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by multim
Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: your arid beds
Replies: 19
Views: 3704

Re: your arid beds

... and it's easy and quick to give them cover. The Y. Rostrata is now too large to protect but any leaf spotting soon grows out during Summer. The Agaves, I just place a clear plastic box over them (the type used for storage) when rain followed by a frost is due - as is forecast tonight. Apart ...
by multim
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: your arid beds
Replies: 19
Views: 3704

Re: your arid beds

Chamaerops 'Cerifera' x 7, Yucca Rostrata, Yucca Thompsoniana, Yucca Linearis, Brahea Armata, Aloe Aristata, Agave Parryi, Agave Montana, Agave Parrasana, Cycas Revoluta, Dasylerion Wheeleri and an Echium just for this year.
by kindredspirit
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:00 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: your arid beds
Replies: 19
Views: 3704

Re: your arid beds

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j49/scattery/second%20album/024_zps4fb48a9c.jpg Beschornerias, Yucca Gloriosas, Dwarf fan Palms, Agave Americanas, sitting on ground cover of Lampranthus and Delosperma Cooperii. All under glass covered Pergola. They only get watered about three times a ...
by cheshirepalms
Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:00 pm
Forum: HTUK Member Blogs
Topic: Cheshirepalms blog - Planning for a new arid bed.
Replies: 193
Views: 31305

Re: Its Spring time to cut the grass!

doncasterpalmguy123 wrote:Hi man, how old is your agave americana? :D
It was planted June 2012 so its coming up to 2 years now, looks better now than it did this time last year!
by doncasterpalmguy123
Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:22 pm
Forum: HTUK Member Blogs
Topic: Cheshirepalms blog - Planning for a new arid bed.
Replies: 193
Views: 31305

Re: Its Spring time to cut the grass!

Hi man, how old is your agave americana? :D
by doncasterpalmguy123
Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:22 pm
Forum: HTUK Member Blogs
Topic: Cheshirepalms blog - Planning for a new arid bed.
Replies: 193
Views: 31305

Re: Its Spring time to cut the grass!

Hi man, how old is your agave americana? :D
by Adam D
Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:28 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: evergreens for pots
Replies: 13
Views: 2245

Re: evergreens for pots

Mr List wrote:what about euphorbia characias ?

agave don't grow in shade do they?
I was always told that Euphorbia much prefer being in the ground to being in pots.
by Mr List
Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:10 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: evergreens for pots
Replies: 13
Views: 2245

Re: evergreens for pots

what about euphorbia characias ?

agave don't grow in shade do they?
by Kristen
Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:35 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: evergreens for pots
Replies: 13
Views: 2245

Re: evergreens for pots

... Agave americana in an urn? http://thinkingoutsidetheboxwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/planting-agave.jpg http://thinkingoutsidetheboxwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/agavecontainers.jpg ...
by Nathan
Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: My New Pad
Replies: 17
Views: 2202

My New Pad

... heterophylla & many different species of cacti & succulents. The most commonly seen & which have naturalised all over Malta are Agave americana & Opuntia's... So here are a few photos, of my back & front gardens & some plants growing around the area where I live...
by Blairs
Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
Replies: 27
Views: 3158

Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?

... to Florida and California. San Diego was a dry heat, Florida very humid. San Diego has a lot of succulents, so I could have an avenue of large Agave, a wall of Hechtia/Puya/Dyckia etc. Southern Florida, is where I would do the jungle look with lots of musa, palms, thick verdant plants. I would ...
by stephenprudence
Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Spring.. er Winter.. er Spring photos. Nature you so crazy!
Replies: 16
Views: 2078

Re: Spring.. er Winter.. er Spring photos. Nature you so cra

... Opuntia spp looking very good despite the rain.. no idea what type.. also Agave americana http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/stephenprudence/DSC_0250_zps66f04127.jpg General back garden view http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/stephenprudence/DSC_0244_zps1c909a01.jpg ...
by samtobuk
Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:05 am
Forum: New Members Introduce yourself here ;-) (public)
Topic: Need some ideas on border depth
Replies: 17
Views: 3082

Need some ideas on border depth

... Chamearops humilis - medium Brahea armata - decent sized one in the post Butia capitata - smallish one on the way Yuccas - couple of smallish ones Agave - one pretty large, couple of small ones Gunnera - decent establised plant in big pot, still trying to put out new growth as we speak Cycad revoluta ...
by bordersboy
Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:33 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Plants for my new bathroom
Replies: 10
Views: 1422

Re: Plants for my new bathroom

Ive got an agave Americana in mine. Just watch out for them spikes :shock:
by Blairs
Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:39 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Fungal infections due to damp winter
Replies: 1
Views: 498

Re: Fungal infections due to damp winter

I spent yesterday's lunch on my Agave. A few outside have brown rot spots - I presumed it was rain dripping on them in the coldframe but fungal growth would make sense as well. I removed a few rotting spikes, some mealybugs on the indoor ...