Succulents Simplified

Succulent plants are easy to grow and design with once you know the basics. Debra Lee Baldwin, the bestselling author of Succulent Container Gardens and Designing with Succulents, is the ideal guide for gardeners, crafters, and DIYers looking for an introduction to these trendy, low-maintenance plants.

Succulents Simplified is a complete primer on choosing, growing and designing with succulents. Along with gorgeous photos packed with design ideas, Debra offers her top 100 plant picks and explains how to grow and care for succulents no matter where you live. Step-by-step projects, including:

• a cake-stand centerpiece
• wedding bouquets and boutonnieres
• a vertical garden
• a succulent topiary sphere

All will inspire you to express your individual style. Whether you're a novice or veteran, have an acre to fill or a few pots, live in California or Connecticut, Succulents Simplified is a dazzling primer for success with succulents!

Softback. 272 pages. Timber Press 2013.