My fascination with the Echeveria (Crassulaceae) plant family started decades ago during a horticultural show — I cannot remember where, but I was an exhibitor — and someone I didn’t know had an ...

The current emphasis on water-wise gardening has created an interest in succulents. All succulents are able to store water and food in their leaves, stems and roots. These stored nutrients can be ...

The current emphasis on water-wise gardening has created an interest in succulents. All succulents are able to store water and food in their leaves, stems and roots. These stored nutrients can be ...

As succulents only continue to grow in popularity, echeveria plants have become a favorite among gardeners and interior ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. The genus Echeveria is one of Mexico’s great ...

You might take a group of plants like Echeveria and think you could pick them out of a lineup. Most of them form some sort of rosette, but then, there are other succulents that do that, too. You can’t ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Some of the most popular plants at Walnut ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gardeners like to know precisely what they’re planting and expect everything to be labeled by variety. But in the mass-market world of succulents, details ...

These easy-to-grow succulents come in a rainbow of hues, from pink to lime green. IN OUR SUMMER-DRY CLIMATE, plants like succulents that require little water and look good year-round, are valuable ...

There is more than one way to roll with succulents. You don’t need to plant them in the ground directly. Succulents can tolerate all kinds of situations in gift arrangements and bouquets where they’ll ...