Posted by Linda, Denman Island on September 6, 2006, 8:13 am, in reply to "Re: Yucca carnerosana " I’m hoping the 50 inch figure is off. One of the local realtors promoting the island claims the annual precip is 37 inches.Who knows where he got the number from, but I prefer to believe him.
I would be smug too if I were you. 
I have a few very small desert gardens, which are covered in winter, but want to create something much larger when I get a chance. Nine yards of gravel has been sitting in front of a greenhouse for an embarrassingly long time. There is a bit of a slope in the area already, so I hope to exaggerate that and use the gravel (likely will need more) along with local rocks. Gardens like yours are truly inspiring. Have also picked up a few books on desert gardens. Unlike the rest of my garden, this time I will have a vision and create a plan before starting. I guess I need to set up my own system to find out for sure. Will be interesting to see how the carnerosana and some other plants fare this winter.
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