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Learn how to garden with nature instead of against it by choosing plants that love to be dry, like Succulents, Sedum, Sempervivum and Thyme for Xeric Gardens, Dry Patios and Green Roofs. Would you like to be part of this blog? Become part of the Drought Smart Plants Blog every time you Ask the Horticulturist a question, or for Succulent Plant Identification; all new pages become part of this blog, and a permanent addition to Drought Smart Plants for others to read. Subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking on the orange button in the box below the nav bar and keep up to date with all the latest information to create your xeric garden. Feb 8, 2012 Strawberry Pot - the old Mexican clay pot gets yet another new lease on lifeThe old Mexican strawberry pot has seen better days; the type of clay it is made out of is definitely not meant to withstand freezing. Feb 8, 2012 Containers for Succulents - classic or rustic, Drought Smart Plants love potsContainers for succulents can range from the unique to the common. No matter what you choose, your succulents will look fabulous on your deck or patio in groups as an accent or focal point. Feb 8, 2012 scorpionIt is a small scorpion about 2-2 1/2 inches long with its tail laying straight backwards. It is a really dark brown almost black and its underside is Permalink -- click for full blog post "scorpion" Feb 8, 2012 Mail Order Nurseries in the UK - British Online PlantsMail Order Nurseries UK; a listing of online plant nurseries, buy plants online in England, British online nurseries Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mail Order Nurseries in the UK - British Online Plants" Feb 7, 2012 waxy rosettesThe plant is about 4 inches high. Puts me in mind of an echeveria, although the rosettes are on stems as opposed to being stemless. Drought Smart Plants Permalink -- click for full blog post "waxy rosettes" Feb 6, 2012 Composting Instructions - the art and science of making compostFollow these Composting Instructions for proven results; my xeric sustainable garden thrives Feb 6, 2012 Grow Lights - supplemental light sources for succulent plantsMy favorite grow lights for succulent plants are fluorescent tubes; it is recommended that you use four foot fixtures with one warm tube and one cool one Feb 6, 2012 Succulent Care - caring for succulents - water, light & soilSucculent care depends on only a few important factors; well drained and lean soil, warmth in most cases Permalink -- click for full blog post "Succulent Care - caring for succulents - water, light & soil" Feb 6, 2012 Can you help me identify this succulent?My plant has thick, fleshy, oblong shaped leaves that are dark green on the outer leaves and get lighter as the leaves get closer to the middle of the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Can you help me identify this succulent?" Feb 6, 2012 Best Succulent Containers Contest 2012 - Gardeners, start your plantingIt's time for a new contest - the Best Succulent Containers Contest 2012 Feb 6, 2012 Succulent Crafts - fun, textural, & unique low maintenance garden accentsI have always had so much fun making succulent crafts, using many of my collection of tender succulent plants, Echeveria and others to make succulent mosaics, topiaries, address signs and wreaths Feb 6, 2012 I don't know what kind this is?Help? Drought Smart Plants reply: without any clue as to where in the world you are or any background on the plant, I'm going to go with Sempervivum Permalink -- click for full blog post "I don't know what kind this is?" Feb 5, 2012 4 year-old Mystery PlantI received the guy on the left last year from a vendor at work, who said the plant was approx. 3 years old. In a year and a few months' time, it has become Permalink -- click for full blog post "4 year-old Mystery Plant" Feb 5, 2012 Butterfly Garden Kit - buy this Sedum selection for a butterfly garden nowBuy Your Butterfly Garden Kit here for a selection of butterfly attracting blooms Feb 5, 2012 Reproductive SucculentThe leaves on this one gets leaves growing around the edge. The 'seedlings' can be used to grow more plants. It's awesome but I do not know what it is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Reproductive Succulent" Feb 4, 2012 Cacti and Succulents - the ultimate drought smart plantsCacti and succulents have some of the most highly specialized adaptations for dealing with drought conditions of any organism on earth. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cacti and Succulents - the ultimate drought smart plants" Feb 4, 2012 chicken manure in potted plantsHow much chicken manure can I mix in potting soil for potted plants. I want to grow tomatoes in a large pot but don't want to burn their roots. Thank Permalink -- click for full blog post "chicken manure in potted plants" Feb 4, 2012 Trendspotting in the Garden - what's new for 2012?Trendspotting new and interesting Garden Trends for 2012, I have come up with some exciting and new things to watch Permalink -- click for full blog post "Trendspotting in the Garden - what's new for 2012?" Feb 4, 2012 Succulent Wedding Gallery - pictures & images of everything succulent weddingHere's a Succulent Wedding Gallery for everything succulent wedding; boutonnieres, wedding bouquets, succulent wedding favors and more... Feb 4, 2012 Succulent Balls - moss baskets with a twist - topiary spheres & globesTopiary or wire succulent balls planted with the many varieties and species of succulent plants are drought tolerant, care free and require almost no maintenance Feb 3, 2012 Succulent Sphere - use this tutorial to make your own topiary succulent globeUse this easy to follow tutorial to make your own succulent sphere for a unique garden craft Feb 3, 2012 Twig Craft Techniques - learn how to make your own rustic garden craftsI have developed manyTwig Craft Techniques after building rustic items and twig crafts for many years Feb 3, 2012 How to Grow Lithops - cultivating pebble plants and living stonesLearn how to grow Lithops, they will not disappoint you. These interesting living stone plants have adapted to living under cultivation very well Feb 3, 2012 Shabby Chic - old is new againShabby Chic may be a household word thanks to interior designers and decorating mavens, but the lifestyle of refurbishing is nothing new; Permalink -- click for full blog post "Shabby Chic - old is new again" Feb 2, 2012 Kalanchoe species - the more the merrierThere are many Kalanchoe species that show up in gardens, as gifts, and in swaps of houseplant cuttings Permalink -- click for full blog post "Kalanchoe species - the more the merrier" Feb 2, 2012 A Thyme Lawn...What Bliss!
