Thursday, March 11, 2021

If not that, then this...

Last October a Facebook friend shared photos of front garden (perhaps hellstrip) agaves I wanted to check out in person. I got the approximate location and then I dove around looking, looking, looking—and not seeing anything that resembled the photos he'd shared. Not all was lost however, as I discovered this fine garden...

Yucca rostrata I think, although they are starting to stray into Yucca linearifolia territory...


Those green crop circles? Herniaria Glabra. I could not—for the life of me—identify them. So I messaged the garden designers Creative Landscapes Inc via Instagram and asked.

Okay but really, why are we here, talking about this garden? Because of that agave...

A spectacular Agave ovatifolia...



I really do think there could be a few more agaves in the mix however, there is space!

Thankfully on the opposite side of the driveway there were indeed, more agaves. First this little A. parryi...


And this guy whom I think must be an Agave 'Baccarat'...

Finally an overall shot with the sign of the garden designers I mentioned earlier. Don't you agree there could (should) be more agaves?

Weather Diary, March 10: Hi 58, Low 42/ Precip 0 

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18 comments:

  1. For me, one more on the other side of the stairs, to balance Agave ovatifolia, would be good. For a spike lover such as yourself, one more is hardly enough.

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  2. It could indeed use a couple more large agaves but, all in all, I'm impressed by the landscape. It's attractive and it fits the house well. I'm also always impressed by site's that use a slope well.

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    1. This slope is just a little speed bump compared to your cliff!

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  3. One of the most stunning designs you've showed off lately. Fantasssssstic. In a dry climate like CO, we could swap the hernaria (it does okay but not amazing here) for delosperma, the whaletongue for Agave couesii... and we could see that very garden in Denver!

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    1. That's a fun idea. The same garden design with plants swapped (just slightly) for ones that do better in a spcific climate. I'd like to watch how the two change over time.

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  4. Wonderful boulder placement especially around the steps. The variety of greens really pops the agave, along with the grey DG. Nice!

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  5. Nice design, but of course, there always could be more agaves!

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  6. They’ve done a fine job but agree with you, there’s room there for more agaves!

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    1. The right answer is always more agaves...

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  7. Very nice house and garden, though you could never get away with those flat roofs around here.

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    1. It has a bit of a pitch to it, but from where I was standing on the sidewalk it's hard to see.

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  8. Love the blues and grays with the house and gravel colors.

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  9. Oh, yes, more Agaves! But it is a lovely garden and yes, "creative."

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