tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post92835156040360686..comments2024-03-27T19:59:56.174-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Desert Gardens of Steve Martino: a must-read for xeric gardenersGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-87997372952115861082018-06-02T19:58:31.071-07:002018-06-02T19:58:31.071-07:00"I'm a fanatic about creating privacy,&qu..."I'm a fanatic about creating privacy," Martino says. "Not only do I not want to see the neighbors, I don't want to see their houses and I don't want them seeing me."<br /><br />Nice to know I'm not the only one who is fanatic about this! Great post--thanks!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-25235377643357648062018-06-02T14:01:19.161-07:002018-06-02T14:01:19.161-07:00Thanks for the excellent overview, including all t...Thanks for the excellent overview, including all the topics you got Martino quotes on. And I hope readers follow your suggestion to read his Oxford Lecture. I just finished the "Desert Gardens of..." book today. He and I correspond every 4-5 years by phone or email on something, it seems, and he's one of the few reasons I stuck with my former career as long as I did. The ideas that Steve has are priceless, always laced with humor.<br /><br />Now, I want to include "sheds" in my now-side design work!David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-8823574376918560222018-06-02T05:07:14.294-07:002018-06-02T05:07:14.294-07:00Really enjoyed your review and quickly rushed I’ve...Really enjoyed your review and quickly rushed I’ve to read his Oxford. Love the piece about concrete. I have to get this book because strangely we have a son who lives in Phoenix, went to architecture school at ASU and then chose a different career path. And I often think how wonderful it would be to make a desert garden having visited there many times. If only we didn’t get so much rain ( often at the wrong time!) here. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-82458092955871998812018-06-01T16:51:59.451-07:002018-06-01T16:51:59.451-07:00"In the west landscapes are like terminally i..."In the west landscapes are like terminally ill patients. They are tethered to IVs and monitors and need constant attention to keep them alive. If someone pulls the plug, the garden will die."<br /><br />Love this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236588598321754721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-21204929619568059752018-06-01T14:51:52.165-07:002018-06-01T14:51:52.165-07:00Another great garden book to put on my list! The ...Another great garden book to put on my list! The 5th photo alone sells it. A landscape architect who puts garden design first is a treasure.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-18579747264948789762018-06-01T14:27:55.763-07:002018-06-01T14:27:55.763-07:00What an excellent review, Gerhard; you've sent...What an excellent review, Gerhard; you've sent the book to the top of my wishlist. The photographs alone would make it worthwhile, but the inclusion of the owners' brief, landscape situation, plans, and Martino's design thinking makes this irresistible. Although the style and plantings of are the polar opposite of the humid, Appalachian terrain and formal, Federal-era architecture here, there's something to learn from the way any skilled designer solves problems. My first exposure to Martino's work was in the book Outside In, by Paige Dickey (also highly recommendable to anyone in search of design inspiration). Can't wait to read Desert Landscapes!Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-14684668743424973542018-06-01T12:13:43.072-07:002018-06-01T12:13:43.072-07:00Do you freelance write book reviews? You did an am...Do you freelance write book reviews? You did an amazing job highlighting his work making me want to find a copy of it.Xeoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092928634415915594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52982242326931240142018-06-01T08:52:12.731-07:002018-06-01T08:52:12.731-07:00Definitely a must-have -- thanks for such a compre...Definitely a must-have -- thanks for such a comprehensive review!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-65834605085826899952018-05-31T22:43:38.274-07:002018-05-31T22:43:38.274-07:00I've followed both Steve Martino and Ron Gaza&...I've followed both Steve Martino and Ron Gaza's careers over the decades, and admire them both greatly. They certainly have made a lasting change in attitude towards Cedric gardening style, even influencing my own designs in the much milder Bay Area. Great write-up too Gerhard, thanks! David in Berkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429998034808702327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-90278745641314527412018-05-31T20:34:26.937-07:002018-05-31T20:34:26.937-07:00Great post! It’s really amazing to hear how much a...Great post! It’s really amazing to hear how much attitudes towards native plants and their use have changed over the decades - and to hear about it from one of the pioneers who made that happen. Checking out the full text of that lecture next....Amy Bouckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456345129712936857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-86624801987716449172018-05-31T19:59:51.518-07:002018-05-31T19:59:51.518-07:00Excellent review, Gerhard. I am anxiously awaiting...Excellent review, Gerhard. I am anxiously awaiting my own review copy. I have been so inspired by Steve's work since before I met him on a trip to Phoenix and got a personal tour of two of his clients' gardens, which I've featured in my own books. His style has definitely influenced my own garden in Austin, where I built three painted stucco walls. I can't wait to read the book.Pam/Digging https://www.penick.net/digginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816325728373530024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-16239285105175666852018-05-31T19:09:08.687-07:002018-05-31T19:09:08.687-07:00Thanks for the recommendation! This looks like a f...Thanks for the recommendation! This looks like a facinating book... I will have to find it. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.com