Pulled back for the big picture...

After finishing the stock tank tabletop planting (Wednesday's post), I turned my attention to the large ribbed planter to the right. It most recently held a large variegated Agave americana, an agave that turned to mush last winter.I'd been toying with doing a crevice style planting in that container, but when the time came I just went with what I had on hand—plants that needed to get in the ground and rocks I already owned.
I took these first several photos right after I finished planting. 
For the backside I took a couple divisions of pyrrosia I had growing elsewhere in the garden. I tucked them in with soil and moss but the leaves dried up rather quickly. I left the rhizomes in place, hoping maybe they'll root and new leaves would grow. 
Pictured here (L-R) are Lonicera crassifolia, Selaginella wallacei and Saxifraga 'Winifred Bevington'.
Pyrrosia lingua, yes, planted on a rock. More on that below.
Cassiope lycopodioides, one of a pair, photo from early July...

The big saxifrage at the top of the photo is S. hostii (silver saxifrage). The other two are more S  'Winifred Bevington'. The one standing up on the long stem as well as the pieces like it laying at its base are cuttings from S. primuloides in my garden.
I am thrilled the selaginella appears to have taken hold and is putting on new growth.
Ditto for the pyrrosia on the rock! There's new foliage in there, I just couldn't get the camera to focus on it.
So why did I plant a pyrrosia on a rock? Because of this one I saw growing on a rock in Vancouver, BC. They grow on trees and rocks in nature, so I thought why not try it? There's a little soil under the moss in my version. Of course I want to do another one that more closely resembles this one.
Here's one of the rhizomes I mentioned lost their leaves. Fingers crossed it's still alive.
Wide angle backside...
Another look at the pyrrosia...
And that's a wrap on this project!