Download or read book Practical Cactus and Succulent Book written by Fran Bailey and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose the right plant from 200 varieties of cacti and succulents, and learn how to grow and show them off with help from this comprehensive guide. How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an Echeveria or Kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild? Practical Cactus and Succulent Book is the ultimate reference book for cactus and succulent enthusiasts. An extensive illustrated plant directory profiles more than 200 succulent and cactus varieties, with instructions on how to grow each one, while information dashboards offer fascinating facts and quirky stats about different plant families, such as Euphorbia and Echinopsis. Show off your plants with inspirational display ideas and step-by-step projects. Follow the simple propagation instructions to increase your cacti and succulent collection without spending money. Keep your plants healthy with advice and tips for care and cultivation. Practical Cactus and Succulent Book is everything a cactus lover needs.

Download or read book RHS Practical Cactus and Succulent Book written by Zia Allaway and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Horticultural Society's definitive guide to propagating, nurturing, and designing with more than 200 cacti and succulents. How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an echeveria or kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild? RHS Practical Cactus & Succulent Book is the ultimate reference ebook for cactus and succulent enthusiasts. An extensive illustrated plant directory profiles more than 200 succulent and cactus varieties, with instructions on how to grow each one. Show off your plants with inspirational display ideas and step-by-step projects. Follow simple propagation steps to increase your cacti and succulent collection for free. Keep your plants healthy with advice and tips for care and cultivation. Drawing on the unrivalled expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, RHS Practical Cactus & Succulent Book is everything a cactus-lover needs.

Download or read book Succulent Container Gardens written by Debra Lee Baldwin and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Define your individual style. With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels—which include but are not limited to cacti—can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world. In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of exceptionally waterwise plants. The extensive palette includes delicate sedums, frilly echeverias, cascading senecios, edgy agaves, and fat-trunked beaucarneas, to name just a few. Easy-to-follow, expert tips explain soil mixes, overwintering, propagation, and more.

Download or read book Striking Succulent Gardens written by Gabriel Frank and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.

Download or read book The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World written by Fred Dortort and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plants are organized into 28 intuitively logical groups, such as succulent euphorbias, mesembryanthemums, bulbs, succulent trees, aloes, agaves, and haworthias. Each entry includes information on the plant's native habitat, its cultivation requirements, and its horticultural potential. As useful to novice growers as to collectors and those with an existing interest in succulents, this will be the standard reference for years to come.

Download or read book The Little Book of Cacti and Other Succulents written by Emma Sibley and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Succulents and cacti make the perfect indoor plant pets. Inexpensive to purchase, easy to care for and resilient to the neglect of even the laziest of gardeners, growing these plants is virtually foolproof. Often small in size these plants are the ideal green solution for the city dweller, who has little time and only a small amount of space. However, there are so many different cultivars of cacti and succulents to collect – each with their own needs – that the watering, feeding, potting and general care can differ from plant to plant. The Little Book of Cacti and Other Succulents features a directory of 60 of the most popular varieties of cacti and succulents to own. The entry for each of the 60 plants is accompanied by a photograph and all the essential requirements for that variety in an easy-to-follow breakdown. This includes details on size, growth, spread and flowering, along with any extra tips on care for that specific plant. When given the right care, your cacti and succulents will thrive and grow. Additionally this book includes a general care section on everyday maintenance and potting, along with tips on how to deal with common pests and disease. This is a must-have guide for all cacti and succulent lovers, who already own or want to start a collection of these hardy little plants.

Download or read book The Complete Book of Cacti Succulents written by Terry Hewitt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's 30-year study with over 50,000 plants, The Complete Book of Cacti and Succulents offers a photographic A-Z which profiles more than 300 plants, with practical advice for propagating and cultivating them and imaginative ideas for display. The expert advice, supported by step-by-step photographs, covers subjects ranging from handling spiky plants to identifying pests and diseases. Catering both to enthusiastic beginners and ardent cactophiles around the world, this should be a useful sourcebook of plant species advice, ideas and inspiration.

Download or read book The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents written by Miles Anderson and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive reference to identification, care and cultivation, with a directory of 400 varieties and 700 photographs.

Download or read book Succulents in a Book a Bouquet in a Book written by Molly Hatch and published by Abrams Noterie. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn this book into an everlasting garden for your table, desk, or shelf The pages feature eight pop-up succulents and cacti, along with text describing the characteristics of these beloved plants. Its tranquil green color palette and overall tone conveys a message of serenity and self-care. Simply take the jacket off, pop up the plants, and transform the book into a container garden that looks beautiful when displayed with live plants, but also serves as a perfect substitute for those who lack a green thumb. Succulents in a Book contains a dedication page at the beginning of the book, making it a wonderful gift for housewarmings, graduations, birthdays, Mother's Day, and other celebratory occasions. Plants in this book include: rose pincushion cactus, Mexican gem, Christmas cactus, burro's tail, fairy castle cactus, jade plant, snake plant, and aloe vera. Check out the other books in this trademarked series: Happy Day: A Bouquet in a Book, Thinking of You: A Bouquet in a Book, Party in a Book, and Birds in a Book.

Download or read book UNDER THE SPELL OF SUCCULENTS written by Jeff Moore and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of succulent plants in cultivation and how we engage with the hobby.

Download or read book Hardy Succulents written by Gwen Moore Kelaidis and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add a touch of the unexpected to your garden. From agaves to ice plants and sedums to sempervivums, hardy succulents can bring color, texture, and versatility to perennial flower beds in any climate. This comprehensive guide offers clear growing instructions accompanied by vivid photography of these durable and beautiful plants. With tips on choosing the right varieties for every North American hardiness zone, you can enjoy all the quirky vibrancy of succulents wherever you live.

