How To Make A Charming Succulent Rock Garden
Rocky succulent gardens are extremely popular in commercial and residential landscapes because these types of garden beds are very beautiful to look at, they offer lots of interest and they are super easy to care for since they hardly need any watering or maintenance at all.
Gardeners and landscapers also love to construct these types of garden beds because they are so easy to build.
In this guide, we are going to share a couple of simple tips that can help you create a rock garden that can add lots of visual interest to your garden spaces.
Select A Sunny Location
Succulents need plenty of direct sunlight or they won’t flower or grow healthy and strong. It is very important to position them where they might receive a minimum of 8 hours of direct sunlight per day. It is also important to select a dry area in your garden because these plants tend to develop root rot if they are exposed to too much moisture.
Create A Design
Next, you can start by creating a unique design for your succulent garden. The sky is the limit when it comes to succulent gardens. You can choose to create a long rectangular succulent garden, cover your entire backyard in rocks and succulents with a broad walkway in the center, build raised garden beds, or construct a circular succulent garden with a tower design.
Create A Border
After designing your succulent garden, it will be time for construction. These gardens usually contain lots of small plants and pebbles that can gradually spread all over your garden. To add more structure and contain pebbles, it is usually best to create a border around your garden bed with some large rocks. Any type of rock can be used for a rocky succulent garden but for a striking look it is best to focus on something a little bit rough instead of smooth pebbles.
Fill Your Garden With The Appropriate Soil
Succulents need free-draining soil and they grow best in sandy soil types. You can get some potting soil and mix it with sand and a little bit of fine aggregate to create bedding soil that is rich in organic matter yet drains well. Fill out your entire garden bed with this mixture.
Add Large Boulders For Interest
The inside of your rocky garden bed should have plenty of large rock boulders that can add dimension and interest. Position large rocky boulders at random positions throughout your succulent garden with larger rocks positioned towards the back.
Add Medium-Sized Rocks And Gravel
Your garden space will also need a couple of medium-sized rocks. These rocks can be placed alongside the large boulders and at random inside your garden bed. Next, you can fill out your garden bed with small pebbles or small aggregate.
Time To Plant The Succulents
Once your garden bed is designed and constructed, you can dive in and get planting. It is best to select slow-growing succulent species for rocky garden beds so these growths won’t take over too quickly. Succulents like cacti, desert roses, jade plants, ponytail palms, chocolate soldiers, aloe vera, or string-of-pearls will add lots of interest and life to your garden beds and are very easy to care for. For optimal results, it is best to mix and match different succulent varieties all over your garden bed. It can be a lot of fun to collect different species of succulents and this will help you create a very interesting space.
If you need any help with the layout, design, materials, or installation of your beautiful succulent garden then you should give Stone Edge Landscapes a call. This company can assist with any of these gardening tasks and they can help you find the finest quality natural rock or stone features to include in your beautiful dry garden.
