Garden Design With Agaves

The wide steel blue upright leaves form a tight rosette to 6 tall x 10 wide.

Garden design with agaves. Photograph courtesy of naomi sanders landscape design. Garden design for winter interest with pomarius nursery digging. Protoamericana has been one of the best performers in our display garden.

Use wood based mulch sparingly or not at all. Agaves like many succulents do not like the extra moisture right up against their leaves. Adding a touch of color to the arid landscape this water wise border provides visual impact while being extremely low care.

We have all the plants you need for your modern sustainable garden design at our san francisco store. Cut open slits in the weed fabric to dig the hole. See how garden designer naomi sanders uses agaves to great effect in la confidential.

A striking water wise border with agave cactus and ocotillo. Agaves are great accents used with low succulent groundcovers such as blue kleinia senecio mandraliscae and sedums. At lotusland in santa barbara madame ganna walska used agaves in a blue garden as a primary visual statement emphasizing their steel blue tinge.

I was happy to have the opportunity to see the garden of peter schaar in dallas in early october. Agave titanota another gorgeous agave. Jul 5 2016 agaves are some of our favorite plants at flora grubb gardens with their stunning architecture and low water needs.

Mar 24 2018 explore sharon zisos s board agave garden design on pinterest. Agave nickelsiae has got to be one of the most strange and yet beautiful of the agaves. New owners of barton springs nursery plan to add learning community spaces and inspire local gardeners.