tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post5725637172635537233..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Prickly business: a Southern California specialty nurseryPanayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-84646634273550313592012-11-17T06:15:47.898-08:002012-11-17T06:15:47.898-08:00What a beautiful face Yvonne has! As usual your p...What a beautiful face Yvonne has! As usual your photos do a great job of illustrating your posting.pamithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605982455002622554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-8455958334651633342012-11-15T18:10:46.529-08:002012-11-15T18:10:46.529-08:00Those numbers are very affordable. Your mention o...Those numbers are very affordable. Your mention of "Chinese plutocrat(s)" made me think the cost would be much higher.<br /><br />Do you know of any places where you can get seedlings of trees that grow on cliffs that get hundreds (if not a thousand or more) years old. I think it would be really neat to plant a seedling of an actual cliff tree in my garden, instead of the usual garden selections which are sports from an otherwise typical example of the species.<br /><br />James Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-57653187145438237912012-11-15T17:55:12.951-08:002012-11-15T17:55:12.951-08:00A monster specimen like the one in the picture wou...A monster specimen like the one in the picture would probably go for many hundreds of dollars. One the size of a soccer ball is apt to retail for $30 or more. Smaller ones can be found in you shop around for ten or even five dollars at the right spot. These were produced by the tens and hundreds of thousands for the Asian market, and that market is now shrunk--so there are large inventories. If you bought quantities, you could get some amazing bargains. I have two myself that need repotting--they do tend to grow!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-30655260200848157922012-11-15T16:53:26.354-08:002012-11-15T16:53:26.354-08:00Just out of curiosity, how much does a Golden Barr...Just out of curiosity, how much does a Golden Barrel (Echinocactus grusonii) cost?<br /><br />James Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-62000931271458974472012-11-15T01:54:42.711-08:002012-11-15T01:54:42.711-08:00There are many great centers of horticulture in Am...There are many great centers of horticulture in America: the Delaware valley boasts amazing public gardens and nurseries, as does the Potomoc Valley--and Lake County, Ohio is another hot spot. San Francisco is one of my favorite garden/nursery destinations. Florida has no end of nurseries--and Portland, Oregon is another of my favorites. Texas and much of the South don't really have a single center--there are dozens of smaller centers because of the ease of growing plants there, and the popularity of gardening. I don't think I need to tell you about Chicago, James. And even Denver (partly due to the institution I am proud to be part of)is no shirker in the garden/nursery arena...but for the quantity and quality of great public and private gardens and the sheer density and variety of nurseries, I have come to believe that the area between Santa Barbara and San Diego is America's greatest garden.Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-85982172912521874152012-11-14T18:00:57.149-08:002012-11-14T18:00:57.149-08:00I saw a gardening show on PBS the other day about ...I saw a gardening show on PBS the other day about the garden of a Cycad collector/author. His garden was in the L.A. area. They have some really exceptional gardens in Southern California.<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com