Adored for their charming shapes and colors, respected for their resilience and adaptability, and just plain fun to have around-succulents are the hottest home gardening trend today. A Beginner's Guide to Succulent Gardening is a friendly guide to popular succulents, walking novices through all the basics, like: - Choosing your succulents-from Hens and Chicks (Echeveria) to bristly flowering cactus varieties - Mixing the right soils for your succulents and preparing the growing environment - Easy potting and transplanting techniques - Succulent care-including watering, fertilizing and providing the right amount of sun for each variety - Understanding peak periods as well as seasonal traits and needs, so you can have a beautiful succulent garden year-roundThis book contains all sorts of helpful tips on what to look for when buying a plant, how to troubleshoot when your succulent shows signs of distress, how to trim the leaves and stems, and how to start new plants from cuttings. Clear diagrams and at-a-glance fact sheets for each variety, as well as inspirational photos of attractively and happily-housed succulents, fill the pages of this book. Now is the time to give succulents a try! Let A Beginner's Guide to Succulent Gardening be your guide to get you started and grow your indoor garden one succulent at a time. | A Beginner's Guide to Succulent Gardening by Taku Furuya, Paperback | Indigo Chapters