Tag Archives: Agave potatorum
streetside: succulent garden 6/24/14
Another gem of a garden found via a traffic shortcut.* I’ve been admiring it for some time and stopped by last night for photos. Driving by, the tall succulents, a Furcraea macdougalii about the size of mine, Euphorbia ammak and … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave 'Blue Glow', Agave bracteosa, Agave desmettiana 'Variegata', Agave macroacantha, Agave potatorum, Agave stricta, Aloe plicatilis, Crassula 'Campfire', Eriogonum giganteum, Euphorbia ammak variegata, Euphorbia leucodendron, Fouquieria splendens, Furcraea macdougalii, kalanchoes, Ocotillo, opuntia, Pelargonium sidoides, St. Catherine's Lace, Sticks on Fired/Euphorbia tirucalli
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agaves love company
At least I think they do, because I’m forcing them to get along. It might be closer to the truth to admit that it’s me that loves the company of agaves. Because if that’s love Mr. Ripple is showing the … Continue reading
InterCity Succulent Show and Sale August 17-18, 2013
Mr. Ripple and friends cordially invite you to that holy of holies in the world of desert plants, The InterCity Show and Sale next weekend, August 17 and 18, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Agave ‘Mr. Ripple’ Agave potatorum … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave 'Mr. Ripple', Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Agave potatorum, Aloe marlothii, Cactus & Succulent Society of America, CSSA InterCity show August 2013, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Mangave 'Bloodspot', rhipsalis
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my, how they grow
Looking at the front fence, in back of which, planted along the sidewalk, is a row of box hedging, now over 7 feet tall. Height restrictions of course limit privacy options for fences along the sidewalk, but as far as … Continue reading
mother’s day 2012
And my mom is on a bus heading north on the Atlantic seaboard to join up with a cruise off the coast of Canada. But there were birthdays to shop for yesterday, so naturally (selfishly?) I headed for a destination … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden ornament, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, succulents
Tagged ' Black Caterpillar Grass, Agave potatorum, Aloe marlothii, besom broom, Ceanothus griseus horizontalis, Corona Del Mar, Harpochloa falx 'Compact Black, High Country Gardens, Roger's Gardens, Southern California, Variegated Carmel Creeper
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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
Garden Puzzles
Working with a small garden can be a bit of a puzzle. This powder blue Agave potatorum, or ‘butterfly’ agave, was planted a couple years ago deep in the recesses of the gravel garden, much too out of the way … Continue reading