tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post2374550076588306075..comments2023-07-27T07:41:41.837-07:00Comments on whoreticulture: chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-85071261171369819872006-11-12T18:58:00.000-08:002006-11-12T18:58:00.000-08:00Okay, so those stones come from a Moorish temple i...Okay, so those stones come from a Moorish temple in Europe bought by William Randolph Hearst who had the whole thing painstakingly deconstructed, crated up in labeled boxes identifying each stone and its relationship to every other, and shipped to California to be precisely reonstructed at San Simeon. All well and good until a fire burned down the werehouse and destroyed the wooden crates identifying the stones and leaving behind a pile of rocks for a temple whose design was then lost forever. <br /><br />Long story short, the stones came to Strybing Arobretum in Golden Gate Park where they now serve as terracing structure in several gardens including the succulent, cloud forest, children's garden and Japanese garden. <br /><br />My favorite use of them tho' is the entry garden where a master stonesmason built a wonderful hardscape I'll show you sometime.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-18778064858980872062006-11-12T15:56:00.000-08:002006-11-12T15:56:00.000-08:00You said for us to remind you to tell us the story...You said for us to remind you to tell us the story of those stones in the second photo down.christin m p in massachusettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286830884358791544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-22808125798378409592006-11-12T15:44:00.000-08:002006-11-12T15:44:00.000-08:00Every picture tells a story!
What is the plant yo...Every picture tells a story!<br /><br />What is the plant you have for 'fall color'? Is that dogwood?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-19725351878526673522006-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:002006-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:00Nice! All of them. So, you're working in your favo...Nice! All of them. So, you're working in your favorite setting. How cool is that...ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-65648554434833236432006-11-12T09:05:00.000-08:002006-11-12T09:05:00.000-08:00I thought they were tall for Hedychium too, but th...I thought they were tall for Hedychium too, but that's what the woman who brought them out called them. She said the flowers are like the H. gardnerianum, but all white and more fragrant. Flowers at the top of a 10' stalk...great idea. Is <a href="http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=Etlingera&btnG=Search+Images">this</a> what Etlingera flowers look like? Interesting. <br /><br />I indeed listened to vinyl all through the 80s. But in the 70s when you were rocking the Emmylou, I was more into Scooby Doo, Brady Bunch, Leave it to Beaver, Batman and the Donnie and Marie show. <br /><br />About the picture, I always look better after a couple drinks. There were a surprising number of pictures on my camera when I downloaded them yeterday. I'll have to go look for some more nice ones.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-18341001906163448462006-11-12T00:35:00.000-08:002006-11-12T00:35:00.000-08:00That fourth picture down from the top is the prett...That fourth picture down from the top is the prettiest one so far. It's a good shot too -- you have very steady hands and an excellent aim, especially considering that you were inebriated.christin m p in massachusettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286830884358791544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-45428092419444620182006-11-12T00:11:00.000-08:002006-11-12T00:11:00.000-08:00Had a flashback seeing the desert garden at the Ar...Had a flashback seeing the desert garden at the Arboretum.<br /><br />Ten feet tall is pushing it for Hedychium. Are you sure it wasn't a Etlingera sp? The picture looks like Etlingera to a large degree. I would need to see the rhizomes to be sure.<br /><br />Now about your self portrait, aside from the two horns that appear to be coming out of your head that is a pretty handsome mug. I think too that you were of a substantial age when vinyl records faded from music technology. Look whose talkin (:~)Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com