Looking good! There are signs the owners have already been out cleaning up the garden, everything looks so tidy. Lots of new containers line the stairway.
Oh those agaves…
Perhaps this year I’ll remember to return for a high summer visit.
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They don't give them any special winter treatment? Is it just good drainage? They really are pretty fantastic.
ReplyDeleteJust good drainage, and genes...
DeleteIt's heartening to see that mature specimens in the right location are that hardy. Looking at the sad state of that little pup you gave me last summer makes me wish for a south-facing slope! (But just for the drainage, not for the mountain-goat gardening action!)
ReplyDeleteYa that whole twisting your ankle and tumbling down the rocks thing doesn't sound so good but my-oh-my how wonderful it would be to have agaves like that in your garden!
Deletethose are incredible, do you know what variety they are?
ReplyDeleteNo definitive ID, the owners weren't able to tell me. The local experts I've consulted say probably Agave salmiana ferox.
DeleteI'm so glad that they are all so healthy and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteTheir size makes a huge difference to their hardiness but my oh my they look pristine too! A fabulous escapist mediterranean inspired garden!
ReplyDeleteThey really do look pristine, and no signs of recently chopped leaves either.
DeleteI don't think I've ever seen an agave that big! Perfect placement.
ReplyDeleteReally? But you're in the land of agaves!
DeleteThese folks didn't let any of those are sun breaks go to waste...puts my puny tidying up efforts to shame. The Agaves are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing, so crisp and tidy!
DeleteI think it's Agave salmiana. They look great. In fact, the entire hillside looks fantastic. Is it as steep as it looks in your photos?
ReplyDeleteIt is that steep! Remind me when you're here and if there's time I'll drive you by this garden.
DeleteThings are looking positive there - no newcomers who want to plant it all in lawn and other "proper plants"! Adding pots is also a good sign. The groupings in the last 2 photos with the yellow house, are stunning to say the least...
ReplyDeleteGardening on a steep hill is underrated:-)
If I drove by and saw the house had sold and the garden had been ripped out, well I don't know what I would do but it wouldn't be pretty.
DeleteWOW!!!!!!!!! Those agave, that pindo palm!!! What an incredible garden!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is!
Deletebtw, 2nd photo, above the red pot (nearly centre) with the opuntia, I spot what appears to be a jubaea chilensis? Either that or small canary island date palm. Do my eyes deceive me or is there another horticultural gem hiding out there?
ReplyDeleteOh Louis I wish I could answer with authority, I can not. I guess you'll just need to come down to Portland to check it out for yourself!
DeleteI want I want I want!!
ReplyDeleteJim NE Tabor
You and me both!
DeleteWhat an immaculate garden! The agaves look wonderful. Looks like a lot of lavender, too. I bet it's beautiful when that hillside is in bloom.
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