tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post4380558945462767948..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Foliage Follow-UpAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-81083667182434502462015-07-27T01:21:00.707-05:002015-07-27T01:21:00.707-05:00I have a vague impression that you like bamboo, Al...I have a vague impression that you like bamboo, Alan. ;) After initially not being a fan, I've come around to liking it too in recent years. I have three kinds in my garden now, but you have SO much more. Great foliage pics, thanks for joining in!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-44880448964282531162015-07-22T08:45:54.943-05:002015-07-22T08:45:54.943-05:00Great photos, of so many of the plants I love myse...Great photos, of so many of the plants I love myself, and now I have garden envy! I so badly want a bit more space than I have now!DC Tropicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325534376342345900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-22552460608074172622015-07-17T12:16:19.959-05:002015-07-17T12:16:19.959-05:00Wendy: That you were inspired (especially to resea...Wendy: That you were inspired (especially to research bamboo) is the ultimate compliment!<br /><br />Loree: Castor bean goes crazy in the heat, but it might have been hot there too early. I've got a couple of transplants next to grown-in-place plants to see how they compare. Right now the undisturbed ones are definitely doing better. I have castor beans growing in cracks -- I should send you lots more seed.<br /><br />Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-21750086104434757542015-07-17T11:09:08.476-05:002015-07-17T11:09:08.476-05:00So much to comment on! I've lost my train of t...So much to comment on! I've lost my train of thought many times. Let's see what I can remember: Perilla...wow. Never liked it before but you're growing it well. Papyrus, I decided to go without this year. Not regretting it but I'll probably buy it again next. Castor Bean seedlings only 3' tall...I wish. The ones I started from seed are only a foot tall and the only volunteer I got (which I did move) is only about 5"....danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-63622130794675594112015-07-16T23:59:52.517-05:002015-07-16T23:59:52.517-05:00I'm so inspired by all of these gorgeous photo...I'm so inspired by all of these gorgeous photos! I'm googling 'Pleioblastus viridistriatus' right now....Wendy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316450203702279663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-30557622537592237452015-07-16T20:25:21.366-05:002015-07-16T20:25:21.366-05:00Gerhard: I won't make fun, but I will laugh! :...Gerhard: I won't make fun, but I will laugh! :) Ensete -- I thought I remembered that the lasiocarpa genus name had changed!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-20631893836079128932015-07-16T17:25:07.604-05:002015-07-16T17:25:07.604-05:00OK, you're going to make fun of me for saying ...OK, you're going to make fun of me for saying this, but I will anyway: Your garden is so green and lush! It's very soothing for eyes accustomed to the drab brown of an inland California summer.<br /><br />That Ensete lasiocarpa didn't miss a beat, did it? One of the two I kept is pupping, too.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com