Tag Archives: Agave bovicornuta
chasing agaves
Last Saturday, while millions marched their way into the history books, I was driving south to San Diego to meet agave expert Greg Starr. I had been looking forward to this 2-hour road trip for some time, as a beacon … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, garden travel, plant nurseries, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Aloe longistyla, B&B Cactus Farm, Denver Botanic Gardens, Greg Starr, Jeff Moore "Aloes & Agaves in Cultivation", Panayoti Kelaidis, San Diego Horticultural Society, Solana Succulents, South Coast Botanic Garden, South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society
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terraced gardens and the Cow Horn agave
I love terraced gardens, with their multiple shifting perspectives from up, down, side to side. I can probably trace this appreciation to an aunt’s hilltop home in the harbor town of San Pedro, Calif. My dad’s sister had a house … Continue reading
backdrops for plants
Some interesting backdrops I found around town, some intentional, some borrowed, some just sheer serendipity. I’m wondering what came first here, the choice of color for the house and then the Lion’s Tail? Or did the Leonotis leonurus start the … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Agave americana 'Variegata', Agave bovicornuta, Agave vilmoriniana, color in the garden, garden walls, Kalanchoe tomentosa, Leonotis leonorus, Muehlenbeckia_complexa, retaining walls, terracing
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better know an agave
A rogue’s gallery of agaves from Jud’s garden. Some of these I know, some I’m guessing at, and some have really stumped me. If you have an idea, I’m all ears. Agave potatorum? With Agave macroacantha in the background Agave … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba', Agave bovicornuta, Agave celsii 'Multicolor', Agave colorata, Agave ferdinandi-regis, Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee', Agave havardiana, Agave isthmensis, Agave lophantha, Agave macroacantha, Agave parrasana, Agave victoriae-reginae, Colletia paradoxa
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blue/yellow/green
Where were we? I’ve been working at the day job like a navvy, trying to clear some time for spring garden visits, shows and whatnot. But the garden in March initiates a measured sequence of distractions, which can really mess … Continue reading
Rained Out
Unlike a sporting event or outdoor concert or meal, a Southern California garden that’s rained out in early October is cause for rejoicing. And to really intensify the blissed-out experience of the first seasonal rains, just the day before you … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bulbs, design, garden visit, Occasional Daily Weather Report, Plant Portraits
Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Agave desmettiana 'Variegata', Agave parryi var. truncata, Allium sphaerocephalum, Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition', climate change, dahlias, garden disputes, Pennisetum 'Princess Caroline', prechilling tulips, Salvia farinacea 'Texas Violet', San Marcos Growers
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Hortus Chaotica
So many contradictions, so little time. A love of spare, austere, sculptural plantings. Yet every summer I still invite the circus to camp in my garden.