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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Here are some more pics from around our yard.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
This one is a bit messy. Wondering if a hair cut and some water hay improve it.
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@Smc is probably the best person to advise on the succulents @Determined but I believe they can be tidied up, not sure if hair cut the best method, perhaps division.
The palm looking plant is a cycad (these are usually $$ to buy can easily cost between $250-500+ for a 1.5m wide plant, the cheaper ones are usually remove at purchasers expense).
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SmcSenior Contributor
Re. giving the succulent a haircut- with any plant that has a lot of woody growth at the base and leaves only at the tips, prune gently to start with. Often there's dormant buds in the woody growth that will start to grow once the tips have been cut back, but sometimes the buds are dead, not dormant. If they start to shoot out nicely after a few weeks, then prune back harder to encourage the new shoots.
You could give yourself some "plant insurance" by taking a few cutting sized pieces off the succulent. Leave them to dry off for a few days to a week, then put them into just-damp sand. Succulents store so much moisture in their leaves and stems that the cuttings often rot if they're put straight into sand without the drying off time.
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Agave attenuata is also called a foxtail agave @Determined, this is one of its common names (is used for a few of the agave species).
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Thanks for the tip re cuttings @Smc
There are a few plants around the yard I want to take cuttings of.
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Agaves easily propagated the same way @Determined (nice gift too)
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Do the Agaves self propagate @Former-Member
Wondering given the high concentration we have. Seems unlikely they would have been planted that close together.
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