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Posts tagged “succulents”

Look! Succulent Cuttings By The Kitchen Sink

A lot of people get weird around whether or not they're capable of keeping plants alive. They think they have black thumbs or no luck with plants. And to those people, we say try succulents. You ca...

Succulent Flower Arrangements

Even though we have no plans for marriage, we keep finding ourselves on wedding related blogs for the party decor ideas and all the great flower arrangements. This one we especially liked because you...

Woolly Pocket Gardening Company

click for more picsIf the name doesn't draw you in, the appealing pockets of the Woolly Pocket Gardening Company sure will. The first time we heard about Woolly Pockets, we hopped over to their websi...

My Great Outdoors: Beth's Succulent Stoop

Name: Beth Location: Echo Park, CA Type of space: Front stoop Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Because I blog from home in between working with clients on location, I enjoy re...

Good Quotes: The Delights of Gardening
Los Angeles

click for more pics "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden." Thomas Jefferson...

Question: Fake Flowers or Nothing?
Austin

While at a friend's house this week, we couldn't help but be envious of all the gorgeous plants and flowers throughout their home. Spring is in full swing here in Austin, and the house had such a fre...

Hot or Not? Porcelain Succulents

Porcelain Succulents ...

Potting Succulents
The No Cost Way

Sitting on our front stoop today, we noticed how big our money tree (aka jade plant) has grown. When we moved into our apartment in Echo Park three years ago, we scoured the area for lovely succulent...

Store: California Cactus Center
Los Angeles

We've been on a major succulent kick for the past two weeks. It seems that every house we've visited lately has an amazing collection of these California staples. Our neighbor told us about the Calif...

Look!: Succulents In a Birdbath

Growing up, our grandparents had a stone birdbath as an accessory in their backyard. We say accessory because the birdbath never had water in it. It always did a really good job of reminding us that...

How To: Callus Succulents and Cacti

Callusing cactus? No, that's not a description of how your feet look after being in flip-flops all summer but a technique for sprouting cacti and succulents from plant pieces that have fallen or broke...

Look: Cute Succulent Substitute
Austin

We just love the look of cacti in a home’s decor. For those without a green thumb, though, sometimes even easy to care for plants like succulents can be a challenge. Read more to discover a soil-fr...

Cacti and Succulents for Interiors!
Austin, Texas

Adrienne shares our love for succulents and has some great tips and sources! Suited for both modern and traditional decors, cacti and succulents are a great choice for Austin homeowners because they ...

Where to Buy Living Wall Planters

Yesterday we blogged a gorgeous succulent wall planter and couldn't remember where we'd seen a more real world option. Thanks to reader DanielleM who reminded us that it was in the Gardener's Supply ...

Look! Tiny Succulent Gardens at Trader Joe's

We've blogged our credo of weekly flowers here at AT many times; it's an inexpensive way to bring life, luxury and a treat into your home every week. We usually buy our weekly flowers at Trader Joe's...

Small Space Filler: Ornamental Grasses

Got a space between a fence and the sidewalk or along the side of your apartment building that could use some beautifying? We showed you a great example of using succulents to fill even the tiniest s...

4 Tips for Growing Great Succulents & Cacti

Succulents and cacti, perfect for our water-challenged climate, are easy care but not no care. Master their quirks and you can decorate your home and garden with some of the succulent arrangements we...

LA Event: Show & Sale at LA Cactus & Succulent Society
June 14-15, 2008

We've been featuring a lot about succulents this week here (and here) at AT:LA, so the timing couldn't be more perfect for this weekend's Educational Show and Sale from the Los Angeles Cactus & Succul...

LA Good Question: Online Source for Succulents?

Yesterday's 10 Best Succulents post prompted reader jick to ask: Does anyone know a good place to order succulents online?...

Succulent Candles

With our water-challenged climate (we've heard we may soon be back to official water conservation measures but even without them we're aware of our water usage), succulents are the perfect plants. An...

10 Best Succulents

It's no secret that we're into succulents. They're easy to take care of, cheap, easily propagate, don't need much water and come in tons of beautiful colors and textures. Below find our favorite suc...

Flickr Find: Bread Pan as Succulent Planter

Here's an inexpensive planter idea from AT:LA reader giantjeansparlor. She says "Small succulent plants are cheap, but plant containers are not..." so she found a solution in bread pans! She found a g...

Look! Owl in the Garden

This garden comes courtesy of reader sugarpond who uploaded pics to the LA flickr pool. Good timing since we were just talking about owls!...

Hanging Succulents at The Garden Gallery

AT reader "Surferartchick" sent this photo of her favourite Morro Bay destination: "I’ve been going to Morro Bay for years, and my favorite place to go is the Garden Gallery. Their outdoor plants a...

Add a Plant to your Desk, Feel Better

Did anyone else read the great little article in Sunday's LA Times about the Perks of Office Plants? Turns out they're not just pretty to look at, they actually impact wellbeing. A study has found t...

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