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Permaculture driveway expansion

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Permaculture driveway expansion

Hi Y’all – I need advice. I’m in central Oklahoma (zone 7b) with a narrow, curbed driveway that I’d like to widen — with a rock-and-grass surface. It’s already functioning as a trough for rainwater (more like “gulley”) bcs we’re on a downward slope and bcs there’s nothing but hard-pan red clay under that grass. I’m hoping to do something that will widen the parking surface, but more importantly, will 🤞help percolate some water down to the water table instead of letting it continue running into the street. I found the plastic paver grid stuff at Lowe’s and it says once it’s filled with gravel or rock, it can support vehicles, trailers, etc. I’m hoping that since it’ll only be supporting half of a vehicle, that will give me enough leeway to intersperse the grid with native grasses as well as rock. Okay, y’all — point out all my blind spots!

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Dammit! Okay, now what should I plant there?

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Dammit! Okay, now what should I plant there?

This is not a happy post.

Back in July I shared a couple shots of this Agave ovatifolia as it was looking pretty rough. I was holding out hope that it would somehow make a turn for the better, after all the center was still solid.

Not anymore. Dammit!

That’s it there in the corner of the front garden. It’s prime location, where something special should be.

Here’s a photo in better light, from the 20th Anniversary Then and Now post. 
So against logic I want to plant another agave out there, I mean the one that’s dying was happy for eight years. I have a few in waiting. On the left is an Agave ovatifolia (not ‘Frosty Blue’) and on the far right Agave ‘Sharkskin’. I know a few other folks that have had long term success with ‘Sharkskin’ in the ground here in Portland, so it *could* work.

This poor guy would love to get in the ground.

Because I got nervous when so many other Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ around town started blooming, I’ve been growing on these two for when start to go (since they were tissue cultured many are about the same age).

They’re pretty sweet (again, bad light… I took most of these photos with my phone late in the evening).

So another shot, to get you thinking. This one from last September, when all was well. What would YOU plant out there at the corner? Cause as soon as we have a coolish day it’s time to say good by to the sad agave. Oh and a caveat, it’s too late in the summer to plant out an agave. If I decide to go that route I won’t be able to plant it until next spring. So maybe a temporary plant to fill the space until then?
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