tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post6624391033658156958..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Plants are Difficult; Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery.outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39525828847831318532014-08-23T21:59:56.765-07:002014-08-23T21:59:56.765-07:00OK, I know I'm late to the party. But let me t...OK, I know I'm late to the party. But let me take up the banner for these very real-looking faux succulents, of which I own quite a few and have made arrangements for friends who adore them. Why? Because we are snowbirds who live in the PacNW all summer and the California desert all winter. These arrangements are very GC in our desert (geographically correct), and we just cover them with a pillowcase when we go away. Lo and behold, when we return in the fall, and whoosh off the pillowcase, there are our lovely arrangements adding a touch of nature and whimsy to our lazy days in the winter sunshine. So don't knock them till you've retired and live in two places. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-85539635370495045162014-02-15T03:59:50.065-08:002014-02-15T03:59:50.065-08:00Very attractive Picnic benches photos to elaborate...Very attractive <a href="http://www.sustainable-furniture.co.uk/picnic-benches-and-picnic-tables/cat_198.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Picnic benches</b></a> photos to elaborate nature.Thanks for sharing...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367077801912204699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39900813571526550352014-01-24T06:56:29.341-08:002014-01-24T06:56:29.341-08:00I have a couple of plastic potted barrel cactus pu...I have a couple of plastic potted barrel cactus purchased at a thrift store several years ago as a joke. They live happily in a room that I only enter once a year or so but if you'd like to give up that tedious and time consuming growing of real plants, I'd be happy to send them to you. You'd have much more time to play with Chess. (This message brought to you by the coalition of purebred border collies.) Yes, the football craze has hit this area as well with flags and signs hanging from buildings and newscasters (you know, those entertainers who used to report the news) slipping "go Hawks" into every sentence. Sort of like teenagers talking about sex - the whole action only takes about 10 minutes but the hype is interminable.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39167698268001627522014-01-24T06:45:01.519-08:002014-01-24T06:45:01.519-08:00They were tempting but my house is so full of stuf...They were tempting but my house is so full of stuff already that it was easier to leave them there.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-58690043518493531912014-01-24T06:43:18.459-08:002014-01-24T06:43:18.459-08:00Good point, Hoov!Good point, Hoov!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-92212784593175670022014-01-23T21:38:32.547-08:002014-01-23T21:38:32.547-08:00Hmm. I'm wondering now why I waste my time try...Hmm. I'm wondering now why I waste my time trying to grow real plants. If the fake plants looked real enough, what difference would it really make? If everyone who saw the plant thought it was real, and I was the only one who knew it wasn't, well, then, why not? <br />I didn't see any fake cactus there but maybe some store here will start carrying them. <br />Oh, and by the way. I know about football, since a team here is involved. It's on TV, takes up the whole day, yet the entire action itself takes about ten minutes. Everybody stays inside and the streets are pretty much empty. <br />The strange thing, and I mean very strange thing, is that people who find this fascinating automatically assume that everyone else finds it fascinating. It isn't, but try telling them that. Bob /the miserable gardenerhttp://paridevita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-67321823227986346912014-01-23T21:13:08.767-08:002014-01-23T21:13:08.767-08:00They are stunning and I would definitely succumb t...They are stunning and I would definitely succumb to some of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-8128755460956646552014-01-23T19:30:39.652-08:002014-01-23T19:30:39.652-08:00I think Americans buy enough shoddy crap from Chin...I think Americans buy enough shoddy crap from China as it is. Here's to the real deal. <br /><br /> Good post!<br /><br /> Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3335167604317174412014-01-20T21:02:04.028-08:002014-01-20T21:02:04.028-08:00You know if you bite her fingers next time she tri...You know if you bite her fingers next time she tries that, she'll probably think twice before doing it again!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87080045167040158702014-01-20T21:00:08.591-08:002014-01-20T21:00:08.591-08:00I'm glad that dusting isn't part of a gard...I'm glad that dusting isn't part of a gardener's work as I only do it every few years. Really, why bother, the dust will just come back, right? A house is not a home unless you can write "I love you" in the dust!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-86279064052962722502014-01-20T20:57:39.166-08:002014-01-20T20:57:39.166-08:00You're simply brilliant! My glue gun runneth ...You're simply brilliant! My glue gun runneth over! