Tag Archives: Agave x leopoldii
gardens without borders
This corner of my small, jam-packed garden is where it gets crazy. Okay, okay. Crazier. This east end of the garden kind of horseshoes around this collection of containers, with the main sitting area (and more containers) off to the … Continue reading
friday agave love
I had a paycheck a couple weeks back that was bigger than expected, so that’s when my ongoing cold inspection of every variegated octopus agave on offer around town turned into hot acquisition. Always expensive, always a little bit beat … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Agave franzosinii, Agave gypsophila 'Ivory Curls', Agave vilmoriniana 'Stained Glass', Agave x leopoldii, Cante Institute and Botanic Garden in San Miguel de Allende, Charles Glass, Guanajuato, International Garden Center, Mexico, octopus agave, potted agaves, San Marcos Growers, variegated agaves
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sunday clippings 7/6/14
I think the conversation left off with brillantaisia, the salvia look-alike I stumbled upon at the local city college. Except it’s not really a salvia but a member of the acanthaceae family. I did go back for photos and also … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, clippings, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged "Botany's New Boys" by Michael Tortorello, "Sowing a Garden One Knit Flower at a Time, Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Agave x leopoldii, Aloe cameronii, artist Tatyana Yanishevsky, Brillantaisia subulugurica, Garden Designer Carolyn Mullet, Lavandula multifida, Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Paul Stamet's 6 ways mushrooms can save the world, Salvia 'Amistad', Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold', TED talk, ”
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