Debra Lee Baldwin
Author of Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants
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Works by Debra Lee Baldwin
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants (2010) 133 copies, 4 reviews
Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties (2013) 92 copies, 4 reviews
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Debra spreads the word about “plants that drink responsibly” via books, articles, photos, videos, social media, public speaking, radio, podcasts, and TV. Her YouTube channel has more than 8,000,000 views. Debra's popular ”Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter presents design, succulent gardening essentials and discoveries she's eager to share. Debra lives in “the epicenter of all things succulent:” San Diego's North County, home to more succulent specialty nurseries and wholesale growers than anywhere else in the world. - Nationality
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Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants by Debra Lee Baldwin
When I received Succulent Container Gardens by Debra Lee Baldwin I liked succulents, but now that I have read it, I absolutely love them. This is the best container gardening book I’ve found. I always pick out a plant and put it in the right size pot with no consideration to color and shape. This book helps the reader make their container gardens into works of art.
Succulent Container Gardens is divided into four parts. In part one Pairing Plants with Pots, the book shows how the shape and show more color of the plant and pot can compliment each other. Different pot styles are discussed, including ideas for using items around the house or thrift store finds. For a quick crash-course there is a section, Ten Quick and Easy Plant-Pot Combos.
Part 2 is Plant Palette with a description of the different kinds of succulents and their growing needs. Also included is information on the use of some nonsucculent plants as companion plants.
Part 3 is Creative Designs and Displays which shows plant groupings, hanging baskets, wreaths, stacked displays and even working with miniatures. These are some of the most beautiful succulent displays I have ever seen.
Part 4 is Planting, Care, and Propagation to make sure your plants stay healthy and prolific.
The photographs throughout the book are outstanding and numerous. They inspired me to begin planning for both indoor and outdoor displays. My favorite quote of the book is in the preface: “These are the plants that allow you to be lazy.” I highly recommend this book. show less
Succulent Container Gardens is divided into four parts. In part one Pairing Plants with Pots, the book shows how the shape and show more color of the plant and pot can compliment each other. Different pot styles are discussed, including ideas for using items around the house or thrift store finds. For a quick crash-course there is a section, Ten Quick and Easy Plant-Pot Combos.
Part 2 is Plant Palette with a description of the different kinds of succulents and their growing needs. Also included is information on the use of some nonsucculent plants as companion plants.
Part 3 is Creative Designs and Displays which shows plant groupings, hanging baskets, wreaths, stacked displays and even working with miniatures. These are some of the most beautiful succulent displays I have ever seen.
Part 4 is Planting, Care, and Propagation to make sure your plants stay healthy and prolific.
The photographs throughout the book are outstanding and numerous. They inspired me to begin planning for both indoor and outdoor displays. My favorite quote of the book is in the preface: “These are the plants that allow you to be lazy.” I highly recommend this book. show less
Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties by Debra Lee Baldwin
A good book to read as well as keep for reference. Lots of full color photos, descriptions of plants, motivating examples of landscaping and great ideas for combining various types to plant in pots. A plus is the section on "crafting" with succulents - step by step photos and descriptions of fun ideas to make. I borrowed this book from the library but it would make a great gift to have as a reference.
Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties by Debra Lee Baldwin
I'm a big fan of succulents, and I mainly have succulents in my home - the only non-succulent I own is a spider plant. I've been a fan of succulent since my first Christmas cactus when I got married for how easy they are to care for - and for how simply beautiful they are when they flower, and I've never looked back. I tend to pamper my plants for a while and then life gets busy & I neglect them for a while, and succulents do great with these conditions. Just give 'em water once in a while & show more lots of sun & they are happy.
As with other books of this type, the book is dominated by the beautiful photography of the plants. The book talks about succulent care, but also what you can do with your plants - from edibles, to crafting, to flowering.
Though the focus is on outdoor plants - something not realistic for most varieties here in MA - there's a lot of information for the indoor container gardener, too.
I received a review copy for free from netgalley in exchange for my honest review. show less
As with other books of this type, the book is dominated by the beautiful photography of the plants. The book talks about succulent care, but also what you can do with your plants - from edibles, to crafting, to flowering.
Though the focus is on outdoor plants - something not realistic for most varieties here in MA - there's a lot of information for the indoor container gardener, too.
I received a review copy for free from netgalley in exchange for my honest review. show less
Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants by Debra Lee Baldwin
nonfiction/gardening. Valuable info about types of cacti and succulents (for those that have a lot of mystery acquisitions), HOW TO PROPAGATE AND CARE FOR THEM, and tons of inspiration for creating lovely arrangements (and accompanying advice on when you'll likely need to re-pot said arrangements).
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