GROUNDBREAKING IN ESCONDIDO! FRONT YARD

We finished the back yard a few weeks ago and our back for another go in Escondido (see what I did there)
I’ve got most of my Team on this transformation.
I’ve also curated some extremely cool plants for this one.
Check it out and follow along!

[@cindygross116]

I like to clean up the trunks. Makes the plants look “cared for.” Those pots are awesome ❤

[@lisalarson7512]

No beard, love the clean look. Cant wait to see how it turns out.

[@pollytiks3885]

I second that!

[@loriolsonoliver8144]

Like a clean aloe! Sigh loving the bones so far, I have those dasilyrons!

[@samdesai8172]

I don’t know what to say other than…….EXCITED 😃😃😃….. I love these new plants…..I mean I m OBSESSED ….😱….. I know this one is gonna be just spectacular……can’t wait…oh and ‘BEARD’…it will be it’s own THING …

[@nancyflanagan4971]

SO EXCITED! NO BEARD THOUGH… I LIKE MINE CLEAN SHAVEN! THANKS

[@JasonDRicker]

Beard. Go crazy! Can always remove later. :]

[@jennifersweet9424]

Team no beard all the way! 😊

[@dl7608]

I think the skirts on aloe trees look super exotic and tropical.

[@robingrunzweig3940]

this is awesome!!! and no beard for me... i like that clean look! 🥰🥰🥰

[@vickivera5160]

Wow! Five day’s it’s gonna be stunning 😍

[@marilynrich]

Manscape please! Love all of the cool plants.

[@nancytoomey-nl6bk]

Such a beautiful piece of property.Excited to see the installation I like the beard

[@lindamartin8352]

Love your energy and knowledge. ♥️ Cut it off!!

[@stefaniereid8752]

I think a partial clean up would look good on that aloe; which is already a STUNNER! Trim some off, stand back and take a look. Maybe take a bit more off and take a look... take it slow...lol. Those containers are also brilliant; especially the green striped pot. Looking forward to seeing this installation progress... thanks for taking us along on the ride Laura🤩

[@NancyEly]

I like the cleaner look, so I would take the spent leaves off. But that said, I live in northern CA, where it doesn’t get nearly the summer heat as Escondido, so I don’t need to worry so much about damage to the trunk. And, btw, I hope the Plumeria do get a more prominent spot, to show off their glory to the fullest. How I wish I could grow them where I live!

[@CindyP10]

Chop the beard! 😂 Can’t wait to see this come together. 🤩

[@pollytiks3885]

I’m voting for the trim also - unless of course there is concern with burning, per one of the comments.

[@mindcooper]

I say leave it but clean it up a bit so it's not so unruly. Best of both worlds 😊

[@bradford2764]

Yay! Love a day 1.

[@stevevicki5671]

Man-scape--YES!

[@shereeralph3802]

I'm really hoping you will spread the Plumeria out a bit towards the front of the yard. I have some in my yard that are as tall as my house, big canopy, and they are absolutely gorgeous! Weighing in on the aloe, usually I would say clean it up, but with this one, it kind of has a tentacle look to it, which I'm not opposed to. All up, I think this is going to look supreme when you are done! I'd also love to know what succulents you are going to use in the lower terrace, as I'm guessing it will get quite hot there (I'm looking for ones that can handle 30 C (86 F) and humidity ... I have had to be very strategic so far in where I place my echiveria, sedum, etc., as I get quite attached to them and don't want to lose them. Even my golden barrel got grumpy! Crassula Ovata work, but I'd love more variety).

[@louisw113]

Cut it off! It's in the front yard of a multi million dollar house in cali, not the wild 😂🤪🥰

[@LindenRanch]

Regarding manscaping, Aloe should be clean in residential gardens. Yucca however can retain their uniform thatch and be very beautiful.

[@Donto.G]

Dang those mammillarias are beautiful. No beard!

[@jenniferfinch8929]

Amazing potential here! My vote would be to see how it looks in situ then decide...

[@bobbiechinn9578]

I could go either way but I'm more inclined to say leave them on. What if u take them off and the trunk which has been covered in the shade gets burnt bc it's not used to the light or elements... It is beautiful after all. I think I know what ur going to do tho 😆

[@asmitadeshpande1712]

Love all the plants selected for this project

[@1pink2blue]

The bearded aloe is a marlothii aloe. Please research before removing the dried pieces on the trunk. We got one (baby 5 gallon not yet trunking) and we’re told by the grower that the lower leaves on the trunk protect from extreme heat in the summer and below freezing in the winter. I placed mine behind my iron front fence so you could still see it but the fence will camouflage most of the trunk as it matures.

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Going to look awesome

[@eljardindesofi6288]

Que increíble tu jardín es súper. Especial

[@RH-jd3ft]

No beard! Looks nicer to me,cheers from FL 🏝

[@pokipua]

Laura, on the pot irrigation. Get greg to route a small line from the water source up the hole in the bottom of the pot to the top of the pot and add emitters. Thst way your irrigation will take care of the providing water to the pot. We do this. Unless of course if your client is not going to water those pots manually.

[@BobiJadue]

So exited for this one 😍 such a pretty space! Can't wait to see how good it turns out!

[@Brandin-James]

Quiver tree yup ❤

[@lv4bway]

Very Nice...cant wait to see it completed!!

[@Astasha]

Ok, I gotta speak up for the beard. Sorry, I'm digging it!

[@PipMiister]

🌸

[@dominiqueveron8098]

Clean up the trunks helps see that no mille or other bugs are hidding there & in my opinion looks cleaner rather than messy.

