Designing with SucculentsHow to incorporate succulents and cacti into your garden design

Queen Victoria agave . Photo by : Barb Ries .

unequalled for their power to store water , succulents are well suited for climates with high temperature and low rainfall . Many mass consider of them as desert plants , but they also thrive in coastal venue . Gardeners bed them for their drought resistance , architectural physique , vivid colors and ease of maintenance . Succulents are specially popular for use in containers .

Whether you need a groundcover or a specimen plant , there is a succulent for every situation . Some shape small rosette , some trail up to 3 metrical unit , while still others grow to resemble small trees . When healthy , many will produce pup or heart - catching blooms . to boot , they work well in a variety of garden style include modern , Mediterranean , tropical , rock gardens , xeriscapes and more .

Queen Victoria Agave, Agave Victoriae Reginae
“Dream Team’s” Portland Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Walnut Creek, CA

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PLANTING, CARE & DESIGN

Learn the do ’s and don’ts of planting succulents and get tips for grow them in your garden .

Discover 6 secrets for grow succulents successfully .

Debra Lee Baldwin reveals insights from two designer who use succulents to produce distinctive container gardens .

Queen Victoria Agave, Agave Victoriae Reginae
“Dream Team’s” Portland Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Walnut Creek, CA

TYPES OF SUCCULENTS

get word the 15 most popular types of succulents for your place and garden .

Boldly architectural and wickedly beautiful , agave combine insidious colors and in - your - face form .

check about grow and caring for aloe plants , include Aloe vera , Aloe arborescensand others .

Queen Victoria Agave, Agave Victoriae Reginae
“Dream Team’s” Portland Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Walnut Creek, CA

Add color to indoor and outdoor spaces with this easy - care succulent works .

Add character to your home and landscape with these delightful succulent plants .

wish and growing tips for Christmas & Thanksgiving cactus plants .

Queen Victoria Agave, Agave Victoriae Reginae
“Dream Team’s” Portland Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Walnut Creek, CA

Learn how to raise and propagate setaceous pear cactus in your garden .

Growing and care information for these strong succulents .

Bring good luck into your home with these democratic succulent .

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Add summer sizzle to the landscape with this carefree succulent plant

plant life sedum soil encompass or tall type for coloring and pastime during the passage from summer to fall .

This reliable drouth - tolerant succulent adds long - lasting color to the landscape painting .

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If you have a go at it agave , you ’ll go mad for mangaves , an easygoing - care relative with spectacular foliage .

acquire succulent in Containers

Succulents are a cracking way to cut back up a terrace or porch . See how to replant and clean up subsist succulent container displays .

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Growing , Designing , and Crafting with 100 Easy - Care Varieties ( by Debra Lee Baldwin )

Design Eye - Catching Displays with 350 Easy - Care Plants ( by Debra Lee Baldwin )

Queen Victoria Agave, Agave Victoriae Reginae
“Dream Team’s” Portland Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Walnut Creek, CA

Succulent plants offer dazzling possibility for garden figure and require only minimum maintenance to remain lush and alluring year one shot ( by Debra Lee Baldwin )