nurseries – Unique Succulents

Peacock Horticultural Nursery: still one of my favorite places to buy plants, spiky and otherwise

uniquesucculents March 15, 2018

On Saturday I had the opportunity to revisit one of my favorite nurseries: Peacock Horticultural Nursery in Sebastopol, Sonoma County. If traffic is smooth, it’s a…

Three Palms Nursery: a horticultural treasure in my own backyard

uniquesucculents February 14, 2018

Whenever I visit a city where independent nurseries still thrive, I can’t help but wish for a more active gardening and nursery community where I…

I discovered a great nursery—and it's a Home Depot!

uniquesucculents February 7, 2018

I don’t do a lot of plant shopping at big-box garden centers although occasionally they’re good for a surprise. More often than not, though, their…

Oh Home Depot…

uniquesucculents February 2, 2018

I don’t want to get into the habit of ragging on the big-box garden centers all the time because I do buy plants there every…

Heavy-duty plant-shopping → trunk full of plants

uniquesucculents January 29, 2018

On Saturday, I made the 50-minute drive to Walnut Creek to attend two morning events at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. The first was a 7:30…

Roger's Gardens: what a nursery should be

uniquesucculents January 12, 2018

Day 2 of my late-December trip to Southern California began with a visit to Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar (basically Newport Beach). Hoover Boo of Piece…

Index: December 2017 trip to Southern California

uniquesucculents January 6, 2018

Below are all the posts about my December 2017 trip to Southern California. OVERVIEW POSTS My 1,000 mile Southern California succulent adventure Of course I’m…

Of course I'm buying plants on my trip!

uniquesucculents December 29, 2017

I don’t want you to think I’m “just” visiting gardens on my Southern California trip. Yes, that’s the main reason why I’m in the Southland,…

Shopping Annie's Annuals' 15% off sale

uniquesucculents December 4, 2017

It’s no secret that Annie’s Annuals & Perennials in Richmond, CA is one of my favorite nurseries. Now through the end of the year they’re having a 15%…

Plant porn from the 2017 Succulent Extravaganza

uniquesucculents October 16, 2017

As I always do, I took lots of photos at the 2017 Succulent Extravaganza held on September 29 and 30 at Succulent Gardens in Castroville on…