tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post1821113062444523205..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Quick takes on succulent containersKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-45340304158359980462022-12-02T20:06:35.695-08:002022-12-02T20:06:35.695-08:00Thanks Eliza!Thanks Eliza!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10195549225270061152022-12-02T18:53:42.266-08:002022-12-02T18:53:42.266-08:00You have a good eye for combinations in these plan...You have a good eye for combinations in these planters, Kris. They are lovely! ElizaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12646724196044205092022-12-01T17:17:29.077-08:002022-12-01T17:17:29.077-08:00Thanks Beth, although I think the containers deser...Thanks Beth, although I think the containers deserve more of the credit than I do in making an impact.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60953200235994957582022-12-01T16:41:30.075-08:002022-12-01T16:41:30.075-08:00You are so talented! I was going to try to pick a ...You are so talented! I was going to try to pick a favorite one, but I just can't; they're all awesome. :)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10156851813062270972022-12-01T07:58:34.474-08:002022-12-01T07:58:34.474-08:00That would have been a good idea, Chavli! Oh well...That would have been a good idea, Chavli! Oh well, I have other (smaller) shells I may try stuffing with succulents in the future ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-65452269502065055832022-12-01T06:23:16.434-08:002022-12-01T06:23:16.434-08:00That shell planting is perfect; you could have use...That shell planting is perfect; you could have used for an IAVOM presentation.<br />ChavliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-44097510506001662752022-11-30T20:52:06.023-08:002022-11-30T20:52:06.023-08:00Thanks Anna. What may be the most remarkable aspe...Thanks Anna. What may be the most remarkable aspect of this project is that it took me so long to stumble into it ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61027486403834574102022-11-30T19:43:39.350-08:002022-11-30T19:43:39.350-08:00Oh, what a great idea! Those are some massive seas...Oh, what a great idea! Those are some massive seashells - what a gift to have those laying around. Your new planters look great, Kris! Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56490307406331215792022-11-30T18:47:02.278-08:002022-11-30T18:47:02.278-08:00Thanks Horticat. I had no idea that some of the s...Thanks Horticat. I had no idea that some of the seashells that came with the house might actually have value in the general marketplace.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60848268079070270882022-11-30T16:16:24.305-08:002022-11-30T16:16:24.305-08:00Lucky you inheriting such treasure with your house...Lucky you inheriting such treasure with your house. The creature who called that shell home must have made quite a meal! I like your selections - the subtle colouring of the succulents work well with the white background of the shell. Nice work. Horticathttps://plantaholicoz.blogspot.com/?m=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22835570455160139502022-11-30T12:44:25.750-08:002022-11-30T12:44:25.750-08:00I think just about everything I included in these ...I think just about everything I included in these 3 containers, with the possible exception of the Graptopetalum, would be happier in the ground, HB. Even the Graptopetalum probably prefers an in-ground placement but, given how leggy it gets, it needs cutting back regularly even there. Still, I'm surprised that you've had success planting Fenestraria in the ground. I've never gotten either Curio rowleyanus or Senecio peregrinus to grow anywhere except a container.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-48372648816713534772022-11-30T12:30:54.446-08:002022-11-30T12:30:54.446-08:00I expect the shell planter's contents will hav...I expect the shell planter's contents will have to be revised on a periodic basis as the current plants either grow, or die out in the confined space I've given them. That'll be true of the other 2 containers as well - they're just not deep enough to support what I planted in them for a long haul.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-6569110391596000552022-11-30T10:32:53.679-08:002022-11-30T10:32:53.679-08:00$1000! I can't imagine that. In the above comm...$1000! I can't imagine that. In the above comment Loree of danger garden mentions those at Lotusland, a Southern California botanic garden, which I remember as being significantly larger than the one the prior owner left behind here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63524125284201822772022-11-30T10:28:48.996-08:002022-11-30T10:28:48.996-08:00I've been to Lotusland (although not recently)...I've been to Lotusland (although not recently) and I remember those clam shells. In my mind at least, they were bigger than this one.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8939180492305837002022-11-30T10:28:35.856-08:002022-11-30T10:28:35.856-08:00You did a nice job on those. A balanced mix of co...You did a nice job on those. A balanced mix of colors and textures. <br /><br />I put every succulent possible into the ground instead of containers because they seem so much happier in the ground. Just tiny plants unexpectedly tough plants like Fenestraria rhopalophylla seem to handle my appalling neglect. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8308202300230589372022-11-30T10:15:52.753-08:002022-11-30T10:15:52.753-08:00Your updated arrangements look great. I did see y...Your updated arrangements look great. I did see you decided to use the partridge aloe in the seashell though. I saw this plant at the Seattle garden show many years ago but wasn't allowed to bring home across the border so found some seeds and now have a collection of nice little plants. Find as they get bigger they flop so I prune the big ones out and let the pups continue.luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-19083146343062507672022-11-30T09:52:13.525-08:002022-11-30T09:52:13.525-08:00Beautiful Giant Clamshell. I fell in love with the... Beautiful Giant Clamshell. I fell in love with them years ago & always wanted one but would not pay $1000 for a large one. My husband finally found one on Craig’s list for $300 & I planted it up with succulents too. Hang on to that shell- it’s worth a lot of $$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73805807002227112642022-11-30T09:46:40.476-08:002022-11-30T09:46:40.476-08:00Well done! Have you been to Lotusland? Ganna Walsk...Well done! Have you been to Lotusland? Ganna Walska loved those giant clam shells.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com