How to Grow Echeveria Succulents Easily

If you’re a succulent plant enthusiast and want to add a fancy touch to your collection, Echeveria succulents are an excellent choice. These showy succulent plants which hail from Mexico and Central America, are famous for their unique rosette architecture,…
How to Grow Christmas Cactus – 3 Foolproof Tips

Christmas and cacti are like a match made in heaven, and the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is the plant that combines both aspects. You often see people decorate their homes with the most beautiful cactus pots while growing these…
How to Grow Aloe Vera

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis), aka ‘the burn plant’, is a plant that has been grown for thousands of years, both for its beauty and medicinal purposes. In ancient Egypt, the plant was called the “plant of immortality” and it is…
Growing Succulents at Home

Although there probably is no such thing as a “bulletproof” plant, succulents come awfully close! Succulents (which include cacti) come in a unique variety of size shape, color, and texture. Some have plump, smooth surfaces, while others have surfaces that…
Creating a cactus garden

I’ve always liked cactus plants, and it was in fact, the first plant that I grew when I was young (a small barrel cactus). So the sight of cacti brings back fond memories to me, despite their thorny side. Cactus…
A primer on aloes

A little background on aloes The aloes are a genus of flowering succulents in the Liliaceae group, numbering about 400 species in all. They are native to the African continent, and also the outliers such as Madacascar. They have leaves…