One of the things I look forward to at the start of the summer season is the stage dressing of the garden. This is such a fun thing to do and an opportunity to slightly vary the look of the garden from year to year by just a few modifications here and there. Changing accessories, a few rearrangements, new bedding plants among others can make a difference and freshen up a familiar looking place.
Playing with positioning of pots. Stage dressing of the garden for the summer has begun
And one of the new things I'll be doing this year will be incorporating a bit more mixed succulent planting in pots especially on the top patio.
Materials assembled
Our patio (or should be called a terrace as one of our friends insist) just outside the conservatory is still due a more permanent makeover and will be the subject of a few dedicated blog musings which will come up in the following days. But for this year at least it will be graced with some mixed succulent plantings.
There's some variation in each Echeveria agavoides and yet they come from the same batch
Echeveria agavoides 'Taurus' at the front looks so shiny, even metallic looking
My preference is still very much towards one plant per pot, solitary in their containers over several crammed together. Mixed planting however can look amazing and I do appreciate them. A few in the garden this year won't hurt and adds an element to doing something new and slightly out of our norm.
Saying that, by the end of the weekend I still did mostly potting up succulents on their own in a pot and only one mixed planting. I'm pleased with it and should fill in nicely as the season progress. I'll do more over the next few days but have to say...
