Fortunately, I only saw this type of disfigurement on ‘Blue Emperor’ none of the other agaves had it.Īgave guiengola ‘Platinum’. I’m hesitant to say this, but it could be mite damage although I’m no expert in this area. Get yourselves one or two!Īgave colorata, another fantastic agave for landscapingĪgave ‘Blue Emperor’, another hybrid between Agave macroacantha and Agave victoriae-reginae (similar to ‘Royal Spine’, ‘Little Shark’ and ‘Green Steel’)Īgave ‘Blue Emperor’ with odd leaf blemishes. LEFT: Agave ‘Cornelius’ RIGHT: Agave americana ‘Mediopicta alba’ BACK: Agave bovicornutaĪgave montana, one of my favorite agaves. I was pleasantly surprised by the large selection of agaves in sizes from #1 to #15. Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa macra) There were seven or eight more varieties.īarberry varieties ( Berberis thunbergii) for a pop of color Green Acres carries quite a few grevilleas, my favorite group of shrubs from Australia. Quite a large selection of smaller succulents
These larger agaves were priced at $8.95, I believeĪn interesting take on the strawberry pot This is much better: agaves in 4-inch pots I wasn’t even tempted by the large selection at Green Acres. I threw out my last sempervivum a few years ago and haven’t looked back. They simply can’t deal with our summer heat and they’re very prone to mealy bug infestations. Sempervivums don’t thrive in the Sacramento Valley. Green Acres is one of the few nurseries in our area that carries it, albeit only in 6-cell pony packs. There’s so much demand for it as a lawn substitute and all-purpose groundcover that it’s virtually impossible to find in flats. Would prefer regular watering but in my experience can get by with surprisingly little.ĭymondia margaretae, the “it” plant du jour. × Fatshedera lizei is an intergeneric hybrid between Fatsia japonica 'Moserii' and Hedera helix, the English ivy. I have three fatshederas in our backyard. × Fatshedera lizei ‘Angyo Star’ is a great choice for dry shade. Not exactly drought-tolerant, but one of those luxury plants you can toss extra water from rinsing the dishes onto to keep them going. They make great companion plants for succulents.īegonia ‘Fancy’ adds tropical texture to a shady spot. Gerbera daisies are probably OK.Īrctotis handle heat well and don’t need much water once established. I can’t blame people for wanting to fill their yard with flowers, but I’m not sure that all of the plants you see in the photos above are a good choice in light of the drought. The name of the game at this time of year… Why must ornamental bananas be so beautiful? I constantly remind myself that they are the antithesis of water-wise, otherwise I’d bring one home. I love walking through a large nursery that sells everything from vegetables to succulents I still don’t know whether I love them or hate them
I typically don’t spend much time in the container/accessory section, but these sneaker planters caught my eye Green Acres Nursery & Supply, 9220 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624 I took a lot of photos to show you what they carry so you can decide for yourself. The inside even has a “new building” smell, much like a new automobile has that “new car” smell.īut what makes and breaks a nursery are the plants they sell. How could it not be, considering that everything is brand-new, from the buildings to the shopping carts and the store fixtures. I wasn’t able to go to the grand opening on March 21, but I finally made a trip last week to see how the Elk Grove store compares to the others. This is the first store Green Acres built from the ground up the other three stores were converted. In March 2015, Green Acres took another step toward domination of the Sacramento area nursery market by opening its fourth location, this one in Elk Grove in southern Sacramento County. At the time it was billed as the largest retail nursery in the Central Valley. The first sign of a turnaround came in February 2012 when family-owned Green Acres Nursery & Supply opened its third location in Folsom in what used to be a Circuit City electronics store. In fact, the trend over the last 10 years has been going in the other direction, with several cherished nurseries closing during the Great Recession ( Capital Nursery being the most prominent). While the Sacramento metro area is home to 2.2 million people (#26 in the nation for population), the opening of a new nursery is not a common event.
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