Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

Poodle pruning on juniper shrub with red lava rock mulch in drought tolerant California garden

White flower wildflower, Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) among rocks in Kyte California native plant garden

Family: Crassulaceae

Genus: Echeveria coccinea

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Native Habitat: Mexico

Flower: Orange, Red

Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas

R. Porch's Private Collection

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Will it fit?!

bracket: www.hooksandlattice.com/8window-box-brackets.html

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Plant from my neighbor's xeriscape.

Overcrowded, maybe. I think I could've done with 2 fewer plants. One thing I got was a $4 6 pack of little starts (royale chocolate) so that filled it up quite a bit.

bracket: www.hooksandlattice.com/8window-box-brackets.html

Digital original, February 26, 2015, Walnut Creek, California USA

moved it in a container and it's doing well!

Flower Carpet White thrives even in dry hot climates

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Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

Ratibida columnifera - Mexican Hat, yellow flower drought tolerant meadow plant with grass, Nassella (Stipa) viridula in Denver Botanic Garden

The Cajun Hibiscus series consists of over 38 cultivars, each with it's own distinct look.

Family: Cactaceae

Genus: Oreocereus celsianus

Common Name(s): Old Man of the Andes

Synonym(s): Pilocereus celsianus, Cereus celsianus, Borzicactus celsianus, Cereus fossulatus, Oreocereus fossulatus, Borzicactus fossulatus, Oreocereus maximus, Oreocereus neocelsianus

Native Habitat: Argentina : Bolivia : Peru

Flower: Pink, Purple

Cultivar Availability: Common

R. Porch's Private Collection

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I don't grow succulents in my own garden, but I appreciate their form of beauty. These were in a section of garden in the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

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Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch

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