As well as the plants that were purchased, there were others which had been in the ground for four months and because of the wet season, were waterlogged and needed to be transplanted.
The first step was to mark out the circular garden bed. The diameter was 3.5 metres. Rolapak Ezy Edge was used and anchored in place with timber pegs ( which will be replaced by metal ones).
Rocks and a log were then collected from the property. It was then just a matter of adding a metre of soil, the rocks and the plants. A feature of the design was the log which was planted with succulents.
These photos show some of the fifty-nine succulents that were planted. They included echeverias,
sedum, crassula, kalanchoes, sempervivum,, aeonium, and graptoverias
To finish the garden, local granitic rock was used forthe topping. It is a lovely grey color which tones in well with the succulents.
As a finishing touch, two potted succulents and a galvanised metal cockatoo were used as decorative features.
2 weeks later - 5 container pots of succulents have been added to the garden. Note the addition of crystals and the use of different coloured toppings.
Some updated photos of the garden.
