tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6975246935629837817..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Wide Shots - October 2020Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41341277429607794242020-10-22T20:22:34.558-07:002020-10-22T20:22:34.558-07:00Yes, I expect I'd have to almost start from sc...Yes, I expect I'd have to almost start from scratch. Years ago, I'd have jumped at the chance to move up that way but it seems more of a hurdle at this stage.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74529902259506910192020-10-22T14:59:29.109-07:002020-10-22T14:59:29.109-07:00Puget Sound would be a huge change. Quite differen...Puget Sound would be a huge change. Quite different for gardening.<br />Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58294263178198532272020-10-05T19:02:26.184-07:002020-10-05T19:02:26.184-07:00It is unnerving to watch your garden being trample...It is unnerving to watch your garden being trampled even when unintended. I hope you - and your garden - come through reasonably unscathed, Eliza!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68911674755447180832020-10-05T18:27:11.108-07:002020-10-05T18:27:11.108-07:00We put a second floor on our house 20 years ago, a...We put a second floor on our house 20 years ago, and I still have bad memories of the collateral damage. Plantings are now 20 years further along– ugh, is right! I may have to leave the premises during the two days they are working!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51836710562704647692020-10-05T14:56:04.076-07:002020-10-05T14:56:04.076-07:00Well, the parts of that succulent bed you most lik...Well, the parts of that succulent bed you most like came with the garden, Loree, so I can take no credit for anything other than maintenance. The plants I've added are slower growers. I probably should just need patience as there was a time that the succulent bed on the south side was full of puny specimens too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18393674190578713872020-10-05T10:00:33.637-07:002020-10-05T10:00:33.637-07:00I looked at your photo "Front_sucbed4R_202009...I looked at your photo "Front_sucbed4R_20200930_c" and thought "oh that's beautiful!", then read your caption...this succulent bed is one of the areas I'm most unhappy with at present (and then I went on to read your lovely link to my FG story!). The huge Agave attenuatta and the arbutus bark carry that area for me, but I understand your frustration.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24371148344057769502020-10-04T12:06:03.700-07:002020-10-04T12:06:03.700-07:00We are allowed to use wood chip mulch, Mariana, an...We are allowed to use wood chip mulch, Mariana, and I have done so in a variety of areas within my garden. However, with our increasing sensitivity to fire concerns, I am thinking of alternatives. Sadly, wildfires seem to be a permanent issue here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79258089505306507372020-10-04T01:22:16.647-07:002020-10-04T01:22:16.647-07:00When I see your pictures, everything looks so nice...When I see your pictures, everything looks so nice!<br />You have bare soil without cover, gravel cover reduce evaporation.<br />I have started to add mulch, wood chips, but you are not allowed to use it due to the risk of fire, I guess.<br />Thank you for all the kind comments you make to me.<br />MarianaM/S Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414720297791757280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-54089213547274879372020-10-03T11:20:52.189-07:002020-10-03T11:20:52.189-07:00Even now, when so many activities have been side-l...Even now, when so many activities have been side-lined, there's still only so much time available to work in the garden, and weather (and recently, air quality) also limits what's practical to tackle. Removing that Liriope spicata - which I knew I never should have planted in the first place! - always seems to get shuffled to the bottom of the list when things like cleaning up after tree removals shakes up the priorities.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27644843561354361852020-10-03T11:13:40.621-07:002020-10-03T11:13:40.621-07:00A friend of mine recently said she'd been unab...A friend of mine recently said she'd been unable to identify any area that didn't have its share of weather-related issues and disaster exposure, asserting, in short, that we need to accept the negatives with the positives here. However, my husband surprised me this week with an out of the blue statement that we might need to consider moving north, by which he meant the Puget Sound area. (His brother lives on Vashon Island.) Although we've talked about that off and on for decades, I was rattled by his pronouncement. Admittedly, climate change has made it both hotter and drier here, which is becoming increasingly challenging, but the northern climate also imposes limitations.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-65952310153781873812020-10-03T10:19:36.065-07:002020-10-03T10:19:36.065-07:00I enjoyed reading the bit about you not getting to...I enjoyed reading the bit about you not getting to a project you have mention several times. With your magnificent garden I am sure you are busy alll the time. I on the other hand am a rather lazy gardener. I always have plans not acted on. ha... Love seeing all your succulents. I am always amazed how large they are. Here they are usually small starts that never get very big before winter. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73508164829745270782020-10-03T09:49:25.858-07:002020-10-03T09:49:25.858-07:00Oh, thanks, I really needed this. I don't thin...Oh, thanks, I really needed this. I don't think I would mind the heat if I had that view--in fact, I know I wouldn't! I lived in So. Pasadena for a summer, and it was fabulous--no hotter than here in S. WI, and it felt better because it wasn't humid. 