Endearing Agave

Want an agave but are baffled by the extraordinarily high price on the pots of those you see at garden centers?
Here's my advice.... make friends with someone who already has some.
I started out with two tiny agave when I first moved into my house. I found them in my backyard, practically buried underneath a red yucca. They seemed to be stifled, and they didn't have enough light. So I moved them to the front, which gets tons of sun. That's where they took off.
Apparently, the variety I had tends to create colonies, so I have tons now, all over the front garden.

Not too long after my agave discovery, my mother-in-law brought me two small Blue Agave, also know as Century plants. These beauties quickly established themselves, and have since been transplanted twice and sent out "pups" to the far reaches of my garden. As you can see from the photo on the right, at least one needs to be relocated to a more suitable position, that isn't squeezed between a Texas Sage and a Mountain Laurel.

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