This might be my biggest post ever as far as the number of photos is concerned. I took well over 300 pictures at the recent 2014 Succulent Extravaganza held at Succulent Gardens in Castroville, CA, and it took much longer than expected to go through them all.
This post contains photos of the nursery grounds and the retail greenhouse. Part 2 will be about the succulent-themed demonstration gardens installed by top landscape designers.
If you haven’t been to a Succulent Extravaganza, or haven’t seen my posts about previous years’ events, you’re in for quite a treat. Succulent Gardens is the premier succulent nursery in Northern California, growing more than 400 different varieties on three acres just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The selection is huge, and no matter what kinds of succulents you’re partial to, you’re likely to find something to tickle your fancy. (I will say, though, that for some reason their selection of agaves was smaller this year than before.)
Let’s start our tour in the parking lot. Usually I don’t pay much attention to other cars, but these two jumped out at me:
I believe this was on Michael Romero’s truck
I wonder if anybody in California has the license plate I ♥ AGAVES?
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