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The intent of this list is to assist succulent enthusiasts in their search for regional and Internet resources. If you're a collector or gardener who has worked with a wonderful designer or nursery, do let me know. To all, please note: A link is not necessarily an endorsement.
If you'd like updates on the world of Designing with Succulents, email me and I'll be happy to add you to my list. Also connect with me at LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter (@DebraLBaldwin) -- Debra
General info about
succulents Reduce or replace a water-thirsty lawn The Lawn Reform Coalition, www.lawnreform.org
Mail-order sources (also see those in regional lists below, noted with an asterisk) Garden Life, CA, www.gardenlife.com/store/Succulents/ Sempervivums, sedums and other cold-climate succulents: Emory Knolls Farm (green roof plants) North Hills Nursery, West Virginia, http://www.northhillsnursery.com Squaw Mountain Gardens, Oregon, www.squawmountaingardens.com Succulent cuttings for wreaths, topiaries, etc.: Simply Succulents, Wisconsin Glasshouse Works, Ohio Rare and collectible succulents: Guy Wrinkle's Rare Exotics, www.rareexotics.com Topiary frames: Rittenhouse; Topiary Inc.; Chris' Topiary Nursery Itty-bitty buildings and accessories for miniature landscapes: Two Green Thumbs
Nurseries, designers and noteworthy public gardens by country, state or region:
UNITED STATES:
Arizona Nurseries B&B Cactus Farm, Tucson, www.bbcactus.com *Plants for the Southwest, Tucson, www.lithops.com *Starr Nursery, Gregg Starr, Tucson, www.starr-nursery.com *Sticky Situation, www.stickysituation.com Designers Scott Calhoun, Tucson, www.zonagardens.com Greg Corman, Tucson, www.gardeninginsights.com Jessie Byrd, MLA, ASLA, www.desertgreendesign.com Public Gardens Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, www.desertmuseum.org. Tucson Botanical Gardens, www.tucsonbotanical.org Tohona Chul park, Tucson, www.tohonochulpark.org Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, www.dbg.org More great resources, Tucson: http://www.tucsoncactus.org/html/nurseries_books.html
California/Bay Area and vicinity Nurseries Cactus Jungle nursery, Berkeley, www.cactusjungle.com Cottage Gardens of Petaluma, www.cottagegardensofpet.com The Dry Garden nursery, Oakland, thedrygarden@sbcglobal.net Flora Grubb Gardens, San Francisco, www.floragrubb.com *Succulent Gardens (Robin Stockwell), Castroville, www.sgplants.com Designers Gary Bartl, San Rafael, garybartl@gmail.com David Feix, Berkeley, davidfeix@yahoo.com Davis Dalbok, Living Green design studio, San Francisco www.livinggreen.com Michelle Derviss, Novato, www.dervissdesign.com, dervissdesign@verizon.net Patricia St. John, San Francisco, mpstjohn@sbcglobal.net Rebecca Sweet, Los Altos, rebecca@harmonyinthegarden.com Public Gardens Berkeley Botanic Garden, UC Berkeley The Ruth Bancroft Gardens, Walnut Creek, CA; www.ruthbancroftgarden.org
California/Central Cambria Nursery and Florist, www.cambrianursery.com Gardens by Gabriel, Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo, www.gardensbygabriel.com/ Grow nursery, Nick Wilkinson, Cambria, www.grownursery.com Harmony Farm and Nursery, Sebastopol, www.harmonyfarm.com
California/Los Angeles area Nurseries California Cactus Center, Pasadena, www.cactuscenter.com. California Nursery Specialties "Cactus Ranch", 19420 Saticoy, Reseda, www.california-cactus-succulents.com Merrihew's Sunset Gardens, 1526 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica Pot-ted, Los Angeles, www.pot-ted.com
Rolling Greens, Culver
City,
www.rollinggreensnursery.com Designers Alicia Blas, Gardenologist. aliciasfirmlyplanted@me.com Gina Bush, Palos Verdes, www.bushlandscape.com Patricia Cevallos, Pacific Palisades, container gardens, www.psucculents.com Jeff Delzell, Pasadena, www.medskies.com Linda Estrin, Oak Park, http://www.legardendesign.com/floral.html Stephen Gabor, Gabor & Allen, www.gaborallen.com Sandy Koepke, www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com Shirley A. Kost, K&H Associates, Long Beach. khkost@verizon.net Marilee Kuhlmann, Comfort Zones, marileegardens@earthlink.net Don LaForest, LaForest Landscaping, Palos Verdes & South Bay, www.laforest.net Heather Lenkin, www.lenkindesign.com Pat McWhinney, tube planters, 714/721-1453. www.tubeplanters.com Michael Romero, Succulent Designs, cactusmike1@gmail.com Steve Siegrist, stevesiegristdesign@gmail.com Suspended Gardens, succulent arrangements, www.suspendedgardens.com Pamela Volante, www.pamelavolante.com
Ted Weiant,
www.tedweiantdesign.com Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA; www.huntington.org
California/Orange County Nurseries Roger's Gardens, Corona del Mar, CA; www.rogersgardens.com Designers Laura Dalton, Agave Coast Landscapes, www.lauradlandscapes.com Matthew Maggio, cactusmatt1@yahoo.com Crystal Robinson, www.crystalrobinsongardendesign.com. Molly Wood Garden Design, Corona del Mar, www.mollywoodgardendesign.com Tube Planters by Pat McWhinney, www.tubeplanters.com. 714/721-1453. Public Gardens Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, www.rsabg.org Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona Del Mar, www.slgardens.org
California/Palm Springs area
Designers Paul Ortega, Desert Garden Center, www.desertgardencenter.com Public Garden The Living Desert, Palm Desert, www.livingdesert.org
California/Riverside and San Bernardino area Nurseries Flowerland Nursery, San Bernardino, www.flowerlandnursery.com
Newell Nurseries, 34017 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa, 909/797-9210
Public Garden California/San Diego area Nurseries Barrels & Branches, Encinitas, www.barrelsandbranches.com *Daylily Hill, Escondido; www.daylilyhill.com. Carl Dykema's Exotic Gardens, San Diego, www.exoticgardens.biz Desert Theater, www.deserttheater.com (by appointment) Glorious Gardens Design Center, Encinitas, http://agloriousgarden.com Green Gardens, Pacific Beach, www.sdgreengardens.com *Grigsby Gardens, Vista, www.cactus-mall.com/grigsby/ *KBD Nursery, Kat & Brad Dorfman, Fallbrook and Bonsall, www.kbdnursery.com Kniffing's Discount Nurseries, El Cajon, www.kniffingsnurseries.com
Oasis
Water Efficient Gardens, a new nursery in Escondido,
is the retail outlet for
Altman Plants,
the largest wholesale grower of cacti and succulents in the country.
