in 2009 the new home owners of the dana point project moved in and were all too excited to transform the property in their taste and style. this would be the first time that i did a big planting job in all cactus and succulents. i called dan orduna from laguna canyon cactus and he drove a truck full of specimens to the job site. the owner and i hand picked some amazing pieces from his selection. we basically just pointed to over half of the plants on his truck and said, “this one, this one, this one…”
i will make a potentially long story short by simply showing you the photos instead of launching into a lengthy narrative about redoing sprinklers, tearing out roses and amending soil. so here it is:
ozzie digging out the old myrtle hedge
the empty planter ready for the new plants
staging the new plants
overview of planting moments after completion
overview
firestick, crown of thorns, agave, euphorbia, barrel cactus
euphorbia ingens and barrel cactus
firestick, aeonium, euphorbia ingens, barrel cactus
crown of thorns, blue chalk stick, bromeliad
euphorbia, blue chalk stick, aloe, firestick
afterglow echeveria, aloe, firestick, blue chalk stick
overview
agave parryi, bromeliad
blue chalk stick and firestick
firestick, aeonium, blue chalk stick, euphorbia, barrel cactus, afterglow echeveria
barrel cactus, afterglow echeveria, senecio
bromeliad, crown of thorns, afterglow echeveria, senecio
overview
euphorbia, afterglow echeveria, agave, senecio
aloe, euphorbia, afterglow echeveria, senecio
overview
last one, i swear
