A succulent cafe in California, would you like to go and see it?

California is a paradise for succulents. Here, the open spaces in the courtyards of many hotels are also filled with succulents, and you can even see plentiful succulents by the roadside, including various Aizoaceae, Aeonium, and Echeveria succulents. Their colors are gorgeous and their forms are lovely; even a casual glance can make you linger and not want to leave.

A large part of the reason California is a paradise for succulents is its local climate. Most cities in California have a Mediterranean climate. In the Mediterranean climate zone, the climate is mild, with a relatively large temperature difference between day and night. Taking Los Angeles as an example, it is generally dry and rainless all year round, with only slightly more rain in winter. It is sunny throughout the year, and there is basically very little chance of temperatures below zero.

Succulents can be seen everywhere by the roadside in California.

A succulent garden by the California seaside, with super beautiful colors.

When traveling in California, you will encounter succulents at any time. Gradually, you will become aesthetically fatigued by the succulents seen everywhere on the streets. However, in California there is a coffee shop that will completely astonish you; this feeling cannot be expressed in words.

A large succulent arrangement.

The cafe is located at 322 N. Cleveland Street in Oceanside, a coastal city in California, next to the Oceanside spa. The storefront is entirely decorated with succulents. The cafe owner and creative planner Peter Loyola is also an avid succulent enthusiast. He perfectly integrates succulents, art, and gardening. Everywhere in the cafe, whether walls, bookshelves, tables and chairs, window frames... wherever you can see, the arrangements are very charming. While drinking delicious coffee, everywhere you look there are beautiful succulents, and succulents are also offered for sale.

Peter Loyola's skill is absolutely first-rate. From the overall layered effect to the details of every corner, everything is in place and presented to the utmost. There is not the slightest sense of clutter in the shop; on the contrary, it is neat, clean, and highly artistic. Here, in addition to the designer's perfect expression of aesthetics and garden design, credit must also be given to California's excellent weather. Every succulent grows plump and juicy, each one full and plump!

Wouldn't it be very pleasant to invite a few friends for afternoon tea in this space enclosed by succulents?

Now there are also many cafes in China that have begun to place succulents to create the atmosphere of a succulent-themed cafe, but they always fail to achieve this effect. It is still "always imitating, never surpassing." One of the main reasons is that care techniques are not up to standard and people do not know how to grow them, so over time they become leggy and die. The second reason lies in the climate. If our climate were like California's, like spring all year round, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening, bright sun at noon, little rain year-round, and a gentle breeze every day, we could also grow them very well, and we would not have to worry about getting through summer and overwintering. If all the conditions given by nature were in place, we could say without hesitation that everyone could easily grow old plants and comfortably enjoy the pleasure brought by truly "lazy person plants."

I have always looked forward to a decent succulent-themed cafe in China. It does not have to be very large, as long as it can be in a quiet spot amid the bustle of the city center and not too far from a subway station. On a sunny afternoon, inviting a few succulent-loving friends to sit for a while, chat about succulents, and talk about everyday matters, how happy that would be! Let a wealthy person open one; I am willing to go do voluntary work. If a California succulent cafe opened in China, would you make an appointment?