Yuccas at the nearby Seniors' Home

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:24 am

Discovered that these are growing only a couple of miles away!!!!

Once the snow's gone, I'll visit to take up close photos of these beauties:

Y.rostrata????

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8403049330/" title="meadows_photo by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8403 ... bf26_z.jpg" width="636" height="280" alt="meadows_photo"></a>

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:07 pm

Looks like rostrata, but could they be grass?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:43 pm

I have found it an easy tactic to ask. Inevitably, the person in charge of plantings is delighted that someone noticed.
Bonus: this tactic has resulted in a lot of free or cheap plants....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:15 pm

but could they be grass?

Grass? Hope not.

Great tactic, Erik.
I'll take my snowshovel in case he offers.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:05 pm

I think your dreaming they are Y. rostratas!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:05 pm

You mean they ARE grass?????

Poop...if so.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:26 am

I have no idea...............it would be GREAT if they are rostrata...............keep us updated after you drive by.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:45 am

I have you been by there yet! The suspense is killing me! j/k
I hope they are rostratas.

The only reason I think they might be grass is they look like someone has trimmed them.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:33 pm

Yup, you were right, Aaron!
They're GRASS...dammit.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8405831549/" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8335/8405 ... 8504_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="002"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8405830263/" title="003 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8405 ... df2d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="003"></a>

Couple o' seedheads evident here:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8405819499/" title="001 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8405 ... 7f4b_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="001"></a>

Huge disappointment!
Plus some of the "toddlers" were wondering how I got out (as though I was a resident

)

So--to console myself

thought I'd go visit the yuccas near the police station:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8406918700/" title="007 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8498/8406 ... b630_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="007"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8406922018/" title="004 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8406 ... ae6f_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="004"></a>

Oh well, more excitement some other day!

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:44 pm

You;re funny Barb!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:51 pm

It was either that...or go for a beer.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:41 pm

That's too bad! Atleast they let you off the grounds.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:47 pm

Yeah, one sweet ole' fella asked if I had any ice cream.
Almost went to the store to get him some...

And we thought winter only drove some of us crazy, huh?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:03 pm

lucky1 wrote: And we thought winter only drove some of us crazy, huh?

Wow, total temp flip, mine are now lower than yours for the first time! BRRRRRR!!!! hate it!!! :lickice:

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:04 pm

lucky1 wrote:Yeah, one sweet ole' fella asked if I had any ice cream.
Almost went to the store to get him some...

And we thought winter only drove some of us crazy, huh?

When I was little my Mom worked at a nursing home. They had alarms on the doors so people could not escape. Some of the older people there wanted my brother and I to help break them out, and sometimes we would. We would almost make it across the packing before we would all get caught!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:29 pm

Glad you and your brother gave them something to smile about.
And a bit of excitement.
Bet your Mom (secretly) thought it was funny.

Today, a few folks were walking around in low-snow areas under the decks...maybe there's a wire in the grass and they're wearing a collar.
Arf. Arf.

One little old lady in a tiny red car was driving around smiling and waving at everybody, me included.
I saw her on every street in that complex (I was looking for the yuccas...er...a....grass.)
By the 3rd time, she waved wildly as though to say: "I've almost found the exit street".
They're sweet old folks, hope they're happy.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:36 pm

lucky1 wrote:Bet your Mom (secretly) thought it was funny.

Barb

Yes...we laugh about it now, but at the time she was not smiling.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:45 pm

Hi Barb,

grass? All I saw was snow.

Too bad they were not rostrata................perhaps you can dug up the grass and plant your rostratas?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:48 am

Some of my poor yuccas under the light snow....They look so sad!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:54 am

Mike,
They'd be happier under more snow.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:24 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike,
They'd be happier under more snow.

It's sooooo depressing! 9 F tonight they say...This is sooooooo Not New Jersey!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:33 pm

9F? Holy moly.

Hang in there, Tim.
The "upside" is that you finally got everything protected.
In the nick of time, too.

Folks are saying February's similar...I don't even want to look at the f'casts.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:05 pm

Hi Barb,

February cold too? This is getting old fast.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:34 pm

lucky1 wrote: Folks are saying February's similar...I don't even want to look at the f'casts.

Barb

I think they say our are is going to be warmer than normal. But the last time I read that...we was cold!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:35 pm

DesertZone wrote:
lucky1 wrote: Folks are saying February's similar...I don't even want to look at the f'casts.

Barb
I think they say our area is going to be warmer than normal. But the last time I read that...we was cold!

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