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If you participate in the Long Beach Lawn to Garden program, you can request a free rain barrel, along with advice on installing it.
Assuming that cost is the main criterion, I was surprised to find that the program buys blow-molded barrels of air, shipped all the way from Greece and then modified. These are made of food grade plastic, which probably makes a lot of sense if they're used to grow things people eat. They're probably made for use with wine or olive oil: big plastic amphoras.
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Music in the Gardens, Sunday June 6th, 2010, the Garden at Lake Merritt.
Photo by Patrick Albin - www.thegardengeek.com/.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris
Common Name(s): Beavertail, Beavertail Cactus, Beavertail Prickly Pear
Synonym(s):
Native Habitat: Sonora - Mexico; Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah - United States
Flower: Pink, Red, White
Cultivar Availability: Common Worldwide
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This is a variation that I got at 34.074580, -115.765207 south of Twentynine Palms, California
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Copiapoa hypogaea
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s):
Native Habitat: Atacama - Chile
Flower Color(s): Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Music in the Gardens, Sunday June 6th, 2010, the Garden at Lake Merritt.
Photo by Patrick Albin - www.thegardengeek.com/.
Los Angeles Air Force Base's 61st Civil Engineering and Logistics Squadron uses drought-tolerant plants and landscaping known as "xeriscaping" to minimize water use as part of Air Force resource conservation efforts. Many xeriscaped areas on the base are only watered once a month or not at all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice/RELEASED.)
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii v. friedrichii
Common Name(s): Chin Cactus, Plaid Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus mihanovichii
Native Habitat: Paraguay
Flower Color(s): White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name(s): Drunkard's-Dream
Synonym(s): Rhipsalis salicornioides, Cactus salicornioides, Hariota salicornioides, Cactus lyratus, Hariota villigera, Rhipsalis villigera, Hariota bambusoides, Rhipsalis bambusoides, Hatiora bambusoides, Hatiora cylindrica
Native Habitat: Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Flower: Orange, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Copiapoa tenuissima
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Copiapoa humilis, Copiapoa humilis tenuissima
Native Habitat: Antofagasta - Chile
Flower Color(s): Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Crews from the Arboretum and Public Garden planting the northernmost section of the La Rue Road median. Photo taken by Katie Hetrick 2.5.14.
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe delagoensis
Common Name(s): Chandelier plant, Mother of Thousands and mother of millions
Synonyms: Kalanchoe tubiflora, Bryophyllum tubiflorum, Kalanchoe verticillata, Bryophyllum verticillatum, Bryophyllum delagoense
Flower: Red, Salmon, Scarlet
Native Habitat: Madagascar.
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I was finally able to visit The Succulent Cafe in Oceanside today, they are located at 322 N Cleveland St, in Oceanside, CA. I had been dying to go, I follow them on instagram and just had not gotten over there. There were tons of succulents, and gardens to purchase along with Teas and Coffees. The owner was super friendly and the joint is wall to wall succulents I was so excited to be there. There were huge living walls, and vertical gardens. I snapped a bazillion pics and enjoyed every second! I enjoyed a delicious iced tea of the day, and cannot wait until my next visit!!!
Was walking across an parking lot landscape island and saw this fluffy coyote brush. the seed heads looked like dandelion seed heads. Totally surprising. One good gust of wind and they would all be gone. At least half of the plant was covered in a layer of seeds one inch thick.Tried my best to capture the images yet the seed heads were so thickly clustered they almost turned out blurry. Captured eleven images,all from the female variety.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Leuchtenbergia principis
Common Name(s): Agave Cactus, Cob Cactus, Prism Cactus
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Native Habitat: Coahuila de Zaragoza, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas – Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Crews from the Arboretum and Public Garden planting the northernmost section of the La Rue Road median. Photo taken by Katie Hetrick 2.5.14.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinomastus johnsonii var. lutescens
Common Name(s): Chartreuse Pineapple Cactus, Johnson's Pineapple Cactus, Pineapple Cactus, Pink Viznagita
Synonym(s): Echinocactus johnsonii, Ferocactus johnsonii, Thelocactus johnsonii, Neolloydia johnsonii, Sclerocactus johnsonii, Pediocactus johnsonii
Native Habitat: Arizona, California, Nevada - United States
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Very Rare
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria hahniana
Common Name(s): Old Lady Pincushion
Synonym(s):Neomammillaria mendeliana, Mammillaria mendeliana, Mammillaria woodsii, Mammillaria bravoae
Native Habitat: Guanajuato, Queretaro de Arteaga, Tamaulipas - Mexico
Flower: Pink
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Los Angeles Air Force Base's 61st Civil Engineering and Logistics Squadron uses drought-tolerant plants and landscaping known as "xeriscaping" to minimize water use as part of Air Force resource conservation efforts. Many xeriscaped areas on the base are only watered once a month or not at all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice/RELEASED.)
