Posts Tagged ‘landscaping with succulents’
A Colorful Succulent Garden to Copy
You could easily copy this colorful succulent garden at Weidner’s nursery in Encinitas, CA. It’s a three-dimensional showcase of succulents superbly suited to mild, frost-free regions. Most of the plants are readily available, and all are in my book, Designing with Succulents.
Read MoreCritique: Newport Beach’s Grand Succulent Garden
Discover what I like and what dismays me about Newport Beach’s grand Civic Center succulent garden. Do its plusses and minuses apply to your garden as well?
Read MoreAgaves Handle Summer Heat
Late summer is when tough succulents really shine. Large agaves handle summer heat, and are unfazed by harsh sun, high temps and lack of rain. Their statuesque, fountainlike forms lend a sculptural element to any landscape, and contrast beautifully with fine-textured ornamentals. They also make good firebreak plants and security fences. With the exception of a few…
Read MoreGerhard Bock’s Review of Designing with Succulents
It’s a thrill for an author when a reviewer “gets” what a book’s all about. But succulent expert/blogger/photographer Gerhard Bock frankly floored me with his insights and evaluation of the second edition of Designing with Succulents. Excerpt: Sometimes the second edition of a popular book is little more than a cosmetic update, maybe featuring a…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Second Edition of Designing with Succulents!
When publisher Timber Press proposed a celebratory 10th anniversary, second edition of Designing with Succulents, I figured all I’d have to do is change a word here and there and add a few photos. So I agreed to what seemed like a reasonable deadline—six months. But as soon as I dove into the project, I realized so…
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