tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post7893108779232388550..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Visiting Flower Worldoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-59201928653781154832015-05-02T11:34:38.697-07:002015-05-02T11:34:38.697-07:00A map to the grounds! I've referred to my fav...A map to the grounds! I've referred to my favorite nursery in Orange County (Roger's) as the Disneyland of garden centers but it think Flower World has it beat. Love that last Cordyline - and the animal pics.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-40063426078755680092015-05-02T11:09:47.785-07:002015-05-02T11:09:47.785-07:00:-):-)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258287600727376868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-74942851461348184572015-05-02T09:55:52.392-07:002015-05-02T09:55:52.392-07:00That's a cool place, with the animals and all....That's a cool place, with the animals and all. I'd need a very big trolley and an even bigger cheque book.<br />Love the idea of a bring out your dead meme. I'd have no shortage. What the mice ate.. What the pheasant beheaded, What the gardener forgot to water.. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-31205632656365216822015-05-02T07:08:59.466-07:002015-05-02T07:08:59.466-07:00It's quite a place and always has a few unusua...It's quite a place and always has a few unusual/rare things and since they propagate nearly everything there, they have hundreds of everything!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-12062921575361003592015-05-01T20:01:51.472-07:002015-05-01T20:01:51.472-07:00An entire house of groundcovers? Another reason I ...An entire house of groundcovers? Another reason I really need to see this place!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-11421382219467396992015-05-01T19:39:10.796-07:002015-05-01T19:39:10.796-07:00Oh my, land prices there are very high! No wonder...Oh my, land prices there are very high! No wonder the big nurseries can't afford to stay in business. You've sent me on an internet search to see why real estate is so expensive there.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-32940232776574401312015-05-01T17:55:32.922-07:002015-05-01T17:55:32.922-07:00Hee hee, your secret is safe with me!Hee hee, your secret is safe with me!chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62465913715869844282015-05-01T16:32:57.093-07:002015-05-01T16:32:57.093-07:00It's fantastic to see the big destination nurs...It's fantastic to see the big destination nurseries still operating! We used to have them here, but with land so expensive (about US $500K for a less than 1/8th of an acre) and houses becoming rare, they have largely disappeared...which is such a shame as they were a great way to spend a few hours. I always loved the indoor plant areas, so many brilliant plants to choose from!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-32755145579928167082015-05-01T16:02:49.916-07:002015-05-01T16:02:49.916-07:00It really smells/tastes like ginger which is wonde...It really smells/tastes like ginger which is wonderful!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-12967548117864904442015-05-01T16:02:14.228-07:002015-05-01T16:02:14.228-07:00It would be a dream to live there! We bring our ...It would be a dream to live there! We bring our brugs inside for the winter. They are root hardy here but our springs are usually so cool, especially at night, that they don't emerge from the ground until fairly late in the season, if the slugs don't eat all the tender new growth first. If they do survive, they don't attain blooming size until September and they have one flush of bloom before they slow down with the cooler evenings in October. It's worth the effort to bring them in and start with a blooming plant in the spring!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28908751902318383422015-05-01T15:58:06.809-07:002015-05-01T15:58:06.809-07:00Isn't that a beautiful leaf. Look at you cavi...Isn't that a beautiful leaf. Look at you caving in to peer pressure. After this weekend, you'll be able to hold your head up high! No room for more plants? What do non gardeners know anyway? <br />Thanks for the tip about the sale at Kubota! Please don't tell anyone but I've never visited that garden. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-50640780973836509232015-05-01T15:55:10.420-07:002015-05-01T15:55:10.420-07:00Love this idea! It could be called bring out your...Love this idea! It could be called bring out your dead or the once living dead or something silly like tha. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-56453144077067903182015-05-01T15:53:55.862-07:002015-05-01T15:53:55.862-07:00We visited the area by the hen house & tadpole...We visited the area by the hen house & tadpole ponds but I didn't take any pictures as I was having so much fun watching.