The Succulent Extravaganza at Succulent Gardens nursery near San Francisco was an opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones. I gave two presentations and was busy signing books, but I didn’t forget my dear friends at GGW. Here are a few highlights I hope you’ll enjoy. Photo of me by Rebecca Sweet. [...]
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Succulent Leaf Propagation: How to Make New Plants from Old
September 6, 2013 – Posted in: SucculentsIf leaves pop off a succulent readily, that’s a clue that those leaves probably are capable of generating roots and new little plants. Like these of Sedum rubrotinctum ‘Aurora’. Notice how the original leaf has wrinkled as its life-giving fluids have gone into leaf and root production? I love the beadlike quality of the new [...]
A Dream Come True
June 21, 2013 – Posted in: SucculentsCan you believe it? Twenty-five hundred people attended the Succulent Celebration and Book Launch June 7-8. I sold more than 350 copies of my new book, Succulents Simplified. Come celebrate with me! “Roberto” the alligator was in attendance, along with his designer, Laura Eubanks. I did a potting demo followed by a workshop. Candy Suter, [...]