Cutting through a residential neighborhood, en route to somewhere, I realized I was only a block away from a pair of favorite Agave ovatifolia. Of course I had to take a look, that's when I saw their house was for sale...
Who knew a one-level was a rarity? And why aren't the agaves a selling point?
I really think this flyer should have featured a close up of at least one of the agaves.
But maybe they didn't want to play favorites? Do you feature the one on the right? Or the one on the left?
Here's the left side specimen.
He's on the east side of the house, so doesn't get quite as much sun as...
The one on the front, which has southern exposure.
It's huge! They're both so large they're hiding the Cor-ten round they're planted in.
The planters around the front porch could certainly have something more interesting than grass, don't you think?
Although the twin Yucca rostrata on the far side of the drive way are nice, I haven't noticed them on prior stalking stops. All this could have been yours (sale pending) for "just" $639,900...
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Both agaves are equally good looking. I prefer the vignette on the left, probably because of the pruning of the Arctostaphylos (?). It makes for a really appealing grouping.
ReplyDeleteYes that Arctostaphylos is a winner, making everying around it even better.
DeleteFor a corner lot, 3br 2 ba, air conditioning, you'd have to add 200k to the price to find something like that around here -- plus 2 whale's tongue agaves and 2 Yucca rostrata and a mature arctostaphylos? It's a steal! (This is a touchy subject -- my 'Frosty Blue' experienced death by excessive rain and was just pulled out about an hour ago...)
ReplyDeleteOnly 200K? I would have thought more. I am so sorry about your 'Frosty Blue', and a little surprised. It's one of the best at handling winter rain in my garden.
DeleteI knew that Yucca rostrata were expensive but $639,900 seems a bit steep. The price of plants has really gone up since we bought our garden. Love both agaves and that arctostaphylos...sweet.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaja
DeleteJust think what your garden, full of treasures, is worth Peter! (or not...depending on the buyer)
DeleteAyayay. That price. Know the place, and while they did a good job updating, it's bones aren't all that. Hope they take care of the Agaves.
ReplyDeleteYa I was a little surprised at the price. The location is great, and the house has been updated, but it's small. And there's no backyard!
Delete1400 sq. ft. for $640,000? Are they nuts? It sure looks like Portland has caught up with California prices.
ReplyDeletePeople's thinking the price is great, or unreasonably high, is certainly a fun part of reading the comments on this post and on dg's Facebook page.
DeleteMaybe you can exert some influence over the new homeowners regarding the planters and perhaps the excess lawn too. I'm not even going to tell you what my 3-bedroom, 2-bath house cost. Of course, mine came with a large clump of good-sized Agave attenuata and a selection of climate-appropriate trees so that was a boon.
ReplyDeleteAnd yours is on a much larger lot and has a stellar view...and I'm guessing is larger than just 1,344 sq ft?
DeleteAre you worried that they might get rid of them? Maybe you should make an offer for just the agaves...
ReplyDeleteI've got a neighborhood spy keeping an eye on them for me. Plus those Agaves won't go without a fight!
DeleteGorgeous Agaves ! Sweet house too ! :)
ReplyDeleteSweet is a great descriptor.
DeleteI have infrequently visited that house when I've needed a succulent fix. They really have grown over the years and are always beautiful: I've never seen them covered in winter at all!
ReplyDeleteWe used to live a few blocks down the street. I saw them covered a couple times, but not always. It was on one of my regular walking routes--and then I could scoot over & spy on Darcy D.
DeleteThey have really grown! And I'm guessing when Patrica saw them covered was under their first ownership, the folks who planted them.
DeleteYikes! That's a whole lot of money for a pretty basic little house even with the gorgeous specimen plantings.
ReplyDeletePortland's an expensive place to live, especially in a good neighborhood such as this.
DeleteMy first thought when I saw the yard was "What could Loree do with all that lawn?" Improve upon it, for sure! ;)
ReplyDeleteYa, it's a lot of lawn! Sadly there's no backyard though, which would keep me away from buying.
DeleteHoly moly! $640,000 for that little house. Even those beautiful Agaves don't seem quite worth that asking price.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet there are others who are seeing it as a steal. It's all in where you live and what you're used to.
DeleteWow, I am so use to Bay Area housing prices my hands got sweaty just thinking of what a bargain price that is and that it was a house that wasn't a wreak and had so much space to garden in!
ReplyDeleteBut there's no back garden. Wouldn't that drive you a little batty?
DeleteI would accept no back garden at that price with all that front lawn waiting to be nuked! I just looked at a townhouse that was trashed and needed to be gutted for closer to a million... and on average houses in the Bay Area are selling 20-30% above asking... my Berkeley house sold last fall 45% over asking. And the southern exposure back garden had been shaded out by new multistory development. And across the street was a new five story condo mess. It was time to yank the Agave, cacti and sun Aloes and run! Of course now I need to find something sunning and semi-reasonable....
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