Last weekend, while driving from one nursery to another across town, we took a different route than usual. It's nice when your travel companion is so accustomed to you hitting the brakes and pulling over for no apparent reason that he doesn't even question what you're doing. What caught my eye was a sight that might be commonplace to many of you living in other parts of the country or even nearby Portland but here in Tacoma, I'd never seen anything like it before.
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There were other interesting plants present as well! Notice the mahonia in the background, one of a pair at the site. Would you want to be responsible for weeding this?
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So, we've found proof of a passionate gardener having been here at some time. Perhaps I'll call the Care and Share House to see if anyone there knows about their parking strip. Until then, we're left to wonder at this enigmatic sight.
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A parking strip full of opuntias! (and grass.)
Looks pretty dangerous, right?
It exists in front of the "Share and Care House." That's tough love if ever I've seen it!
This looks to have previously been a residential property. So, was the garden the work of a home owner at some time? Was it planted by the folks currently using the building? Loads of soil had to have been brought in to make the berm that allows for sharp drainage.
There were other interesting plants present as well! Notice the mahonia in the background, one of a pair at the site. Would you want to be responsible for weeding this?
Not only one variety of opuntia but several were represented.
Variegated yucca looking gorgeous!
