Tag Archives: Echinocactus grusonii

French chateau succulent garden

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Denise

There I was, biking through French chateau country, rounding a bend in the zig-zag roads stitched with Lombardy poplars. And just as I was brushing the wind-blown hair out of my face, doing my best impersonation of Jeanne Moreau in … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged Aloe thraskii, COR-TEN steel, Echinocactus grusonii, Euphorbia ammak var. variegata, Euphorbia mauritanica, Euphorbia tirucalli, front gardens, Long Beach, Lophocereus schottii, Palo Verde (cercidium) | 11 Comments

a succulent garden in February

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Denise

On the way to picking up a family member’s weekly box at the CSA Growing Experience in North Long Beach last week, I took the opportunity to drive slowly through the surrounding neighborhood of mostly Spanish-style homes. It was drizzling … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, climate, design, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged agaves, woody lilies, dry gardens, Echinocactus grusonii, Spanish Revival architecture, tree aloes, woody lilies | 19 Comments

roll out the barrel(s)

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Denise

I know spiky agaves in the garden make some people nervous, but lovers of architectural plants for the dry garden can get into a lot more trouble than an agave. The golden barrel cactus has recently gotten under my skin, … Continue reading →

Posted in MB Maher, succulents | Tagged Crassula pubescens ssp. radicans, Echeveria agavoides, Echinocactus grusonii, Huntington Botanical Garden, Sherman Library & Gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden | 13 Comments

driveby agave garden

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Denise

I have the Long Beach Marathon to thank for finding this garden. No, I didn’t run the marathon, more like actively avoided it. The marathon barricades cut off much of my end of Long Beach on October 6, so trying … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Aenoium 'Sunburst', Agave bovicornuta, Agave colorata, Agave ferdinandi-regis, Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee', Agave lophantha, Agave potatorum, barrel cactus, Beaucarnia recurvata, Bismarckia nobilis, Colletia paradoxa, Echinocactus grusonii, Euphorbia ammak, Euphorbia tirucalli, Yucca rostrata | 32 Comments

Sherman Gardens & Library

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Denise

I took the day off yesterday to check out some local nurseries for dahlias and eucomis in flower. (All my eucomis were bought as bulbs, some with leaves purportedly of varieties as dark or darker than ‘Oakhurst,’ but all instead … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Royal Spine', Agave ferdinandi-regis, Agave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon', Agave ovatifolia, Begonia luxurians, Echinocactus grusonii, Eriogonum giganteum, Matthew V. Maggio, Nicolaia elatior, Pacific Horticulture, Sherman Library & Gardens, succulent garden | 7 Comments