Crews from the Arboretum and Public Garden planting the northernmost section of the La Rue Road median. Photo taken by Katie Hetrick 2.5.14.
Dry Gardens at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, England: The dry garden is a key feature of RHS Hyde Hall - situated in an area of England with very low rainfall (e.g. 24” or less). Placed on a windswept hill, this part of the garden is a great example of drought tolerant planting with a wide array of plants from arid climates. Here the visitor will find Verbascums, Euphorbias, Alliums, Fennels, Phormiums, Echinopsis, Grasses, Lavenders, etc., all doing well in the English climate. Due to the high level of interest in drought tolerant plants the RHS have recently considerably extended the area of this dry garden. This new section is already starting to look interesting, but will probably take another couple of years to fully mature.
Dry Gardens in England: Interest in ‘dry’ gardens has grown considerably over the past few years. Although people often view England as a ‘green and pleasant land’ with plentiful rainfall, this is not always the case. The east of the country is much, much drier than the west and in recent years much of Eastern England was subject to a ban on using hosepipes for garden irrigation. Weather patterns in the country seem to be getting more extreme and in 1996 the annual rainfall in the East Anglia region was less than that in Jerusalem or Beirut!
These changes in weather patterns have stimulated gardener’s interest in growing more drought tolerant plants - which never need irrigation.
Many of the plants suited to dry gardens, such as Giant Verbascums, Perennial Grasses and Euphorbias also provide the garden with bold architectural statements giving all year round interest. When they have finished flowering many drought tolerant plants have stems and seed heads which look good and hold up well even when the first frosts arrive.
The hardiness rating of many plants also seems to be extended in dry garden conditions too. In these conditions plants seem better able to tolerate the cold winters as long as their roots don’t get waterlogged .
So, dry gardens really offer many advantages – no irrigation, some great architectural plants, a long season of interest, better hardiness rating and relatively low maintenance too. The other bonus is that plants that are happy in these conditions will often self-seed and propagate freely. With all these benefits I am sure we will be seeing many more dry gardens in the UK in the coming years!
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Music in the Gardens, Sunday June 6th, 2010, the Garden at Lake Merritt.
Photo by Patrick Albin - www.thegardengeek.com/.
I was finally able to visit The Succulent Cafe in Oceanside today, they are located at 322 N Cleveland St, in Oceanside, CA. I had been dying to go, I follow them on instagram and just had not gotten over there. There were tons of succulents, and gardens to purchase along with Teas and Coffees. The owner was super friendly and the joint is wall to wall succulents I was so excited to be there. There were huge living walls, and vertical gardens. I snapped a bazillion pics and enjoyed every second! I enjoyed a delicious iced tea of the day, and cannot wait until my next visit!!!
Crews from the Arboretum and Public Garden planting the northernmost section of the La Rue Road median. Photo taken by Katie Hetrick 2.5.14.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Coryphantha elephantidens
Common Name(s): Elephant's Tooth, Starry Ball
Synonym(s): Mammillaria elephantidens, Mammillaria recurvispina, Coryphantha recurvispina, Mammillaria bumamma, Coryphantha bumamma, Coryphantha greenwoodii, Coryphantha garessii
Native Habitat: Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos - Mexico
Flower Color(s): Pink, Purple, White
Cultivar Availability: Fairly Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia subulata
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s):
Native HAbitat: Cusco, Lima, Puno - Peru
Flower: Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula muscosa
Common Name(s): Rattail Crassula, Watch Chain, Lizard's Tail
Synonym(s): Crassula lycopodioides
Native Habitat: Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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This is a beautiful cold hardy palm that is very easy to grow. It is also drought tolerant, inexpensive and readily available at nurseries and discount stores. Like many palms, the pindo produces an elaborate flowering structure called an inflorescence - the orange fruit forms on these structures after the female flowers have been pollinated. In the deep south, a jelly is made from these fruits. They have a terrific taste that starts out like apple and tranforms to tart tropical flavors as it tantalizes the tongue. Too bad the fruit has a large seed and stringy fibrous flesh or I would eat them by the handful!
This palm produces a large quantity of fruit, which can be a nuisance, as ripening fruit attracts wasps and other insects. Remove flower stalks to avoid messy cleanups.
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