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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.

 

The News page of this website is updated frequently, so check back often. I also post daily on Facebook.

 

In response to the growing demand for garden professionals who maintain succulent landscapes (a four-times-a-year task), I've included those I'm aware of, and welcome emails about others.

 

General info about succulents
Cactus and Succulent Society of America, www.cssainc.org.
The Cactus Mall (a compendium of succulent nurseries and information sources), www.cactus-mall.com

Cactus and succulent events in Southern CA and beyond: San Gabriel C&SS, http://www.sgvcss.com/
 

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)

Cuttings for wreaths, topiaries, etc.:
*
Alice M. Galvante, San Ramon, CA, amgalvante@mac.com
*Simply Succulents, Wisconsin
*Glasshouse Works, Ohio
*GoSucculent.com (Daniel's Specialty Nursery), CA, www.gosucculent.com

*Garden Life, CA, www.gardenlife.com/store/Succulents/

*California Cactus Center, Pasadena, http://www.cactuscenter.com

Sempervivums, sedums and other cold-climate succulents:

*Emory Knolls Farm (green roof plants)

*Jade Point Succulents, www.jadepoint.com

*Kara Cactus & Succulent Nursery, Oregon, www.karacactus.com

*North Hills Nursery, West Virginia, http://www.northhillsnursery.com

*Squaw Mountain Gardens, Oregon, www.squawmountaingardens.com 

Rare and collectible succulents:

*Durham Botanicals (adeniums, caudiciforms, sansevierias), www.durhambotanicals.com
*Guy Wrinkle's Rare Exotics, www.rareexotics.com

Topiary frames:

*Rittenhouse; *eTopiary.com; *Topiary4U; *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:

 

*Sell mail-order and may also have a retail location (check their website).

 

UNITED STATES:

 

Arizona

Nurseries

B&B Cactus Farm, Tucson, www.bbcactus.com

Bach's Cactus Nursery, Inc., Tucson, www.bachs-cacti.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 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

Jerob Chop, Passiflora Landscaping, Santa Cruz, jerobchop@gmail.com
Jamison Crosby, container gardens, www.succinctlysucculents.com
Davis Dalbok, Living Green design studio, San Francisco www.livinggreen.com

Michelle Derviss, Novato, www.dervissdesign.com

David Feix, Berkeley, davidfeix@yahoo.com

Joni Holland, Los Gatos, bloomincrazy@gmail.com
Elke Ikeda, ASLA, Monterey, elke@bfsla.com
Kristine Iverson, www.KristineIversonDesigns.net
Susan Morrison, East Bay, http://www.celandscapedesign.com/

Kim Raftery, Raftery Garden Design, Palo Alto, kimraftery@sbcglobal.net

Linda Roark (container gardens), linda.roark@sbcglobal.net

Patricia St. John, San Francisco, mpstjohn@sbcglobal.net

Daniel Sweet Landscape Design, Santa Cruz, www.danielsweetdesign.com

Rebecca Sweet, Los Altos, rebecca@harmonyinthegarden.com

Designers who also maintain succulent gardens

Gary Bartl, San Rafael, garybartl@gmail.com

Kim Beer, kbeer63@gmail.com, 408/691-2948 (Santa Cruz County)

Kathy Ormiston, Ginko Fine Gardening & Design, Palo Alto to San Jose

Public Gardens

Berkeley Botanic Garden, UC Berkeley
The Gamble Garden, Palo Alto, www.gamblegarden.org

The Ruth Bancroft Gardens, Walnut Creek, CA; www.ruthbancroftgarden.org     

    

California/Central      

Nurseries

Cambria Nursery and Florist, www.cambrianursery.com

Harmony Farm and Nursery, Sebastopol, www.harmonyfarm.com

Designers who also maintain succulent gardens
Gardens by Gabriel, Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo, www.gardensbygabriel.com/

Grow nursery, Nick Wilkinson, Cambria, www.grownursery.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
Worldwide Exotics, Lakeview Terrace, www.worldwideexoticsnursery.com

Designers

Alicia Blas, Gardenologist. aliciasfirmlyplanted@me.com

Gina Bush, Palos Verdes, www.bushlandscape.com

Jeff Delzell, Pasadena, www.medskies.com

Linda Estrin, Oak Park, http://www.legardendesign.com/floral.html

Stephen Gabor, Gabor & Allen, www.gaborallen.com

Marilee Kuhlmann, Comfort Zones, marileegardens@earthlink.net

Don LaForest, LaForest Landscaping, Palos Verdes & South Bay, www.laforest.net

Heather Lenkin, www.lenkindesign.com

Steve Siegrist, stevesiegristdesign@gmail.com
Ivette Soler, http://thegerminatrix.com/

Suspended Gardens, succulent arrangements, www.suspendedgardens.com

Ted Weiant, www.tedweiantdesign.com

Designers who also maintain succulent gardens
Patricia Cevallos, Pacific Palisades, container gardens, www.psucculents.com

Anna Goeser, Easy Acres Yard & Garden, 323/972-5381 easyacresdesign@gmail.com
Shirley A. Kost, K&H Associates, Long Beach. khkost@verizon.net

Pat McWhinney, tube planters, 714/721-1453.  www.tubeplanters.com

Michael Romero, Succulent Designs, cactusmike1@gmail.com

Public Garden

Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA; www.huntington.org

 

California/Orange County

Nurseries

Marina del Rey Garden Center, Marina del Rey; www.marinagardencenter.com
Plant Stand, Costa Mesa, www.plant-stand.com

Roger's Gardens, Corona del Mar; www.rogersgardens.com

Designers

Laura Dalton Landscapes, www.lauradlandscapes.com

Sacha McCrae, www.livinggardenslandscapedesign.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.

