Thursday, 16 May 2013

May foliage follow-up

The May foliage follow-up is here! I love May for the foliage! It's at this time that everything is so vibrant. I love seeing all the new growth emerge! One of my greatest excitements has been seeing the agaves wake up from their winter survivalist mode. I've had a number of sad looking agave arms, but all in all, I'd say things are looking quite good going into summer for these guys.

Aloe aristata has been a rock star tucked into these rocks. My larger more exposed clump is not looking so nice.

Everything looks so vibrant in the late-spring sunshine.


Dicksonia antarctica has started to push out lots of new growth.

As has melianthus major...

There's just so much to be excited about. (I know this is the foliage follow-up, but can you see the bloom about to emerge from the largest echeveria glauca!)

Prickly pear growth has got to be one of the coolest things to happen in my garden this spring. It's a first for me!

It kind of looks other worldly in my opinion.

The leccino olive has really picked up in the last month. And for good measure here is a solo shot of my favourite trachycarpus in the garden.

Pretty soon I'm not going to know what to do with this canary island date palm! It is the happiest of little palm tree (though becoming less and less "little")

Well happy foliage frenzy!!! Head on over to Pam's blog digging for the rest of the foliage follow-up.
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22 comments:

  1. Laura @ Suburban Garden Life16 May 2013 at 11:20

    Wow! A happy foliage frenzy indeed...I love your palms.

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    1. Louis16 May 2013 at 23:21

      Thanks! I'm a palm addict! I just keep planting them!

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  2. Alison16 May 2013 at 12:31

    Happy Foliage Followup! My Opuntias are doing the same thing, it's pretty cool and exciting to see.

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    1. Louis16 May 2013 at 23:21

      Aren't opuntia mesmerizing right now!? I love them!

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  3. Hoover Boo16 May 2013 at 12:59

    Fun seeing such plants growing well in Canada, of all places!

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    1. Louis16 May 2013 at 23:22

      It's kind of funny, eh?! I'm pretty sure the neighbours think I'm insane!

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  4. outlawgardener16 May 2013 at 15:42

    Such beautiful foliage! It's always a pleasure to see how lush your garden looks!

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    1. Louis16 May 2013 at 23:22

      Thanks outlaw! That's high praise considering how lush yours always looks.

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  5. danger garden16 May 2013 at 21:52

    Look at those opuntia!!! Marvelous. Yep, gotta find me some Echeveria glauca...soon!

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    1. Louis16 May 2013 at 23:23

      YAY opuntia!!! they are amazing! In fact, I could see a full on opuntia planting addiction in my future.

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  6. Heather/xericstyle17 May 2013 at 14:56

    Louis I know exactly how you feel with your opuntia growth! I felt/feel the same way about mine. They are so exotic to us - it is so neat...everything that they do, eh???!!!! I am constantly feeling this way. First pad(s)...how fast it all happens...the squigglies...then tiny pad. The flowers...it is all so incredible I am with you!!!!

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    1. Louis22 May 2013 at 20:47

      I'm so glad someone else understands my excitement. I don't think I could ever have a garden without one!

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  7. David C.17 May 2013 at 19:01

    Amazing health on your plants, and your palms and cacti are better each time I see them. But when you have the year(s) of summer...

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    1. Louis22 May 2013 at 20:48

      Thanks, David. The year of summer has certainly helped. Do I dare declare it the decade of summer?!

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  8. Anonymous18 May 2013 at 20:32

    I love those forms and shapes. Need to get me some more of those! Your garden looks fantastic!

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    1. Louis22 May 2013 at 20:49

      Thank you so much!!! It's a great time of year for our gardens! Happy planting to you!

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  9. Unknown19 May 2013 at 19:48

    Love your foliage follow up! That not-so-little palm is very pretty, and I adore both the echeveria and the opuntia.

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    1. Louis22 May 2013 at 20:49

      Echeveria and opuntia are simply must have garden plants! Thanks so much!

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  10. Pam/Digging20 May 2013 at 10:51

    You always have a great show for Foliage Follow-Up! I'm loving palms more and more these days, in part thanks to posts like yours.

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    1. Louis22 May 2013 at 20:50

      Thanks, Pam. That says alot from the foliage queen!!!! And I'm soooooooo glad you're liking palms more and more! maybe that means a nice brahea armata or something joining the garden soon?

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  11. steve26 June 2013 at 19:39

    Hi Louis. thanks for encouraging me to think outside the box and get all cacti north of 49. The Frosty Blue will be my first attempt at outdoors
    I will be keeping my eye out for a Prickly Pear !

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    1. Louis27 June 2013 at 09:07

      Awesome, Steve! Prickly pear do awesome here! I'm going to email a contact of mine on Victoria and see if he can give you some ideas of where to get some.

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