A common query from many people is which succulents can be grown in an office or area where there isn't a lot of light. While the majority need light there are some that can cope with some shade - remember, no plant can grow effectively in deep shade! Here is a list of some of the best and easiest succulents for partial shade. The post But Can I Grow It In My Bathroom? appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Succulents are becoming increasingly popular as wedding 'flowers'. They look amazing in bouquets and in button-holes mixed with other traditional flowers and foliage - think steely blue eryngiums and frothy gypsophila with pastel coloured Echeveria elegans and Echeveria lilacina! The post British Cactus & Succulent Society appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

A common query from many people is which succulents can be grown in an office or area where there isn't a lot of light. While the majority need light there are some that can cope with some shade - remember, no plant can grow effectively in deep shade! Here is a list of some of the best and easiest succulents for partial shade. The post The Best Succulents for Growing in Partial Shade appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Succulents have their own built in water-reservoirs, (their succulent leaves, stems or roots) which means that they are easy to grow new plants from. Here I'll explain the easiest plants to propagate - leaf succulents. These include echeveria, graptopetalum, pachyphytum, sedum and crassula. The post How to Propagate Succulents from Leaf Cuttings appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Cacti & succulents are the plants of the moment, featured in just about every interiors magazine in the country, but many people are unsure of how to care for them. I often get shown photos of sad little plants and asked what the problem is. So here are my top tips for avoiding the more common mistakes. The post The Most Common Mistakes People Make With Succulents appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Succulents are great fun to work with and because I work mostly with containers, there are some special tools I just couldn't live without... You don't need to spend a fortune - substitute anything that is in easy reach. Fiddling with plants is one of my favourite pastimes - I could spend hours removing dead leaves from an echeveria... The post Tools I Couldn’t Live Without appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

As the days shorten, you need to start preparing your succulents for their winter dormancy. Follow these tips for what you need to do. By the end of September - start reducing the amount you water your plants to once a fortnight When buying new nursery plants, re-pot into peat-free, well-draining compost as soon as possible, but don't water them - there will be sufficient moisture already in the compost The post Come September… appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Terrariums are on trend right now and I’ve been selling quite a few over the last few weeks. The trick is not to overplant and to use smaller plants so you can watch them grow. There’s no point forcing in that huge cactus, which will soon crowd out all the other plants. The post A Calendar of Succulents – Terrific Terrariums appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Terrariums are on trend right now and I’ve been selling quite a few over the last few weeks. The trick is not to overplant and to use smaller plants so you can watch them grow. There’s no point forcing in that huge cactus, which will soon crowd out all the other plants. The post A Calendar of Succulents – April Brings Seaspray and a Painted Beauty appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more

Terrariums are on trend right now and I’ve been selling quite a few over the last few weeks. The trick is not to overplant and to use smaller plants so you can watch them grow. There’s no point forcing in that huge cactus, which will soon crowd out all the other plants. The post A Calendar of Succulents – March Must Mean Sedums appeared first on Blueleaf Plants ..read more