[@kenryjay]

No to manscaping that gorgeous mystery aloe 😅

[@dorindajenkins7825]

🙋

[@BNJBarber]

About the beard,,, can you cut out the innermost part and leave some carefully selected ones in place. Makes it look more cared for rather than neglected. I’m guessing the trunk left beardless is not too attractive, so a few strands carefully left might enhance its exotic appearance.

[@user-vy6fk3rh6z]

No beard. 👍I’m surprised you’d even consider keeping those dead leaves.

[@Brandin-James]

ALWAYS MANSCAPE 😂 but not the Aloe ❤

[@josesoto9099]

Manscape the aloe . Wen it gets taller u can leave them

[@brielgo]

Por fin seré el primero ❤

[@cindykloth8406]

Wow how do you move all those boulders? They look mighty heavy......

[@mychinadoll312]

No beard 👍

[@shardagovender4465]

I would clean up the trunks...

[@jstamps9578]

5 day wow. No beard. The trunk is half the interest of the plant as a sculptural specimen. Re changing those plumerias around when they look so cool now, to quote RuPaul, "Don't F it up!"

[@janetyamashige9573]

I don't know what to do about that mystery aloe. I think it needs a biiig trim--imo, it looks neglected and kind of scary with all that shriveled, shaggy stuff hangin' off it, but if it needs that beard for protection, then...? Maybe stick it in a corner somewhere and plant things in front of it?

[@beatrixrode1082]

I live in aloe/rare succulent country and love it in its natural state with beard and all. Why do we want to groom everything 🤔.

[@pojkekeke]

If in direct sun, leave the beard, if placed in indirect light, shave it off 🤪

[@elizabethacheson4298]

Laura can't believe you would even contemplate leaving that beard on! This reminds me of when we were asked to vote on whether Greg left his "old man beard" (your words) on or shaved it off! If you leave that beard on that plant I'm a monkey's uncle! 🤣🤣🤣 Your OCD ain't got time for that!

[@Adam-vr5qn]

Hey Laura, with a property that size how come you never use a large dragon tree and Aloe tree as a feature tree in your design????

[@LauraEubanks]

I do!

[@Fabdanc]

Like any adolescent male, shave the beard until you can really grow one. I think once the aloe has a good sized trunk, let the beard stay. And I don't know what to say about the pachy... Because mine has gone dormant again. It broke dormancy, put out a flush of leaves, and now hasn't put out a new leaf in weeks... But hasn't dropped any leaves, so who knows.

[@firstladyofreup]

Trim the beard “ Something in the middle .

[@RSJ-Texas]

Leave the beard. Hahaha

[@gorrillagardening3692]

We give them soil and irrigation so they have an easier life than in their natural habitat - trim the beard :)

[@robertbrewer2190]

Leave the beard if plant is seen from father away. Too close and it is a horror story nest of unimaginable scary things!

[@desireealexander86]

It’s going to rain. Leave it on for a few months. You can always take it off on one of your maintenance visits. Summer is coming.

[@janetyamashige9573]

That's what I thought too, ack! What creepy crawly things are living up in that spent beard? 😱

[@mattmcdonald2679]

Keep the beard. Natural is good!

[@kelly2669]

PLEASE manscape. Those dead leaves need to go! Lol

[@tz_garden]

Well, I like the clean look as well. BUT when I visit Ruth Bancroft Nursery in Walnut Creek and there are amazing older specimens with their aprons still attached, I realize that is very beautiful, natural look. I'd ask the homeowner their preference, but since everything else is clean why not one big rugged masculine messy guy for the drama?!

[@teresajasoo2853]

Ocd please clean the plant.! :)

[@cindydavison5278]

That beard is waaay past a 5 o’clock shadow and needs some serious manscaping!

[@tandypfost1306]

No beard on the mystery Aloe please.

[@stevechamblee2061]

No beard

[@lb597]

manscape that beard

[@user-xo3hl7dk4u]

No beard clean it up 😊

[@carlabrooks2252]

I think it would look better cleaned up… I guess that’s no beard

[@sarahthomson8183]

no beard!

[@faridxuffi]

No beard!!!!

[@chrismc1975]

My vote is no beard. It’s too much of a gorgeous front yard installation to leave it. If it was for someone more into rugged natural looking landscape then I’d be inclined to leave but tidy it up maybe.

[@thepetitedollar]

Clean up the beard!

[@jgarno100]

No beard.

[@7memories]

No beard is my vote. I personally can't stand looking at dead leaves even though I understand the purpose of protecting a plant's trunk. 😅

[@donnalynne7510]

No.beard

[@pamelamuratore1569]

No beard please! Can always plant something nice looking underneath to hide a trunk.

[@margiehampton4566]

No beard!

[@pattyweidner9995]

No beard 😂😢😮😅

[@tashaking8907]

I vote no beard

[@r.b.8061]

The dried out leaves have to go - cut off the beard

[@jenniferosullivan1222]

Can’t wait for tomorrow…….. no beard please.

[@gates92]

Vote for no beard.

[@thelmahall2593]

no beard please

[@tracyp5088]

No beard.....

[@karinvandyk9288]

Cut it off

[@vanessaruiz7949]

Hi Laura please NO Beair 💈💈💈💈🚫

[@ginjones2262]

Remove the beard

[@marinadifabio6354]

Your use of the word "crap" is a bit over the top and a bit offensive when used all the time.

[@karynjordan5710]

No beard please

[@livingoneplantatatime3891]

No beard

[@pattymarshall1190]

No beard.

[@theresabutts9522]

No beard

[@Joyce-pc7co]

No beard.

[@pailbadcock]

No beard

[@Happilyretired65]

No beard

[@jasoopema8036]

No beard

[@mechellearteaga5783]

No beard