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Succulent plants, like sempervivum and sedums, excel at storing water. This makes them very forgiving in the face of neglect. Native to dry climates, these plants have several tricks that help them thrive when other plants would wither away with thirst.The thick fleshy leaves of succulents are built like water storage tanks. Besides this there are several other water saving features that can be seen on succulents.The waxy covering on leaves creates a barrier to water loss through evaporation.Hai

Living frames are a great way to get your plants off the ground and grown them vertically. They let you highlight your plants as an ever-changing work of art in the same way that you would display a framed picture inside your house. Although flowering plants are sometimes used in vertical picture frame planters, succulents from Young's are, of course, perfect for this type of project.The great range of colors and forms in succulents let you create a truly unique work of art. There are several tu

Way too often I have people tell me about a great plant that they remember from years ago. They wish they knew what it was so they could buy another. Once they begin to describe the plant, it quickly becomes apparent that they are talking about a succulent. There is such an enormous diversity among succulent plants. This is why they aren't always instantly recognized or remembered as succulents, but it is also one of the great draws for these plants. Succulents haven't always been particula

Sphagnum moss can be an essential tool when planting succulents. It is commonly called peat moss, but that isn't what you want. Peat moss or sphagnum peat are dead, decayed moss. You may have seen bags of peat moss meant to be used as a soil conditioner. The stuff we are interested in for our succulent plants is long fiber sphagnum moss.Not all Sphagnum Moss is equal In a large city recently, I called half a dozen garden centers looking for long fiber sphagnum moss. No luck anywhere. I finally f

Here's a fun project that I did with succulent plants recently: a purse topiary. Take a moss covered purse form and plant it up with succulents. It was easy to make, fun to let the imagination run wild, and turned out looking pretty exciting.I did this with a friend, which was a lot of fun. Each of our succulent topiary purses ended up looking completely different. Planting these would be a blast as a group project or at a party. Here's the step-by-step. It's going to be very similar to any othe