Steve, who lives in the heart of Los Angeles in Southern California, shared some beauties of this garden with us recently (Steve’s Southern California Garden), and today we’re back to enjoy more of the beauties from this diverse garden.
Container plantings lined up on the deck include lots of succulents and beautiful foliage.
The foliage of this Aloe is beautiful, but wow, those flowers put this over the top.
Who needs flowers when you have this beautiful variegated foliage?
The blooms of Leucospermum cordifolium, a native of South Africa, are exquisite.
Succulents can be nearly as colorful as flowers, and very durable, especially in a climate like Southern California’s.
Sonchus pinnatifidus is a dramatic plant from the Canary Islands with dramatic, sawtooth foliage and huge clusters of yellow blooms.
This dragonfly visitor to the garden is as beautiful as any flower.
Another beautiful Leucospermum bloom leaning down over a blue succulent makes a perfect combination.
California poppies (Eschscholzia californica, annual) are usually yellow, but this is a beautiful pink form.
Perfect flowers with glistening water droplets
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Comments
Very nice . Another great visit . Water on a bloom is one of my favorite settings for a photo . I do believe I added a few in my submissions . Crazy blooms from the more friendly of climates .
Beautiful Steve. The one Leucospermum really deeked me out. I was thinking "What an odd flower on that blue succulent" before I read
Beautiful plants and great photos. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Steve,
Thank you for your beautiful flowers and plants, especially the leucospermum. I lived in LA too. May I visit you garden? Here is my garden. https://sites.google.com/site/phanyamada/Home/our-garden
Love it all! The dragonfly and California poppies especially!
Your container garden is fabulous! I've never seen an Aloe bloom before- or even seen a Leucospermum let alone a blooming one!
Very beautiful!
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