The Taft Garden, Part 2

We're back at the Taft...if you clicked on yesterday's link and read Denise's post then you already saw photos of this house. I'd forgotten it was part of the garden and was hesitant to get too close, my loss! I should have marched right up there and inspected those plants, instead I let my camera get closer for me.

You may be thinking the house and its possible occupants are who I referred to at the end of yesterday's post when I said I wasn't alone?

Nope...

There were a couple of them and they were terribly curious about what I was up to.

Ah Xanthorrhoea...outstanding!

Why stop at one, two, or three...when you can have hundreds!

Little bird beaks begging to be fed.

OMG! Over there in the distance...

Cussonia paniculata like I've never experienced them (obviously)...

If my garden were in Ojai, California...

Okay but seriously, if I could grow all of these magnificent plants how would I ever decide???

Here begins the long driveway back to the parking area, which means my visit is coming to an end soon. At least there are lots of Agaves to look at on the way...

Buckets of bulbils!

Declining mama plant, A. angustifolia I believe?

I want to call the leaning one Agave shawii, but I have nothing to back that up with.

Crazy curvy...

And zany zig-zags...

The mix of black and red/brown is attractive...a fire?

And there is just the black. Must have been a fire.

I hope you enjoyed this visit and truly hope that someday you'll get to experience the magic firsthand. In the mean time here's another peek courtesy of my friend Max Parker who visited in March.
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