tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post6893822951523205163..comments2023-07-27T07:41:41.837-07:00Comments on whoreticulture: It's the middle of December.chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-43731873290696132902006-12-29T07:14:00.000-08:002006-12-29T07:14:00.000-08:00That Ginko is beautiful, I work at Wayside gardens...That Ginko is beautiful, I work at <a href="http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?catalogId=10067&storeId=10151&langId=-1&mainPage=page1">Wayside gardens</a> and we sell a pretty fast-growing ginko, but it still takes at least 10 years for it to come close to being somewhat impressive. I've always loved really ancient trees, my granmother lives in an old plantation home surrounded by Huge Live Oaks that had probably been there for a couple centuries before the house was built 160 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-46893853854216023742006-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:002006-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:00And polyphylla...who picked that name? Aren't all...And polyphylla...who picked that name? Aren't all aloes polyphyllic...? Isn't there something special about this one...what could it be...?<br /><br />:)chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-35853959657797992202006-12-23T08:06:00.000-08:002006-12-23T08:06:00.000-08:00Hi Pam, it's Aloe polyphylla. Funny I coudn't rem...Hi Pam, it's Aloe polyphylla. Funny I coudn't remember that when I typed the post. But I knew it now first thing in the morning when you asked. I haven't even had coffee yet. :)chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-33354520417201014032006-12-22T23:40:00.000-08:002006-12-22T23:40:00.000-08:00Incredible aloe. Do you know what variety it is?Incredible aloe. Do you know what variety it is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-90260705261356038412006-12-20T07:51:00.000-08:002006-12-20T07:51:00.000-08:00Forgot to say - the leaves from the East Coast tre...Forgot to say - the leaves from the East Coast tree look like Sassafras to me... never had one, but volunteer-planted one on a long-ago Earth Day.<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-81860166140668996002006-12-19T21:04:00.000-08:002006-12-19T21:04:00.000-08:00I DO want to gaze into that Aloe - what an incredi...I DO want to gaze into that Aloe - what an incredible design. This is a beautiful combination of plants!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-20345569286492177562006-12-19T21:03:00.000-08:002006-12-19T21:03:00.000-08:00Yeah, the Bot Garden, erm Strybing, is a wonderful...Yeah, the Bot Garden, erm Strybing, is a wonderful place to volunteer. I could never have learned so much about plants in such a short time without having spent so much time there during my unemployment. <br /><br />That Casuarina is back behind the succulent garden. Which looks really good right now, btw. All the aloes are in bloom. I don't know why I didn't put a picture of them up...I took several.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-43589396245888973082006-12-18T17:01:00.000-08:002006-12-18T17:01:00.000-08:00Casuarina stricta is my new favorite tree. Only I...Casuarina stricta is my new favorite tree. Only I've never really seen one, LOL, just the cuttings we had in class. So I have to head out to the Strybing Bot. How's that for a name? I'm used to calling it the Strybing, so I keep on with that reference. <br />I think I will really miss Charmaine. I loved her class and her energy. Next semester it's all Malcolm. Help!!!<br />Thanks for this little tour. All the plants are loving the rain right now!anilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832822965432154431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-30940332909334265602006-12-18T06:08:00.000-08:002006-12-18T06:08:00.000-08:00Cool post! That must be a very fun volunteer job!Cool post! That must be a very fun volunteer job!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-43628662909969195602006-12-17T09:35:00.000-08:002006-12-17T09:35:00.000-08:00That aloe is fantastic!That aloe is fantastic!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-57869644431019453102006-12-16T21:40:00.000-08:002006-12-16T21:40:00.000-08:00Yes, Bot is short for Botanical.
The Strybing Arb...Yes, Bot is short for Botanical.<br /><br />The Strybing Arboretum name is, sadly, falling away. The Garden's been really desperate to drum up interest in the place, but they feel noone knows what an "arboretum" is anymore. People understand "Botanical Garden" tho'. <br /><br />So there are different generations of people who refer to the place by different names. Many just say "Strybing". I like Bot Garden.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-29945066415252772822006-12-16T21:11:00.000-08:002006-12-16T21:11:00.000-08:00Is the Bot Garden the same thing as the Strybing A...Is the Bot Garden the same thing as the Strybing Arboretum? Lovely tour, lots of nice plants. I wouldn't hurt them.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com