It had been a long and tiresome week, so much so I thought I deserved a little treat. Why not take a Friday afternoon trip to Cistus? Why not indeed! En route I stopped to take a look at these Agave ovatifolia planted in front of the McMenamins in St. Johns.
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It's a very busy intersection, and here are 5 beautiful agaves right out there for everyone to see. Love that.
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Hmm, those are new (to me)...
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Sort of a rusty, strappy agave/succulent sculpture, kinda thing.
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I kid, they're a little odd, but I like them. I didn't try to budge one but I bet they're secured. Otherwise they'd be out in the street by now.
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Looks like there is burlap keeping the soil in place along with dried moss?
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*Sigh* I'd forgotten how much I loved my Euphorbia stygiana before Old Man Winter took it away. Perhaps I will plant another this spring...
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Okay, now we're at Cistus! This amazing Garrya elliptica is in the border along the parking lot.
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If this had been all I saw that day it would have been enough. But of course there was more...
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Not normally my thing but how could this blooming patch of cyclamen not make me smile?
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No matter the season this scene is always a favorite, it says summer!
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Things look a touch less summery inside the nursery however.
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This may be the first time I realized the chicken has green eyes!
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Podocarpus falcatus, so cute, so little, for now (to 30 ft eventually).
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A leucadendron!
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So nice that I don't have to go to California...
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Imagine that ^ planted with this...
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Yes I see that USDA Zone 9 business, but just ignore it okay?
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Also lovely, I think this is Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Atropurpureum' - touch hardier than the pseudopanax above.
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Hakea lissosperma, of course I want this one too...
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Oh! Look at that Schefflera delavayi...
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And it's extra sexy leaves...
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Leucadendron 'More Silver'...
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And my favorite echium (in the back there, that insanely tall thing)...
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I forgot to get the name of the blooming aloe. (update: its Aloe 'Safari Sunset', thanks Alison)
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And this blooming bromeliad too!
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Finally, before I left I got a sneak peek at some opuntia cuttings Sean just brought back to the nursery. There is even more spiky goodness ahead...
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Even more!
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All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
It's a very busy intersection, and here are 5 beautiful agaves right out there for everyone to see. Love that.
Hmm, those are new (to me)...
Sort of a rusty, strappy agave/succulent sculpture, kinda thing.
I kid, they're a little odd, but I like them. I didn't try to budge one but I bet they're secured. Otherwise they'd be out in the street by now.
Looks like there is burlap keeping the soil in place along with dried moss?
*Sigh* I'd forgotten how much I loved my Euphorbia stygiana before Old Man Winter took it away. Perhaps I will plant another this spring...
Okay, now we're at Cistus! This amazing Garrya elliptica is in the border along the parking lot.
If this had been all I saw that day it would have been enough. But of course there was more...
Not normally my thing but how could this blooming patch of cyclamen not make me smile?
No matter the season this scene is always a favorite, it says summer!
Things look a touch less summery inside the nursery however.
This may be the first time I realized the chicken has green eyes!
Podocarpus falcatus, so cute, so little, for now (to 30 ft eventually).
A leucadendron!
So nice that I don't have to go to California...
Imagine that ^ planted with this...
Yes I see that USDA Zone 9 business, but just ignore it okay?
Also lovely, I think this is Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Atropurpureum' - touch hardier than the pseudopanax above.
Hakea lissosperma, of course I want this one too...
Oh! Look at that Schefflera delavayi...
And it's extra sexy leaves...
Leucadendron 'More Silver'...
And my favorite echium (in the back there, that insanely tall thing)...
I forgot to get the name of the blooming aloe. (update: its Aloe 'Safari Sunset', thanks Alison)
And this blooming bromeliad too!
Finally, before I left I got a sneak peek at some opuntia cuttings Sean just brought back to the nursery. There is even more spiky goodness ahead...
Even more!
All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.