Our central coast mini-vacation also took us to Cambria, where I got to go to my one "must-visit" place of the entire trip: a succulent nursery called Grow. I'd read a little about it, and even met the proprietor once at the San Jose Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale. None of this, however, prepared me for the awesomeness within.
One of my favorite parts of the store (which is about 2/3 outdoors and has a bunch of different spaces) was this terrific wall adorned with wood, metal objects, air plants, senecios, and more:
One of my favorite parts of the store (which is about 2/3 outdoors and has a bunch of different spaces) was this terrific wall adorned with wood, metal objects, air plants, senecios, and more:
I was also kind of in love with the wall below, to the left. Does anyone know what these metal drawers and shelf originally were? They are super cool-looking, and I would love to make something like that. The picture below on the right gives you a sense of Grow's "feel."
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Oh, did I mention that they had an excellent selection of pots, rocks, and other interesting objects that go extremely well with succulents?
I have reached the (admittedly absurd) point where few mainstream nurseries I visit have something I both (1) want and (2) don't already have. But Grow had a bunch of things I want and do not have. (For reasons that I'll share in a future post, I didn't buy any of them.) Here are three cool examples. Check out those echeveria "raindrops" in the middle!
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They also had a bunch of plants that I own but which aren't always easy to find, including the euphorbia decaryi and aloe polyphylla below. I don't think I've ever seen such gorgeous decaryis for sale before.
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Now I'll just shut up and show you some pictures so that you can explore the place for yourself.
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Thanks for joining me on this central coast excursion, dear succ-ers!
Happy New Year to all of you!
Happy New Year to all of you!
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