tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post6511164873158454530..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: Mr. DeVice's Garden PhotosThe Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-76853189515951000342017-10-24T15:23:16.021-04:002017-10-24T15:23:16.021-04:00Why, thank you, Mago! Why, thank you, Mago! Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-10057912641547694682017-10-24T15:22:05.145-04:002017-10-24T15:22:05.145-04:00They're terrible, aren't they? They never...They're terrible, aren't they? They never lock the door when they're in there, so you get an embarrassed fright when you walk in!Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-38330052831847771022017-10-22T12:11:47.565-04:002017-10-22T12:11:47.565-04:00Towering triffids & drinking gnomes, tooth-arm...Towering triffids & drinking gnomes, tooth-armed greenery ready to bite and finally something absolutely unspectacular in a little brown cup - congratulations IDV for bringing together the extremes in one well-balanced garden !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-9407090912402276382017-10-22T04:39:35.511-04:002017-10-22T04:39:35.511-04:00The foxglove is a lovely color, but the triffids s...The foxglove is a lovely color, but the triffids send a shiver down my spine. They are so Invasive here, I expect to find one in the toilet.mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-84969629331401804302017-10-22T03:24:07.675-04:002017-10-22T03:24:07.675-04:00DO you have that on a bumper (fender?) sticker, No...DO you have that on a bumper (fender?) sticker, Norma?Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-18650076505486754272017-10-22T03:22:59.627-04:002017-10-22T03:22:59.627-04:00Thank you, Savvy. I do so love the spare, arid ga...Thank you, Savvy. I do so love the spare, arid gardens of warmer climes, and can just about manage some of the plantlife here (agaves, for one). However, most just turn into mush with all the cold and rain we have.Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-77574354798021517352017-10-22T03:19:38.510-04:002017-10-22T03:19:38.510-04:00I thought I'd go for sharp and poisonous to ke...I thought I'd go for sharp and poisonous to keep the kids away, but they seem to have developed an immunity, the little brats!<br /><br />As for the cup, I went in for a closer look and discovered it to be triffid juice! The little bastard had only been milking my triffid! For what nefarious purpose I don't know? Although, maybe that's how he turned to stone...?Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-21571656671173948412017-10-22T03:15:35.526-04:002017-10-22T03:15:35.526-04:00Oh, gods, you mean I interrupted triffid sex?! Yu...Oh, gods, you mean I interrupted triffid sex?! Yuk. That's a worse horror than getting lashed and blinded by one! Come to think of it, is the lashing and blinding part of their sordid sex ritual, too?<br /><br />Luckily, almost everything in my previous gardens at Castlette DeVice was pretty hardy to salty spray, even though they were sheltered from it. They few specimens that I brought with me to Chateau DeVice seem to be doing OK so far...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-34852271579771168632017-10-22T03:09:33.321-04:002017-10-22T03:09:33.321-04:00Why, thank you, LẌ. Why, thank you, LẌ. Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-40492806888923554862017-10-21T23:42:32.768-04:002017-10-21T23:42:32.768-04:00I love triffids!I love triffids!normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-44512893991030933312017-10-21T20:37:28.326-04:002017-10-21T20:37:28.326-04:00WOW! I am impressed, but then, when you see my gar...WOW! I am impressed, but then, when you see my garden, you'll know why! But, seriously, your photos seem very Southern California to me, sweetpea! xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-8504021335259670062017-10-21T20:07:47.260-04:002017-10-21T20:07:47.260-04:00How exotic and exciting! Sharp, poisonous, and ver...How exotic and exciting! Sharp, poisonous, and very spectacular! Not at all what I expected. Fantastic surprise! <br /><br />What's that gnome drinking out of his cup? Based on his color and assumed British origin, I take it to be Earl Grey or Pimm's No. 1 Cup, which I imagine the Queen chugs down at tea time.eroswingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678990077292314028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-10192218756982338062017-10-21T19:17:52.004-04:002017-10-21T19:17:52.004-04:00Perhaps You caught the triffid with the scarf in t...Perhaps You caught the triffid with the scarf in the throws of some sort of autoerotic asphixiatve extacy... <br />just knock on the door next time...