By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer
Editors like change. So they seem genuinely disappointed when I tell them that, no, gardeners are not losing interest in succulents even though this trend has been going on awhile. If anything our love affair with succulents seems to be getting more passionate. I see more quanity and variety at nurseries with every visit.
Not to mention great new ways to use them.
Take the container shown here, which I saw at The Outdoor Room in Pacific Palisades, California recently. Only one type of succulent is used here. And it's not even a particularly showy one -- no variegation, ruffles, or other fancy details.
But it's a wonderful color -- a combination of blue, gray, and green. And the designer used that subtle shade to evoke a seascape. A container that reminds you of a big shell, a top mulch of gray sand, and a few seashells popped in is all it took.
Looking at this container every day, I think, would be almost as good as meditating. But then I already told you I was drawn to monochromatic plantings, didn't I?
