It was true love when the Adenium my dad grew in the greenhouse attached to our home in Connecticut bloomed for the 1st …
Repotting
How to Plant & Water Succulents In Pots Without Drain Holes
I've done many posts on succulents and there's one thing I always say: don't keep them wet. A couple of ways to keep …
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 …
How To Plant & Care For Aloe Vera Pups
Your happy Aloe vera has produced babies, which you have removed. Now, what's next? My aloes have produced many baby …
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. …
Repotting Snake Plants: The Mix To Use & How To Do It
Snake Plants are one of my very favorite houseplants. Their spiky, patterned foliage is so interesting to me plus you …
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, …
How I Potted My Staghorn Fern To Grow In The Desert
My Staghorn Ferns were happily living on the coast of Southern California just 7 blocks away from the beach. Not a …
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 …
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" …
Planting An Unlikely Pair Of Succulents: Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana & Aeonium Arboreum
What's that saying about lemons? I've heard it many times and it's something about life giving you lemons so you make …
Planting My Medley Of Succulent Plants & Cuttings
Oh you know how I love my wild and wacky, intriguing and interesting fleshy succulents! It made my …
2 Cactus Dish Garden Makeovers
My cactus dish garden graced the bistro table on the patio off my shed (aka "the office") in Santa Barbara and was doing …
How I Repotted My Hanging Succulent: The 6′ Trails Were A Challenge!
My Grey Fishhooks Senecio had trails over 6' long and was growing in the 6" pot just as it came from the grower's …
Flower Bowl Planting 101
Oh my horticultural goodness, I was just about to have my green thumb certificate rebuked if I didn't spring into …
Potting Up My Pencil Cactus Cuttings
I loved my 8' Pencil Cactus and had it for a very long time. It was a cutting that I took in San Francisco and it …
The Beloved Hoyas: Care And Repotting Tips
Some many beloved Hoyas, so little room! There are over 200 species of Hoyas out there with a diverse array of foliage …
How This Never Ending Succulent Repotting Job Almost Did Me In
Sometimes things just don't go as planned - ya know what I mean? In the video below I had intended to show you how to …