We had a bunch of old concrete blocks laying around the farm for years so today decided to start building our Semp & Succulent wall. It has been pouring with rain for 2 days so it was a good project to start, being rarely so cool here in the summertime. The basic construction is there. I will fill it with decomposed granite soil.
The wall is on the north side of the house, so it should be a good place to overwinter the more sensitive semps, and to the left (west) is an enclosed courtyard with my Weeping Cherry and Garraya and a huge Claret Ash over the top so it will be sheltered from the wicked west in summer but get morning to midday sun.
Once the wall is finished I will fill with soil and chisel out some little nooks in the wall to tuck some semp babies into, paint it, maybe put random some tiles on it... may plant some tall and cascading succulents in the top, not sure. And put some more blocks at the base with wider holes for bigger semps and my Black Prince's. Should be fun when shopping time comes for some new semps to put into it. Can't wait
Plant IDs are Virginia Creeper, Hibiscus, 2 of my rare pines in pots and Eucomis. There is a little semp bed I started you can see at the base of the hibiscus in the before picture.
Any suggestions for planting semps and more in a wall like this are welcome!
