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
Tags: aeonium, afterglow echeveria, agave, agave parryi, aloe, barrel cactus, blue chalk stick, cactus, crown of thorns, dana point renovation, euphorbia ingens, firestick, lava rock, senecio, succulents
September 29, 2010 at 8:23 pm |
Gorgeous. That last photo caption is a crack-up, though. Thanks…I am coveting many of these items, both prickly and non-prickly.
September 30, 2010 at 10:25 am |
Wonderful Job! Great arrangement of color and plant selection. Cannot wait to see the next posting…. I will see you soon,
Cupcake
September 30, 2010 at 10:50 am |
Awesome. I wish I had money to hire you to do our backyard. Heck it would just be super cool to catch up some time.
September 30, 2010 at 12:50 pm |
Wow, this is gorgeous! I’m now wishing I could tear out my whole garden and put succulents in!
Chris
September 30, 2010 at 6:48 pm |
Beautiful, euphorbic and fantastic! Amazing work. Too bad I cannot have a firestick in my planter. – your proud Sis
October 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm |
Love it bro, nice work! Wish i could put some succlents in my yard but succulents don’t like GA…
October 4, 2010 at 1:40 pm |
Your work is fabulous – positively fabulous. I’m in awe of what you have created.
October 4, 2010 at 8:17 pm |
Wow! You are the Succulent King of Laguna! Great design and choice of plants.
October 27, 2010 at 8:51 pm |
You better write a new post or I’m going to stop being such a wonderful ‘leaf retrieval expert’…. Ozzie
November 5, 2010 at 8:07 pm |
Great job on mixing it up. It looks really naturally perfect. As though these plantings had been there for a long time and there never should have been anything else. You should be very satisfied. I love the use of the tall Euphorbias. Now I want some,too. Love ya, Ana
February 20, 2012 at 5:05 pm |
What are the large plants at Dana point Marina with the long growing blooms out of the center? Located at entrance to Marina Inn area.
February 20, 2012 at 9:44 pm |
i haven’t seen them, so i am not sure. but this time of year i would assume they are probably Agave atenuatta. take picture and send it to me and i will be able to tell. most likely it is an agave of some sort.