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READER PHOTOS! A gem of a succulent garden

comments (7) October 28th, 2010 in blogs

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Todays photos, continuing in the succulent theme of the week, are from Jane Johnson in Laguna Hills, California. She says, "Sherman Library & Gardens was founded in 1980 in Corona del Mar, California, and has a delightful succulent garden. Here are some shots that illustrate the design, variation, and interest that such a garden can possess. My husband took these photos last weekend when we discovered the gardens (2 1/2 amazing acres of what, for me, is a teaching garden). We just moved to southern California from central Pennsylvania, and we have to learn to garden all over again. I'm a master gardener and passionate plant nut. No matter how experienced we are, there are always new lessons and opportunities for growth in gardening.....hooray for that! " Thanks, Jane, for sharing this garden with us!

It'd be great to finish off the week with some photos of succulents from your gardens! Send me some photos today, and I'll try to continue this theme for tomorrow.

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00aa writes: fantastic! exactly what all I want, ha ha~ Posted: 8:20 am on March 6th

sheilaschultz writes: The front edge of the garden reminds me of a mosaic, a feast for the eyes. The step risers are also very cool. I recently saw a long 'tube/sock' like thing that is made for exactly this purpose...how neat is that? And finally, the Ruth Bancroft Garden is supposed to have fun classes aside from the beautiful gardens. Posted: 5:14 pm on October 28th

zippygal writes: What a gorgeous garden!! I love succulents and have many in pots on my decks as well as a terraced succulent garden on a steep hillside. This is definitely the way to go not only for the beauty of the plants but for a wonderful way to save on water usage. Thanks for highlighting succulents this week! Loved it!! Posted: 1:43 pm on October 28th

soilgoil writes: Love this garden, and all the succulent gardens you've featured this week. During a recent visit to the Central Coast of California, observed many beautiful xeriscape gardens replacing lawns. 'Way to go, for so many reasons! Check out Sierra Azul Nursery & Garden,Watsonville, CA: www.sierraazul.com. Posted: 11:13 am on October 28th

arboretum writes: well, if those sedum step risers are not the coolest thing since sliced bread, I don't know what is!! I'm so glad all these photos were included, to give us an idea of all the variations.

Many years ago a talented R.I. nursery owner,Sean Conway, displayed 2 succulent 'patchwork quilts' in wooden sided troughs flanking some stairs. Now these photos are inspiring me again. Great shots, Mr.J; thank you.

BTW, for readers who like these displays, there is a fabulous Garden Conservancy garden in Walnut CA., near San Fran. The Ruth Bancroft Garden is an astounding world unto itself- drought tolerant desert and southern hemisphere plants. I can easily say that i have never visited any garden more unique or fascinating. http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/

best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/
a teaching website

Posted: 10:33 am on October 28th

wittyone writes: This is just gorgeous! I am getting all sorts of ideas.

I have a dry area alongside a graveled path just behind a breezeway which is in dire need of some sort of drought proof plants. I've never done much with succulents or plants for dry areas so this never occurred to me as a possible solution. Something like this would be perfect and look great too.

Thanks Jane, for the wonderful photos. Posted: 9:59 am on October 28th

gottagarden writes: Fabulous garden! All those succulents remind me of underwater corals and sponges, could be an "under the sea" theme. Posted: 5:05 am on October 28th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.