Garden Tour #2: Succulents!

Fall is upon us, and that means that the foliage will be changing.  And yes, the leaves do turn in California!  For me, the most exciting part of my mother's garden are her flowers and the vegetables she grows, which stop producing this time of year.  Remember, I shared a bit of her garden in this post with you?  I am encouraging her to grow squash this fall, but since she is not a squash-lover, I will not be receiving any of her extra crop.  :(  I totally understand because she has her hands full with all of the lovely succulents that she has to tend to year round.  By far, these are the plants that incite most of the "oohs" and "aahs" with guests.  This post is dedicated to the lovely succulents that she grows with a lot of work and care!

First of all, her backyard is paved so she does a lot of planting in pots.  I love her arrangements!

First, she buys bunches of succulents at the nursery and replants them into nicer looking pots.

When they start to outgrow their pots, she transplants the overflow into new ones, making arrangements with the different varieties along the way.

She will mix them with color, texture, and size, even in these larger pots!

She started to run out of space, so this old patio table became a spot to land the smaller pots of succulents, as well as some pepper and herb pots.  I particularly love the succulent that looks like grapes cascading.

She even replants them into tiny containers and situates them along the wall to hide some of the ugly machinery in the yard.  I think they look like messy versions of bonsai trees.  By the way, she has a couple of bonsai that I forgot to photograph!

Another trick of hers is to plant succulents in pots of large flowering plants or at the roots of the trees in her yard.  It makes everything look so much more lush, and it has not affected her other plants.

One tiny quirk is that she likes to do is hide little frogs in her garden.  She has a few around some of the large plants, but they even make appearances amongst her small succulent pots.

Anyways, these are easily my favorite part of my mom's garden this time of year and according to her, the easiest part to maintain!  She can barely keep up with her garden as it is, and her succulents grow ridiculously fast.  I told her that she can be my centerpiece designer when they time comes because she will certainly have enough plants, and I think her arrangements look professional!

Once again, I hope you enjoyed this little tour showcasing my mom's amazing succulent plants!