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-50770100092539888172015-05-01T15:52:56.769-07:002015-05-01T15:52:56.769-07:00It's great fun to saunter around and explore! ...It's great fun to saunter around and explore! Thanks!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-26745041980059177702015-05-01T15:52:01.804-07:002015-05-01T15:52:01.804-07:00There are parts of Flower world that are jam packe...There are parts of Flower world that are jam packed. The houses are large but divided up into a variety of spaces. It's almost like a shopping mall composed of a lot of specialty nurseries. There is a well staffed information desk Where all answers can be found. Most of the people who work there are very busy buzzing around, setting out, watering, etc. but are happy to answer your questions if you can catch them. There is a lot to see and do here but it's great to take the non gardening spouse and kids who will be amused for hours with the animals and park while you get to shop. For a beginning gardener who perhaps would like fewer choices in a smaller space, Flower World could be overwhelming. Not for you, my friend!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62799485671112567272015-05-01T15:41:51.901-07:002015-05-01T15:41:51.901-07:00It's pretty special. There were other, even l...It's pretty special. There were other, even lazier peacocks as well. Ginger mint is wonderful and I think it would make really cool ginger mojitos!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-67185682478663687362015-05-01T15:40:32.186-07:002015-05-01T15:40:32.186-07:00It is indeed! Happy weekend to you too!It is indeed! Happy weekend to you too!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-63757328968216586152015-05-01T14:33:32.832-07:002015-05-01T14:33:32.832-07:00Peter, ginger mint is new to me, great color. Dang...Peter, ginger mint is new to me, great color. Danger...love the new meme idea! www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-70796743245432515322015-05-01T13:02:41.775-07:002015-05-01T13:02:41.775-07:00What a marvelous place to visit, one could even li...What a marvelous place to visit, one could even live there. <br /><br />I'm glad to know that you and Alison have brug blooms. I've been wondering. All my 'dead' plants outdoors have foliage of some sort. The most protected ones are big plants and there is a Bud! <br /><br />Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-11754001950459522702015-05-01T10:48:13.978-07:002015-05-01T10:48:13.978-07:00Acer palmatum 'Higasayama': I'm in lov...Acer palmatum 'Higasayama': I'm in love!<br />I'll be visiting Flower World this weekend: I couldn't take the shame :-)<br />I've bribed the now retired homeowner to drive me out there. He is convinced I don't have room for more plants, but that is neither here nor there. I'm so excited!<br /><br />P.S. <br />There is a plant sale this Saturday at Kubota garden in Seattle, from 9 to 1. It benefits the garden's foundation. Kubota garden is beautiful and worth the trip even without the sale: http://www.kubotagarden.org.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16330814934329364382015-05-01T09:24:37.095-07:002015-05-01T09:24:37.095-07:00Your comment "Alison and I have both killed t...Your comment "Alison and I have both killed this beauty" has me thinking of a new meme where everyone joins in with the latest thing they've killed. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88801729963836520422015-05-01T08:57:26.953-07:002015-05-01T08:57:26.953-07:00Glad to see the turtles made the cut--the turtles ...Glad to see the turtles made the cut--the turtles and the frog/tadpole ponds are some of the features we always visit. Usually, the area right by the hen house, too.Sammie070502https://www.blogger.com/profile/07840565341523291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19197876514956270892015-05-01T08:50:22.973-07:002015-05-01T08:50:22.973-07:00I really should go some time and explore the areas...I really should go some time and explore the areas that aren't plant sales -- the garden, the pond, the farm. I've never done that. Great capture of the rainbow in the geyser.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-67594159402901194092015-05-01T08:27:50.897-07:002015-05-01T08:27:50.897-07:00This seems like it might be *too* big. I kinda lik...This seems like it might be *too* big. I kinda like jam-packed nurseries -- does this one have too much room? Is there too much to take in? Is there enough staff around if you have questions? Not that I wouldn't mind visiting...Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44503070917660076882015-05-01T07:31:01.652-07:002015-05-01T07:31:01.652-07:00Flower World is one amazing nursery to visit! Def...Flower World is one amazing nursery to visit! Definitely its own world, lazy peacock and all. Great shot of the fountain. Ginger mint sounds divine, need to find that one.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.com