Contact me to schedule a field trip to Oasis
for your group, which includes a potting demo by me and a tour conducted by
nursery manager Carmen Contreras. Solana Succulents, Solana Beach, www.solanasucculents.com Rancho Soledad Nursery, Rancho Santa Fe, www.ranchosoledad.com Plantplay, Carlsbad, Sergio Regalado, www.plantplaynursery.com *Succulent Gardening, Tina Zucker, www.succulents.us The Plant Man, 2615 Congress St., Old Town, texbuckner@gmail.com Tropic World, 26437 North Centre City Parkway, Escondido Designers Almendarez, Emma (designer) & Linda Fox (contractor), www.agloriousgarden.com Trinidad Arguimbau, targuimbau@gmail.com Rebecca Bartenstein, landscape architect, placescaper@mac.com Jim Bishop, jimbishopsd@gmail.com Michael Buckner, texbuckner@gmail.com Chicweed, Susan, Melissa & Leah, http://chicweed.com Columbine Landscape, Mark Sterk, www.columbinelandscapeinc.com Robert Dean landscape architect, bob@gwdla.com, www.gwdla.com Diane Downey (North County coastal), www.yardfairy.com Karen Gottlund, Environmental Partners, Carlsbad, kageygott@yahoo.com Christiane Holmquist Landscape Design, http://www.cholmquistgardens.com/ Randy Laurie, nuyrdfu@cox.net Amelia Lima, ameliab@san.rr.com M.J. Martin, www.mjmartinld.com Jeff Moore, www.solanasucculents.com Taylor Murphy, www.agreenthumb.net Bill Schnetz, Schnetz Landscape, www.schnetzlandscape.com Nathan Smith, Encinitas, http://nslandscapedesign.com Donna J. Tylor Landscape & Irrigation Design, Poway, 858/842-1422, donnajtylor@cox.net Landscape upkeep and maintenance, succulents Ruben Sotelo, azaleawoodlandscape@cox.net, 760/533-5638 Guatemalan folk-art, miniature terracotta buildings, Miranda's, 2548 Congress St. Public Gardens San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, www.SDBGarden.org Water Conservation Garden, El Cajon, www.thegarden.org Resource websites (general gardening) The Mulch, http://themulch.com/ San Diego Horticultural Society, http://www.sdhortsoc.org.com/
California/Santa Barbara area Nurseries Island View, Carpinteria, www.islandviewnursery.com San Marcos Growers (wholesale), www.smgrowers.com Seaside Gardens Nursery, Carpinteria, www.seaside-gardens.com Terra Sol Garden Center, www.terrasolgardencenter.com Native Sons (wholesale), Arroyo Grande, http://nativeson.com Designers Sydney Baumgartner, sbla2@cox.net Joan Bolton, www.SantaBarbaraGardens.com Billy Goodnick, landscape architect, bgdc Rob Lane, Rockrose Garden Design, www.rockrosedesign.com Public Garden Lotusland, Santa Barbara, www.lotusland.org
Colorado Timberline Gardens, Arvada, www.timberlinegardens.com Public garden Denver Botanic Gardens www.denverbotanicgardens.org
New Mexico *High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, www.highcountrygardens.com
North Carolina
Oregon Cistus Nursery, Sauvie Island (near Portland), www.cistus.com *Kara Cactus & Succulent Nursery, Portland, www.karacactus.com
Marty Ruona, landscape designer/contractor, San Antonio.
marty@rhinamic.com
Succulent resources beyond the United States:
Australia
The Succulent Garden (mail order, Australia
only),
www.thesucculentgarden.com.au Canada: (mail order, Canada only): www.drought-smart-plants.com
*Sell mail-order in addition to having a nursery open to the public.
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