5 of Monty Don’s favourite succulents and top tips on how to grow them via Gardening, etc

5 of Monty Don's favourite succulents and top tips on how to grow them via Gardening, etc

Now’s the right time to find out how to grow succulents. The trend for growing them is showing no sign of letting up, with over 10 million #succulents tags on Instagram. Monty Don’s in on it too. He’s been posting pics of his succulent collection all summer and has just tucked his plants up in the greenhouse for winter. But did you know that not all of them have to be taken inside? It depends where you live and how sheltered your garden is. Also many of them are more tolerant of cold than you might expect. Some are frost resistant despite their origins (remember it gets pretty cold in the desert at night), while other succulents are alpine plants.

Read 5 of Monty Don’s favourite succulents and top tips on how to grow them via Gardening, etc

 


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