<br />Lovely pic just the same.<br />Will you need to make adjustments to your collection to allow for the extra saltiness living by the sea side?Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021504621181130629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-21413080078299203452017-10-21T18:30:14.209-04:002017-10-21T18:30:14.209-04:00The Triptych of Triffids is scarily magnificent! W...The Triptych of Triffids is scarily magnificent! Well done sir!LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-77266998011158937722017-10-21T15:50:18.612-04:002017-10-21T15:50:18.612-04:00Ah, the poisonous beauty of a raspberry foxglove! ...Ah, the poisonous beauty of a raspberry foxglove! You have exquisite taste. As do I which is why I bought two!<br /><br />I will not allow shags in the garden. For one, it is too small and one is likely to be impaled on something (those agaves, for one). And two, Beaky still hangs around and doesn't seem to like them very much.Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-34517134782143848792017-10-21T15:46:21.334-04:002017-10-21T15:46:21.334-04:00I'm hoping the agaves run him through for Hall...I'm hoping the agaves run him through for Hallowe'en!Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-78818733171172264382017-10-21T15:45:43.784-04:002017-10-21T15:45:43.784-04:00So phallic you did a double take, eh?So phallic you did a double take, eh?Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-41849075958428087542017-10-21T15:45:01.774-04:002017-10-21T15:45:01.774-04:00Alien-looking? Phallic?? I'm sure you must b...Alien-looking? Phallic?? I'm sure you must be reading into things... *ahem*<br /><br />As for mojitos, there is a small terrace (or paysho, as we like to call it) that would be ideal for such endeavours. Although, I hope you can manage drinking before midday as the sun goes around in the afternoon?<br /><br />Oh, what a stupid question to ask - Look who I'm talking to!Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-84482095114214778442017-10-21T15:40:28.461-04:002017-10-21T15:40:28.461-04:00I should have known better, but I brought the cold...I should have known better, but I brought the cold triffid with me!<br /><br />I shall keep my fingers crossed for your Echium(s - as several of the seeds I sowed sprouted a month after the first ones came through).Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-13311283112615743022017-10-21T15:37:27.342-04:002017-10-21T15:37:27.342-04:00Thank you, Ms Scarlet. Let me tell you, the quive...Thank you, Ms Scarlet. Let me tell you, the quiver is all mine.<br />As for the gnome, I'll see if I can persuade him to rove away down Devon way...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-80258141554158816782017-10-21T15:01:08.799-04:002017-10-21T15:01:08.799-04:00Struth! You should have a ruddy great warning sign...Struth! You should have a ruddy great warning sign next to those brutes.<br />Strangely enough, what most appeals to me is the really dangerous one - that beautiful foxglove.Gorgeous colour!(Any shags?)dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-82201055056543414802017-10-21T13:21:51.884-04:002017-10-21T13:21:51.884-04:00You have some marvelous spiky horrors there no won...You have some marvelous spiky horrors there no wonder the gnome is trying to sneak offBEASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428640137434521072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-86439164705872126492017-10-21T12:54:17.636-04:002017-10-21T12:54:17.636-04:00What a lovely garden, but i can't help but not...What a lovely garden, but i can't help but notice everything is either alien or phallic looking?!?!? I most certainly could enjoy a few Mojoitos in this garden. Now excuse me why I go change for the next entry......Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-82566827258254428052017-10-21T12:54:13.309-04:002017-10-21T12:54:13.309-04:00What a lovely garden, but i can't help but not...What a lovely garden, but i can't help but notice everything is either alien or phallic looking?!?!? I most certainly could enjoy a few Mojoitos in this garden. Now excuse me why I go change for the next entry......Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-46594846668710610352017-10-21T11:38:25.047-04:002017-10-21T11:38:25.047-04:00You certainly have inherited some fearsome brutes ...You certainly have inherited some fearsome brutes in the new Chateau...<br /><br />As for the Echiums you sent, I have one (somewhat leggy, as I sowed them and them promptly forgot to check them) sprout, so fingers crossed!<br /><br />JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.com