tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post3591485792594298929..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Nice Surprises for April Fools' Day!outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-63299620903585836282014-04-03T19:46:33.260-07:002014-04-03T19:46:33.260-07:00It would be way cool to have a growing plant but t...It would be way cool to have a growing plant but they are not really very happy in our climate. This year I WILL take cuttings AND plant them in soil instead of letting them rot in a vase of water!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-36143665329402133552014-04-03T19:40:22.662-07:002014-04-03T19:40:22.662-07:00Yes indeed!Yes indeed!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53016970604374545302014-04-03T14:25:17.998-07:002014-04-03T14:25:17.998-07:00What a fun day. The shells are very cool. What a t...What a fun day. The shells are very cool. What a treasure! I wonder if you can root the Protea. Wouldn't it be neat to actually get a growing plant out of the deal? And of course, major score on the geraniums. Who needs flowers with foliage like this? GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7962659913289634242014-04-02T10:21:36.573-07:002014-04-02T10:21:36.573-07:00That's a wonderful surprise. Those shells are...That's a wonderful surprise. Those shells are beautiful and perfect for the tillandsia display.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-2886393186707015102014-04-02T07:18:46.016-07:002014-04-02T07:18:46.016-07:00Interesting that the remains of sea creatures fasc...Interesting that the remains of sea creatures fascinate us so. Is it memories of beach combing as children, the wonder of the huge ocean and it's life forms so different from land dwellers, or is it just that they are pretty? <br /><br />Love that garden club calendar joke! So funny!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-30421241149574932012014-04-02T07:10:34.989-07:002014-04-02T07:10:34.989-07:00Those pelargonium leaves were new to me too! Til...Those pelargonium leaves were new to me too! Tillandsias are all the rage here right now. I bet you could get some when you're here for the fling and mail them home!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52528275418332843912014-04-02T07:08:22.087-07:002014-04-02T07:08:22.087-07:00You say treasure chest, some say death trap. I am...You say treasure chest, some say death trap. I am sort of a magpie and have things that I like to look at all over the place.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-77048558598240021972014-04-02T07:05:39.960-07:002014-04-02T07:05:39.960-07:00Vassey Nursery in Puyallup has them. It's a b...Vassey Nursery in Puyallup has them. It's a beauty!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-26862454723081195992014-04-02T07:05:10.619-07:002014-04-02T07:05:10.619-07:00Thanks Ricki! This Saturday is supposed to be rea...Thanks Ricki! This Saturday is supposed to be really soggy so we'll go out exploring nurseries again!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24010680403111954372014-04-02T07:03:59.698-07:002014-04-02T07:03:59.698-07:00A great price for a lot of sunny yellow spring che...A great price for a lot of sunny yellow spring cheer! Les was very generous with his shells!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-13780828414200810452014-04-02T05:21:19.264-07:002014-04-02T05:21:19.264-07:00I am also a lover of sea shells, though I have a s...I am also a lover of sea shells, though I have a special love for Echinoderms- sea stars, biscuits, urchins, sand dollars, crinoids. You winnings are great, and so hermit-crabesque with the Tillandsias, cute! The red and black pelargonium does sound entrancing. Once I went to a gardening club meeting on April 1. A woman got up and said they had a new fund-raising project, they were going to make calendars and sell them, the hot-selling kind where the club members would pose nude, in gardening scenes. She had a sign-up sheet and wanted volunteers. People looked shocked. April Fools!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24089747765873570362014-04-02T03:39:10.823-07:002014-04-02T03:39:10.823-07:00Wow, I´ve never seen pelargoniums with leaves like...Wow, I´ve never seen pelargoniums with leaves like that...they are pretty.<br />I love tillandsias and proteas...both difficult to find here. I bet they all look beautiful in your house.Lisa C. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12172903134507691227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-17277233922000656272014-04-01T22:08:40.243-07:002014-04-01T22:08:40.243-07:00I imagine your house as a bit of a treasure chest,...I imagine your house as a bit of a treasure chest, with fascinating items around every corner, and this post is only enforcing that idea. Nice haul!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91921390530709795902014-04-01T21:53:54.876-07:002014-04-01T21:53:54.876-07:00We're going to have to find that black pelargo...We're going to have to find that black pelargonium!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28137699907758632252014-04-01T19:37:26.200-07:002014-04-01T19:37:26.200-07:00May April be filled with many more weekends like t...May April be filled with many more weekends like this...though this one will be hard to top.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-41118806291487299512014-04-01T18:11:40.982-07:002014-04-01T18:11:40.982-07:00Les must find lots of shells. I wouldn't give ...Les must find lots of shells. I wouldn't give away that many, lucky you! And that's exactly what I do with mine too. Cool protea - I was looking at those at Trader Joe's today but settled on 80 cut daffodils. Couldn't resist at their prices (10 for $1.29). LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-48243919507008920812014-04-01T16:13:14.360-07:002014-04-01T16:13:14.360-07:00Thanks! It was lots of fun!Thanks! It was lots of fun!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-22906797125718548202014-04-01T16:12:39.561-07:002014-04-01T16:12:39.561-07:00Thank you for your generosity!Thank you for your generosity!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19136399879429670582014-04-01T16:12:10.868-07:002014-04-01T16:12:10.868-07:00It was a pretty wonder filled day! It was a pretty wonder filled day! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51542529426228916822014-04-01T16:11:29.122-07:002014-04-01T16:11:29.122-07:00Thanks gentlemen!Thanks gentlemen!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-22284804664084984102014-04-01T16:07:50.768-07:002014-04-01T16:07:50.768-07:00Does anyone not like sea shells? Like you,I'v...Does anyone not like sea shells? Like you,I've loved them since childhood. The interweb calls the flowers of Crystal Palace Gem "salmon red" but to me, they appear a bit hotter, more flourescent than that. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88118919228153771282014-04-01T15:49:45.904-07:002014-04-01T15:49:45.904-07:00It's fun to pick up treasures from the ocean i...It's fun to pick up treasures from the ocean isn't it. I love walking on the beach and finding surprises. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87623501510902408002014-04-01T15:46:57.060-07:002014-04-01T15:46:57.060-07:00I've been seeing tillandsias in shells in stor...I've been seeing tillandsias in shells in stores and thought they looked interesting, almost like sea creatures emerging from the shells. Leucospermums are such interesting flowers! I hope you are successful in growing them next time so that I can drool over your pictures of them!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3133353893963107892014-04-01T15:43:25.071-07:002014-04-01T15:43:25.071-07:00Wasn't Les generous with his shells? Way cool...Wasn't Les generous with his shells? Way cool! I guess I do like cut flowers but not so much remembering to change their water and throw them away once they're not looking so good anymore. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-54258782212569625532014-04-01T15:37:49.349-07:002014-04-01T15:37:49.349-07:00Thanks! I was very surprised with the walk off wi...Thanks! I was very surprised with the walk off win as I'd forgotten that there were prizes. It's nice to have a few tillandsias living around the house for such occasions! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com