If you want a hanging succulent that's easy to maintain, you'll love the Trailing Fishhooks Senecio. Here's how and why …
Container Gardening
How To Plant Paddle Plant (Flapjacks Kalanchoe) Cuttings
Thinking of planting succulent cuttings? These easy steps will help you get your paddle plant cuttings started and your …
How To Plant Small Snake Plants and Succulents In Small Pots
Small snake plants and succulents will do just fine in small pots for a couple of years. Here's how to plant snake …
5 Easy Steps To Create A Salad & Herb Container Garden
Oh Spring, you’ve finally arrived and not a minute too soon! It’s that season when we gardeners are itching to get …
Tips For Growing a String Of Pearls Plant Outdoors
Here are my tips for growing a String Of Pearls plant outdoors. The very 1st String Of Pearls post I did a few …
Pruning An Oregano Plant: A Perennial Herb With Soft Woody Stems
When my neighbor asked me to prune her oregano cascading out of a large terra cotta pot, I said "heck yeah". Not only do …
Repotting My Beautiful Adenium (Desert Rose)
It was true love when the Adenium my dad grew in the greenhouse attached to our home in Connecticut bloomed for the 1st …
Plants With Fabulous Foliage To Add Interest To Your Garden
Blooming plants, whether annual or perennial, are wonderful and light up any outdoor space but there are other ways to …
Transplanting My Dracaena Marginata With Its Cuttings
When you move into a new house it's nice to inherit something you really want instead of 35 cans of old paint, scraps of …
Freshening Up & Amending A Succulent Pot
I had a garden full of them in Santa Barbara but since I've moved to Tucson, I grow my fleshy succulents in containers. …
Succulents Planted In Unusual Containers; Creative Ideas To Inspire You
Are you bored with the usual store bought containers to display your succulents? This will give you some ideas and …
How To Work With Hanging Succulents Without All The Leaves Falling Off
You can see Trailing Jade & Fishhooks Senecio in this beautiful mixed succulent planting. Hanging succulents are …
How I Decorated My Patio with Plants
I love nature and I love being outside. Don't get me wrong, living in New York City was a blast but it was those trips …
Transplanting Cactus: A Mixed Planting Starring Golden Barrel Cacti
I've always been fascinated with cactus and was tickled pink to discover that they're all the rage in the fashion world, …
Planting My Pencil Cactus Cuttings
If you're new to the glorious world of gardening, I just want to let you know that every now and then even we …
How to Transplant A Large Ponytail Palm
I love my 3-headed Ponytail Palm which I bought in a 6" pot at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market years ago. But boy oh …
10 Ideas For What To Do With Broken Plant Pots
So much pottery, so little time. And don't you just want to pull your hair out when your favorite pot, either ceramic or …
How To Prune and Feed Mint Plants
Oh mint, what a wonderful herb you are. Not only is your smell and taste extremely appealing and a delight for the …
Repotting My Large Hoya Topiary
Oh my goodness, how I do love Hoyas! They're such an easy and attractive houseplant to grow and when they flower, even …
Planting My Trio Of Hanging Succulents
I straight up confess: I'm a succulent addict. That being said, I've slightly curbed my enthusiasm for "the fleshies" …