Cruising Balboa for Inspiratin part2- succulents

As you know, succulents are everywhere right now!  Mom and I checked out the famed Flora Grubb Garden while in SF recently. The wall peice that was featured in Sunset Mag left us seeking inspiration to make our own little fresh wall hanging.

I also took in the sites while on our Balboa stroll...check out these displays.

Love the colors!

My parents started working on a little project- While dad built a box, mom started lots of little sucs and carefully planted them amongst chicken wire and soil within the box. Its adorable! Now the hard part is keeping it looking good and alive!

I'm misting it every few days hoping that they will start rooting. We shall see!

What do you think? Are succulents a trend right now or is this a contemporary twist on a classic?