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North slope where Ceonythus Yankee Point died

January 5, 2017February 11, 2017 Patti Prairie

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formerly grass, now Dudleya brittonii in succulent knot garden
formerly grass, now Dudleya brittonii in succulent knot garden
pathtosacredcircle
sacred circle
sacred circle
Aloe speciosa - Tilt-head Aloe and Bougainvillea ‘Orange King’
Aloe speciosa – Tilt-head Aloe and Bougainvillea ‘Orange King’
Formerly grass, now Aloe hercules and aloe rubroviolacea
Formerly grass, now Aloe hercules and aloe rubroviolacea
Phormium 'Guardsman' - Guardsman New Zealand Flax - and Max
Phormium ‘Guardsman’ – Guardsman New Zealand Flax – and Max
Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue' - Whale's Tongue Agave
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ – Whale’s Tongue Agave
formerly grass, now stone bench terraced into hillside
formerly grass, now stone bench terraced into hillside
looking down at lower level knot garden that was formerly grass
looking down at lower level knot garden that was formerly grass
formerlycarex
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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
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
Looking up from lower level
Looking up from lower level
Entrance garden
Entrance garden
Kate on steps to upper level - formerly grass
Agave 'Blue Glow' - formerly carex
Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue', Dasylirion wheeleri, and Agave franzosinii
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Dasylirion wheeleri, and Agave franzosinii
Formerly grass, now knot garden
Formerly grass, now knot garden
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
Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'
Salvia leucantha ‘Midnight’
Pisonia umbellifera 'Variegata' - Map Plant
Pisonia umbellifera ‘Variegata’ – Map Plant
formerlyuppergrass
formerly grass, now log bench and small terrace along upper level path
formerly grass, now log bench and small terrace along upper level path
Little stone man
Little stone man
tiered garden southwest of house
tiered garden southwest of house
Agave attenuata 'Ray of Light'
Agave attenuata ‘Ray of Light’

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