In A Vase (sort of) on Monday/Foliage Follow Up

This Sunday, members of the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society from Seattle came down to visit my garden and I also guided them through the garden of my friend Florence who was out of town. It was such a joy to meet and share with other plant obsessed people. I learned a lot just listening to them and asking questions.   As much fun as it was, I wanted to relax for a time and so am simply using plants in containers that already exist in my garden.

In A Vase On Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden and Foliage Follow-Up is hosted after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day each month by Pam at Digging. Follow the links; join in the fun!

This lovely lady just got named Linda at Linda Letters because the gorgeous gallon of Mondo Grass came home with me from her open garden on Saturday.  (All plants $1.00 - can't beat that!)  

Restarting sempervivum in this container.  I don't quite understand sempervivum - sometimes they take off and reproduce like mad and then peter out altogether, other times they stay forever. The semps that lived here previously were gloriously happy for several years and then decided to be done.

Something a little different this year in Burl's (Rare Plant Research) "pumpkin" planter.

Here are a couple of things I put together from odds and ends of succulents.  These were some of the several runners-up for my entry in Loree's Aeonium Challenge

This one combined Alison's tillandsias with succulents. 

Speaking of tillandsias, here's an idea found at GardenSphere Nursery.  Had to bring one home!

There you have it, this week's lazy contribution to IAVOM!  Happy Monday!