Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots,” writes columnist ...

Keep things easy with a garden full of plants that require minimal upkeep. Succulents come in all types, shapes, sizes, and colors—and they're some of the easiest plants to care for. They can thrive ...

Finally, gardeners are a rebellious lot and may not be interested in plants, such as succulents, ... Great in rock gardens, planters, useful as an edge plant. Adapts to many soil types.

Trough-Garden Basics. Ms. Chips has helped keep the alpine-and-trough tradition going strong at the nursery, and in 2018, her passion yielded a book, “Hypertufa Containers: Creating and Planting ...

If you want to add some succulents to your garden, come to the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual succulent sale from 9 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Falkirk Demonstration Gardens at 1408 Mission Ave ...

Simply choose rock garden plants – succulents, cacti, and miniature bulb plants like the Japanese iris and daffodils – and scatter gravel or small pebbles around the plants.

Grow these plants in cactus and succulent potting mix. These fast-draining mixes help reduce the risk of overwatering, which can lead to root rot.

As a decades-long drought persists in Southern California and pressure grows to conserve scarce water resources, more and more people are ridding their gardens of thirsty lawns and water-intensive … ...

Furcraea macdougalii (MacDougall’s Century Plant): A large rosette-forming succulent, this showy beauty sprouts long, upright leaves that can easily grow to 6 feet or more.It can top out at 20 ...

Conventional wisdom and iconography tell us that cacti and other succulents (or water-storing plants) are most at home in desert locales like Arizona, New Mexico and parts of California.