Ultimate Guide to Succulents: How to Grow & Care for Unthirsty Plants – Sunset Magazine

Flowers & Plants

Sufferin’ Succulents! Beautify Outdoor Spaces with These Easy Containers

These succulent container designs will add water-wise pizazz to your doorstep, patio, and garden

December 18, 2014

August 4, 2021

Flowers & Plants

11 Stylish Projects with Succulents

Succulents make for the best earthy-yet-modern decor. Accent your home and garden with these DIY projects

December 16, 2014

August 4, 2021

Flowers & Plants

Meet the Best Succulent Varieties for Home Gardens

These easy-care plants add a variety of bold forms and color to gardens and containers

December 16, 2014

August 10, 2019

How to Create a Sea-Creature Succulent Garden

Boldly colored. Drought-tolerant. With the wonderful world of succulents, you can mimic an underwater look with plants

August 13, 2012

August 4, 2021

The Latest From Sunset

Ripe Tomatoes on Vine

June Is Make-or-Break Month for Your Tomato Growing Success

What you do in June can determine the success of your whole tomato crop. Here’s what you need to do now to be successful later.

May 29, 2026

May 28, 2026

Shrimp and White Bean Salad with Harissa Dressing

The Summer Recipes You Should Be Making This June

Start the season off right.

May 29, 2026

May 29, 2026

Hotel Willa Lobby

The Ultimate Taos, New Mexico Itinerary

Keep your days humming along briskly in this artsy, outdoorsy four-season destination.

May 28, 2026

May 27, 2026

Palmera Canyon Luxury Backyard

What Does a $500,000 Backyard Actually Get You?

A growing wave of affluent homeowners is redefining outdoor living—and the numbers can be staggering. All’s not lost if your budget isn’t that high, though.

May 28, 2026

May 27, 2026

Transform Your Succulents

How to Make Succulent Place Settings

Give your tabletop an enchanted forest look with these beautiful place settings

July 31, 2017

March 21, 2019

How to Make a Succulent Centerpiece

Follow our easy DIY tutorial for a stunning tabletop creation

December 18, 2014

June 11, 2021

Driftwood Succulents Project

How to Make a Natural Wood Succulent Display

Embellish driftwood or grapevine with succulents to make a delicate natural art piece

April 23, 2018

July 11, 2018

How to Make a Succulent Wreath

Bring color and beauty to your front door or entry with this wreath made of succulents.

December 19, 2017

October 19, 2022

Even More DIY Projects

How to Make Succulent Gift Toppers

Use succulent cuttings in the place of bows on plain or patterned paper to give your gift wrap a natural, organic look

December 19, 2017

December 19, 2018

How to Make an Undersea Garden in a Glass

A DIY terrarium filled with succulents that evoke a vibrant underwater scene

May 11, 2017

January 9, 2019

How to Make Succulent Rocks

Rocks make shapely natural vases for succulent cuttings. Make this easy DIY to add a natural accent to your decor

July 31, 2017

August 15, 2018

DIY succulent wall planter

Decorating & Design

Make This: Easy DIY Succulent Wall Planters

We’ve all gone wild for those dramatic “living walls” of succulents. Here, grower Robin Stockwell shows you how you can make your own

January 21, 2010

July 14, 2020

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