Succulent gardens are a beautiful way to bring greenery and life into your home or outdoor living space. In order to …
Succulents
Succulents rock my world! These are some of the most fascinating houseplants you'll ever come across. Many can be grown indoors as well as outdoors. At Joy Us garden, we share tips for succulent care indoors.
Here you'll find succulent care and growing tips, DIYs for crafting with them, ones I love, ideas for displaying them in your home and garden, as well as ones I like to buy and care for.
If you're new to growing succulents, here are our favorite indoor succulents to consider buying first if you're a beginner.
- Aloe Vera
- String of Bananas
- Christmas Cactus
- Burro's Tail Sedum
- Kalanchoes and Calandivas
- Jade Plants
Succulent Soil Mix: The Best For Succulent Plants
Succulents in pots do best in special soil. I have many tropical houseplants, and the mixes I use for them are …
Propagating Succulents 3 Simple Ways
As your succulents grow, they'll need pruning or dividing. You may as well propagate them and get new succulent plants. …
Succulent Houseplants: 13 Problems You May Have Growing Succulents Indoors
Succulents are easy to grow indoors but they're certainly not foolproof. Here are issues that can arise growing …
19 Hanging Planters for Succulents
These hanging planters for succulents are sold in a variety of price points so you can easily find some that fit your …
Succulent Plants Indoors: 6 Important Care Tips
There are many fun and wacky succulents to choose from and grow as houseplants. Most do well in small containers making …
A Guide To Watering Succulents Indoors
Most succulents are easy to grow as houseplants. This guide on watering succulents indoors will keep yours alive and …
Indoor Succulent Plants: Choosing Succulents & Pots
This is the first post in a 3 months series about growing and caring for succulents as houseplants. I've grown them both …
Growing Succulents Indoors: An Intro To The Series
The popularity of fleshy succulents is still going strong! At one point I thought the interest in them would fade a bit, …
Pencil Cactus Pruning: Pruning My Large Euphorbia Tirucalli
My beautiful 8' Pencil Cactus was damaged in a recent move. This is all about Pencil Cactus pruning - fixing my large …
How To Care For An Aloe Vera Plant: A Plant With Purpose
An Aloe vera plant is one with purpose. Here are things to know about growing this easy succulent in pots as a …
Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Palm Springs
Oh my horticultural goodness, Sunnylands Center and Gardens are a work of modern art. Lucy and I had spent the day …
Repotting Jade Plants: How To Do It & Soil The Mix To Use
Jade Plants are tough and attractive succulents that thrive in containers. I've grown them both indoors and outdoors and …
Let’s Go On A Tour Of My Container Plants. Merry Christmas!
Another year is drawing to an end and you know what that means here at Joy Us garden—another garden tour is coming up. …
Christmas Succulent Arrangements In Pots: A Festive Succulent Garden DIY
These festive succulent gardens are fun to make, fun to give, and look lovely on a table or buffet. Here's a …
Growing Aloe Vera Indoors: 5 Reasons Why You May Be Having Problems
Aloe vera is an attractive & beneficial succulent plant to grow in your home. Here are 5 reasons why you may be …
Repotting Portulacaria Afra (Elephant Bush): A Beautiful Hanging Succulent
My once-thriving Spider Plant, hanging in a bright yellow pot near the front door, was looking stressed and in need of …
Ponytail Palm Care Outdoors: Answering Questions
I've grown Ponytail Palms outdoors in 2 very different climates for years now. Both with mild winters but that's where …
Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea Recurvata) Care: A Fun & Unique Houseplant
Hello Ponytail Palms; what fun plants you are! I got my 1st, in a 6" pot standing about 10-12" tall, when I lived in San …
How Often Should You Water Succulents?
Oh succulents; how their popularity marches on and on! They come in a wide range of sizes, forms, colors and shapes …