tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post8158688988025715154..comments2024-02-23T19:00:02.184-08:00Comments on The Practical Plant Geek: Wide Shots: Mitchell Park Conservatory, the Desert DomeEvan Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-39533707926898849352014-12-30T13:07:27.406-08:002014-12-30T13:07:27.406-08:00Loree said almost exactly what I meant to say. Tha...Loree said almost exactly what I meant to say. That happens a lot: do you think she is secretly exercising mind control over all who read her blog, or is it just me?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-15732398198953063902014-12-29T19:09:09.390-08:002014-12-29T19:09:09.390-08:00It's a problem every gardener struggles with. ...It's a problem every gardener struggles with. Just how big is a plant actually going to get? That Furcraea is easily over 6 feet tall. Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-66176911430083652792014-12-29T17:29:47.614-08:002014-12-29T17:29:47.614-08:00It looks like a great place to take refuge from th...It looks like a great place to take refuge from the cold Evan. It always startles me to see how big some of these plants actually get. (Yes, even when they come with labels and I read those labels.) Now I'm wondering if I should move the Furcraea I planted in October before it reaches an unreasonable size for the spot I've got it in.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-5898131854358576952014-12-29T11:06:26.972-08:002014-12-29T11:06:26.972-08:00Oh to be able to call the 20's cold. Hopefully...Oh to be able to call the 20's cold. Hopefully one day soon. Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-33289697814036808722014-12-29T11:04:14.638-08:002014-12-29T11:04:14.638-08:00It was a nice little escape from the midwest winte...It was a nice little escape from the midwest winter. I hope you win the lottery so you can afford that desert dome and the giant lights to hang inside it so it looks sunny in winter.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-8148939113473743512014-12-29T11:02:09.207-08:002014-12-29T11:02:09.207-08:00I definitely needed the mini-escape from the midwe...I definitely needed the mini-escape from the midwest winter.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-2858969161996719282014-12-29T09:19:09.641-08:002014-12-29T09:19:09.641-08:00Don't feel bad, we are slated to get some rath...Don't feel bad, we are slated to get some rather cold weather here too this week, probably not as bad as the Midwest, but cold for here -- in the 20s. I enjoyed this look around the Desert Dome, so many fascinating plants!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-81964902366055869972014-12-29T08:57:42.038-08:002014-12-29T08:57:42.038-08:00I want a desert dome built over my entire garden. ...I want a desert dome built over my entire garden. That's not asking too much is it? Of course there would also need to be a sun, a grey desert dome just wouldn't be the same.<br /><br />Love the carnival ride euphorbia, I don't recall ever seeing anything quite like it. Thanks for returning with camera in hand!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-48964377151182611092014-12-29T06:30:23.305-08:002014-12-29T06:30:23.305-08:00I'm glad you managed to return, some stunning ...I'm glad you managed to return, some stunning spiky specimens they have there that's refreshing to see on a winter's day!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com