Planting drought tolerant areas on a budget. Cheri Kulhanek, San Diego

I have a retaining wall 30′ long with 80+ diamond shaped areas for potting. Do you have any plans I could take advantage of? I live in San Diego and need to plant drought tolerant on a budget. I’d like to give it some character, not just planting all ice plant. I’d appreciate whatever info you could suggest. Thanks, Cheri

Forum (Brian):
Hi Cheri Sadly I do not have personal knowledge of San Diego and its climate but the following two alpine plants could be worth trying. Campanula portenschiagiana and Campanula poscharskyana. The US Sunset Book National Garden Book suggests Hellianthemun nummularium, Cerastium tomentosum, Gazania Agave and Aloe could also work. Some of the dwarf Cytisus and Genista might be worth looking for. Hoping this helps. Let us know how you get on. Brian