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Cactus pot garden

I recently discovered the joys of cactus! I have a nice cactus bed along the south wall of the house, but I wanted to put some in the garden too. Cacti do not like heavy clay soil so I decided to put some specimens in pots. I chose vibrant colors that mimic the colors in Mexican talavera pottery. I’ll be adding some talavera pottery sculptures in the years to come as I can afford to do so. they’re pricey. But I think I made a good start on this garden.

I planted a variety of agave and smaller cactus species.

I’m still trimming . . . .

Week of March 7th, 2016: Trimmed all the tall grasses on the street side of the north berm, cut down the dead iris leaves and stalks (I found that it’s easier to cut iris with a pair of sharp scissors rather than the hand pruners), trimmed back the perennial wild aster, the marshmallows, shrub roses and hyssop, and oh yes – the north/west daylily bed. That took all week, a few hours a day. Can I just say: “I’m over it!”