Follow the guidelines for planting, don't overwater, and your thyme lawn will be the envy of the neighborhood. The bees like the flowers too... Permalink -- click for full blog post "A Thyme Lawn...What Bliss!" Feb 2, 2012 Low Maintenance Landscaping - my garden ideasLow Maintenance Landscaping might just be the one thing that saves your sanity; and your back Permalink -- click for full blog post "Low Maintenance Landscaping - my garden ideas" Feb 2, 2012 what is this beauty called?Hello, So I picked up my first succulent ever while out grocery shopping this weekend. The pot did not have any markings and no directions for care. Permalink -- click for full blog post "what is this beauty called?" Feb 1, 2012 Lucky Bamboo!Hello, Quick question...what is the difference between growing a Lucky Bamboo plant in water vs soil? I have an extra pot and would like to use it but Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lucky Bamboo!" Feb 1, 2012 Garden Mulch - save your back, and your sanityUsing Garden Mulch to suppress weeds, prevent moisture loss from the soil, and save your back and your sanity; sound too good to be true? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Garden Mulch - save your back, and your sanity" Feb 1, 2012 Green Roof Plants - best plants for green roofs - hardy and drought tolerantOf course, I am partial to Sedum to plant on green roofs, along with many green roof professionals, but there are many other green roof plants that are now more commonly planted. Jan 31, 2012 How to Grow Echeveria - a few simple rules for the most gorgeous Echeveria everHere are a few tips on How to Grow Echeveria successfully. In many places in Canada, it is too cold for the winter months to keep Echeveria outside, as they originate in Mexico. Jan 31, 2012 Succulent Plant Identification - find out what you have and solve the mysteryThere are many box stores and chain stores that carry unidentified succulent plants which just seem to leap into your shopping cart and beg for a new home. I can't resist them! Jan 31, 2012 succulant that has new growth from tips of leaves and flowersThis succulant grows large, it has long oblong leaves that grow small plants from the tips, with little pink flowers underneath. It grows a flower cluster Jan 31, 2012 Tall and spikey, not doing wellI received this plant from a local store and they didn't now know the specific name of it. Since bringing it home though, it has not done well. The Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tall and spikey, not doing well" Jan 30, 2012 Cactus Plants - prickly, spiny, drought loving plantsCactus Plants in a sunny window or planted in a group in a cactus dish are so interesting and unique Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cactus Plants - prickly, spiny, drought loving plants" Jan 30, 2012 Yet another Unknown plantWe would like to know what this plant is but none of us have any idea. I have been told that when it flowers, the flower is dark red. I know very little Permalink -- click for full blog post "Yet another Unknown plant" Jan 30, 2012 Legacy SucculentSmall chunky very old succulent passed from my grandmother (and possibly my great grandmother)to my father and now to me. Goes red when the flowers come Permalink -- click for full blog post " Legacy Succulent" Jan 30, 2012 Sedum - an infinite variety of textures & colours for your xeric gardenSedum;one of the best known and most loved genera of drought tolerant plants in xeriscaping, xeric gardens & commercial landscaping Jan 30, 2012 Livingstone DaisyFamily Name: Aizoaceae Region of Origin: South Africa Scientific Name: Lampranthus Glaucus It is a succulent. Drought Smart Plants reply: Mesembryanthemum, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Livingstone Daisy" Jan 30, 2012 Sempervivum - hardy and beautiful - bejewel and bedazzle your Xeric GardenSempervivum have been known for centuries as hens and chicks, and houseleeks. Jan 30, 2012 Tree like with pink flowersPink flowers with tiny seed like things in them. The stem of the plant is tree like Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Jillian, your plant looks like either Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tree like with pink flowers" Jan 30, 2012 Urban Gardening - city farming at its finestUrban Gardening is the hottest trend of the decade; find out more about city farming in your town Permalink -- click for full blog post "Urban Gardening - city farming at its finest" Jan 30, 2012 Great Spangled Fritillary ButterflyWith visitors like this, who needs flowers? Oh, they do of course! Great Spangled Fritillaries are very fond of Sedum, and will visit other xeric plants Permalink -- click for full blog post "Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly" Jan 30, 2012 Hanging Succulent with Orange foul smelling flowerIt is a hanging succulent that grows downward, it has orange foul smelling flowers that smell like rotten feet. Eww, how delightful! Rotten feet smelling Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hanging Succulent with Orange foul smelling flower" Jan 29, 2012 looks like English ivy seedlingScallop shaped and waxy leaves with purple stem Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Sarah, this plant looks really familiar, so I'm going out on a limb and Permalink -- click for full blog post "looks like English ivy seedling" Jan 29, 2012 Why is my succulent so droopy?I repotted this succulent in October and seemed to be doing fine until I had to move it (only about 6 feet) to fit my Christmas tree and then back after Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why is my succulent so droopy?" Jan 29, 2012 Red Leaf Plant in Puerto RicoI have attached a picture of the plant I am interested in. Can you tell me what it is, what zones it will grow in and where I can purchase it as bulb, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Red Leaf Plant in Puerto Rico" Jan 29, 2012 Succulent Plant Propagation - make more Drought Smart Plants - learn how hereSucculent Plant Propagation; learn how to make more plants from a leaf, stem or seeds |
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