Succulents and Cacti

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A Bit of Tao in the Xeric Garden: Agave and Grasses

There is something so alluring, so sculptural, so geometrically perfect in the shape of an Agave plant. One of the most exciting discoveries recently, here in the Intermountain Region, is we really can grow Century Plants.

Christmas Cacti for Holiday Cheer

All the festive indoor plants associated with the colder months of the year are a fun and easy way to bring your garden wishes inside when the light gets…

Christmas Cacti for Winter Cheer

Container Gardening with Cacti and Succulents

Some fascinating gardens take place in containers, especially those with succulents and cacti, which create little worlds unto themselves.

Creating Containers with Cacti and Succulents

Cacti and succulents just seem natural companions, especially in containers. They are easy but “special needs” plants and successful container culture…

Easy-Peasy: Propagating Succulents

Succulents are easy to propagate. All it takes to really know this is watching Bette Vanietti, our succulent lady here at Santa Fe Greenhouses. Clearly at home with succulents, she handles them like she knows them on a first name basis. And she should. She’s been working with them for 48 years.

Gardening with Cold-Hardy Cacti - Part I

We think of cacti in small pots or dish gardens for use as house plants, but cold hardy members of this diverse family have the potential for much broader use.

Gardening With Cold-Hardy Cacti - Part II

Cacti are some our most spectacular native flowering plants, but often our most overlooked wildflowers when planning and planting a xeriscape. Cacti not only contribute stunning flowers in spring and summer, but also provide year-round interest with their structural evergreen stems and geometrically arranged spines.

Growing Succulents in High Rainfall Regions

Propagating Succulents and Cacti

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