Wow this helps me to design my garden as I’m having a hard time choosing the best plants. You’re not selfish in giving your ideas and knowledge about the plants. Such a blessing you are! Thanks a lot and God bless you!
Thank you SO much for the kind words!! I’m super glad to pass a bit of knowledge along. I really hope your garden turns out amazing, and please feel free to reach out with any questions along the way! May God bless you as well!! 🙏🏼 - Dom
This is a great channel with great information and no wasted talk time. I have most of these plants in my yard which is in the high Mohave desert. Being on water haul drought tolerant is the only way to have nice gardens out here.
Omg this is exactly what I was looking for ! Life saver . I wish more ppl have really informative videos like this . No wasted time . I wish I could up vote this a million times . I subscribed too !
I’m so glad to see Aeonium v. atropurpurium finally being used and highlighted in landscaping. Have only seen it in Carmel-by-the-sea and in my mother’s greenhouse.
Wooow thank you so very much for the kind words! That certainly inspires ME to keep makin vids!! Please don’t hesitate to shoot over any questions you have about plants, landscape etc :)
I am located in SLC area and am doing a lawn replacement front (N) side (W) and back (S). My goal is to severely reduce water use as soon, we won't have much water. Let's rip out all the golf courses. I have two certified water conservation landscapers looking at the project and awaiting bids. You are offering so very good ideas. Planning on grid drip irrigation. I am plant dumb.
I have the hopseed, chopsticks, and rosemary all throughout my yard. (So Cal ocean area) Also grow alot of mock orange for 6 foot hedges, mixed with Indian Hawthorn. I rarely 💧 water. Also have some Japanese black Pine, one is shaped like a 4 foot by 5 foot bonsai. Lily of the Nile does well, and have big clumps of it throughout. A few Yew shrubs...and a huge pineapple guava tree as a natural screen between me and my neighbor. Have had most of the plants over 30 years..thanks for your video. Found the blue fescue something I might try in the side yard.
How are these plants around dogs? I am going to do a full backyard with DG and drought tolerant plants. Are there any that I should stay clear of like Fire Stick?
My pleasure!...and many many thanks for the encouraging words! If you ever any specific questions always feel free to hit me up and I’d be happy to help.
had to thumbs up, even though i was looking for plants for zone 8a, and many of these wouldn't work, the description of the vid was right on. KUDOS. GOD BLESS JESUS CHRIST IS LORD HALLELUJAH
Hey Dominic, quick question for you. What if the area I want to plant these plants in gets 2-3 hours of sun during the winter but 5-6 in the summer? The sun is higher in the summer and the house is providing less shadow on that area. Also the soil and this area is very compacted. Not sure if that matters. Can I get your thoughts?
Thank you for some cool suggestions, our summer mediterranean sun scorches most of the plants, I might try some of these. (I already have Dodonea, Aeonium and some more succulents which are doing great indeed) 😊
Hi Dom, just discovered your channel - I'm in the panhandle of Florida - meaning blasting sun many hours daily and other times a good amount of rain....but mostly heat, drought and full sun...I have a long driveway with a fence on one side - probably 3-4 feet wide area of soil/garden space and I'm trying so hard to find plants that will survive without major care. It gets blasting heat for many hours and I've tried plants that say Full Sun - they shrivel up pretty fast....can you help please?? Im thinking cactus - I have an Agave that seems to tolerate the best but everything suffers so much and I don't want to have to water every day. Got any tips for me... In my Florida room .I have a pencil plant/some succulents / aloe but they can't tolerate this heat...??? help thanks so much. Blessings, Clara
I have no good luck here in Florida with my plants during raining season they were beautiful after that we had the cool weather the heat back again and some of them died very upsetting 😔
None of these would work too well in TX. But here’s a few that would! - Cereus peruvianus - Aeonium (various) - Sempervivim (various) - Senecio Mandraliscae - Ethinocereus - Kalanchoe luciae - Dodonaea purpurea - Leucophyllum frutescens - Salvia (various) - Hesperaloe parviflora This would be a good plant palette to copy and paste :)
Hey! Here’s a few recommendations.. Yarrow Coneflower Various Cotoneasters are great Many Junipers such as procumbens Spirea Cornus Hope this helps give a good start!
I really love that combo. One question though, how would you mulch them? I noticed that the larger specimens used for demonstration purposes were mulched with woodchips. Isn't woodmulch bad for succulents?
