Tag Archives: Euphorbia ammak var. variegata

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

streetside succulent garden

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Denise

Some lucky neighborhoods have stimulating examples to study of successful front gardens made without a blade of lawn. This example is in my hometown, Long Beach, Calif, coastal zone 10, western exposure, December 2015, drought-stricken, irrigation restrictions imposed since last … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, driveby gardens, succulents | Tagged Agave macroacantha, Agave stricta, Euphorbia ammak var. variegata, Furcraea macdougalii, Kalanchoe grandiflora | 15 Comments