Front yard, November 2021: inside the fence

This post continues the tour of the front yard that started here. Part 1 covers the long L-shaped planting bed along the sidewalk. Part 2 is about the area inside the 4-foot fence that surrounds the front yard. It's a snapshot of what the garden looked like in early November 2021.

Ponytail palms (Beaucarnea recurvata) and bamboo (Bambusa chungii 'Barbellata') as you walk into the fenced-in part of the front yard

Aechmea blanchetiana peeking out from behind one of the ponytail palms

Cleistocactus brookeae with Kumara plicatilis in the background

NOID Dudleya hybrid, now in active growth, in front of Dioon edule, the most common Mexican cycad in cultivation

One of three metal Mariachi musicians, with Aloe vaombe and Yucca linearifolia behind them

Morning light on potted Agave impressa and Beaucarnea recurvata × Calibanus hookeri

Dasylirion longissimum in Corten pedestal planter

Agave parryi var. huachucensis 'Excelsior' and Aloe longistyla

Spiky plants look so good when backlit

Left to right: Ferocactus emoryi, Agave applanata 'Cream Spike, Ferocactus pilosus. The green foliage next to Ferocactus pilosus is from a clump of Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor bulbs now emerging.

Hechtia argentea

Aloe deltoideodonta 'Sparkler'

Agave titanota 'Lion's Mane'

Echinopsis 'June Noon' planted in early October

Different view of Echinopsis 'June Noon', with Oreocereus celsianus and ×Mangave 'Iron Man'

Top view of Cleistocactus strausii growing in a glazed pot. This started out as one stem, years ago. Now there are over a dozen.

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta) in a large terracotta pot. It's over 20 years old, and if I'd planted it in the ground at the time, it would probably have a 4-foot trunk by now. In the very back is Leucadendron 'Ebony' finally taking off after 5+ years in the ground.

Agave desmetiana 'Joe Hoak' (top) and Agave geminiflora (front), with Grevillea 'King's Celebration' in the top right corner

Succulent mounds

×Mangave 'Iron Man' again, with ×Mangave 'Lavender Lady' on the right and Agave parrasana 'Fireball' immediately on the left

Agave shrevei var. matapensis × guadalajarana

gave shrevei var. matapensis × guadalajarana (top right),

 Agave ovatifolia 'Killer', and ×Mangave 'Blazing Saddles'

Agave 'Blue Glow', Yucca queretaroensis, and an ever-blooming African blue basil from Annie's Annuals. The latter needs a haircut badly, but it's a major bee attraction so I've hesitated.

Encephalartos horridus, dwarf form, and a photobombing Meyer lemon

Smaller of the two succulents mounds inside the fenced-in front yard

Agave xylonacantha and Agave vilmoriniana 'Stained Glass'

Agave titanota from habitat seed

Echeveria agavoides 'Christmas',  Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' (in the metal container), and Aloe hoffmannii × ericetorum

Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'

Dancing bones cactus (Hatiora salicornioides). It started out as a cutting from a friend in Southern California.

Mistletoe cactus (Rhipsalis baccifera). Another pass-along plant, this one from Loree Bohl.

Dudleya brittonii hybrid

More dudleyas, now entering their active growth phase. In another week or two, they'll look fantastic.

The recent rains has really made a difference. Tired plants have perked up, and the dust accumulated over a long hot summer is gone. Time to breathe!

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