Scenes from the undersea succulent garden at the...

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Scenes from the undersea succulent garden at the San Diego Botanic Gardens as created by Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents and landscaper Bill Teague. Sunset Magazine did a piece on Jeff’s sea-like creations, as did the San Diego Union-Tribune in a more detailed piece. Alas, I don’t think I’ll be able to replicate them in the high mountain desert, but I wish I could! This is my idea of whimsy.