Agave ‘Blue Elf’ will not grow in Sacramento, alas.
Category Archives: Planting design
Spring is coming!
Flowering quince blossoms in February
Sedge meadow expansion – update
New growth on the sedge plugs
Sedge meadow expansion
recently planted sedge meadow
Rain garden update
The rain garden after a few months of growth
Wildflower patch update
Midwinter update on our test patch of wildflowers
Bodacious Bamboos! (and a palm)
A visit to Instant Jungle Nursery in Cotati to look at interesting and edible varieties of bamboo.
Senecio mandraliscae
This is a daisy. Although it doesn’t look much like one, it’s in the same family as your average marguerite. This is a very popular drought tolerant ground cover used in Southern California and the Bay Area. Supposedly, it can survive in Sacramento as well. We’ll see.
Aloe
This nifty aloe is supposed to be frost hardy in the Central Valley. It has interesting leaves and as a bonus gets typical red, tubular aloe type flowers that should attract hummingbirds.
Cape Rush
The rain garden area will get a Cape Rush (Chondropetalum tectorum), a large, bold grass-like plant from South Africa. This plant supposedly likes wet conditions during the rainy season that dry out as the year progresses. The plant gets over six feet tall – definitely a bold, focal point.