succulent

The gardens are designed to have more than 200 species of plants and trees, including palms, oaks, sycamores, succulents and olives.

Inside, the gardens are divided into houses highlighting different plants and climates — from the Palm House with over 70 palms, to the fern room, to the desert house filled with cacti and succulents.

Rows of flowers and succulents sat beside a back wall, ready to be planted by a team of workers from Pierre Landscape.

She looked out over the potted succulents and winding stone pathways they had spent so many weekends tending together.

Environmentalists say these protections are needed because the iconic succulent is rapidly losing habitat.