tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post3167609853289358168..comments2024-03-10T04:10:20.873-04:00Comments on The Rainforest Garden: My Drought Tolerant CornerSteve Asbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-16667858236977695282010-07-04T09:57:31.746-04:002010-07-04T09:57:31.746-04:00Steve, your drought tolerant garden is beautiful! ...Steve, your drought tolerant garden is beautiful! Great post, especially during our dry "rainy season". I have this fig...in the ground two years now, and still not shrub size yet. It does produce lovely fruit, but I thought it would be a faster grower. Maybe it's the location?! <br />I also like the purple queen...have some in my garden too. The color of this plant as well as the cordyline are fantastic...I love these deep shades. <br />The agave and yucca also grace my landscape. Pretty and easy!<br />Great post!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-49072113453181806642010-07-03T23:06:29.745-04:002010-07-03T23:06:29.745-04:00danger garden:
I'm glad you have one too! By ...danger garden:<br />I'm glad you have one too! By the way, do you know if the powdery coating is normal? <br /><br />Kyna:<br />Yeah, you probably would fall face first and then write a hilarious post about it. Thanks for following me!<br /><br />TheCuriousHoltz:<br />Thats so kind of you to say! I look forward to keeping up with the adventures on your blog, as I have to live vicariously now that we've already maxed out our space for furniture. Thank you IKEA!<br /><br />Floridagirl:<br />Hmmm, it died back even where you live? thats not good, since my first one was tiny and died too, but it was weakened by its wet soil. I'll probably wrap it with straw or something like they do up north then, just in case! By the way, my yucca's other common name is "spineless" yucca and hopefully mine will look like your neighbor's someday!<br /><br /><br />NanaK:<br />I'll probably wrap the trunk this first winter just in case! I also read that you can cover the figs with bags, but I would rather just see the fruit, even if it does get swiped.<br /><br />Rusty:<br />I got mine at "tropical world" in Boynton beach for $5 so be sure to pick one up next time you're in the area! They also have the second largest collection of broms I've seen, next to Tropiflora anyways...Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-23496282052024354142010-07-03T16:31:20.370-04:002010-07-03T16:31:20.370-04:00I am putting the Dyckias in the must have list, it...I am putting the Dyckias in the must have list, it would make a great addition to my bromeliad collection, thanks for the informationRusty in Miamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269773686173984184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-61779909286960769162010-07-03T15:09:12.739-04:002010-07-03T15:09:12.739-04:00I really like the arrangement of your corner plant...I really like the arrangement of your corner plantings. I didn't know the red cordyline was more cold tolerant than the ti plants. Sure hope I can remember that nugget of info next time I come across some to buy. I have a fig tree in a big pot that I think I'm going to have to find room for in the ground somewhere. It came through the cold weather fine but the squirrels got the one fig that popped out this spring. Good luck with yours and I hope you get lots of fruit.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-2153259235723816842010-07-03T12:20:50.197-04:002010-07-03T12:20:50.197-04:00Love that red cordyline! I don't see many fig...Love that red cordyline! I don't see many figs either, though I see them a lot at the garden center. My son planted one last year, but wow, was it cut back by the freeze! It's returning from the ground now. My neighbors have the spineless yucca. It is enormous, with multiple trunks. I'm not typically a fan of yucca, but that specimen is stunning.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-58886680028654706502010-07-03T11:51:48.539-04:002010-07-03T11:51:48.539-04:00Hi! I found your blog when you posted on my blog. ...Hi! I found your blog when you posted on my blog. WOWZA! What a beautiful and informative blog. I lost most of my morning here. lol. Glad to meet ya!TheCuriousHoltshttp://www.wabi-sabihomeandgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-30008365846822847462010-07-03T10:26:22.247-04:002010-07-03T10:26:22.247-04:00Hm, I thought I was already 'following' yo...Hm, I thought I was already 'following' you. I guess I wasn't lol.<br /><br />Dyckias, eh? I'm so unlucky I'm sure I'd trip and fall face first into it. No thorny (and thorny is an understatement for that thing) plants in my garden!Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-26685749274180270902010-07-03T01:18:08.370-04:002010-07-03T01:18:08.370-04:00I am so jealous that you can grow these beauties i...I am so jealous that you can grow these beauties in the ground. I do have an Agave-desmettiana 'Variegata'...and in fact it's my oldest agave, a gift from my AZ brother. In a container it has been "planted up' larger container) 3 times now. I love it. I hope yours rewards you with lots of growth and many little pups.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com