Gasteria nitida (Bathurst Gasteria) is a stemless, highly variable succulent with fat triangular spotted leaves. Gasteria batesiana ‘Barberton’ is a slow-growing succulent, with distinctive dark green, almost-black leaves and rough surfaces. Haworthia magnifica ’Variegata’ is an attractive, slow-growing succulent. It forms rosettes with approximately triangular, dark green, almost black leaves. Haworthia arista is a small succulent, which forms stemless rosettes from dark green to bluish green leaves with little translucence. Add some water to get it going in just a few hours.

For each particular succulent, use the recommended fertilizer dose. Your succulents will become weaker if you apply too much fertilizer. If you choose not to trim your succulents that stretch naturally, it will not affect its health. At first, the plant grows straight up, then sprawls and appears as it matures to spill out of the container. Glow Peperomia forms new branches from the main stem, and grows like a bush. The sap is the main irritant. The plants' main characteristic is the leaves, which are usually green but can change color when adequately stressed.

A succulent pest, which leaves are covered with bumps, recently discovered its way onto this sempervivum. Use a pair if sharp, clean pruning shears. Cut from the point by following the leaves. I recently took you to a newly renovated collector’s garden north San Diego. This garden has been a favorite of mine since 2008. Topdressing is necessary for succulent gardens. Add topdressing. Begin by swathes rubble rock bordering pathways.

Hanging planters allow you to make the most of vertical space, and give your garden or succulent collection more depth. After you've created the tunnels, add pumice or other soil amendments to the soil. The roots and soil around them must be wet so that air cannot pass through. Removing older succulent root can prevent contamination of the water quality. You look for several old soup ladles and paint them, ensure the paint you use isn't poisonous to the plant. Hanging baskets look great for plants such as the goldfish, so they are usually planted in pots or baskets suspended from the rafters.