Succulents and More™

My previous post was about Loree’s front garden. This post is about the back garden. The portal to the back garden is the agave gate that Loree’s husband Andrew designed: While distinctly separate, the back garden repeats many of the same themes as the front garden: bold foliage, architectural forms, spiky plants, plus ferns — so many ferns. What you won’t see a lot of is flower color. There are a few exceptions, and they truly stand out. I’m sure that was the intention. Let’s get started. As I mentioned in my previous post , these photos were taken over three days in different lighting conditions. That’s why the colors may look a bit different. Agave gate on the right Pyrrosia ferns tucked into trunk of a Trachycarpus fortunei and the crotch of an Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’ Foliage reigns supreme. The dark leaves are from black mondo grass ( Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’), which you will see in many of these photos. It makes a great foil for lighter colored folia...