My patch of succulents, two years gone

The whole "rock garden" was built upon a part of a old stump  since grass just would not grow there. The garden has been there for 2 years and has changed a lot. No soil amendments were done, not that there was much soil to begin with. The Hens and Chicks got the worst site, 1 inch of clay on top of rotting wood. the other two plants were positioned just outside the stump with more root space. The Hens and Chicks didn't mind the inconvenience of growing on wood but the others were turned to mush by our winter.

This is what it looked like 2 years ago right after planting. The cactus and agave were both turned to mush by 0 degree temps that winter.

The following spring, I planted some sedums to replace the dead plants. I found one of the sprigs under a bird nest. A bird presumably too it from my neighbor's patch of sedums to put into the nest but it fell out. Half the plot has been taken over by Black Eyed Susans which seeded itself there.
 

The Hens and Chicks managed to flower this year and look pretty cool. The garden is located within 2 feet of the road and seems to be unaffected by salt in the winter. I hope to continue expanding the garden into the surrounding grass since the stump is about 5 feet wide and none of the grass there does very well.

Hens and Chicks

Dwarf blue sedum

Some sedums that birds brought over