I believe the first is an Aloe, either Aloe juvenna or Aloe cilaris. The second is a Haworthia, not sure of the specific type -- but there are many Haw experts here more knowledgeable than I am.

Aloe (probably juvenna; much more common in cultivation - jucunda has recurving leaves) will get brownish in lots of sun - nothing wrong with that, just so you know. It is slightly etiolated, so could use some more sunshine. Make sure you acclimatize it. It could grow quite long but you can always prune to keep shorter. Or just let the 'arms' get long - they may start hanging down. Looks good either way :)

Haworthia grows well in less sun, it can get very dark if in lots of it. It may be better to keep it in morning sun or dappled shade.

Agree with Carioca816 about the soil: it looks quite water-retaining. Either change for new mix, or at least add lots of sifted or rinsed perlite (sifting or rinsing gets rid of lots of dust)..

Thank you for the IDs!

I do have other aloes of the same ilk and they do hang down after a while. That's when I break the off and start new ones. I have about a dozen of them now. I have many of the hawthorias, also as well as schefflera and crotons. Thinking of having a plant sale.

I don't have much choice where sunlight is concerned. Houses close by mine on north and south and large maple trees on east and west. They block a lot of sun. Here is aerial pic of my house:

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I understand...but if you want to grow succulents successfully, most require at least 6hrs/day (more is better) of very good light, most of it being sun. If not possible to supply that, consider either supplemental lighting, or grow succulents that do well in less sunlight. 2 very common are haworthias and sansevierias. I am sure there are some more. They still need light, but not as much/strong as most succulents. I have few Sansevierias, and they are kept on shelves on the wall 90deg. to the window, so it is quite low light they get. Other (vast majority) of my succulents are under lights. Lights are on a timer for 12hrs on, 12hrs off. This is my winter set-up, since as soon as possible in the spring, I take them outside, where they stay until late fall.

Is that land behind your house belonging to your neighbour? How about the strip right next to the house? Does it get any sunlight?

The area behind the house is my backyard (we have very narrow but very long lots), but don't go by the photo showing it all sunshine. The light changes all the time with so many trees around. My mom once tried to grow tomatoes in containers once and had to keep running out and moving them as the light changed. She never did that again!

How about specializing in lower light plants? And, are supplementary lights a possibility?