Hi very nice...sometimes I wish that I could have all kinda of plant like that in my yard, but here in minnesota, they would never last a winter and my house is small...darn
But I do have a few....hubby says a few to many....lol
thanks for posting the pictures, and sharing...
linda

Is the Agave gypsophila in the above picture? I really like that plant. I hadn't ever come across it before, but after reading a bit about it, I want one!

You've collected some really nice Aloes and some sweet Agaves too. I'm totally jealous that you can grow all of them in the ground!

The space really is looking nice. Give it a decade and it is going to be *amazing*! :-)

Joscience, the A. Gypsophila is actually in a different spot in the yard. It's a little more tender so it's near the house, against a south facing wall. I found it at a big box store for about $20! I really wasn't planning to buy it, but the curvy leaves and powdery blue color made me bring it home!

Thanks for the compliments!

Josh

Very nice indeed. You've given me a couple of ideas for my own yard. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I think I'm a little colder than you but I see Agaves in my neighborhood so I know they will live up here where I am.

Jack, my place gets pretty cold too. Low 30s and an ocassional 29 are the norm here in the winter. Tender plants are near the house and in sheltered locations. Everything else was pretty much selected for being able to withstand those temperatures. I was getting tired of protecting plants in the winter (duranta, tecoma, hibiscus...). According to different sources, a majority of the plants I've planted would be able to survive a freeze down to the low 20s, some could live through colder temps. I know book knowledge and actual happenings are not always the same, but i figured that if I fear for a specific plant, I could always uproot it and place it in a heated shed for the duration of a prolonged freeze (like the 2007 freeze), then replant it the following spring. Good luck with your landscape!!!

I only talked of my own experience with temps. going down to 20F. We just didn't water, and if you keep your plants fairly dry, they won't freeze, for some reason we didn't even have bad leaf burn from the cold. I'm certainly not saying that you should push it however, just be sensible, the plants can't run in the garage. There was another freeze in the early 90tys, many growers lost their stock, the collectors and customers replaced them. This seems to be a close community here in So. Calif. so we all pitched in to help the growers. They have all been good to us and donated plants to our clubs during our shows and sales. San Diego was hit hard in that first freeze. Norma