Happy New Year 2014!

Wishing you all a very happy New Year for 2014 and that your thumbs continue to turn green!
Echeveria pallida is another useful plant for the garden or pot.  It is a lovely lime green colour with a pinky mauve edge to the leaf that is a great colour contrast against darker coloured plants.  Plant in a frost free position or if in a pot move under the eaves in winter.  Easy to propagate from pups or leaves.

Christmas market

Hi everyone, just letting you know we will be doing our first market at Yarrawonga on Sunday. We will have all our beautiful succulents on board as well as lots of special pots and window boxes for lovely Christmas presents.....hope to see you there! Starts 8.00am to 12pm. Lots of interesting stalls and bargains to be had.

Graptopetalum paraguayense - The 'Ghost Plant'

This is a really beautiful and useful plant both in the garden and in pots.  In the garden it makes a lovely colour contrast and loves a sunny position.  In pots it will cascade down the side of the pot and really make a statement.  Very easy to grow, propagate from cuttings and when the plant gets too leggy just prune it back a bit and use those cuttings to create more plants.  What could be easier!

Echeveria 'Zorro'

With a name like that this plant can only make a BIG statement!  It's a beautiful dark burgundy colour and forms a large rosette.  Fairly slow growing and doesn't form offsets too much.  Can be propagated from head cuts and leaves.  If you wait until it flowers use the leaves from the flower stalk before the flower opens and you can get some success with that.  Fantastic in the garden or in pots.

Pachyveria 'Huth's Pink'

You guessed it - another favourite of mine.  This plant is a beautiful colour and deepens in the cooler weather.  It makes a great clump in the garden or in pots, but needs to be in a frost free position.
Makes a lovely contrast against grey plants especially.  Easy to propagate from leaves or offsets - just dry them for a few days and then plant in a well draining mix.

Echeveria 'Imbricata'

I think my favourite succulents are the Echeverias.  There are so many of them that come in rosette form and clump up with age.  They all come in the most diverse range of colours and shapes, with beautiful dainty bell shaped flowers as well.  Today I'm featuring a very popular one called Echeveria 'Imbricata'.  This is a french hybrid which is very hardy and can withstand frosts so its very popular in temperate gardens the world over.  It takes a while to start forming offsets and sprawls over the ground, making it excellent for banks and the like.  It can be propagated from the offsets that form or by deheading the main plant.  Can also try the leaves.

Stapelia variegata

I love this plant. It makes a beautiful and striking hanging basket and the flowers are awesome! Dont get your nose too close to the flowers though as they pong - and are pollinated by flies. It is Stapelia variegata - highly recommended, and very easy to propagate from cuttings.