Stopping by Xera and Potted

Meanwhile, back in Portland...more nurseries called my name. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you may have been purchasing plants grown by Xera Plants for years (since 1999.) Just two years ago, Xera opened a retail operation, packed with fabulous plants, that I seldom miss visiting when in Portland.





Masterfully combined foliage in the small planting beds.  To see pictures of these when they were newly planted, visit Loree's post from 2013 and scroll down a bit.



Who would have thought?  Rhodocoma capensis  swaying over sempervivum and sedum.  Isn't it a cool combination?






 Does she look a bit hung over?  Maybe she's just tired from carrying the weight of all those shells.  Honey, it might be time to comb your hair.
The Druid pot, a couple of grevilleas to replace the one that had grown so huge and then blew over (maybe with the help of an inebriated passerby) in my parking strip. and another plant  joined those already in the plant mobile.  The sleeping lady was seriously tempting but she stayed.