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Cactus & Succulent Plant Information

Cacti and succulents are great for rock gardens, indoor planters, container gardens, as groundcover plantings, and more. They are low-maintenance, full of texture and color, and have so many choices. Create your succulent garden or cactus garden by finding the perfect plants for your garden.

Succulent Window Planters Idea

Cacti & Succulents, Houseplants

If you have a shallow window sill, about 3.5 or 4 inches, you can still add some plants to brighten up your room. The window sill in one of our bathrooms is wide enough for a very small pot; it's the perfect size for succulents that don't require a lot of watering or grow too quickly. Picking Out the Pots for the Window I found three …

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Low-Maintenance Container Gardens

Cacti & Succulents, Low maintenance, Projects & Ideas

With the hot sun and the high humidity of our Mississippi summers, having a lot of container gardens sprinkled around my yard  usually means I'm going to have to do a lot of watering each week. Watering my garden is a tedious chore. The hose gets tangled on everything, my shoes usually end up getting wet, and it gives the mosquitoes plenty of …

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Gecko Succulent Wall Planter

Gecko Succulent Wall Planter

Cacti & Succulents, Projects & Ideas

Succulents make great living wall plants because they don't require a lot of water or care. If you pick the right succulents for your particular light conditions, you'll have a cute and interesting vertical garden on your wall! These two succulent wall planters fit the bill perfectly. I found them at the Jack Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. …

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Don’t Throw Out that Old Bird Bath! Make It a Planter

Cacti & Succulents, Projects & Ideas

One of my neighbors recently sold their house and as the new owner was cleaning out some debris from the yard, I walked over to introduce myself.  I noticed he had an old, chipped, worn concrete bird bath in the trash pile, so, of course, I asked if I could have it. He even helped me load it into my hatchback! Upcycle An Old Bird Bath: How to …

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How to Grow Succulents from A Leaf

Cacti & Succulents, Projects & Ideas

If you have a favorite succulent plant and you want more (I mean, who doesn’t?), you’re in luck! It’s simple to grow a new succulent plant from a leaf and it’s really fun to watch the baby succulent plant grow. How to Pick a Leaf You don’t want to cut the leaf off of the plant - just gently tug at the leaf until it comes unattached from the stem. …

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Echinopsis subdenudata bloom

The Cactus that Keeps on Blooming

Cacti & Succulents, Houseplants

Cacti are traditionally favorites of many gardeners because they are so low maintenance and perfect for high heat/low water locations. Because we get a lot of rain during certain times of the year here in north Mississippi, my cacti are in a container that I can bring in and put under my grow light when the cold, rainy season arrives. I …

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