Cacti and Succulents
Plants lend themselves to collecting as some families have lots of different varieties; some are easy to find, others are so rare that you will need to travel to obscure parts of the planet. Cacti and succulents are extremely popular plants and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Caring for Cacti and Succulents
Cacti & succulents are an amazing group of plants and they have certainly become very popular in recent times, and for good reason. They are rippers of plants, are drought tolerant, low maintenance and stunning to look at. They come from places ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Zygocactus
These beautiful plants have a botanical name that is difficult to pronounce: schlumbergera. They are named after Frédéric Schlumberger, a collector of cacti who lived in a château near Rouen in France in the mid-nineteenth century. [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Common prickly pear (Opuntia stricta)
Declared noxious in all south coast LGA's in category W4f (cannot be sold or propagated, and landowners must implement biological or other control program as directed by the Local Control Authority). Both are cacti, with swollen fleshy stems, ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Nathan Walpow
Nathan Walpow has been collecting cacti and other succulent plants for over twenty years and has over 400 specimens in his collection. He is the president of the Sunset Succulent Society, located in Los Angeles. In 1997 his short story "This ... [... more]
Random House |
Cacti Hint
Neville has managed to get the serious Cacti from his car to the ground, but the real problem is getting the Cacti from the pot and into the ground. They are so heavy and lethal; there is no practical way of removing the pot intact once it is in ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Yates Thrive Cacti and Succulent Potting Mix
Bunjae is the Korean art of miniaturising trees and growing them in shallow containers. If you want to take it to a higher level and create beautiful pieces of art then you do need to do a bit of study but its no grind, it just adds to the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Yates Thrive Cacti and Succulent Potting Mix
Bunjae is the Korean art of miniaturising trees and growing them in shallow containers. If you want to take it to a higher level and create beautiful pieces of art then you do need to do a bit of study but its no grind, it just adds to the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
What to Do: Congella Gardens
Gardeners seem to be some of the most resourceful people in the world. At Congella the garden owners have turned a disused bird aviary into a dry house for their succulents. The problem with growing cacti and succulents is they need to be kept ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
