Bold and Dramatic
Southwest Garden Style

Think of the vast natural landscape of deserts and mountains, accented it with wildflowers, cacti, trees, and stones. The best way achieve this stylish garden is with furnishings and accessories that give the Southwest landscape character.

The details of this landscape reflect the interests of the owner. Walls are painted in bright fiesta colors. The water fountain and terra-cotta pots throughout the garden hail from exotic vacation places giving a personal touch to this garden owned by those well traveled. It’s no surprise that the succulent and southwest garden styles are in popular demand for the Southern California water conscious homeowners for their thriftiness and attractiveness in keeping with the local climate.

Cacti are always succulents, but succulents are not always cacti. Cacti always have spines surrounding aeroles. Other succulents may (or may not) have spines but not in the same configuration. Spines help to protect the plants from thirsty predators in the wild.

Plants are used in this garden include various cacti and succulents. The garden also utilizes boulders and is mulched with crushed rocks.

Tips:

This garden requires a sunny location and well-drained low organic soil.

Avoid over watering as it will rot the roots of the plants. In winter, cacti are dormant and need little or no water. The best rule of thumb about watering is, “When in doubt, don't.”

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