Flashback: Alberta and friends...six years ago

Looking back at a blog post—Alberta and friends, happy in the ground—from 2013, I was shocked to see how small the featured plants were when they went in, and by comparison how big they are now. This is the spot I'm referring to, as it looked before we tore out the huge inherited rhododendron.

And after...

The namesake of the post, Alberta, is the trunking Yucca rostrata. The large mangave in the lower right of photo above died that next winter. The ornamental rhubarb, below, went to live with a friend.

What's most shocking is how short Alberta was, and how small the pair of Agave ovatifolia were...

Here's the now...

Alberta looks like someone grabbed her by the head and pulled, elongating her neck.

Plants can put on a lot of growth in six years...

I wonder what this spot will look like in 2025?

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