Download or read book Crocheted Succulents written by Emma Varnam and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 25 succulents that will never need watering, repotting or special plant food! Each crochet project is beautifully photographed and includes clear patterns and guidance. There is also a techniques section that gives clear instructions on all the skills you'll need to make the projects. -- Worldcat.

Download or read book Succulent Wild Woman written by SARK and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 1997-05-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is my glowing invitation to you—to live a rich, succulent life! I explore love, sexuality, romance, money, fat, fear and creativity. It's a little bit like reading my diary -- with permission. Succulence is powerFull! and so are we as women.

Download or read book Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Asclepiadaceae written by Focke Albers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IllustratedHandbookofSucculentPlantsrepresents the first comprehensive taxonomic treatment of succulents in thirty years. It covers over 9000 taxa of all succulents except Cactaceae. This volume on the Asclepiadaceae(milkweed family) presents all kinds of succulent plants from geophytic Raphionacme, leaf succulent Hoyato stem succulent Cynanchumand, of course, the popular stapeliads (carrion flowers). A total of 1119 species are included; of the 70 genera treated, 49 are covered in their entirety. The most species-rich assemblages are Ceropegia(lantern flowers) and Brachystelma. For the latter a complete generic treatment is presented for the first time. The handbook is devoted to a family famous for their outstandingly complex and beautiful flowers and is illustrated with 332 superb colour photos. Keys to genera are provided; for all accepted taxa, descriptions including typification and distributional data, full synonymy and literature references are given.

Download or read book Succulent Style written by Julia Hillier and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Succulents Book for Gardeners and Crafters #1 New Release in Cacti & Succulents, Ornamental Plants, Gardening, Horticulture, and Landscape We know —killing your plants succs. A crash course on all things succulents, this engaging and easy-to-use succulents book offers everything you need to know so you can both successfully grow these gorgeous plants and create cool crafts with them, too. You’ll find everything you need to know from cacti plant care to specific projects for decorating with plants. A go-to reference for anyone trying to grow and maintain succulents. The ultimate guide to propagating, growing, and styling succulents and cacti both indoors and out, Succulent Style is as informative as it is gorgeous. Designed for millennials who want to stop killing their plants and for DIY types who want to learn about designing with succulents, Succulent Style is full of succulent growing techniques for beginners as well as for knowledgeable gardeners looking to expand their gardening skills. This beautifully photographed compendium makes the perfect addition to any coffee table or bookshelf. Succulent ideas for your home and garden. Whether you want to learn how to care for a cactus indoor or how to style plants, you’ll find tons of tips and tricks inside. Start designing succulents with fun projects like succulent garlands, wall art, wreaths, succulent bouquets, potted arrangements as well as many other cool things. Inside, you’ll also find: A detailed compilation of succulent varieties Instructions on how to propagate and plant cacti and succulents Tips to integrate succulents into outdoor and indoor design If you’re looking for a succulents plants book or cactus book —like A Beginner's Guide to Succulent Gardening, Essential Succulents, The Gardener's Guide to Succulents, or Cacti and Succulents Handbook —then you’ll love Succulent Style.

Download or read book Stylish Succulent Designs written by Jessica Cain and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional-Quality Succulent Arrangements Made Simple! Add a splash of style to your home or garden with beautiful and lush succulent designs that are simple to make and will last for months. This how-to resource will guide you through 40 unique and creative projects using popular varieties of succulents, air plants and other easy-care botanicals. Learn to make a variety of living centerpieces, transform an old fountain into a succulent-filled garden or add sophisticated charm to your front door with a splashy hand-wired succulent wreath that’s easy to adapt to your preferred aesthetic. Botanical designer Jessica Cain has a project for every occasion or whim, whether you’re looking to add a statement piece inside your home, enhance your backyard with outdoor décor or incorporate succulents into a wedding or event. Best of all, because these arrangements are planted in soil or moss and include fail-proof care instructions, you’re creating long-lasting living art that will thrive. The possibilities are endless with these step-by-step, simple-to-follow projects that will fill your home with vibrant beauty.

Download or read book How to raise budding succulents written by Elijah Brennan and published by Elijah Brennan. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to raise budding succulents" is a comprehensive guide that takes readers on an enchanting journey into the world of succulent gardening. From the basic principles of succulent care to advanced propagation techniques, this book offers a wealth of knowledge and practical advice for both novice and experienced succulent enthusiasts. The book begins with an exploration of the fascinating world of succulents, delving into their unique characteristics, diverse forms, and captivating beauty. Readers will gain a deep understanding of how succulents store water, perform photosynthesis, and adapt to various environments. With a focus on the diverse types of succulents available, the book introduces readers to a wide range of species and cultivars, each with its own distinct characteristics and care requirements. Whether it's the elegant Echeverias, the hardy Haworthias, or the resilient Sedums, readers will discover a world of possibilities when it comes to selecting the perfect succulent for their collection. The book provides practical guidance on all aspects of succulent care, including watering techniques, light requirements, soil types, and fertilization. Readers will learn how to recognize signs of overwatering and underwatering, and how to address common issues such as leaf drop, root rot, and stretching. "How to raise budding succulents" is not only a guidebook but also an invitation to immerse oneself in the world of succulent gardening. It offers practical advice, inspiring ideas, and a wealth of resources to help readers create their own succulent oasis, fostering a deeper appreciation for these remarkable plants and the joy they bring. With its wealth of information and visually captivating presentation, "Succulent Oasis" is an indispensable resource for succulent enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you are a beginner looking to start your first succulent collection or a seasoned gardener seeking new insights, this book will guide you on a journey of discovery and delight in the world of succulents.