Pots on the porch allow dry-climate plants to thrive

Today we ’re heading to Georgia to see a potted succulent garden and to learn about a way of life to produce these plant that will ferment for nearly everyone , even if your clime is n’t commonly succulent friendly or you do n’t have a lot of space .

Hello ! My name is Whitney Shaffer , and I garden on a 4½-acre prop in rural Georgia . I have three boys and mould part - time as an admin for my hubby ’s job . Gardening is my ME fourth dimension ! I have also been sharing my love life of gardening through my personal blog , WhitneyKShaffer.com .

I always put my succulents in terra - cotta potty for their neutral look and their even vaporisation of water system from the soil .

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Echeveria‘Cubic Frost ’ ( Zones 10–11),Graptoveria‘Francesca ’ ( Zones 9–11 ) , andSeneciohaworthii(woolly genus Senecio , Zones 9–11 )

Echeveria‘Lola ’ ( zone 9–11 )

Aloe , Andromischuscristatus‘Key Lime Pie ’ ( zone 9–11),Echeveria‘Blue Reef ’ ( geographical zone 9–11 )

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Aloe‘Crosby ’s Prolific ’ ( Zones 9–11 )

Graptoveria‘Francesca ’

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