Newly Released Succulent Container Book

by Bonnie Manion on February 9, 2010

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Debra Lee Baldwin’s recently released book, Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants, is a terrific follow up book to her wildly successful book, Designing with Succulents.

Debra Lee Baldwin’s new book Succulent Container Gardens, focuses on the infinite possibilities and versatility of succulents in containers. Her new book is armed with over 300 succulent-rich photos that Debra Lee Baldwin photographed in Southern California, and beyond. She visited talented designers, nursery owners, home owners, and folks who every day design with succulents, sell succulents, and in general appreciate the beauty and textural elements of succulents.

Succulent Container Gardens is organized into four chapters of pairing plants, designing with succulents, plant palettes, and all of the necessary basics in starting, maintaining, and caring for succulents in containers. As an extra bonus, she gives us detailed design lists of succulents by color, size, and function.

VintageGardenGal, caught Debra Lee Baldwin’s attention, and has two cameos in her book, the first is a succulent-potted vintage chicken container, and the second, is a succulent-planted table top wreath adorned with a crimson candle for the holidays. Many thanks.

If you are not on the succulent bandwagon yet, Debra Lee Baldwin’s new book, Succulent Container Gardens, will inspire you through the many possibilities of succulents in containers. Please share if you have been bitten by the succulent bug. Please comment on what attracts you to succulents, and how you design with them in your garden and in containers.

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Debra Lee Baldwin February 15, 2010 at 9:14 pm

Bonnie, thank you so much! You were very gracious to share your creativity—the book is better for it. And you know how picky I was about the designs I featured. Only about 1 percent of the photos I took made it into the book. So many criteria had to be met, not the least of which was to show a great idea…which your lovely designs certainly do.

Bonnie Manion February 18, 2010 at 9:29 am

Debra, best to you on your new succulent container book, and ensuing book tour. Many thanks….Bonnie

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