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I'm looking for Inspiration pictures.

12 years ago

I hope to design a small succulent garden soon, but I have no imagination. Can anyone refer me to books or magazines for inspiration pictures? I prefer hard copy so I can cut out pictures and see them side by side. Of course, any pictures from GW folks are appreciated too!

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bronxfigs: New York City/7b
12 years ago
tomatotomata....potatopotata...let's call the whole thing off!

Try: 'Timber Press' for books on succulent growing...containers, green roof-gardens, Xeric gardening, rock-garden design, wall-gardens, South-West gardening ...etc.

Plenty of material with photos.

Good luck.

Frank
growforit
12 years ago
Hi Tomato,

Are we talking PIG [plant in ground] time ?!? If so, that makes me excited as seeing a side order of [thick] bacon coming to my table...

Any chance you could take a picture of the planting area? Be fun to see what might get suggested if we could see the layout...

One suggestion that might be quicker/cheaper than a true hard copy --- I've typed in 'succulent beds' or succulent gardens into google and found some really cool layouts.
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cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
12 years ago
tomata,

An assiduous search here will give you lots and lots of ideas - all you have to do is look hard, long and thoroughly, and you'll get lots of ideas, which I believe you can print out, though not at a higher level of detail than a book would give you. There are lots of pictures here of bedded succulent plants.
deep___roots
12 years ago
Search the California Gardening forum for "bahia", which is the name of a person. He designs and has posted some of his succulent masterpieces there. Look for posts where he is the originator. I think he links to his photo site...maybe once you get in you can wander around. I'm not sure he posts to this forum...maybe he does. Search this forum too.
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
12 years ago
Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar has an amazing small succulent garden, well worth a visit

Here is a link that might be useful: Sherman Gardens Succulent Tapestry
ChemGardner
12 years ago
I was going to mention 'Bahia' as well! I love his designs since they are not the standard desert-looking succulent gardens, they look very lush and almost tropical.

Houzz.com is a great resource for anything house related including plants and gardens. Type in succulents and you will get hundreds of great photos. Their iPad/iPhone app is great and easy to use too.
Arid
12 years ago
I love Debra Lee Baldwin's book, Designing with Succulents. Great photos and design ideas. Her link is below. Also, Google Images, Flikr, and other online photo sharing sites contain hundreds of images of great gardens, including many of well known public gardens. Input key words like "succulent garden landscapes." Of course, this isn't a hard copy option, but if there is something you like you can always print a copy.

Here is a link that might be useful: Debra Lee Baldwin's website
tomatotomata
Original Author
12 years ago
Wow! I was away for a few days, and look at these great responses!
But I haven't been idle; I went to the library, and got several books, including Baldwin's book. Love it, because she is apparently local to my area, so she shows gardens in neighborhood I know, including my own! One of my favorites is similar to the Sherman Gardens you cited, hoovb. (Course, I can't tear out pictures from a library book).
I'll try to post a picture of my intended plot tonight; maybe you all can help with design.
martenfisher
12 years ago
No design. Just make a mess of it. Get the correct soil for your garden keep the big stuff from blocking the little stuff and just mix it all up. Ground cover type cactus plants like Opuntia and Echinocereus are great to fill in at the base of the larger plants. Just go crazy with it.

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