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Succulent in Seattle

by Fern on February 1, 2012

in Inspiration,Succulents and Cacti

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How’s this for a crazy succulent container?

by Fern on September 3, 2011

in Succulents and Cacti

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Spotted in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Succulent Container Garden Inspiration from Debra Lee Baldwin’s Garden

July 12, 2011
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I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days with Debra Lee Baldwin, author of two excellent books about gardening with succulents, including a wonderful guide to using succulents in container gardens. Perhaps best of all, I got to spend the night in Debra’s guest bedroom, which looks out onto her gardens. I’m trying [...]

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Check Out My Article on Fiskars.com About Creating Succulent Containers

November 2, 2010
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Unlike most of the country, some of the hottest days of the year are still yet to come for Southern California and the rest of the Southwest. Hot, dry winds are brutal on plants, but especially those growing in containers. They dry out plants faster than the plant can draw up water through its roots, [...]

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Colorful Succulent Containers for Low Maintenance Beauty

August 4, 2010
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Container Gardening Grab Bag 6/18

June 18, 2010
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Mike has a pretty neat idea to make about how to make a self-watering pot out of a soda bottle and t-shirt. Interested in vermicomposting (composting with worms)? Genevieve has got you covered. Take out your iPod and load it up with the latest Nest in Style podcast with hosts Jayme and Theresa chatting it [...]

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Auto-Water Nozzle: How Drip Irrigation Saved My Balcony Garden

June 13, 2010
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I am thrilled to share this guest review of the Auto-Water Nozzle by Charles McKnight. Charles grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas (where he didn’t quite fit in) and now lives in Santa Monica, California (where he fits in much better). He is an actor, college student, and balcony gardener. Charles was looking for a [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Succulent Photos

May 26, 2010
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Photos from this succulent container idea.

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Container Gardening Grab Bag – 5/7

May 7, 2010
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Lots of good news in my neck of the woods. For starters, I’m graduating from the Master Gardener training program this weekend, so on Saturday I will officially be a certified Master Gardener. I should be able to share more details about some other good news soon. This week was also good in that there [...]

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Succulent Container Idea

April 21, 2010
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Next to edible plants, succulents are probably one of the hottest topics in the gardening world. They’re sculptural, and modern looking, and are much easier to care for than vegetables. I know whenever I (re)read Debra Lee Baldwin’s book on succulent container gardening, I want to run outside and combine my succulents in new ways.

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