How to make your succulents sing
Discover everything you need to give your succulents the love, care and perfect conditions to help them thrive through the summer
Succulents come in many shapes and sizes and they’ll provide a stylish display with lots of impact when they’re grouped together.
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Watering requirements
Where you put your plants and how fast they dry out will determine how often you need to water them. If we have continual wet summer days, outdoor-grown succulents will need to dry out fully – they won’t stay happy for long if they’re soggy.
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All succulents prefer gritty soil. We use John Innes No.2 and horticultural grit mixed in a 60:40 ratio. You could also add perlite to the grit.
Spring is the perfect time to re-pot your plants. Taking cuttings, dividing and re-potting at this time of year will give them the best start to the summer season. If you’re not ready to re-pot your plants make sure you feed them. At the nursery we use low nitrogen fertiliser, which has the correct balance of
You’ll need to protect your plants from the cold and wet in autumn and winter – we keep ours in a dry and frost-free greenhouse.
Summer succulent bowl
Have fun displaying your succulents in free-draining bowls. The image below shows our ‘Picture of Summer’ display, that you can be enjoyed all the way through until September.
