Some places make you want to slow down and take another look. San Antonio has many such places and this is one of them. Even in San Antonio, where the agave is a common landscape plant, this place stands out for its abundance of them. I drive by here often and today became the day to stop for a few photos. As impressive as this looked driving by, it's even more so from the sidewalk.
I don't know the origin of the buildings or if they are currently in use. This is on a busy commercial street, but there are no signs to indicate it is currently occupied. A quick check shows that it was an antique store for a while. We'll walk along the sidewalk from west to east. The Texas Mountain Laurel and other large plants offer a hint of the impressive view beyond.
Just on the other side the scene changes dramatically to agaves on a berm in front of the driveway. The rocks, while looking random, are well placed.
Back along the sidewalk there's a great mailbox, agave, ocotillo, and a Retama tree. The agaves were planted close to the sidewalk and the lower leaves are trimmed back.
Up above the plants include bear grass, yucca, and we get a glimpse of the buildings
Along the way there's enough of a clearing to get a good look at the front entry and the stonework around the door.
Matching stonework around the window on a small building to the right.
Back to the street, the agaves create quite a jumble at eye level
A look at the decorative painting around the windows to the left of the entry
An up close view of the agave jumble
Nearing the end, more agave and yucca
One last peek over the fence before I go on about my errands.
Those are our beautiful native Texas Mountain Laurel flowers to the
right. The flowers are intensely fragrant and smell like grape
kool-aid.
If this place ever re-opens as a business I would love to see inside. Now on my way....
