You can use driftwood or any piece of wood that has some age and weathering to it. However, softwoods will make a faster, easier project…
Month: October 2015
Monanthes plants are easily grown, even in very small pots. They all like hot sunny spots and well-drained soil to thrive. The only things…
Aeonium haworthii (Pinwheel) is a densely branched succulent shrub with woody, ascending or pendent branches ending with rosettes of gray …
Escobaria sneedii (Sneed's Pincushion Cactus) is a small cactus that forms large clumps of green, usually stiff and erect stems obscured …
The key to growing successful Jatrophas is to achieve the proper balance between moisture and drainage. They typically appreciate a steady…
In the garden, Ipomoeas need full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Provide shelter from the wind. Prune climbing species in…
Braunsias are very rewarding succulents and can be grown in gardens in warm climates or greenhouses and windowsills in places with cold…
Pachypodium succulentum is a succulent shrub with a large tuberous stem bearing several slender, somewhat twisted branches with brownish …
If you can grow cacti and succulents successfully, you can likely grow the popular Rebutias without too much trouble. Their water and…
Tavaresias prefer light shade rather than full sun, although stems may not color up under shady conditions. They should be at all times…