The Toronto Cactus and Succulent Club will host its annual Show and Sale on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in the Toronto Botanical Garden Floral Hall. Admission is free.

The former is a lovely slim leaved beauty that is a slow-growing succulent but can reach large sizes. The leaves are almost hand-painted in red to show off a fierce-looking specimen.

Houseplant enthusiasts look for different and more exotic specimens to add to their collections. Beginners and experts can find many good choices among the cacti and succulents. The term succulent ...

It’s the only way to protect the investment. Once its beauty is marred by another plant, it’s not perfect anymore, so the value of that specimen decreases exponentially. It looks bad, too.

Succulents occur within various plant families and are not their own family, taxonomically speaking. There are as many as 450 plant families (the count varies), and about 70 have at least one ...

Did you know that succulents are among the most efficient water-storing plants on Earth, capable of thriving in environments ...

So many homes feature large and very expensive specimen succulents that may be borderline tolerant of the climate. Keep Plankets or a bed sheet on hand for those cold snaps this winter.

When you pay $1,000 for a big specimen succulent, sword fighting should be strictly outlawed. It’s the only way to protect the investment.

SUCCULENTS are the darling of the plant world just now, and with good reason. They are really easy to grow, and the incredible array of form and colour means that you can have great fun creating ...

Seasonal observations of the UCCE Master GardenersI don’t have many specimen succulents here. I have creepers mixed with verticals and here and there they are interspersed plants that grow wider than ...