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Create a Quick, Colorful Succulent Container Garden



Garden photojournalist and author Debra Lee Baldwin shows how to combine red, orange and green succulents in a wide, shallow pot. It all comes together quickly (in under five minutes). Debra provides a list of plants, explains why she chose them and their qualities and uses. Filmed in midwinter when many succulents exhibit reddened leaves. Location: Waterwise Botanicals Nursery, Escondido, CA.
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  2. Debra Lee Baldwin

    Hi, Anita — I didn't water it right away because it's easier to transport if the soil isn't wet. A light spray from a hose is ideal for washing any soil off leaves and settling the soil. Succulents don't need many roots, so any root balls exposed to the air will be fine, and over time will become established in the pot. I planted this densely to make a floral-style arrangement, but at any time I could have stopped—as the plants grow they will fill any gaps. — Debra

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