Success With Succulents

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

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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

Agave flower spike in the wind (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Oct 11 2019

Wind and Your Succulents

Certain succulents seem made for wind, like dasylirions. Succulents by and large withstand high winds. However, those with delicate leaves, thin skins, and leaves that pop off easily are at risk of impact damage. Hanging pots and baskets are especially vulnerable to wind gusts.

Oct 9 2019

Super Fall Succulents

Those plants that made the final cut are lovely year-round, especially in autumn. These tall, medium and low succulents combine to create a balanced, aesthetically pleasing landscape. And if you have an entire yard to fill, they're wonderful repeated.

Autumn succulent arrangement (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Sep 18 2019

Ten Autumn Succulent Must-Do’s

These seasonal succulent must-do's are mainly for southern and coastal CA, from the Bay Area south. If you live beyond, please visit my site's Succulents By Season and Region page.

Sep 17 2019

Prepare Your Succulents for Rainstorms

How to prepare succulents for rainstorms. Succulents, which come from arid climates, may rot. Stems or trunks turn squishy and collapse. It may be possible

Sep 5 2019

Wheelchair Accessible Succulent Garden

When I saw the photos that “Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter subscriber Pat Armanino emailed me of her garden, I knew I wanted to share them. Pat’s use of galvanized water troughs as succulent containers is clever and eye-catching. But her main reason for using troughs, she told me, is that they make gardening…

Sep 5 2019

Avoid Mail-Order Succulent Misery

Recently Mountain Crest Gardens, a succulent mail-order nursery in Northern CA, asked me to evaluate their packaging. They selected succulents especially challenging to ship: aeoniums that mar easily: a cactus with glochids, a euphorbia with milky sap, and quite a few with leaves that are fragile, brittle or pop off. The box arrived upside-down on a 95-degree day.

Aloe rosette closed up (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Aug 28 2019

Tina’s Tips & 16 Things Your Succulents Want You to Know

Expert succulent grower and Cactus & Succulent Society vendor Tina Zucker says "you don't need to understand the science of plants. It's all about observation, and anyone can do that." 16 Things Your Succulents Want You to Know

Aug 22 2019

Should You Cut Echeveria Flowers?

Here and in my new video, "Should You Cut Echeveria Flowers?" I explain why you should snip echeveria bloom stalks, and how you and your plants both benefit.

Aug 12 2019

How Succulent Designer Laura Eubanks Does It

Succulent designer Laura Eubanks of Design for Serenity is no stranger to crises. The challenges she's had to overcome---including a horrific childhood---have given her wisdom, compassion and a keen desire to mentor and inspire others. Due to an unfortunate turn of events, she's now the one in need of help..

Jul 27 2019

What You Should Know about Saguaro Cactus

Are you intrigued by saguaro cactus---those desert icons depicted on everything from bath mats to baby rompers? If you're wondering if you might be able to grow one, here's what you should know.

Jul 26 2019

The Best Succulent Site EVER

I'm so proud and pleased! I don't think there's anything like my redone, best-ever succulent site anywhere on the Internet, a claim I don't make lightly.

Gymnocalyciums from Thailand (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Jul 23 2019

Hidden Gymnos: My Thai Succulent Mystery

Will you help me solve a mystery? I'm wondering why someone would hide valuable, collectible cacti (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii variegata) in a pastry box and ship them to me from overseas.

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