I am a long time proponent of the one-plant-per-pot style of container gardening. Even with succulents I prefer to keep it simple and let that one strong plant stand alone -- all the better to appreciate its features. However as I've said before (for example here)...
Last week I shared a few of my favorite yellow variegated plants, the soft ones. The ones that don't want to draw blood or poke your eye out. This week stand back, grab a band-aid and (hopefully) enjoy as we look at the spikes... This gorgeous Agave lophantha was a...
It started with an innocent comment on Facebook. I mentioned I’m running out of space in my garden, and with no big projects this year I wasn’t sure where all the plants I'll have to buy this season were going to go. Grace encouraged me to think about planting in...