Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Wednesday Vignette, Cove/Agave ovatifolia

Our last day in Austin Andrew and I walked South Congress Ave. Me, being me, I took a lot of plant photos. You'll see them all eventually, but today I really wanted to share this bit of Agave ovatifolia goodness. I love the simple repetition, and how the grass looks a little like water, pouring over the edge of the metal.


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19 comments:

  1. Yes! Simple repetition is good. And the letters shadowed in the window are great too.

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  2. Very well done. A whole line of whales sticking their tongues out of the water.

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  3. Austin is definitely Agave ovatifolia country!

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  4. I'm enjoying seeing Austin through your eyes. Such a great example of less is more. I am redoing a garden bed and having a hard time limiting the plants I'm using.

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    1. Minimalism would be easier in a commercial planting like this.

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  5. A great combo. A pity about the graffiti. I find that practice annoying!

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    1. I agree! A couple of wooden fences and a car were recently tagged nearby. So destructive.

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  6. I like the way the grass softens the edges of the metal.

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  7. I didn't notice the graffiti until Eliza mentioned it, but now that I do, it seems pretty restrained and doesn't really detract from the planting. Noodly pale echoes of the bold, pale agave. The grass also softens their effect.

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    1. It was so repetitive (like the Agaves) I kind of wondered if it had been done on purpose.

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  8. AnonymousJune 06, 2018

    Wonderful contrast between the fine-textured grasses and the heft of the Agaves. Lovely combo indeed!

    Anna

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  9. If only I could Photoshop the graffiti out of this otherwise perfect picture.
    I have an aversion to graffiti which is nothing but vandalizem of private and public property. I wish someone invented glow in the dark paint that sprayed right back on the offender and didn't wash off for weeks.

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  10. Simple and beautiful. And sexy.

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