spooge Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) made the trip to Fields cactus farm, am posting these pics of the super fantastic garden here with the permission of Mr Field truly a great garden and Mr Field truly is a great man, not only was he willing to show me around the garden but also imparted priceless knowledge of the lineage of the plants. the 2 Validus in the garden (pronounced Valida by Mr Filed) originated from Ritters seed (1940) which Ralph Waldo Field (Mr Field's father) traded for lard from home cooking that they had collected for a year, the seeds came from a lady by the name of Hildegard Winter. the seedlings were sent to buyers in Australia and around the world. a number of the plants in the garden originated from The Robert Blosfeltd expedition that Ralph Field owned the Australian share in. the cuts were collected in South America and transported by locals and donkeys to a collection point and then trucked to a port, they then were shipped to India and then onto Australia. entry to the garden is by appointment and some plants and cuts are for sale. be polite and don't haggle. tagged plants have been donated to the Melbourne Botanic Garden who are designing a Fields Garden. Edited December 22, 2015 by olive 29 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Edited December 21, 2015 by olive 19 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted December 21, 2015 Whacko!! Nice on Olive. You da man.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted December 21, 2015 You're getting pretty good on dem computers man ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted December 21, 2015 Woah thats a lot of photos! And some fantastic cacti! Thanks for sharing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psyentist Posted December 21, 2015 Awesome photos bro! Thanks for putting them up. I was lucky enough to make the pilgrimage down there last week, just missed ya, but I was too overwhelmed to take many photos. Was hard to capture the majesticness of the place I felt. But you've done a top job! Thanks again, brings back some great memories! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wert Posted December 21, 2015 busy little bastard! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted December 21, 2015 Hi Olive, amazing pics. I am glad that someone took pics before the plants ended up in the botanical garden. I know they can be photographed there too but I feel like the collection was a piece of art! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted December 21, 2015 Historic Fields. That place is botanic history in itself! Turn it into a prickly farmers market produce park ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 22, 2015 im glad you guys like the pics wasn't really the time to compose frames and compositions. they are ipad happy snaps. as this is the online cactus kingdom i thought that posting pics of the garden on here before the plants end up all over the country is a nice thing. its very good that the botanic garden is getting the really good plants then everyone will be able to see them in the years to come, this is a great tribute to a great cactus dynasty and some awesome cactus collectors. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted December 22, 2015 How much longer do you think it will be possible to visit the place? I'd love to make a trip down in my next 3 day weekend! I found his phone number and might call him after all this Xmas crazy is gone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 22, 2015 do it man, def worth the trip. im unsure of how long things will go on for, but defiantly an opportunity not to be missed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psyentist Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) I think Robert was saying that the guys from the botanical gardens were coming back to start work again in March. So there's still time dood! Edited December 23, 2015 by Psyentist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted December 23, 2015 I also thought Robert mentioned the botanic gardens weren't interested in trichocereus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psyentist Posted December 23, 2015 A couple were tagged to take cuts of but I don't think they were taking any whole plants like some of the others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks guys, really gonna try and make this happen ASAP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted December 23, 2015 tagged trichs that i remember - logs only and no where near all of them Rosei 2 Knuthianus Pachanoi Pasacana Inside Validus, not the shed one 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