Good question! There’s a lot of info on mulching or not mulching succulents. In nearly all my landscape projects, I use mulch as my top dressing. Sometimes an alternative like decomposed granite or decorative gravel. I person haven’t found it to adversely affect my succulents. Mulch does hold in moisture, so there is a higher risk of succulents and other drought tolerant plants getting rot. But it’s never been an issue for me as I am dialing in my irrigation system to be just right for the needs of the landscape. Hope this helps! - Dom
As long as it doesn’t get below 20 degrees F. For long periods or over 115-120, you should be good! It needs well-drained soil so be sure to add in lots of amendment if you have heavier clay soil.
It depends on a couple factors. Areas of So Cal with harsher climates where temps can be above 100 + for longer periods of time will cause tip burn. Also, Agave attenuata is not a fan of reflected heat of walls. In most areas of So Cal this has been a winner for me, and I see it thriving even in neglected landscapes and in areas where soil is poor.
Hey! Some great options for gardens in NY… Hostas, Daylilies, Coneflowers… and some great natives… Bearberry, Canada Anemone, Christmas Fern, Little Bluestem… hope this helps give a good start 😎💚
So after about 5 to 10 years the parent plant only blooms once then starts to die back. But the offshoots or ‘pups’ that sprout up around the parent plant will also bloom as they mature. It should do ok on Menifee so long as temps don’t get below 25 degrees. I’d give it some protection from the afternoon sun, and plant it away from walls where reflected light might scorch the foliage.
@@BudgetPlants Thank you! One more follow-up question. If you want to stay with the single plant look, could you just cutoff the offshoots without harming the plant?
Never a problem to ask questions! Yes you can keep the parent plant cleaned up by removing the pups regularly. There are a few other types of agave that I would suggest if you like the single specimen look. Check out A. mediopicta alba. Also A. desmetriana. These will typically yield a nicer single specimen look.
This is a tough question because there is no one perfect answer. There are a ton of factors when discussing these three types of elements, such as density of planting, size of plants, type of rock or pebbles, how much excavation has to be done for the rock, etc. Also In regards to grass, typically irrigation will be more expensive for Plants. And of course with rock there is no need to install irrigation. And you also have to factor in long-term ROI. With rock and pebbles, there is no water usage and virtually no maintenance. Whereas grass/lawn has the heaviest maintenance as well as the most water usage. Keeping all these factors in mind, it would probably be good default answer to say that Plants would be the cheapest per square foot when using small plant material, then gravel/rock (if using a cheaper material), then grass/lawn being the most expensive. Especially when factoring in long-term maintenance and ongoing cost. All that being said, the most effective landscapes usually have a mix of various elements… Plants, rocks, gravel, etc. Hope this helps!
Small rocks get debris blown into them and start growing weeds. Plants roots hold moisture in the soil and their leaves provide shade and habitat for wildlife. While hardscaping can look quite clean and appealing when installed over time it just Isn't as pleasing as plantings. Plantings and some hardscaping are best.
From Sarasota (West Coast of FL). I also have had bad luck, but will try some of these. What do we do about the rainy season and even this sandy soil gets waterlogged?
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Wow this helps me to design my garden as I’m having a hard time choosing the best plants. You’re not selfish in giving your ideas and knowledge about the plants. Such a blessing you are! Thanks a lot and God bless you!
Thank you SO much for the kind words!! I’m super glad to pass a bit of knowledge along. I really hope your garden turns out amazing, and please feel free to reach out with any questions along the way! May God bless you as well!! 🙏🏼
- Dom
This is a great channel with great information and no wasted talk time. I have most of these plants in my yard which is in the high Mohave desert. Being on water haul drought tolerant is the only way to have nice gardens out here.
Thank you so much!! I’m really glad I can be informative for folks 😎 Thank you for watchin!
Omg this is exactly what I was looking for ! Life saver . I wish more ppl have really informative videos like this . No wasted time . I wish I could up vote this a million times . I subscribed too !
Ahhh thanks Becky!!! Appreciate the kind words.. see u on the next vid!
- Dom
Me too, very helpful to design my garden Thank you
I’m so glad to see Aeonium v. atropurpurium finally being used and highlighted in landscaping. Have only seen it in Carmel-by-the-sea and in my mother’s greenhouse.
It’s a beautiful plant! 🌱
I’m inspired with your choices. I will share Sunflowers are also drought tolerant once established and great for bees health.
Love your videos! please keep the coming. I live in southern California and have been inspired by your great videos.
Wooow thank you so very much for the kind words! That certainly inspires ME to keep makin vids!! Please don’t hesitate to shoot over any questions you have about plants, landscape etc :)
Dominic, what are your thoughts on Cape Rush? Where would you place them? Background?
