Craving some very low maintenance greenery!

Agave plants, aloe vera, cacti and Yucca plants seem to cope very well with very limited water, so maybe some of these..?

Many thanks Rich, definitely gonna source some big plant pots and give your suggestions a try 👏🏽
J

Snake plants (aka mother in law’s tongue) barely need watering… mine have gone without for 6 months!

Oh that’s super to hear! Attractive plant too, will definitely try one or two of these - thank you! 

J

These are great suggestions and because we have the same problem we took out everything that we inherited and out in a mixture of cactus, snake plant, ferns Seda and other types of easy to care for plants -  you couldn't kill them. But we also added very realistic looking artificial shrubs to "fill out" the space. & add height etc.  They look amazing and can be hosed down occasionally to deal with sand or dust. 

There's a great selection in the various Chinese bazaars particularly the one beside Decathlon across from Dos Mares. It's a one off investment & you have trouble free foliage that looks really authentic. 

A side benefit is that because there are so few things growing we have no ants or creepy crawlies in the garden either &, in fact, I spotted a small bird speculativily eyeing up an artificial bay tree with a view to nesting no doubt🤔😅  Another benefit is that the walls are kept cleaner with nothing growing up them. Throw in a few solar lights and you have a lovely atmospheric area to sit in.

Another idea would be to put in a Zen garden with rocks and sand and some ground lighting. Or do a bit of both if you have space 

Best of luck with your search for a solution🌵🪴🌳☘️🌿

Super helpful, thanks Ann! 

We’re back next month for the summer and I can’t wait to try some of these plants out! (My husband less keen so I’m on a mission to prove him wrong also 😆).

…I spent quite a bit on artificial plants two years ago and wouldn’t do so again I’m afraid, certainly not the decent-sized ones, it’s far too windy down with us, they just disintegrated in no-time. 

I absolutely have garden-envy when walking around the town admiring everyone else’s plots, want to bring some life and greenery to ours …..I’m a gecko lover so greenery might temp a few more into the garden. 

(Feel free to share some garden pics only if you want to).

j