Growing Cacti and Other Succulents in the Garden

You don't need a hothouse or a conservatory to grow exotic cactic and other succulents: many of these unique evergreens with their unusual forms and varied colours can be grown very successfully out in the garden.

In fact, with climate change and global warning causing droughts and hosepipe bans, interest in drought-resistant garden plants is growing!

Here is full advice and instructions on how to plan, plant and look after a garden scheme, covering gravel beds, patios, containers, water features, rockeries and carpet bedding, plus an extensive directory featuring over 100 plants.

Choosing plants; Planning a scheme; Gravel & scree beds; Containers; Patios, decking and small areas; Pools & water features; Rockeries; Combination gardening; Carpet bedding; Plant directory; Websites; Clear advice and instructions on how to plant and how to look after your garden scheme.

Convenient: cacti fit in with your busy modern lifestyle, being extremely low maintenance, tough and drought resistance.

Top author: runs the Glenhirst Cactus Nursery, in Lincolnshire