Comments on: The Yucatan – The Project http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/ by Ivette Soler Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-166 germinatrix Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:57:51 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-166 Susa! A little cottage, that's all - and one for me, too! I'll float the idea and see what happens. I am also hoping the Host and Hostess will be so charmed with the garden that they'll adopt me. Crossing my fingers... Susa! A little cottage, that’s all – and one for me, too! I’ll float the idea and see what happens. I am also hoping the Host and Hostess will be so charmed with the garden that they’ll adopt me. Crossing my fingers…

]]> By: Suasoria http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Suasoria Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:13:40 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-163 What a fantastic place. I looked at a property that was an ex-sisal factory online some time ago when we were having, ahem, a much different real estate market. Even on the Internet it has a magical quality. Strongly encourage them to build a cottage on the property for my retirement - I don't need much, just make sure it's plumbed for a dishwasher and two bathrooms. What a fantastic place. I looked at a property that was an ex-sisal factory online some time ago when we were having, ahem, a much different real estate market. Even on the Internet it has a magical quality.

Strongly encourage them to build a cottage on the property for my retirement – I don’t need much, just make sure it’s plumbed for a dishwasher and two bathrooms.

]]> By: Topics about Mayas » Archive » The Yucatan - The Project http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Topics about Mayas » Archive » The Yucatan - The Project Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:08:32 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-109 [...] Riverside Rambles placed an observative post today on The Yucatan - The ProjectHere’s a quick excerptSome of the stones used to build the old structures came from ancient Mayan villages - there are layers upon layers of history here. [...] [...] Riverside Rambles placed an observative post today on The Yucatan – The ProjectHere’s a quick excerptSome of the stones used to build the old structures came from ancient Mayan villages – there are layers upon layers of history here. [...]

]]> By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103 germinatrix Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:19:43 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-103 Loree! We are going to be learning TOGETHER! The Hostess/ Patron is hooking me up with a Mayan botanist to advise me on the use of indigenous plant material and to figure out how we adapt my palette successfully to the Yucatan. There are so many beautiful things on the site already, but YOU know what I am going fill the garden with! SPIKES! Agaves, aloes, opuntias, cereus, euphorbias, as well as all the tall skinny pole cactuses - this part of the Yucatan is very subtropical, so the dry plants flourish just as beautifully as the big leafy sexy ones do. We are going to have fun watching it come together! Lets cross our fingers - because projects this big always have their issues ... but even the difficult situations are wonderful learning opportunities. No matter what, it will be educational for all of us Germinators! ESP! omigod. Remember what I wrote when I first found your site? Where HAVE you been all my life?!? I LOVE THE RUINS!!! I went to see it in the theatre when it came out. I got the dvd. And whenever it is on cable, I watch it. It is a serious inspiration for this project, except for all the bloody death, of course... And I swear - when I first saw the images of these trees, the first thing I said to Jorge is "We have ENTS!" What most people don't know about me is my very serious love for Horror and SciFi. I can't get enough! And I love gardens that have a certain mystery to them ... I'm sure that my attraction to huge plants, spiky plants, and oddly shaped plants has something to do with my desire to create a Horror/Monster Garden. Could this be the one? It is so cool that you knew about The Ruins. That makes my day! Hi James! I am SO glad to be back - thanks! And I'm glad you're enjoying the pics ... they ALMOST capture about HALF of the awesomeness down there. You and your wife should take a trip to Merida when you can - it is lovely, the people are so friendly, and there is serious fun to be had. Me and my husband Jan started going there with Jorge and his wife about 7 years ago, just because we heard it was so special. I never imagined it would turn into such a wild opportunity. But it is a magical place - things take root easier... I see a vacation in your future...! Loree! We are going to be learning TOGETHER! The Hostess/ Patron is hooking me up with a Mayan botanist to advise me on the use of indigenous plant material and to figure out how we adapt my palette successfully to the Yucatan. There are so many beautiful things on the site already, but YOU know what I am going fill the garden with! SPIKES! Agaves, aloes, opuntias, cereus, euphorbias, as well as all the tall skinny pole cactuses – this part of the Yucatan is very subtropical, so the dry plants flourish just as beautifully as the big leafy sexy ones do. We are going to have fun watching it come together! Lets cross our fingers – because projects this big always have their issues … but even the difficult situations are wonderful learning opportunities. No matter what, it will be educational for all of us Germinators!

