Sep 7, 2011

Nadia's Ocean-themed succulent garden in California

          Hi friends, How have you been ? I know I have been MIA lately, my sincere apologies ... . To compensate that I am back with another beautiful post, only this time it is a garden tour. When I came across Nadia's blog and her charming underwater-world-themed garden, I was amazed. It was so lovely and the way she has brought her theme to life is simply awesome...

This is what Nadia has to say about her sea-themed garden .... "My inspiration for the ocean themed water wise gardens are from my love of the ocean and my equal passion for water wise plants,such as euphorbias, cactus and succulents. I was certified as a scuba diver in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico and returned for many years to vacation and scuba dive in that area. The ocean in this area is landscaped with cactus right up to the shore. It is a beautiful view. The contrast of water next to cactus I thought was unique and serene. I was able to create a mini version of what I loved on vacation by planting an ocean themed garden in my backyard. I used a lot of seashells, glass floats, drift wood and sand to create that ocean look. I filled in the rest with rocks, cactus, succulents and colorful euphorbias known as “firesticks”. Finding succulents that look like coral really added to the effect.Creating landscaping that brings back good memories of places I have been has brought a lot of joy to my daily living and serenity to my home." 
 
Now let's take a walk into Nadia's gorgeous garden ....







Apart from her sea-themed garden I couldn't resist myself from posting some more pictures of her garden from her gorgeous blog ...;-) ;-) ... Have a look at two of my favorites...



     If you are a lover of gardens, do hop over to Nadia's blog , I am sure you will love her gardening tips and cute DIY garden ideas, especially her artistic stepping stones , succulent designs and succulent arrangements...

All Images via Nadia Knows Gardens.

     If you have a themed garden like this or  a beautiful garden that you would like to show off,  do send in your entries to liventhingzup@gmail.com . I would love to do a tour of your garden also here... ;-) ;-) .. 

12 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous garden and such a wonderful theme for it...she has done such a superb job recreating her vacation spot :):) Thanks for sharing Nadia and her blog Emreen:)

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  2. wow this garden look amazing the attention to detail to recreate the ocean effect is just fantastic, love that beautiful ceramic pot and the gorgeous plants.

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  3. Wow...such a gorgeous collection of succulents! Lovely.

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  4. aha !!! lovely and eyecandy pics...

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  5. nice to see u back...lovely garden and infact, i m so impressed by the wall and the display of plants against it..sea theme is so oft used, but Nadia has given a refreshing feel the theme

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  6. I know Nadia and her back yard... it is AMAZING, but what's more amazing is the woman behind it. Nadia is full of life in so many ways, gardening is just one of things that shows her joie de vivre.

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  7. Long time no see Emreen :) Looove nadia's garden, great way to remember a lovely holiday... fun memories each time you pass by this garden. This is like a mega version of the vacation memory jars you had made earlier.
    And that pot is to die for. Off to check nadia's blog!

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  8. wow.. So beautiful!!!! Loads of creativity and hard work..Awesome!!!!!

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  9. wow ths s innovative...love each and every corner, the passway, pretty pot all gorgeous...

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  10. Nadia's garden is beautiful! I love the walkway by the fence.

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  11. Beautiful garden.. I never knew that succulents and cactus can be used to create such a pretty garden space. It is amazing to see how the garden design and plants fit into the theme.

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  12. Loved it. The curving walkway looks very attractive.

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