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-80023667784995568112014-01-20T13:50:40.313-08:002014-01-20T13:50:40.313-08:00That Loree...always taking the words out of my mou...That Loree...always taking the words out of my mouth. Nuff said.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-31427379055729584372014-01-20T02:14:38.262-08:002014-01-20T02:14:38.262-08:00They do look real I have never seen such a range o...They do look real I have never seen such a range of artificial plants but- No, No, No.Jamais. Don't do it even if you think the containers are cool. We are gardeners, we grow things.. That's what gardeners do. GROW THINGS. Dusting doesnt count as gardening.<br />Now show us the real ones.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3503047149214810892014-01-19T19:47:56.891-08:002014-01-19T19:47:56.891-08:00Huh. An idea comes to me - what about native plant...Huh. An idea comes to me - what about native plant gardens - but with all plastic plants! And plastic pollinators that would be glued directly onto the plastic flowers. Brilliant, right?Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-81516355857799920362014-01-19T19:36:18.166-08:002014-01-19T19:36:18.166-08:00Those containers are way cool!Those containers are way cool!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21320122082325917682014-01-19T19:35:24.072-08:002014-01-19T19:35:24.072-08:00Glad you like them. I acutally bought some house ...Glad you like them. I acutally bought some house plants and am hoping that I can remember to water them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34901712109029644922014-01-19T19:32:58.643-08:002014-01-19T19:32:58.643-08:00They are great! They are great! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21353664662077455692014-01-19T18:07:08.916-08:002014-01-19T18:07:08.916-08:00The plants you discover are always great but I esp...The plants you discover are always great but I especially like the unique containers. I'm always on the look out for those. Love the chair---looks like it was made from pallets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-41396384484692720312014-01-19T17:51:55.863-08:002014-01-19T17:51:55.863-08:00I think they're very cool. They look real and ...I think they're very cool. They look real and the reason I have one is because I don't have to water it. I'm really not good with houseplants because of the whole watering thing. So much more fun to do outdoors which is why I struggle keeping all my tropicals alive inside in the winter. Anyway, thumbs up from me! LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-72528240697464262014-01-19T16:37:53.056-08:002014-01-19T16:37:53.056-08:00Those are incredibly life-like. What really trips ...Those are incredibly life-like. What really trips my trigger though are the containers. Those distressed vintage-esque galvanized goodies--very cool. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-6645822666436778622014-01-19T15:25:31.931-08:002014-01-19T15:25:31.931-08:00I agree and even have a few silk flower arrangemen...I agree and even have a few silk flower arrangements that I enjoy. I'm one of those people who finds it hard to cut flowers from my garden because they last so much longer outside and I'm not really great at cutting the stems of cut flowers every couple of days and changing the water. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64729309143434496582014-01-19T15:19:59.401-08:002014-01-19T15:19:59.401-08:00If you figure out how to do it, let me know! I th...If you figure out how to do it, let me know! I think they weren't very expensive so it might be easier to buy them but there's something special about saying that you made them yourself. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-70429042065233925832014-01-19T11:56:37.912-08:002014-01-19T11:56:37.912-08:00Thank you so much for the invitation. Unfortunatel...Thank you so much for the invitation. Unfortunately Wednesday morning is the only weekday morning available to me and I expect to be out of there by noon; it's a regular work day for me. <br />Every year I tell myself I could skip a show one year, but when February rolls around I can hardly stand it anymore. Its like a Superball party for gardeners.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84812064643591455052014-01-19T08:10:32.105-08:002014-01-19T08:10:32.105-08:00I'm not proud. I have one of those sitting ato...I'm not proud. I have one of those sitting atop a high shelf with an arrangement of (real) gnarled vines, lichens and ball moss from the woods behind me. If you can't get nose-close to sniff or feel them, if they look real from a few inches away and they're not composed of out of season blooms, I say why not use them in a difficult place? Too many rules, people; too many rules!sandy lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60522035150492540482014-01-19T03:59:35.885-08:002014-01-19T03:59:35.885-08:00I sure like those pots, too - that look like tin c...I sure like those pots, too - that look like tin cans. (Wonder how I could "score" some to achieve the same look...... hmmmmmmmm.)rebeccahttp://sceneinourgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com