While The Aloinopsis spathulata hybrids bloom in my rock garden every afternoon- the yellow Rabeia albipuncta (left) starts in late morning, the others reliably after lunch- I'm reminded that while my neighbors are still doing all kinds of spring cleanup, mine took so little time all I seem to do is drink tea and look at these while their blowers howl on in the background.
And while my research on low- and no-water landscapes has taken a bit of a blow this week, (details later) the interest and awareness of this brilliant trend has full steam momentum.
I'm giving a talk for a beloved non-profit Resource Central (Boulder, CO) in Golden in a few weeks (April 19)- a practical, realistic,
HOW-TO talk:
Xeriscaping in Colorado: Weather, Wildlife and Beyond!
It's wonderful how no matter what life throws at you- hail, rabbits, late frosts- xeric gardening still marches forward with the power of working with nature, not against her.
If this one is not pure Aloinopsis spathulata, it's pretty close.
Droolers over these non-photoshopped plants should know they can acquire seed from the:
-NARGS seed exchange (closed for this season, back again next December) or buy plants
-April 21 at Denver Botanic Gardens: the RMC-NARGS Plant Hunter's Market, or
-Sunscapes under "Aloinanthus"
You have no excuse not to grow these sun worshipping gems!
Your plants are so healthy, and that first pic... Trying to figure out the species of "rainbow" cactus in front of a boulder - perhaps some kind of Echinocereus?
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear more on the setback you had on low-water or no-water gardening.....