Thursday, December 24, 2020

And the winner of the best COVIDtime landscape remodel is...

Out on a COVID lockdown walk last spring Andrew and I discovered this dark house and it's excellent plantings (click over here for a look at that post). However, things are looking even better now as they've installed some mighty fine planters and laid down a lot of interesting mulch...

Pretty sweet, right? 

I am absolutely swooning over those staggered Corten planters and their contents.

I also appreciate that the plants I first saw in March were moved into the new spaces, rather than being tossed out and new ones brought in.

That is one shiny opuntia, and the white spikes behind it provide the perfect backdrop.

The containers on the other side of the driveway have increased in number.

And that Agave 'Blue Glow' is quite the looker out there in the corner.

The  gravel mulch continues around the front of the house.

And the detail of the corner and it's precise turn is much appreciated by my eye.

I can't remember if those steps were there in the earlier version or not.

And while I suspect that little mound might just be waiting to be spread out, I like it just as it is.

Well done neighbor!

Weather Diary, Dec 23: Hi 47, Low 31/ Precip 0 

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21 comments:

  1. Very pretty!

    Merry Christmas to you and fellow gardeners everywhere.

    May 2021 bring love, peace, and more plants to all!

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    1. Love, peace, and more plants... doesn't get much better than that!

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  2. A very nice upgrade to the garden since your last visit. I was gawking at the beautiful conifers. I also love the perfect execution of the "corner and it's precise turn", but also admire how it complements the tree in it's center. Merry Christmas!

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  3. Oooh, that is a garden to make me swoon. I love it.

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    1. I'm going to have to remember to do more frequent drive-bys!

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  4. I love it.
    By the way i absolutely love your blog.
    Spiky hugs from the indian ocean

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  5. Nice lines. Particularly like the weeping conifer. Provides a nice anchor to the rest of the plantings. Happy holidays to you and Andrew.

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  6. Just shows that it does not take a huge redo to make a great new look to a garden! I wonder what that glossy Opuntia is? I have seen many Opuntia here in Phoenix but not that one!

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  7. I would love to find a landscape designer like that.

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  8. Very well done. The succulents now look rather like an art installation.

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  9. Very nice, especially the cor-ten "steps" but the juxtaposition of a velvety, rich, lush green lawn with xeric plants looks strange to this semi-arid-climate gardener.

    There are two homes in my neighborhood with xeric plants+lawn, and it doesn't look right here, either. Worse, actually because the lawns look like $^#@.

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    1. This lawn is incredibly lush isn't it? Since I've only visited in the months that bracket our dry summer I don't know if it's allowed to go dormant then or not.

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  10. My vote goes with Hoover Boo: love everything except the lawn. Maybe they'll slowly eliminate it? Nice op for bringing in more boulders. Also like that little pile of gravel mulch; it's an unexpected eye treat amongst such careful consistency. LOVE the color of the house. Perfect foil for the landscaping and natural surroundings. Anybody else notice the three 'Anti. Racism. Zone.' signs in the window? (I thought we needed to post those only in Texas. ;) Peace to all this Christmas Day 2020.

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    1. Perhaps, as happens when one needs more space for plants.

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    2. My vote goes to Hoover Boo also. I have been reading books on growing for pollinators. One of the worst gardening ideas in history was to eliminate native plants and cover the ground with grass. I know if you have children, grass is nice. But, if no children, it is time to get rid of the grass!

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