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My Baja Yard in San Diego

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 02:19 PM

We live in San Diego but have Baja in our front yard!

Barrel Cactus


Barrel Cactus cluster


More Cacti


Beautiful Agave Plant

woody with a view - 5-26-2013 at 02:22 PM

very nice! i gotta similar spot on the side of the house for all of my smuggled specimens.... shhh!

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 02:25 PM

Thanks to David K for installing a fantastic drip system for my Baja front yard!!

Bajaboy - 5-26-2013 at 02:37 PM

looks great

CortezBlue - 5-26-2013 at 02:46 PM

You should live in Phoenix, this stuff grows all over the place and the best part, no water required!!

We live in the Sonora Desert and every thing has a pricker on it!

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 03:04 PM

Another agave plant


Oh, and my Barrel Cactus bloomed today!!


Baja Dreaming.... :bounce:

durrelllrobert - 5-26-2013 at 03:42 PM

How did you get all those cacti into the US?

woody with a view - 5-26-2013 at 05:57 PM

it's a secret....

tjsue - 5-26-2013 at 06:10 PM

There are ways....just like the ways I'm going to smuggle my fancy geraniums across the border.

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 06:25 PM

Some of these plants are over 20 years old.... the first barrel cactus is the only one from Baja... and it was very small, maybe the size of a tennis ball then. Someone had kicked it over on it's side.... and I saved it. Now it is the size of a basketball!

woody with a view - 5-26-2013 at 06:29 PM

my red barrel(S) are blooming also!!!!

BajaBlanca - 5-26-2013 at 06:35 PM

Bob, your garden is beautiful!

Barry A. - 5-26-2013 at 06:52 PM

I also like that rustic fence, Bob. Well done!!! Just beautiful.

Barry

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Bob, your garden is beautiful!


Thank you soooo much !

Bob H - 5-26-2013 at 07:15 PM

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Originally posted by Barry A.
I also like that rustic fence, Bob. Well done!!! Just beautiful.

Barry


Rustic fence.... these are railroad ties, on my neighbor's side. Thanks for the kind comments on my yard! I love it.

SwissFrank - 5-26-2013 at 07:38 PM

May I suggest some clear plastic bottles filled half way up with "apple juice" to add that baja feel to the front yard?

jeans - 5-26-2013 at 08:06 PM

Beautiful! The chainlink cholla next to your varigated agave Amercana is lethal...You should transplant a piece it under a window that you want to leave open on a hot summer night.

jeans - 5-26-2013 at 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by SwissFrank
May I suggest some clear plastic bottles filled half way up with "apple juice" to add that baja feel to the front yard?

I told my neighbor to stop me if I ever started to line the yard with half buried tires or paint the tree trunks white.

CortezBlue - 5-26-2013 at 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
How did you get all those cacti into the US?


Bring a shovel and come to my casa in Phoenix and help yourself. I am on 1.5 acres and the little prickers are everywhere.

Ateo - 5-26-2013 at 09:49 PM

Bob,

I dig it! My type of yard.

SwissFrank - 5-27-2013 at 07:29 AM

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Originally posted by jeans
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Originally posted by SwissFrank
May I suggest some clear plastic bottles filled half way up with "apple juice" to add that baja feel to the front yard?

I told my neighbor to stop me if I ever started to line the yard with half buried tires or paint the tree trunks white.









Black, yellow, and white plastic bags do wonders on the cactus.

BajaRat - 5-27-2013 at 08:48 AM

Beautiful specimens Bob, your zeroscape and drip system are a model for our water stressed society .

Bob H - 5-27-2013 at 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by BajaRat
Beautiful specimens Bob, your zeroscape and drip system are a model for our water stressed society .


For a great drip system install, contact David K... like I said before, he did a fantastic job setting it all up. All I had to do was mark where my plants were going to be located and he took care of the rest. It has worked flawless for over 3 years now!

San Diego cacti

Whale-ista - 5-27-2013 at 07:59 PM

Bob H- Love your cactus garden. And from the view of Mount Soledad in the background, it looks like we are neighbors. Do you live in Clairemont?

We can grow just about anything in this neighborhood. We have a great microclimate up here on the Mesa.

I don't have a lot of cacti, but I do have two desert tortoises wandering in the backyard. To conserve water, I collects rainwater and have a graywater system hooked up to the washing machine.

These are the latest blooming succulents; the tortoises love to eat the flowers.

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Whale-ista - 5-27-2013 at 08:05 PM

Sigh... Why can't I get my image links to work properly?

Bob H - 5-28-2013 at 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by Whale-ista
Bob H- Love your cactus garden. And from the view of Mount Soledad in the background, it looks like we are neighbors. Do you live in Clairemont?


That is Black Mountain in the background. We are in Rancho Penesquitos. Thanks for the kind comments.

David K - 5-29-2013 at 07:22 PM

Nice photos and good to see everything healthy a few years after the drip system was installed. Thanks for the business plug. Show me your Baja Nomad card for a discount! LOL

David K - 5-29-2013 at 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by Whale-ista
Sigh... Why can't I get my image links to work properly?

Well, have you a Photobucket free account or another photo hosting web site?

mcfez - 5-30-2013 at 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by Bob H
We live in San Diego but have Baja in our front yard!



Love the colors you have!

Say.........did you use old barn wood for the fence? Excellent results what ever it is.