See my article, "How to Water Succulents." Grow rangy non-succulents in pots Finer-leaved succulents tend to dry out more easily and will be happiest around the base of the mound or in a swale. Those most prone to rot, such as cacti from to the desert Southwest, tend to do best atop a berm that allows water to drain away from their roots. Low-growing blue Senecio mandraliscae and Othonna capensis complete the high-medium-low vignette. In Nancy Dalton's garden, Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire' serves as a backdrop for medium-sized succulents such as barrel cacti and variegated elephant's food ( Portulacaria afra 'Variegata'). Group plants with varying heights and sizes The succulents you plant in fresh soil will quickly take root and thrive. Tip: Bring in several yards of topsoil amended with pumice and mound it atop your former lawn or a difficult-to-dig area of compacted dirt. Mounded soil is more interesting than flat and height enhances drainage. Also highly textual are barrel cacti and any plant that shimmers in the breeze-like the Yucca rostrata at left. Texture is both what's seen up-close, like fuzzy red kangaroo paw flowers, and what's viewed from a distance, like the mounding jade at middle right and 'Sticks on Fire' beyond. These in turn echo an intriguing aspect of each other: white filaments that curl from leaf margins. The Yucca rostrata at far right repeats the dark green starburst shapes of slender-leaved agaves at middle left. By combining agaves with yuccas, the designers used similar-but-different plants to create continuity.
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