Succulent fashionista Debra Lee Baldwin, author of "Designing with Succulents," "Succulent Container Gardens," and "Succulents Simplified," shares entertaining tips, projects and ideas from her own garden and those of top designers and experts. See how to select and cultivate succulents, create with them, and use them to enhance your own garden living spaces.
Note: I'm a garden photojournalist and book author, not a professional videographer. As with all forms of communication, my goal is to entertain and enlighten in equal measure. I keep my older videos on KZread because they have useful content. As for quality, not surprisingly, newer = better. Thanks for understanding! -- Debra
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OMG, you are so funny Debra! You are not afraid to tell like it is. The moment you said that you thought pork and beans was a stupid name for sedum rubrotinctum, that got me laughing so hard 😂😂
Pretty 😍
I have fledglings come to my yard mostly finches and sparrows and the little shimmy shake they do is the cutest! And the way they explore my ornamental trees while mom & dad forage brings me hours of happiness. I also have mourning and white wing doves who act as “mother hens”… I’ve noticed that the parents trust these doves with their offspring. I’ve seen them keep some gently in line without the parents being too fussy about it.
I love how you match the pot to the plant!
Thanks! I love the look of a succulent garden - the colors, textures, the _DRAMA_ 😊
so, since it stops the mother plant from growing larger and makes it start to grow pups, I could do that to a cactus I don't want to grow any larger and it would stop growing and use it as, say, a decoration or something that I wouldn't want it to grow larger than it is already?
Well, "cactus" is a huge category. Depends on the type. But yes, in general, damaging the tissues can promote the growth of offsets. Even many woody plants will do it; after pruning, they'll produce multiple stems or branches.
I am definitely a color and shape person. I love having a collection of echeverias of different leaf shapes and colors. My goal is to grow echeverias from babies to adults and display them in beautiful succulent pots. I also recently started a love interest for aeoniums.
Lovely 🌵
I enjoyed you video thank you!
Amazing. Thank you.
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have found your videos on KZread! You have given me so many ideas for my yard in Tucson Arizona and I cannot wait until this early fall to plant the MANY agaves that I have recently bought! I am especially happy to have found this video in particular! Thank you!!
And I, in turn, am thrilled by your comment! Thank you! See more in my channel's Desert Gardens playlist. kzread.info/head/PLfBjDimnqpMpHQhO7GGGQL0u-0DDN7u52
Thank you for the info, i just got one from my nursery and am excited to care for it!😊
ESTÁ ABURRIDO EL VIDEO, GRACIAS POR PREVENIRNOS DE ESA LECHE VENENOSA.
You're welcome.
La leche que sale. Ella: Hay!!
Hi, thanks for your great video. It’s the very end of June in the south of France and I just discovered an orgy of agave mites in my century agave. Is it too late in the season to treat them?
Oh theyre very common as landscaping plants in South Africa. So pretty though
You are a guru of plants mum and you are my go to person online.
Wow, what an underrated video! I'll definitely be checking out your book!
To clarify: When Wanda says "Come see for yourself" at the end of the video, she's referring to it being a featured garden of the Cactus and Succulent Society's biennial convention in April. More info: cactusandsucculentsociety.org/events/convention/
So fabulous! Thank you for the tour. How do we get info about the tour?
if you belong to the Cactus & Succulent Society, their biennial convention is in San Diego in April 2025, and Wanda’s garden is one of several on tour for attendees.
I’m so glad I found this channel ! I was delighted to see many of our plants we inherited when we moved here from Washington state -- but talk about a learning curb -- and such different climates ! (Trying to grow a garden … I’d love your opinions on that !! )
Welcome to Southern CA, Karie! Do visit my ad-free site, which has lots about garden design and plant choices: debraleebaldwin.com And my books: Designing with Succulents, Succulent Container Gardens, and Succulents Simplified. 💚
Deborah I have watched you for a few years now. I love the videos you put out. Would you consider making another garden tour of your own property? I really loved the one you did before
Hi Loren -- I'm so glad you like my channel and enjoyed the video of my own garden. I'll do another video tour, but I need to wait until after the winter rains. The rest of the year it's not as photogenic due to high heat, frost or drought. In spring, everything's blooming, fresh-looking, and green with new growth. Right now (midsummer) the acacias are dropping seed pods everywhere 😜
Wanda and Gary's garden is one of my all time favorites. Now I can see it whenever I want. Thanks Debra.
What a wonderful way of putting it, Jodi! You know, gardens are constantly in flux. Once a garden is photographed for publication, or is on KZread, it stays the same forever. Considering the work that goes into making it perfect, that's a reward---and a relief for its owners.
Thank you, Debra, for this lovely visit to a wonderfull garden! And to Wanda and Gary, for sharing their treasure!
Debra excellent review of Wanda’s Amazing garden!
Thank you, Jeanne! And also for introducing me to her over a decade ago. 😍
amazing i want to build the same i recently got a mini cactus hairbrush any idea on ways to maintain and grow it??
What a wonderful and pleasant video and narrative. Was looking for info as I just got a 15 year old plant today.
This is just the most amazing video. My sister sent it to me thank you thank you thank you for sharing. Is there anyway we can go visit this?
Wanda welcomes garden clubs, horticultural societies, and cactus & succulent groups, mainly in spring. If you're a member of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America, in April 2025, it'll be a featured garden on tour during the biennial convention in San Diego.
@@QueenofSucculents I will pass that onto my sister who belongs to the Chula Vista Garden club. I know they would be very interested and I hope to be in San Diego during that time.
Wanda said, "Come see for yourself." Did I miss an address somewhere in the video or your notes?
It’s a private residential garden by invitation only. However if you belong to the Cactus & Succulent Society their biennial convention is in San Diego in April 2025, and Wanda’s garden is one of several on tour for attendees. Pretty sure that’s what she meant.
Debra -- have you ever been to the botanical gardens in Phoenix? You'd LOVE it!
This was so heavenly. What an immaculate garden!
What a fabulous couple and an inspiring garden/collection!
at 3:28 I think thats Cleistocactus winteri, not A. flagelligformis
Thanks, Oakes. Good catch! I'll correct it in the gallery.
WOW!! Amazing garden. I am in awe!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you again for a visit to a fabulous garden.
Stunning! Just stunning!
Doesn't the pain going into the cactus hurt the cactus?
For plant names, see the gallery on the corresponding page of my site: debraleebaldwin.com/succulent-garden/wanda-mallen-garden/
Thank you for posting so many plant names, Debra! Much appreciated!
@@nmumpton You're welcome, Nancy, and thank you for your comments!
Wonderful video! Thanks for bringing us along. 😊😊😊😊😊❤
Wow, love it love it. I cannot imagine somebody owns the beautiful garden.❤
What a fabulous garden! I love it. The plants are totally amazing and how she displays them is really art! She sure is lucky to have Gary to figure it all out. As you said, "we should all have a Gary"
Oh my! What an amazing garden. You always find the great gardens. I need this motivation. ❤👏
“We all need a Gary” LOL! Amen, sister!
Fabulous garden such a magical place! ❤
Gorgeous garden. Wish to see more of it.
Oh-My-Lanta! What a spectacular sight to see! Thank you so much for sharing, Debra, and thanks to Wanda and Gary for allowing us to visit their gorgeous gardens!
Inspirational
Beautiful! I appreciate seeing this beautiful yard!
That represents a lot of work - with gorgeous results!
Saguaro is not an English word, the g is h/y/silent
You’re not the only one to wince at my pronunciation. I shall never make that mistake again 😣
3:30 “poquito comeson” means “ a little itchiness” nothing to do with eating.
Thank you!