tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post2431673314032285796..comments2023-07-27T07:41:41.837-07:00Comments on whoreticulture: chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-43025155519330333782007-01-20T09:09:00.000-08:002007-01-20T09:09:00.000-08:00Hopefully, you'll come back sometime, ChuckB. My h...Hopefully, you'll come back sometime, ChuckB. My husband and I went up to Fort Worth a couple of years ago, spent a couple of days in the museum district, including the Kimball. There's also a wonderful newer museum called The Modern. The Cowgirl Museum was not only fun but illuminating. <br /><br />We've tried out our share of Austin restaurants, and found I love Chicken-fried Chicken even better than the steak. <br /><br />But I've never been to the Broken Spoke! The Loretta Tribute must have been so much fun. <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-7499074307974984462007-01-19T18:28:00.000-08:002007-01-19T18:28:00.000-08:00P.S. Annie, I've been to Austin! I visited a frie...P.S. Annie, I've been to Austin! I visited a friend there and saw the "Hey, Loretta" third annual Loretta Lynn tribute show at the Broken Spoke (still have a t-shirt commemorating the night somewhere), and we road tripped to Fort Worth to see an art exhibit at the Kimball. We stopped for chicken fried steak at a truck-stop somewhere near the halfway mark. Mmm. Good times.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-34262109459464370132007-01-19T18:21:00.000-08:002007-01-19T18:21:00.000-08:00I guess the Acanthi would get too much heat and no...I guess the Acanthi would get too much heat and not enough water in Texas..? They're plants for Mediterranean climates; we were told not to plant it at all in San Francisco unless one wishes to have it forever because it cannot be eradicated once it gets going.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-32709341728730788672007-01-18T22:38:00.000-08:002007-01-18T22:38:00.000-08:00Thanks for the tour ChuckB. It's probably the clos...Thanks for the tour ChuckB. It's probably the closest I'll ever get to seeing your city in person, and you seem to take photos of what we love to look at. <br /><br />I've seen a few Acanthus planted by gardeners here in Austin, but they never seem to have any size to them - and don't last long. The tags didn't call them Acanthus, either - they said 'Greek Pattern Plant'.<br /><br />Now I have an indelible picture in my mind, of ChuckB renovating the gardens of Alcatraz - it would really be The Rock garden once you were in charge!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-81284595989733083182007-01-18T21:54:00.000-08:002007-01-18T21:54:00.000-08:00I'm glad you like the pictures.
It's sooo much ea...I'm glad you like the pictures.<br /><br />It's sooo much easier to take pictures than it is to find something hort-y that's interesting to read and fun to blog about!<br /><br />I don't work in the hort biz, and the Garden Rant ladies are way more plugged into the hort scene than I am; there's always going to be someone else who can garden blog better than I can.<br /><br />That's fine. I can show you my garden when it's interesting, I can show you what interests a gardener where I live (because observing your environment is fundamentally gardeneresque), and I can find other random bits that interest me and might have some distant relationship to horticulture--that's what I can do here.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-466961136386333322007-01-18T21:52:00.000-08:002007-01-18T21:52:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-63578264601423305002007-01-18T11:55:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:55:00.000-08:00You are the coolest blogger ever! I really enjoy t...You are the coolest blogger ever! I really enjoy the photo tours...especially from a fellow gardener's point of view! (And because I can't afford to travel right now.)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-6161134858304926652007-01-16T22:19:00.000-08:002007-01-16T22:19:00.000-08:00And I like the Papyrus too.And I like the Papyrus too.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-59865250182161138772007-01-16T22:08:00.000-08:002007-01-16T22:08:00.000-08:00Artemisia: Acanthus is more interesting when it's...Artemisia: Acanthus is more interesting when it's flowering during the summer. <br /><br />Nina: I would never taunt my readers with the superiority of coastal weather. I don't need to.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Christopher: Well, I started from the parking lot that's between Fort Mason and the Presidio and then walked west toward the Presidio and the GG Bridge. The area is called Crissy Field; part of it was probably closed when the army was still here if that's what you mean.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-46630909036126422552007-01-16T18:55:00.000-08:002007-01-16T18:55:00.000-08:00Was the beach you were at part of the Presidio tha...Was the beach you were at part of the Presidio that used to be closed or the one by Fort Mason (I think?) that was always open?<br /><br />I love the garden with the Papyrus from the River of the Nile in it. <br /><br />Gorgeous Blue skies!Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-3093105190609967882007-01-16T15:52:00.000-08:002007-01-16T15:52:00.000-08:00Is this intended to make me feel awful about the w...Is this intended to make me feel awful about the weather here, in Wisconsin? Thanks, Chuck. It just so happens that our skies were clear as well. It's usually clear when the temp dips down to single digits, as it did today. <br /><br />Beautiful shots.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-67517421851685131432007-01-16T01:18:00.000-08:002007-01-16T01:18:00.000-08:00WOW! I finally got to see a real live acanthus pl...WOW! I finally got to see a real live acanthus plant! I've taught art history for years & told the stories about the origin of the Corintian Capital, but never saw the actual plant that inspired it. Thanks for that!Laurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412152312494108775noreply@blogger.com