ESP! omigod. Remember what I wrote when I first found your site? Where HAVE you been all my life?!? I LOVE THE RUINS!!! I went to see it in the theatre when it came out. I got the dvd. And whenever it is on cable, I watch it. It is a serious inspiration for this project, except for all the bloody death, of course… And I swear – when I first saw the images of these trees, the first thing I said to Jorge is “We have ENTS!”
What most people don’t know about me is my very serious love for Horror and SciFi. I can’t get enough! And I love gardens that have a certain mystery to them … I’m sure that my attraction to huge plants, spiky plants, and oddly shaped plants has something to do with my desire to create a Horror/Monster Garden. Could this be the one?
It is so cool that you knew about The Ruins. That makes my day!

Hi James! I am SO glad to be back – thanks! And I’m glad you’re enjoying the pics … they ALMOST capture about HALF of the awesomeness down there. You and your wife should take a trip to Merida when you can – it is lovely, the people are so friendly, and there is serious fun to be had. Me and my husband Jan started going there with Jorge and his wife about 7 years ago, just because we heard it was so special. I never imagined it would turn into such a wild opportunity. But it is a magical place – things take root easier…
I see a vacation in your future…!

]]> By: James http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-102 James Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:39:57 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-102 First of all... WELCOME BACK! second of all - these pics are awesome. Makes me want to get there... heck of an excuse to go. ;) Those trees are amazing. Truly amazing. First of all… WELCOME BACK! second of all – these pics are awesome. Makes me want to get there… heck of an excuse to go. ;) Those trees are amazing. Truly amazing.

]]> By: ESP http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-99 ESP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:16:06 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-99 Hi... and wow look at the design on that old factory! Amazing architecture, and totally fitting for the area. It is going to look great! Have you seen the horror movie about the Myan vines and how they end up killing everybody?!! http://www.ruinsmovie.com/intro.html I caught this movie only the other night and thought of you, and your design project. I don't want to creep you out or anything, going back to such a similar environment! But not a bad horror flick if you are into ancient Myan ruins and aggressive vines! :-) You know me. Nothing as scary as the garden phalluses though! If you can handle those, horror movies are a breeze, a breath of fresh air, (and that is exactly what you need with those nasty chaps around). Another horror movie is, I am sure pending. The ficus tree looks incredible, like the ancient "Ents" from Lord of the Rings! I just bet they roam around the grounds when you are asleep, drinking the left-over ritas! Such a cool place. ESP. Hi…
and wow look at the design on that old factory! Amazing architecture, and totally fitting for the area. It is going to look great!
Have you seen the horror movie about the Myan vines and how they end up killing everybody?!!
http://www.ruinsmovie.com/intro.html
I caught this movie only the other night and thought of you, and your design project.
I don’t want to creep you out or anything, going back to such a similar environment! But not a bad horror flick if you are into ancient Myan ruins and aggressive vines! :-) You know me.
Nothing as scary as the garden phalluses though! If you can handle those, horror movies are a breeze, a breath of fresh air, (and that is exactly what you need with those nasty chaps around). Another horror movie is, I am sure pending.
The ficus tree looks incredible, like the ancient “Ents” from Lord of the Rings! I just bet they roam around the grounds when you are asleep, drinking the left-over ritas!

Such a cool place.
ESP.

]]> By: Loree - danger garden http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Loree - danger garden Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:09:21 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-98 I feel so lucky to be going along on this adventure. I can't wait to see and learn more... I feel so lucky to be going along on this adventure. I can’t wait to see and learn more…

]]> By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-97 germinatrix Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:50:19 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-97 oh, Mary Beth, so you've seen the magic in person! I feel the same way about ficus - the really have to be in their full glory, and then they sing. And yes, I am lucky to have things to work with already in the space - I love responding to existing plants! I like a place with history, and man, does this have history! oh, Mary Beth, so you’ve seen the magic in person! I feel the same way about ficus – the really have to be in their full glory, and then they sing.
And yes, I am lucky to have things to work with already in the space – I love responding to existing plants! I like a place with history, and man, does this have history!

]]> By: Mary Beth http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/04/15/the-yucatan-the-project/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Mary Beth Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:33:41 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=88#comment-96 Wonderful pictures of an already amazing garden. I used to hate Ficus trees planted in yards - until I visited the Yucatan and saw how huge and beautiful they can be! Wonderful pictures of an already amazing garden. I used to hate Ficus trees planted in yards – until I visited the Yucatan and saw how huge and beautiful they can be!

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