Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates

by Leo J. Chance
Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates
Author: Leo J. Chance
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2012-06-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604694246
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There are many reasons to grow cacti and other succulents—they're drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and they look great. But what about hardiness? For those who thought that these spectacular plants were only for gardens in California and the Southwest, guess again—hundreds are fully cold-hardy and can be grown outdoors from New England to British Columbia, Wisconsin to Texas. Cacti and Succulents for Cold Climates is filled with inspirational portraits of 274 plants that can be used to create drought-tolerant gardens, as well as tips from regional experts who have mastered the art of growing cacti in parts of the country not usually associated with high temperatures or a scarcity of water. Expert Leo Chance describes how to prepare planting beds, how to get plants well established, how to handle cacti during planting, how to protect plants from cold winters, and when and how much to water.

Hardy Succulents

by Gwen Moore Kelaidis
Hardy Succulents
Author: Gwen Moore Kelaidis
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1603426825
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Add a touch of the unexpected to your garden. From agaves to ice plants and sedums to sempervivums, hardy succulents can bring color, texture, and versatility to perennial flower beds in any climate. This comprehensive guide offers clear growing instructions accompanied by vivid photography of these durable and beautiful plants. With tips on choosing the right varieties for every North American hardiness zone, you can enjoy all the quirky vibrancy of succulents wherever you live.

Designing with Succulents

by Debra Lee Baldwin
Designing with Succulents
Author: Debra Lee Baldwin
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2011-03-18
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604692960
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Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Designing with Succulents gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and descriptions of 90 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Beginners and experienced designers, landscapers, and collectors alike will find what they need to visualize, create, and nurture the three-dimensional work of art that is the succulent garden.

Striking Succulent Gardens

by Gabriel Frank
Striking Succulent Gardens
Author: Gabriel Frank
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0399580999
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Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.

Succulent Container Gardens

by Debra Lee Baldwin
Succulent Container Gardens
Author: Debra Lee Baldwin
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2010-01-20
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 088192959X
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Define your individual style. With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels—which include but are not limited to cacti—can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world. In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of exceptionally waterwise plants. The extensive palette includes delicate sedums, frilly echeverias, cascading senecios, edgy agaves, and fat-trunked beaucarneas, to name just a few. Easy-to-follow, expert tips explain soil mixes, overwintering, propagation, and more.

The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums

by Brent Horvath
The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums
Author: Brent Horvath
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604696060
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Sedums are most popular flowering succulent. They range from groundcovers to large border perennials and are often included in green roof and vertical garden design because of their visual interest and drought tolerance. Sedums changes dramatically with the seasons—in fall, they are rich and earthy while in summer their flowers come in vibrant shades of pink and yellow. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Sedums includes everything you need to know about these beautiful gems. Plant profiles highlight 150 of the best varieties to grow, with information on zones, plant size, soil and light needs, origin, and how they are used in the landscape. Additional information includes designing with sedums, understanding sedums, growing and propagating, where to buy them, and where to see them in public gardens.

Cacti & Succulents

by William C. Mulligan
Cacti & Succulents
Author: William C. Mulligan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1975
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:
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Describes the characteristics of cactus and other succulents such as daisies and lilies and explains how to collect, grow, care for and display these plants in a garden or indoors.

Succulents

by Cassidy Tuttle
Succulents
Author: Cassidy Tuttle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 677
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1615648445
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Succulents are plants that hold water in their leaves, such as cacti, aloe, and echeveria. They have captured the hearts of crafters, decorators, and plant lovers all over the world. Always popular as an outdoor plant in warm climates, succulents have found a new popularity as a try indoor plant that's easy to care for and fun to look at. Idiot's Guides: Succulents includes: + Everything needed to select, pair, pot, and care for succulent plants. + Snapshots of 100 of the most popular varieties of succulent plants, including care, color, hardiness, pairing, and a full-color photo for each. + 16 beautiful craft projects with how-to steps and color photos, including picture frames, wreaths, terrariums, centerpieces, and bouquets. + Tips on successfully propagating new succulents from existing plants. + Extensive advice on choosing pots and unique planters, repotting succulents, and pairing varieties for maximum impact. + An index of succulents by color and height that gives readers another tool for selecting the succulents that will look.

Succulents

by John Bagnasco
Succulents
Author: John Bagnasco
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0760366047
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Loved the world over for their unique beauty and lower maintenance requirements, this gift-able edition of Succulents shows you how to choose and take care of the ever-popular succulent. Cactuses and other succulents are wildly popular in homes the world over, regardless of climate. They're resilient, beautiful, and easy to care for as long as you know what you're doing. Whether you live in a warm, dry climate and want to grow a whole cactus garden outdoors or you'd like to add one of these alluring species to your indoor windowsill, this book has what you need to pick the perfect plants for you and make them thrive. With this all-inclusive guide, you'll get all the information you'll need on: Color combinations Sizes and shapes Container growing Watering Grooming Propagation Learn everything you need to know about succulents! Includes more than 100 plant profiles with corresponding color photography, with details that will help you succeed in gardening prickly and waxy varieties of all kinds.