I hit the motherload of free plants. I'm talking the motherload.
Mum and I paid a visit to my brother's place while he was still asleep. There were so many agaves growing wildly. I was only limited by the space in my car and the fact I was ill-prepared for plant pinching. Next time, and yes, there will be a next time, I will bring my loppers to cut through the thick stalks of the monster agaves.
The best bit of all is that he won't even notice that they are gone and he still got a sleep in. Thankfully, I had our mother's tacit approval. She gets first dibs though.
And if you are wondering what the pictures are above, they are definitely not of my bother's place. His place is the complete antithesis of the above images.
I drive past this place often (it is owned by a local architect who also runs his business from the premises) and covet their lawn and landscaping design. It is so simple but highly effective - large agaves borders, agapanthus, cupheas, gardenias and healthy lush hedge. Does anyone know what the hedging plants are in the third image?
I would love to have a garden similar for our place. One day, maybe.
Ill gotten gains - agaves, frangipani and dracaena cuttings
Score! Up here we call those 'passalong plants' so nothing could be more natural!
ReplyDeleteYou are too funny Anita! That hedge looks a lot like the 2 big huge ones I have in my yard! They will grow anywhere & Very fast! Stay Green in the Winter & They get these little White Flowers in the Summer that attract flies! I know! Yuck! & We have to spray them every year.. I cant remember the name.. I'll try & look up the name. it would be pretty cool if they were the same!
ReplyDeleteHave fun making your yard more Beautiful!
Big Hugs ~ Teresa
You're a star if you find out for me, Teresa.
ReplyDeleteI too love the simplicity of that garden. I am sure yours will be look like this or even better! You have already done so many wonderful changes around your home.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I hope you had a good rummage through his fridge too.
ReplyDeleteyou really are quite a crack up Anita!! A daytime raid on your brother's garden while he's still asleep. It's worth a jewellery hoist at Tiffany's ;-)
ReplyDeleteAhh where do people find the time to have lawn that lovely! If it were me i would go and knock on the door and ask what the plants are. They almost have a gardenia shape to the leaf, they are wonderful. Well done on the raid..does he have any art glass etc you could aquire while your there.haha, cheers Katherine
ReplyDeleteI agree that the leaf seems kind of gardenia-like. But if not gardenia, could it be oleander?
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Damn. I'm loving that little black house.
ReplyDeleteOh, such a dream of mine to have lush landscaping and a black modernist abode.
My dream to have such a house too. At least I can rip off the garden if not the house.
ReplyDeleteKeeping it all in the family - LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteMillie ^_^
How fabulous to have "found" these gorgeous agave! They are such fabulous plants - sadly it's too cold where we are to grow them. Happy planting. Leigh
ReplyDeleteJust dicovered your blog. Mention of VJ's had me hooked as we too are renovating a beautiful old Qlder. The hedge is most definately a Viburnum Odoratissimum,grows to about 4m, loves being pruned and will grow in full sun or shade. It is my favourite hedging plant and I use it everwhere,for screening ugly fences etc or hedging under mature trees where nothing else grows. Really easy to propagate as well by taking cuttings. X
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!!! I am so glad you discovered this blog because you've been able to answer my question. Very happy!!
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