Hello all! First time poster so go easy on me! We moved into our house three years ago and it came with a beautiful but tiny succulent garden. Now, all of them have grown quite large and a lot of them are flowering(?) this season. I’ve read a lot of posts about certain plants throwing up a stalk and dying shortly after. Is this the case for these? And if not, should I be cutting them back? Thank you for any help! Attached are photos of the front and back of the garden.
Watering – rainy season in sf I do not water for months, summer usually every 2-3 weeks to saturation. No drainage – just a concrete trench from what I can tell.
Light – garden faces east, partial light most of the year due to surrounding buildings.
by Ok_Pen_4516
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Sorry – back of garden pictured here.
https://preview.redd.it/5aeux5t6bf0f1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6772dfb42079fa7a8089d3ebec808b2d88b07c1c
I have nothing to contribute other than to say that this is literally gorgeous and I am so jealous. So glad that you’re going to take care of them!
The *Agave* (maybe *A. attenuata*), the large blue-green ones, might make a few smaller rosettes before the large portion dies off after flowering. The rest of the plants will flower every year. You can prune them if they get too large. Otherwise you don’t have to do much aside from removing dead bits.
I don’t see any monocarpic succs flowering in this image and so no, no need to cut anything back! just enjoy the stunning flowers you’ve got! obviously you can prune (take cuttings) of some of the succulents (some like the aloes can’t really be pruned in a traditional sense and require more exact care or removal if getting too big) and sell them should you not like the overflowing look or think it’s getting too crowded for its own good
lol you posted this just to show off this gorgeous garden you inherited!!!
I don’t see any plants suffering. They all look amazing. Enjoy them 🙂