Success With Succulents

Discover succulents with Debra Lee Baldwin, bestselling author of
Designing with Succulents, Succulent Container Gardens and Succulents Simplified

UPCOMING EVENTS -- Save the date/s!

You'll love the beautiful, easy-care succulents I'll show for gardens, large or small. Plus we can meet in person!-- Debra

Fri., Mar. 6 at noon and Sat., Mar. 7 at 1:00: San Diego Spring Home/Garden Show ~Order tickets online with code DLB for free admission.

Sat., Mar. 21 at 9 a.m.: San Diego Master Gardener's Spring Seminar

Sat.-Sun. April 24-25, Succulent Celebration at Waterwise Botanicals (book signing)

Mon. (lecture), Tues (demo), May 11-12: Charleston Horticultural Society, Charleston SC

HOW-TO'S, TIPS & IDEAS

SUCCULENT DESIGN

Discover how to plan and design lovely, carefree succulent gardens in containers and in the ground. Also under Design you'll find firewise landscaping info, DIY gifts and projects, and holiday decorating ideas - all beautifully showcasing succulents.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

SUCCULENT CARE

Get expert advice on growing, caring for and propagating succulents. Find out how to water, fertilize, control pests and diseases, overwinter succulents, grow them indoors, and by season and region. Under Varieties, view hundreds of labeled photos of easy-care kinds.

LOCAL & NATIONAL

SUCCULENT RESOURCES

Wondering where to find and purchase top-quality succulents? Which tools, books and supplies you need? It's all here under Resources, along with nurseries, public gardens and destinations in America's finest succulent city (San Diego) and beyond.

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Debra's 7 best succulents

In this free PDF exclusively for subscribers to my "Celebrating the Joy of Succulents" newsletter, you'll learn the 7 best easy-care succulents that thrive in pots and landscapes. Whether you're new to growing succulents or an experienced succulent "parent", you'll love these 7 beautiful plants!

Succulent Updates and Articles

Feb 11 2020

How Succulents Combat Global Warming

Here's another reason to feel good about growing succulents: You're helping to combat global warming. Research indicates that succulents are highly efficient at scrubbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It has to do with how they photosynthesize---the way they generate ...

Feb 9 2020

Jim Bishop’s Steep, One-Acre Garden

Jim Bishop's steep, one-acre terraced garden in San Diego is unlike any other, except perhaps Jardin Exotique d'Èze near Monaco, overlooking the Mediterranean. "But there, they have to dig basins into solid rock to plant anything," recalls Jim, who has visited it ...