I am located in SLC area and am doing a lawn replacement front (N) side (W) and back (S). My goal is to severely reduce water use as soon, we won't have much water. Let's rip out all the golf courses. I have two certified water conservation landscapers looking at the project and awaiting bids. You are offering so very good ideas. Planning on grid drip irrigation. I am plant dumb.
Wow! This is an awesome and super helpful video, especially for me in Central CA. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watchin!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for the video. It helps me a lot. Can't wait to put those plants in my yard.
I have the hopseed, chopsticks, and rosemary all throughout my yard. (So Cal ocean area) Also grow alot of mock orange for 6 foot hedges, mixed with Indian Hawthorn. I rarely 💧 water. Also have some Japanese black Pine, one is shaped like a 4 foot by 5 foot bonsai. Lily of the Nile does well, and have big clumps of it throughout. A few Yew shrubs...and a huge pineapple guava tree as a natural screen between me and my neighbor. Have had most of the plants over 30 years..thanks for your video. Found the blue fescue something I might try in the side yard.
Sounds like you have a really dialed in landscape!! Would love to see it. Glad u liked the vid 😎
Loving your landscaping and so happy I found your channel
Thanks Brenda!!
Awesome! Great plant selection, very clever and with knowledge. This is going to my xerogarden for sure.
Awesome!!! Thanks for watching! Feel free to reach out with any questions along the way.
Agave worked so well where all else failed, thank you will try some others 😊 that you have suggested
These are some good bullet proof ones! 🌱🌵
Ringo to ya!
nice to see
i am going to use
How are these plants around dogs? I am going to do a full backyard with DG and drought tolerant plants. Are there any that I should stay clear of like Fire Stick?
Thank you so much for this. Your videos are incredibly helpful
My pleasure!...and many many thanks for the encouraging words! If you ever any specific questions always feel free to hit me up and I’d be happy to help.
had to thumbs up, even though i was looking for plants for zone 8a, and many of these wouldn't work, the description of the vid was right on. KUDOS. GOD BLESS JESUS CHRIST IS LORD HALLELUJAH
Ahhhh thank you!!! Very much appreciated. And yes Jesus IS Lord!! Amen sister!!
Dom
Dude great video
Cheers! 🍻
I’m copying this. Thsnks!
Awesome 😎
Hey Dominic, quick question for you. What if the area I want to plant these plants in gets 2-3 hours of sun during the winter but 5-6 in the summer? The sun is higher in the summer and the house is providing less shadow on that area. Also the soil and this area is very compacted. Not sure if that matters. Can I get your thoughts?
Thank you for some cool suggestions, our summer mediterranean sun scorches most of the plants, I might try some of these.
(I already have Dodonea, Aeonium and some more succulents which are doing great indeed) 😊
Cool!! Thanks for watching! Hope those selections work for ya :)
-Dom
@@BudgetPlants you're welcome!! 😊
(I also upload plant related videos, if you're interested and I will be making a veranda tour soon, I hope)
Very helpful!
Hi Dom, just discovered your channel - I'm in the panhandle of Florida - meaning blasting sun many hours daily and other times a good amount of rain....but mostly heat, drought and full sun...I have a long driveway with a fence on one side - probably 3-4 feet wide area of soil/garden space and I'm trying so hard to find plants that will survive without major care. It gets blasting heat for many hours and I've tried plants that say Full Sun - they shrivel up pretty fast....can you help please?? Im thinking cactus - I have an Agave that seems to tolerate the best but everything suffers so much and I don't want to have to water every day. Got any tips for me... In my Florida room .I have a pencil plant/some succulents / aloe but they can't tolerate this heat...??? help thanks so much. Blessings, Clara
I have no good luck here in Florida with my plants during raining season they were beautiful after that we had the cool weather the heat back again and some of them died very upsetting 😔
Excellent informative video. Thanks.
Thanks for watchin 🙏🏼
-Dom
Would this work in North Texas Zone 8a full sun? It gets a brutal “feels like” of 114F in summer. Winter could get as low as -11F.
None of these would work too well in TX. But here’s a few that would!
- Cereus peruvianus
- Aeonium (various)
- Sempervivim (various)
- Senecio Mandraliscae
- Ethinocereus
- Kalanchoe luciae
- Dodonaea purpurea
- Leucophyllum frutescens
- Salvia (various)
- Hesperaloe parviflora
This would be a good plant palette to copy and paste :)
@@BudgetPlants oh my goodness, thank you!
I am in zones 5 & 6 what would you recommend
Hey! Here’s a few recommendations..
