FIRST LOOK
2022 REAL ESTATE EDITION
BY CHLOE YOUNG
FEATURED PLANTS
Monkey tail cactus
Crested Mexican fence post cactus
COURTESY OG AGAVE
COURTESY OG AGAVE
Golden barrel cactus
Frosty blue agave whale’s tongue
Matthew and Mary Caroline Shreves opened the OG Agave storefront in March.
COURTESY OG AGAVE
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COURTESY OG AGAVE
OG Agave Lake Travis shop specializes in ‘rare, unique and mind-blowing’ plants S ince March, OG Agave has provided Austin residents with cacti, agave and succu- following on Instagram, the couple began selling plants online and out of their home in 2019. After 20 years in real estate,
from Central Texas, big cacti and agave from Arizona and California, and imports specialty plants from Italy. Yard landscaping and plant arrangements also are o ered. The shop’s most popular plant is whale’s tongue agave, a large agave used for landscaping that can sur- vive in below-freezing temperatures, Matthew said. The crested Mexican fence post cactus, an indigenous plant from Mexico, is one of the rarest plants featured in the shop. “We’ve got everything from rare, unique and exclusive to starter succulents and ready-to-go arrange- ments for any occasion,” Matthew said. “We’ve got something for everybody.”
Orca agave whale’s tongue
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lents from its Lake Travis storefront. “We specialize in rare, unique and mind-blowing plants,” OG Agave co-owner Matthew Shreves said. As a child, Matthew developed a love for collecting cacti, an interest he said soon became an obsession. In 2017, Matthew and his wife and co-owner, Mary Caroline Shreves, started an Instagram account under the name OG Agave, highlighting their Austin backyard’s landscaping as well as other “unique, rare and exclusive” plants they came across, Matthew said. Quickly garnering a large
OG Agave 2101 N. RM 620, Austin 512-800-2642 www.ogagave.shop Hours: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Mon.
Matthew decided to focus on the plant business full time, opening a storefront with Mary Caroline in March o RM 620. “The word of mouth and the local community support has really been outstanding,” Matthew said. “Everyone that comes in tells three or four, and then they bring in two, and it just kind of multiplies.” OG Agave o ers more than 1,000 cacti, agave and succulents online and in-store, ranging from $5-$1,500. The store also takes appointments. The couple sources succulents
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