Spent all day yesterday rearranging my whole entire yard for one plant. YEP, one plant.
Was all excited to get a new sun loving AZ appropriate Agave. Went to the front yard to plant. So I went outside all giddy and raring to plant.
O.K. did anyone ever notice desert plants are like puppies and children? They're so cute when they're little and you bring them home. It is great fun to watch them grow up and see what they'll do next. Then the bigger and older they get the more of a PIA they become.
So....stood catatonic out in the front yard. You could see the hamster in my head dying of exhaustion from trying to turn the wheel. Continuing to stand catatonic that mental hamster got a second wind. I had a brainstorm.
"Ah-Ha! I found THE ideal spot for this new plant BUT there's something there. I can move what's there. That's not so bad.
But wait. The plant I want to move is medium size now and will get bigger. That means it's going to be getting in the way of two huuuuge plants."
"Let's see. I need some shade and these two huuuuuge plants (Octopus Agaves) are now of an age where they can live and enjoy the laser beam sun. So to accommodate their width, it wouldn't be hard for me to move this one smaller plant over here to the left and that one back on the right. NOW I have room.
I finally have room for------Uh-Oh! for only one of the Octopus Agaves!" Oops!
Hmmm.....What to do, what to do with that second Octopus Agave? Ahhh...if I move this here to the left and that there over to the right I'll have more room for the other Octopus Agave! These plants are small and real easy to shuffle. Problem solved.
Oh...but wait. There's more. Now there's those two rather large holes in the back area of the yard where the Octopus Agaves were.
O.K., let's see, let's see, let's see. OH! I got two decent sized Agaves in pots that need shading. Those can go in the Octopus Agave's spots. Done. Now I've got several large pots filled with a ton of dirt and no plants in them!
Five hours later----as in 5 hours later---- I threw the shovel in the yard in disgust. Went inside took a shower and had two consecutive stiff drinks. Fell asleep at 8:00p.m.
Got up this morning and the shovel is still out in the middle of the yard.
The Octopus Agaves are still in the ground awaiting their move. The rather big and getting bigger Agaves are still in their pots.
As for today I'll be digging two new rather large holes in the empty spots in my yard that I created. I'll also be wrestling two rather good sized plants out of rather large pots putting them in the preexisting holes.
And how may I ask is your day shaping up?
Once I'm done with the last of this, most likely 5 hours from now, I'll be in traction for awhile. When I get out of traction you'll hear from me.
AG
The trouble maker that started all of this.
The two Octopus Agaves. The A. de--meteesia in very large red pot taking one of their place.
The other good sized (unhappy) A. potatrum going in the second Octopus Agave's place.
The one rather large hole and pile of dirt next to the rocks where the one Octopus Agave is going. OF COURSE the fire sticks and small Agave up front have to be moved.
Me after I'd done with all of this and have finished drinking my dinner. Haven't decided on Vodka or Scotch yet.
