:33.485-08:002015-02-26T16:32:33.485-08:00Perfect timing! At least you now have a good idea ...Perfect timing! At least you now have a good idea of what wonderful things are waiting for you :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85767059579493334482015-02-26T15:47:34.688-08:002015-02-26T15:47:34.688-08:00Love the photos! And the flowers on that capitata ...Love the photos! And the flowers on that capitata are scrumptious! Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-17398507435581634552015-02-26T10:10:21.776-08:002015-02-26T10:10:21.776-08:00In another 30 days I will be there myself. Can'...In another 30 days I will be there myself. Can't wait! Beautiful photos Gerhard; thanks for sharing them with us!Paul Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760554213574050280noreply@blogger.com