Collectors' Succulent Garden Redo

You'll see a newly renovated half-acre garden north of San Diego. It's a living gallery of rare and unusual succulents with an emphasis on variegates (those with stripes). I’ve followed this garden since 2008, and it's in my books. Over time it became overgrown and needed a good going-over. Included are before-and-after photos, plant IDs, and great tips and insights from the designer.

The layout was fine, but a lot of plant material needed to be removed to reveal (or to salvage) large, mature specimens that deserved prominence. The owners, who are discerning succulent collectors, hired landscape contractor Steve McDearmon of Garden Rhythms, a designer specializing in cacti and succulents. At the owners' request, Steve brought in additional stunning specimens---some you may recognize, some I'm pretty sure you won't.

SOURCES
The majority of new plant material came from:
• Oasis Water Efficient Gardens, https://www.oasis-plants.com
• Waterwise Botanicals Nursery, https://www.waterwisebotanicals.com
• Altman Plants, https://altmanplants.com
In addition you'll see succulents being trialed (tested) in the garden that are not yet commercially available.

GET NAMES
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GET STEVE'S STEP-BY-STEP
See "15 Steps to a Succulent Garden Renovation" also at:
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FIND Steve McDearmon
https://gardenrhythms.net

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BOOKS BY DEBRA LEE BALDWIN
— Designing with Succulents (mainly about in-ground gardening), https://amzn.to/2M7bBig
— Succulents Simplified (good overview for beginners), https://amzn.to/2Ewil2I
— Succulent Container Gardens, https://amzn.to/2VZvGeE

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ABOUT DEBRA
Award-winning garden photojournalist and bestselling author Debra Lee Baldwin shares her expertise about “plants that drink responsibly” in print, photos, videos and her “Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter. Debra is based in Southern California, home to more succulent specialty nurseries and growers than anywhere else in the world.

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