More than one person has mentioned there are elements of my yard that would make a great wedding venue. Since absolutely no one wants to hear my opinions on the very idea of weddings, we'll jut skip to the venue part. While is was suggested my backyard would be perfect, it actually is only great for dogs to zoom around and then drag half the leaves into the house. The front yard is a slightly different story. For one thing, the dogs are not let out there (no fence), and we are mindful that the neighbors don't want to see an eyesore as they stroll past. The particular feature that has captured the souls of romantics was utterly unexpected and delightful.
One of our spectacular Foxtail (or Fox Tail depending on which Google site you trust) Agave plants decided it was time to bow out and send up its spectacular bloom, which then becomes an arch. First it bursts into fuzzy blossoms that the bees adore, and then starts to make little agave babies over time. While it is wise to pull out the plant and let others take over its space, I don't have the heart to do it -- yet. Besides, there are so many people who marvel at the arch and it's just too fun to speculate all the purposes it could be used for. We'll see how much longer it can survive.
The following is the progression of the arch. In many ways, it looks so much sadder, but when you look closely, you see all the new buds beginning for it's reincarnation. Pretty amazing.
Your foxtail agave arch is spectacular!
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