With their colorful leave of absence , sculptural shapes , and simple charge , succulent are beautiful yet forgive plant for flowerpot . If grown in containers , these dry - climate jewel — which include but are not limited tocacti — can be bring indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world .
In this root on compendium , the popular source of Designing with succulent supply everything beginners and experienced gardeners want to know to make arresting container displays of exceptionally waterwise works . The extended pallet admit delicate sedum , frilly echeverias , cascade genus Senecio , edgy agave , and fat - trunked beaucarneas , to name just a few . Easy - to - follow , expert tips excuse ground mixes , overwintering , extension , and more .
Define your individual style as you effectively combine figure , colors , texture , and forms . notice how top designer interpret the dramatic options , in ideas ranging from exquisite plant - and - grass combinations to extraordinary topiaries and bonsai . Expand your repertoire with plump - get out plant that resemble pebbles , stars , and undersea creatures . Short on place ? make vertical garden and hanging baskets , and habituate daisylike rosette in wall display .
Each of the more than 300 photographs provide an inspiring idea . A - to - Z description cover 350 of the upright succulent , plus companion plants . Whether your finish is a gorgeous potted garden for a sunny windowsill or out-of-door livelihood area — or just make bully gifts — this is a comprehensive primer for make vibrant , living plant of artwork .
Debra Lee Baldwin specializes in register how top flowered and garden designers use dynamic , sculpturesque succulents in a across-the-board miscellany of eye - catching applications . Her own garden , which has been in Sunset and Better Homes & Gardens , is in the foothill northeast of San Diego , where temporary worker range from below freeze to upwards of 100 degrees .
succulent , Debra explains , " are flora that toast responsibly . They store water in heavy leaves and stems to exist dry trance , like when you bury to water them . They ’re a terrific option for good - looking , low - maintenance landscapes and container . "
Debra , a garden photojournalist , got her commencement writing about homes , garden , architecture and home design for the San Diego Union - Tribune , then move on to scout , save and pip for major magazines . In 2005 , her editor at Sunset suggested she do a book on succulents . " That alter my life , " Debra says .
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