Yarrow
Coneflower
Various Cotoneasters are great
Many Junipers such as procumbens
Spirea
Cornus
Hope this helps give a good start!
I really love that combo. One question though, how would you mulch them? I noticed that the larger specimens used for demonstration purposes were mulched with woodchips. Isn't woodmulch bad for succulents?
Good question! There’s a lot of info on mulching or not mulching succulents. In nearly all my landscape projects, I use mulch as my top dressing. Sometimes an alternative like decomposed granite or decorative gravel. I person haven’t found it to adversely affect my succulents. Mulch does hold in moisture, so there is a higher risk of succulents and other drought tolerant plants getting rot. But it’s never been an issue for me as I am dialing in my irrigation system to be just right for the needs of the landscape. Hope this helps!
- Dom
Would these all work well for South Texas? And what soil would I need to put in a flower bed? Anything special?
As long as it doesn’t get below 20 degrees F. For long periods or over 115-120, you should be good! It needs well-drained soil so be sure to add in lots of amendment if you have heavier clay soil.
Dont you find the Foxtail Agaves burn up in hot full sun? Ive never had a single one do well in anything but morning sun only.
It depends on a couple factors. Areas of So Cal with harsher climates where temps can be above 100 + for longer periods of time will cause tip burn. Also, Agave attenuata is not a fan of reflected heat of walls. In most areas of So Cal this has been a winner for me, and I see it thriving even in neglected landscapes and in areas where soil is poor.
Its hard to hear you with background music.
Good job on this video, new subscriber
Awesome TY!!! 🙏🏼
I have a question for you I am thinking of taking out all of my backyard lawn I am in Buffalo NY zone 5 &6 Please get back to me thank you
Hey! Some great options for gardens in NY… Hostas, Daylilies, Coneflowers… and some great natives… Bearberry, Canada Anemone, Christmas Fern, Little Bluestem… hope this helps give a good start 😎💚
Os this desert las vegas plants?
Maybe not suitable for Vegas climate.
How often does Foxtail Agave bloom? And will it do well in Menifee, CA?
So after about 5 to 10 years the parent plant only blooms once then starts to die back. But the offshoots or ‘pups’ that sprout up around the parent plant will also bloom as they mature. It should do ok on Menifee so long as temps don’t get below 25 degrees. I’d give it some protection from the afternoon sun, and plant it away from walls where reflected light might scorch the foliage.
@@BudgetPlants Thank you! One more follow-up question. If you want to stay with the single plant look, could you just cutoff the offshoots without harming the plant?
Never a problem to ask questions! Yes you can keep the parent plant cleaned up by removing the pups regularly. There are a few other types of agave that I would suggest if you like the single specimen look. Check out A. mediopicta alba. Also A. desmetriana. These will typically yield a nicer single specimen look.
What about heat? 100+
What zone it's this for, not for my 5b zone!!
Ahh no..it would be more for warmer climates...zones 8-11. Sorry!!
@@BudgetPlants
What a shame you who live in those zones are so lucky!!
Thanks 🌼🌺🌼
Which one is the most cheaper by square feet, plants, grass or rocks for landscaping?
This is a tough question because there is no one perfect answer. There are a ton of factors when discussing these three types of elements, such as density of planting, size of plants, type of rock or pebbles, how much excavation has to be done for the rock, etc. Also In regards to grass, typically irrigation will be more expensive for Plants. And of course with rock there is no need to install irrigation. And you also have to factor in long-term ROI. With rock and pebbles, there is no water usage and virtually no maintenance. Whereas grass/lawn has the heaviest maintenance as well as the most water usage. Keeping all these factors in mind, it would probably be good default answer to say that Plants would be the cheapest per square foot when using small plant material, then gravel/rock (if using a cheaper material), then grass/lawn being the most expensive. Especially when factoring in long-term maintenance and ongoing cost. All that being said, the most effective landscapes usually have a mix of various elements… Plants, rocks, gravel, etc. Hope this helps!
@@BudgetPlants thanks
Small rocks get debris blown into them and start growing weeds. Plants roots hold moisture in the soil and their leaves provide shade and habitat for wildlife. While hardscaping can look quite clean and appealing when installed over time it just Isn't as pleasing as plantings. Plantings and some hardscaping are best.
Blue fescue=tribbles
Miami sun burned the living hell out of all these. FYI
From Sarasota (West Coast of FL). I also have had bad luck, but will try some of these. What do we do about the rainy season and even this sandy soil gets waterlogged?
Took forever to actually talk about the video
Dog friendly?
Thumbs down and clicked off because of distracting background music. Would like to concentrate on dialogue.
This comment made me subscribe