You’re wondering what the heck is up with that title right? Well when I stumbled upon this amazing garden full of cactus and succulents I couldn’t help but notice the address was 811 and that got the “811/call before you dig” slogan in my head. Hopefully this gardener will never have to “know what’s below,” I’d hate to disturb such a dense tapestry of beautiful plants…
Obviously this garden is not in Portland, I discovered it one of my walks around Berkeley (technically Albany), California. When on vacation I love exploring neighborhoods and seeing how people there garden.
The view on the opposite side of the driveway.
The hellstrip...
Close-ups of the front garden...
Isn't the house color the perfect background for that milky green euphorbia?
Another hellstrip section.
That's one water-stressed aloe.
Things look a little better off (water-wise) next to the house. Is this not just beautiful? I feared at some point during this vacation my eyes were going to explode from seeing so many beautiful things. This garden was definitely a happy find.
Those colors are positively dreamy!
I wanted to walk up to the gate and peek in, but I did not.
To the left of the sidewalk above...
And a neighbors "garden" as a reality check, just so you know the whole street wasn't so lushly planted...
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