Tag Archives: Agave shawii
notes on spring planting
Though it may not be readily apparent, there really is something positive to say about the garden in January. I’ve been cutting back the grasses, and even allowing for the dozens of poppy seedlings that are emerging and staking a … Continue reading
Posted in garden travel, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits
Tagged Agave shawii, Arctostaphylos cruzensis, Aristida purpurea, Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White', Constancea nevinii, Digging Dog Nursery, Dudleya densiflora, Eriogonum crocatum, Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius, Nancy Godwin, Perovskia 'Lacey Blue', Pinus sabiniana, Theodore Payne Nursery
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Walk the Walk
Long Beach Water Department is leading by example to gently ease citizens out of the mindset that wants to seed or unroll mowable turf grass as the default landscape. Who else is better positioned to educate the public on alternative … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, succulents
Tagged Agave deserti, Agave shawii, Agave vilmoriniana, Calandrinia grandiflora, California native plants, Carex testacea, decomposed granite paths, Dendromecon rigida, Dymondia margaretae, Erigeron glaucus, Fonquieria splendens, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Long Beach Water Department, Ocotillo, Sedum rubrotinctum, Stipa tenuissima, Toyon
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