The makings of a Southwestern garden

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:08 pm

I decided a few weeks ago that I want to make a Southwestern style garden. I started collecting specimans for the garden a few weeks back I can wait until the weather gets good enough to plant this stuff.

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905palms · Post by **905palms** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:21 pm

Teebee great selection you have there, I can't wait to see the finished planted project. Please send a pic in May when it's all in.
The blue Agave Amerc. you have is one of my faves...

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:33 pm

905palms wrote:Teebee great selection you have there, I can't wait to see the finished planted project. Please send a pic in May when it's all in.
The blue Agave Amerc. you have is one of my faves...

905: Rice road has a couple left for $25/each I believe.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:01 pm

Great looking specimens.

A couple of yucca rostrata and you're done

send a pic in May when it's all in

Looking forward to that.

Barb

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:34 pm

lucky1 wrote:Great looking specimens.

A couple of yucca rostrata and you're done

Funny you should say that just ordered a Rostrata from Coconut Mike tonight

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:11 pm

Perfect!

Their blue will go nicely with your desert collection.
Picked out the color of your landscape gravel?

Barb

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:11 am

lucky1 wrote:Picked out the color of your landscape gravel?

I actually have. I got some stone work done last year the main colour is gray with a strip of black I'm thinking about trying to replicate that in gravel. But if I chicken out I'll go straight gray matches the house etc.

Here is a shot of the path down the side of the house. Each stair was 480lbs and one guy set them all in place by hand. All I can say is I'm not built for physical labour.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:08 am

Each stair was 480lbs

Good sheltered dry area for succulents.
The strip is a nice feature.

Barb

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:42 pm

Nice plants! You can get a good idea of winter protection from the tent/polytunnel that Jim in Iowa keeps over his cacti during the winter.

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:13 am

Most of the cacti will need to come inside most of them aren't at all hardy (Z9/10) stuff. Looking for Eastern Prickly pear and more hardy stuff then I will certainly use some tricks learned here to keep them alive in the ground.

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