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7 plants perfect for a Palm Springs-style garden

How to landscape in a mid-century modern style with cacti, pebbles and palms. - by Better Homes and Gardens
  • 05 Feb 2020

Love Palm Springs style? Get the look in your garden with our guide to the top seven plants for a mid-century modern look. 

WATCH: A Palm Springs-style makeover

The sculptural stands of cacti with the soft drapes of a banana tree in the corner complete the Palm Springs look. 

DIY Palm Springs style garden

A living art gallery

Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

Top a low-maintenance, drought-resistant dry landscape with small, unpolished, whitewashed pebbles as a contrast to the smooth paving. Then add boulders for a finishing flourish. 

Here are the top 7 plants to create a Palm Springs garden:

1. Opuntia 'Burbank Spineless'

Opuntia Burbank Spineless
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

There are no sharps here with the sculptural Opuntia 'Burbank Spineless.

2. Echinocactus grusonii

Echinocactus grusonii
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

These little barrel cacti (Echinocactus grusonii) are full of spines, so take care – they're no bundles of joy. 

3. Yucca rostrata

Yucca rostrata
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

This ground-hugging Yucca rostrata will eventually grow a thick trunk, but keep its spiky, funky haircut.

4. Cereus repandus

Cereus repandus
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

Create a mini desert city with groupings of towering Cereus repandus.

5. Parodia magnifica

Parodia magnifica
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

They're like collapsing air balloons, but Parodia magnifica come back to life when they produce beautiful lemon-yellow flowers. 

6. Bismarckia nobilis

Bismarckia nobilis
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

It's a palm not a cactus, but the Bismarckia nobilis is not out of place in a modernist-style succulent garden.

7. Opuntia

Opuntia
Chris Jones, Brent Wilson

Also known as prickly pear, Opuntia come with or without spines and is perfect for a Palm Springs garden.

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