tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post4657825120604047676..comments2024-03-16T22:08:36.509-05:00Comments on Rock-Oak-Deer: Bright and Spiky for Foliage Follow-upShirley Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-5727726038355378072012-09-18T17:41:12.346-05:002012-09-18T17:41:12.346-05:00Your gardens look incredible! It is amazing the d...Your gardens look incredible! It is amazing the difference changing one plant can cause. Great choice, Shirley :)Heather/xericstylehttp://www.xericstyle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-91037531331991558252012-09-18T07:57:12.104-05:002012-09-18T07:57:12.104-05:00I really like that prickly pear. I did not know t...I really like that prickly pear. I did not know they had that purple hue. I love seeing gardens with many different shades and shapes of foliage. Mary Pelleritohttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-15094301369309093912012-09-17T22:02:08.712-05:002012-09-17T22:02:08.712-05:00Nicely done. It's so clean and well spaced. ...Nicely done. It's so clean and well spaced. Good plants for that area. Your gardens are coming along nicely. I can't wait to see how it all matures together. Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-9622728014913951722012-09-16T21:54:00.381-05:002012-09-16T21:54:00.381-05:00We have almost no soil here and have to haul in di...We have almost no soil here and have to haul in dirt. The rocks you see sitting around in the landscape were dug out and moved aside while planting so none were brought in. They are in demand by my "rockless" gardening friends in other parts of the city.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-24602417684482295822012-09-16T21:50:13.322-05:002012-09-16T21:50:13.322-05:00San Antonio is very different in climate and style...San Antonio is very different in climate and style from Plano. With all the concrete driveway and silvery plants, the variegation is needed for an accent here and there. The yellow/green variegation might not be right for your prairie but possibly a silver and white combination.<br /><br />All of the liatris are doing well in the topsoil mix we brought in for the wheel garden beds. The top leaves are more compact now so I expect blooms soon and I'll post them. Pam's post has me looking for the eryngium now too!<br /> Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-35622227488227300822012-09-16T21:30:25.760-05:002012-09-16T21:30:25.760-05:00You are getting a nice collection of succulents in...You are getting a nice collection of succulents in your garden. I am not a huge fan of variegated plants, but your color guard yuccas may change my mind. <br /><br />I am wondering if your Liatris survived. Mine are just beginning to bloom.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-37446749882337426862012-09-16T20:02:18.531-05:002012-09-16T20:02:18.531-05:00Great pictures of great plants. I`m very familiar ...Great pictures of great plants. I`m very familiar with that part of the State and lived there part time a decade ago when I was working for a company in SA. Iknow the limestone gets to be a pain, but I haul as much as I can into my sandy, rockless landscape. It really livens up the displays. Great blog !Randy Hydenhttp://randyhydenonthepostoaksavannah.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-41708348552018567572012-09-16T14:19:59.236-05:002012-09-16T14:19:59.236-05:00I was just thinking that this was more like PNW we...I was just thinking that this was more like PNW weather. We'll be hot again in a few days though.<br /><br />It seems we have perfect weather for Yucca.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-423166788775109392012-09-16T14:18:09.871-05:002012-09-16T14:18:09.871-05:00Good to know, I'm thinking of adding 'Sapp...Good to know, I'm thinking of adding 'Sapphire Skies' sometime. I plan on wrapping the Bismarckia with lights if we get really cold weather the next few years. I spotted a silvery Masari Palm at the nursery recently and it's apparently hardier.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for hosting Foliage Day, Pam.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-7336448258631923932012-09-16T14:01:26.987-05:002012-09-16T14:01:26.987-05:00My my...60 degrees...maybe I could live there afte...My my...60 degrees...maybe I could live there after all. My 'Bright Edge' is puny compared to yours.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-11894498506131741662012-09-16T13:57:05.588-05:002012-09-16T13:57:05.588-05:00I continue to lust after your Bismarckia too but a...I continue to lust after your Bismarckia too but am too chicken to try one up here in Austin. I will just have to enjoy yours! Good change with the 'Bright Edge' yucca. I have a Wheeler's sotol in my back garden, and I can attest that it is VERY slow growing. I planted it at the same time as my 'Sapphire Skies' Yucca rostrata, and the yucca is now three times as big. I love your purple prickly pear too.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-5377139110772150932012-09-16T13:48:47.016-05:002012-09-16T13:48:47.016-05:00Spiky plants would certainly be a challenge in Can...Spiky plants would certainly be a challenge in Canada. I'm impressed by the collection you have manage to nurture there. The Y. filamentosa is rated hardy to Z5.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-86726003429441664832012-09-16T13:40:50.643-05:002012-09-16T13:40:50.643-05:00Most plants get a second chance around here, that ...Most plants get a second chance around here, that goes double for the spiky ones.<br /><br />That purple is cool how it changes with the weather.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-54392360039613932492012-09-16T13:38:13.388-05:002012-09-16T13:38:13.388-05:00Thanks David, I'm always amazed by the respons...Thanks David, I'm always amazed by the response to the Bismarckia. Thank you for the ID, I noticed most of the Santa-rita photos did not show the long pale spines which this one has, but Tubac does have those. Good to have a positive on it as it was received in a trade.<br /><br />I see good looking D. wheeleri around SA, but this wasn't making the grade for such a visible spot in the front yard anyway.<br /><br />Been raining all day and in the 60's here so it's a good thing I got the camera out yesterday.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-56218076877729767722012-09-16T13:25:27.875-05:002012-09-16T13:25:27.875-05:00The switch to that Yucca filamentosa 'bright e...The switch to that Yucca filamentosa 'bright edge' is very good. I've seen that Dasylirion wheeleri further E in TX can look really nice, though I think they are beyond-wow in NM! (but what's worse, they may look their best in southern California!)<br /><br />The Bismarckia is so hot, I am speechless every time I see it.<br /><br />That streetside view with the row of yuccas is my favorite area there, now.<br /><br />I think your cactus is actually Opuntia santa-rita 'Tubac', which is only native in far, far SW NM and SE Arizona. It should do very well there. Opuntia macrocentra is not quite so robust and has a number of very long black spines on tops of pads.<br /><br />I enjoy all the new angles to me of your landscape. Time to get some scenes of my own, though it's mega sunny and contrasty here right now. November is gone, and September is back...80's.<br />Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-75086197648021132352012-09-16T13:04:55.242-05:002012-09-16T13:04:55.242-05:00Wow!!!! I looooove everything there. It speaks to ...Wow!!!! I looooove everything there. It speaks to my spiky loving heart! I really like the new yucca! Cheers! And happy September plantings!Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-29034083059611275852012-09-16T12:40:55.550-05:002012-09-16T12:40:55.550-05:00Great change, and I'm glad to read that you ke...Great change, and I'm glad to read that you kept the Dasylirion and planted it in another place. Love the purple prickly pear!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com