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"Save time and money spent on watering and replacing dead plants that are unsuited to your environment and start growing great looking succulents."
The popularity of succulents has skyrocketed over the past ten years. Their easy-care nature and the striking shapes and colours they have fascinated beginner and expert gardeners alike.
Succulents are great for gardens in low-rainfall areas or for people who prefer to conserve fresh water. They are also fabulous indoor plants, needing very little attention or watering. Succulents are often potted together to make attractive arrangements and it's not uncommon to see them in bouquets.
Succulents, like Australian native plants, have adapted to survive in dry climates and less-fertile soils. They have developed ways to retain water when they receive it, often in thick, juicy leaves or stems – think Aloe Vera!
There is such a wide variety of succulents that you can plant in different areas of your garden. Most succulents love full morning sun and some afternoon shade which gives them a little relief on scorching summer days. Other varieties will tolerate full, all-day sun and other varieties are happier with no direct sunlight at all.
With over thirty years of experience in the horticultural industry, from garden design and maintenance, to crop and nursery growing, Eddie has grown plants in a variety of environments.
Eddie has a particular interest in gardens that contain plants that are suited to their climate as it saves SO MUCH time, money and valuable water when you grow plants that work WITH the environment rather than continually fighting against it. He believes you can waste a lot of resources maintaining unsuitable plants.
"Succulents are great plants to choose if you live in a low-rainfall area and want to conserve water. This is important for people who own holiday homes or travel a lot who aren't around often to water or maintain their garden."
Our little backyard nursery...
While Eddie has been gardening all his life, it was the start of lockdowns in 2020 that sparked this little family business.
Trapped at home suddenly without an income, Eddie put his talents to work and potted plants from our own garden to sell on a stall on our nature strip.
At first it was any plant that could be duplicated but we discovered that it was succulents that appealed to the local foot-traffic the most.
Pretty soon the whole family was assigned a job in our little enterprise - planting cuttings, watering, re-filling the stall tables.
If you are local to the Mornington Peninsula you can visit our roadside stall to buy plants. The stall is self-serve – choose plants at your leisure and pay cash in the honesty box provided. Open 7 days/week 8am – 6pm.
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Potted succulents are also a big part of our indoor life – we gift them to friends and family and our teenage daughter has filled her bedroom with them!
To help us understand your interests and needs, I’d love to hear from you! What country and area do you live in? Are you new to succulent gardening or have you been working on your collection for a while? Do you love the idea of succulents but struggle to keep them alive? Any specific succulent growing questions? Please contact Katie at [email protected]
Grow your own gifts!
Fill up your garden or indoor plant collection.
Gift to friends or create bonbonnieres.
Design potted arrangements or sell to the public.
The ideas are endless when you learn to grow your plants!
Join the waitlist to be the first to know when we launch our course "Propagate Your Own Succulents"
and learn how to grow beautiful, healthy plants.
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