The homeowners wanted a drought tolerant garden that could stand up to the heavy deer population.
The steep front yard hillside overlooking the San Francisco bay was already terraced when I arrived on the site.
All we had to do was weed abatement, minimal soil preparation, the planting and the homeowner re-connected the existing automatic drip irrigation system with some minor modifications.
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The dark burgundy tree in the background is Agonis flexuosa Jervis Bay After Dark
Infront of it is Yucca filamentosa , Leucadendron jester, Kniphophia shining spector and Pennistem sect. rubrum.
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The dark rich red spear leaf plant in the foreground is Phormium Dusty Chief.
It is surrounded by Aeoniums sunburst.
Above it on the middle terrace is a bunch of succulents , some banksia groundcover and a nice brilliant stand of Anigozanthus .
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5 comments:
Beautiful! God I need to move to California.
danger garden,
you can always come for a visit, just bring your pugs.
Nice mix. Really well filled in for only 9 months. We've planted After Dark a couple of times, but they're still too young to amount to much. They look like they'll be good when they're big, though.
I found my way here from the GGW link. Since I have to garden WITH the deer in harsh, full sun, I was intrigued by your plantings. I live in North Carolina, so you can grow so many plants that I can't grow here. Your design is beautiful with colors and textures. Congratulations on your success!
Cameron
I love the way you mimicked the reddish hues of the peppermint tree. "After dark' is my favorite, I have 3 growing on our decomposing granite slope in North San Diego.Last year my fav. was kangaroo paw, I might need to get a few 'big red' to keep the peppermint trees company! Very inspiring, you have quite a talent.
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