Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties

by Debra Lee Baldwin

Debra Lee Baldwin’s love for this type of plant has earned her the nickname ?the Queen of Succulents,” but watch out! Her enthusiasm is contagious.

This beautifully illustrated book is divided into three sections. In the first section, the author tells readers how to care for succulents and how to create beautiful arrangements, in the garden or in a pot. In the second section, she suggests different decorating ideas using succulents: centerpieces, vertical gardens, succulent-filled pumpkins, bouquets, and much more. The book ends with a selection of 100 easy-care succulents.


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3 comments on “Gardening book of the month

  1. Love this book. Even good for those of us who can’t grow these beauties in the ground It,s really inspiring.

  2. Peter Iveson iveson

    I see a lot of cactii and Succulents when I winter i Ajijic Jalisco Mexico,am not particularly fond of them,but as a gardener I should learn about them.

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