With a new book to launch, I accepted numerous speaking engagements this spring. The thing is, though, events are scheduled six to 12 months in advance. You check your calendar, and if there’s a blank date, you blithely scribble it in. But as the date approaches, OMG, there are SO many details to corral: Tailoring the presentation to the group [...]
Succulent Celebration
Spring Succulent Care (and News)
March 21, 2014 – Posted in: SucculentsMy seasonal e-newsletter is different from what I post here on GGW (for the most part). I thought you might enjoy some excerpts from the latest. Spring Succulent Care Checklist Above: Aeonium cutting, showing leaf nodes that resemble potato eyes. From this meristem tissue, roots will grow. Now is when most types of succulents awaken [...]
A Dream Come True
June 21, 2013 – Posted in: SucculentsCan you believe it? Twenty-five hundred people attended the Succulent Celebration and Book Launch June 7-8. I sold more than 350 copies of my new book, Succulents Simplified. Come celebrate with me! “Roberto” the alligator was in attendance, along with his designer, Laura Eubanks. I did a potting demo followed by a workshop. Candy Suter, [...]
Succulents Simplified – An Interview with Debra Lee Baldwin
May 16, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Photography, SucculentsAnyone who knows Debra Lee Baldwin is aware of her extraordinary prowess as an author, writer, photographer, and artist. As a co-contributor at Gardening Gone Wild for 4 plus years, I’ve had the good fortune to develop a professional relationship and friendship with her. Not only is Debra Lee all of the above, but she [...]