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Succulents and Too Much Rain, A French Solution
Want to protect your succulents from too much rain? Here’s how the Jardin Zoologique Tropical in southeastern France keeps their succulents from becoming waterlogged during seasonal rainstorms. Corrugated fiberglass panels…
Read MoreRick’s Aloe and Butterfly Garden
The current population of monarch butterflies is a mere 4% of what it formerly was. These once ubiquitous butterflies are on the brink of extinction. Anyone with even a small…
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Read MoreShould You Let Your Flapjack Plants Bloom?
Should you let your flapjack plants (Kalanchoe luciae) bloom? I’m recommending no…but it’s not that cut-and-dried (no pun intended). Flapjack plant is a succulent that’s popular mainly because of the…
Read MoreDIY Succulent Driftwood Designs
DIY Succulent Driftwood Designs When you make succulent driftwood designs, the plants resemble undersea flora, and the wood hints at something you’d see washed up on the beach. The two…
Read MoreHow to Grow Succulents in San Francisco (Bay Area) Gardens
HOW TO GROW SUCCULENTS in San Francisco (Bay Area) Gardens A plant is “succulent” if it stores water in fleshy leaves and stems in order to withstand periods…
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Read MoreHow Not To Kill Succulents
What IS it with New Yorkers? Whatever we’re cheerfully crazy about on the West Coast is dismissed by somber-clothed subway sprinters as idiotic. Or at least that’s the vibe I…
Read MoreWhy Grow Succulents?
There are numerous reasons why succulents have become so popular. Many more people are growing succulents nowadays because the plants… Are a good lawn alternative for regions with water shortages….
Read MoreHow to Grow Tender Succulents in Cold, Northerly Climates
From a newsletter subscriber in North Carolina Q: “Is it possible to grow any succulents in pots in our area? I’m a great fan of succulents and created a…
Read MoreTen Terrific Succulents for In-Ground Gardens and Containers
Below are hand-out sheets from my presentations. You’re welcome to download and use them however you like (i.e for your garden club or event), providing the attribution (my name) remains…
Read MoreDebra’s DIY Quick, Easy, Colorful Succulent Container Garden
To make my my quick, easy and colorful succulent container garden, you’ll need a 12-inch container, “cactus mix” potting soil, a piece of window screen to cover the hole (optional),…
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