About

I’m Katie and I'd like to show you how to use succulents in your garden – how to choose them, how to keep them alive and how to grow more of them so you can fill up areas of your garden, gift them to others or even, like us, create an at-home nursery and start selling plants.

While my husband, Eddie, is a professional gardener, 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.

Over the last ten years the popularity of succulents has skyrocketed. The easy-care nature of this type of plant and the striking shapes and colours they grow in has 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.

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 and aren’t around often to water or maintain their garden.

Succulents, like Australian native plants, have adapted to survive in dry climates and less-fertile soils. Succulents 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.

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 email me at Katie[at]steppingstonesgardens.com and Iwill get back to you!

If you are local to the Mornington Peninsula, you can click
HERE to see an updated listing of what we currently have available. All sales are from our roadside stall – self-serve and cash payments in the honesty box provided. Open 7 days/week 8am – 6pm.

Save time and money spent on watering and replacing dead plants that are unsuited to your environment and start growing great looking succulents.

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