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agave ovatifolia ‘frosty blue’ – whale’s tongue agave

March 19, 2016March 20, 2016 Patti Prairie

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Formerly grass, now Aloe hercules and aloe rubroviolacea
Formerly grass, now Aloe hercules and aloe rubroviolacea
tiered garden southwest of house
tiered garden southwest of house
Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue', Dasylirion wheeleri, and Agave franzosinii
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Dasylirion wheeleri, and Agave franzosinii
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Formerly grass, now knot garden
Formerly grass, now knot garden
Aloe speciosa - Tilt-head Aloe and Bougainvillea ‘Orange King’
Aloe speciosa – Tilt-head Aloe and Bougainvillea ‘Orange King’
Pisonia umbellifera 'Variegata' - Map Plant
Pisonia umbellifera ‘Variegata’ – Map Plant
Agave attenuata 'Ray of Light'
Agave attenuata ‘Ray of Light’
looking up from flat area's knot garden that was formerly grass to tiered slope garden
looking up from flat area’s knot garden that was formerly grass to tiered slope garden
formerly grass, now Dudleya brittonii in succulent knot garden
formerly grass, now Dudleya brittonii in succulent knot garden
Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue' - Whale's Tongue Agave
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ – Whale’s Tongue Agave
formerly grass, now log bench and small terrace along upper level path
formerly grass, now log bench and small terrace along upper level path
formerly grass, now stone bench terraced into hillside
formerly grass, now stone bench terraced into hillside
Callistemon 'Jeffers' - Purple Bottlebrush, Portulacaria afra - Elephant's Food, and Artemisia 'Powis Castle' - Wormwood
Callistemon ‘Jeffers’ – Purple Bottlebrush, Portulacaria afra – Elephant’s Food, and Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ – Wormwood
Kate on steps to upper level - formerly grass
Looking up from lower level
Looking up from lower level
sacred circle
sacred circle
Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'
Salvia leucantha ‘Midnight’
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Little stone man
Little stone man
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Phormium 'Guardsman' - Guardsman New Zealand Flax - and Max
Phormium ‘Guardsman’ – Guardsman New Zealand Flax – and Max
looking down at lower level knot garden that was formerly grass
looking down at lower level knot garden that was formerly grass
Agave 'Blue Glow' - formerly carex
formerlycarex
Entrance garden
Entrance garden
Formerly Ceonythus Yankee Point, now as of Nov. 2016 Rhagodia spinescens, Coprosma kirkii 'Variegata', Yucca linearifolia, Graptopetalum paraguayense
Formerly Ceonythus Yankee Point, now as of Nov. 2016 Rhagodia spinescens, Coprosma kirkii ‘Variegata’, Yucca linearifolia, Graptopetalum paraguayense

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