Thursday, December 5, 2013

Fifteen agaves and an opuntia...

Cruising past at 30 mph (or so, I tend to speed) I caught sight of an agave, or wait, maybe that was multiple agaves? I did what any reasonable person would do and circled back around to have a closer look. Yes multiples, 15 actually. And an opuntia crown...

Some unsuspecting shrubs, or maybe roses? Had been harshly cut back to give the newly planted agaves the light (and attention) they so need and deserve.

Can you even imagine 15 agaves being planted so close together in the desert? It makes me smile. Oh us Portlanders, we so want success with your desert plants!!!

I'll have to check back next week and see how these newbies are holding up to the arctic blast...

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14 comments:

  1. That Opuntia pad is huge!

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  2. fifi lafontaineDecember 05, 2013

    Good agave spotting! I'd add a few rocks and maybe a plastic dinosaur to this charming desert yard diorama, but that's me.

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    1. I can give you the address fifi, if you'd like to do a little guerrilla accessorizing.

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  3. The hacked shrubs give this little tableau a certain harshness/savageness. It compliments that Agaves. At least they have excellent drainage!

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    1. So true. My next garden will have a rock wall for sure.

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  4. Love the little new pad on the Opuntia. Such optimism!

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  5. Love it! thats too funny! hopefully this cold doesn't hurt them

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    1. It's just plain nasty out there this morning Louis.

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  6. Love it! I'll bet that David would frown on such close planting but then in his neck of the woods these would actually get huge.

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  7. At least they'll attain instant impact. That bed will look 'lush' and full next year, assuming they all sail through winter fine.

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    1. Assuming, which right now could be a bit of a stretch. We shall see!

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