90s and dry is so much better than 80s and humid. In fact, if I had to pick another place to live besides my current location, it would probably be somewhere between LA and San Diego. Amazing part of the world. I'm so sad about the wildfires, though.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-71720840587366837272020-10-02T17:56:32.333-07:002020-10-02T17:56:32.333-07:00You're better than I am in that you experience...You're better than I am in that you experienced schadenfreude, while I'm suspicious as to whether we're looking at another carefully crafted diversion strategy. It's sad when you can't entirely trust even news like this coming out of the White House. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74074575536343764012020-10-02T17:52:47.333-07:002020-10-02T17:52:47.333-07:00Ugh! We had our roof redone last year during our ...Ugh! We had our roof redone last year during our remodel and cleaning up after that wasn't fun, Eliza. My tree service is very good and they try to avoid crushing stuff but it's still a lot of guys with big feet taking down big branches and stomping on fragile plants in the process. There's always collateral damage.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32605028498286302862020-10-02T17:49:34.961-07:002020-10-02T17:49:34.961-07:00That driveway takes up a fair amount of what I'...That driveway takes up a fair amount of what I'd prefer to use as garden space, Cindy, but, as my husband's truck doesn't fit in the garage and I have to back out my car without hitting it, I need all the maneuvering space I can get! Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12940788334049503682020-10-02T17:43:22.484-07:002020-10-02T17:43:22.484-07:00One of the reasons I haven't already dug up th...One of the reasons I haven't already dug up that honey euryops is that I'd like to take cuttings and I've been hesitant to start that with our temperatures still running so high. I'll be sure to pass along a rooted cutting or two to you if you'd like them. You know how big that plant can get but mine has been in the ground about 2.5 years so, with pruning, I think it can be kept on the smaller side ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-31227766566294758922020-10-02T17:35:38.948-07:002020-10-02T17:35:38.948-07:00I'm already fretting about what to plant in th...I'm already fretting about what to plant in the general area of the existing mimosa tree, Elaine, especially as my husband is layering my concerns with some stipulations of his own. Our lot is just over half an acre, which while not nearly as large as I once wanted, is a very good size by the norms of Los Angeles County. The variations in level make it look bigger still. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-1583060684533171362020-10-02T14:23:35.224-07:002020-10-02T14:23:35.224-07:00Dry and sunburned or not, your garden looks great,...Dry and sunburned or not, your garden looks great, every area being lovingly cared for and carefully designed, despite raccoons, ants, and summer's heat, Cooler weather will surely stimulate a new burst of beauty.<br /><br />With this morning's news, working to tamp down the Schadenfreude. Anxious for the Bidens. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61701746692152558382020-10-02T13:40:31.116-07:002020-10-02T13:40:31.116-07:00I always love your wide view posts, Kris– seeing a...I always love your wide view posts, Kris– seeing all sections of your garden at once. It's great to see how the beds are maturing from when you planted them a few years back. You must be anxious about the collateral damage that is due to come from the tree removals. We're due to get a new roof in three weeks and while we'll be heading into dormancy, I'm still anxious about the possible damage that may occur. Needs must as a new roof is necessary!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56659722355041955812020-10-02T13:38:14.021-07:002020-10-02T13:38:14.021-07:00Everywhere you look are beautiful gardens and wond...Everywhere you look are beautiful gardens and wonderful views. Lovely Kris. You do a fantastic time of maintaining all of it. What I envy most is your lovely paver driveway. I'll take one of those please.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814727241205425482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27151488259530244212020-10-02T10:31:31.121-07:002020-10-02T10:31:31.121-07:00Thank you for the overall tour of your garden area...Thank you for the overall tour of your garden areas. It was a nice diversion for me as news regarding White House associated positive tests is continuing to grow. Although your garden is large, it looks well planned and well maintained. What you call your “jungle-like” area also looks wonderful to me. Adding gravel to your succulent bed sounds like a great idea. I look forward to seeing your plant for this area. As you know, I like the “Honey Euryops.” Will you propagate or get another Euryops virgineus? I wish you a fantastic weekend!Kay A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18409324671756954457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58841376738207763442020-10-02T08:59:59.582-07:002020-10-02T08:59:59.582-07:00Sad about the trees but you gave it your best. Lo...Sad about the trees but you gave it your best. Look forward to seeing what you decide to do in those areas. Your garden looks quite large. How big is it? Must admit to drooling in envy over your gorgeous clumps of aeoniums. Hope it cools down soon. luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.com