Designers who also maintain succulent gardens

Lisa Goff, Habitat Designs, San Clemente, 949/291-7235

Lynn Heitland, Garden Buds garden care and design, San Clemente, 949/366-2195

Matthew Maggio, cactusmatt1@yahoo.com

Public Gardens

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, www.rsabg.org

Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona Del Mar, www.slgardens.org

 

California/Palm Springs and desert areas

Nurseries
Cactus Mart, Morongo Valley, www.cactusmart.com

Designers
Joel Berlin, www.anandascapes.com

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
Palm City Nursery, 7072 Mission Blvd., Riverside, 909/681-3911
Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson St., Riverside, 909/351-6900
Steve's Valley Nursery, 23125 Sunnymead Blvd., Moreno Valley,909/242-8080
The Garden, 845 N. Garey, Pomona, 909/620-0199
Nursery, wholesale
Buck Hemenway's Prickly Palace, Riverside, http://www.pricklypalace.com/

Public Garden
Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, Riverside, www.jmcc.us
 

California/San Diego area

Nurseries

Barrels & Branches, Encinitas, www.barrelsandbranches.com

Cactus Canyon, Valley Center, www.cactus-canyon.com
Carl Dykema's Exotic Gardens, San Diego, www.exoticgardens.biz

Desert Theater, Escondido, www.deserttheater.com (by appointment)

Glorious Gardens Design Center, Encinitas, http://agloriousgarden.com

Green Gardens, Pacific Beach, www.sdgreengardens.com

The Good Earth Nursery, Fallbrook, http://www.palms4u.com/

*Grigsby Cactus 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, Escondido, CA

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

Rainbow Gardens, Vista, www.rainbowgardens-nursery.com

Rare Succulents (Petra Crist), Rainbow, www.rare-succulents.com
Tropic World, Escondido, www.tropicworldnursery.com
*Waterwise Botanicals, Escondido, www.daylilyhill.com.

Designers

Michelle Aufmann, container and vertical gardens, www.JMSucculents.com

Trinidad Arguimbau, targuimbau@gmail.com

Rebecca Bartenstein, landscape architect, placescaper@mac.com

Jim Bishop, http://bishopgardendesign.com

Chicweed, Susan, Melissa & Leah, http://chicweed.com

Robert Dean landscape architect, bob@gwdla.com, www.gwdla.com

Ginny Fogelberg, custom arrangements, www.exquisitesucculents.com
Karen Gottlund, Environmental Partners, Carlsbad, kageygott@yahoo.com

Christiane Holmquist Landscape Design, http://www.cholmquistgardens.com/
Amelia Lima, ameliab@san.rr.com

M.J. Martin, www.mjmartinld.com

Jeff Moore, www.solanasucculents.com

Shellene Mueller, http://designsbyshellene.com/

Nathan Smith, Encinitas, http://nslandscapedesign.com

Jeremy Spath Landscape Design, Encinitas, jeremyspath@hotmail.com

Donna J. Tylor Landscape & Irrigation Design, Poway, 858/842-1422, donnajtylor@cox.net

Designers who also maintain succulent gardens

Emma Almendarez and Linda Fox, Encinitas, www.agloriousgarden.com

Michael Buckner, texbuckner@gmail.com

Diane Downey (North County coastal), www.yardfairy.com

Randy Laurie, www.laurieslandscaping.com

Marilyn Guidroz, Marilyn's Garden Design, www.marilynsgarden.com
Jack Schlotte, Coronado, photojack53@yahoo.com

Bill Schnetz, Schnetz Landscape, North County, www.schnetzlandscape.com

Ruben Sotelo, azaleawoodlandscape@cox.net, 760/533-5638

Columbine Landscape, Mark Sterk, www.columbinelandscapeinc.com
Grace Veltman Landscape Design and Consultation, www.veltmandesign.wordpress.com

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

 

Florida

*Durham Botanicals (adeniums, caudiciforms, sansevierias), www.durhambotanicals.com

 

New Mexico

*High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, www.highcountrygardens.com

 

North Carolina
*
Plant Delights Nursery, Tony Avent, Raleigh, www.plantdelights.com
Scott Blount's Growin' Green, 2405 Corinth Rd., Nashville, 252/567-0090

 

Oregon

  Cistus Nursery, Sauvie Island (near Portland), www.cistus.com

  

  South Carolina
  Garden Wise Nursery & Garden Center, Johns Island, www.GardenWiseNursery.com

 

  Texas

  Marty Ruona, landscape designer/contractor, San Antonio. marty@rhinamic.com
  *Yucca Do Nursery, Hempstead, www.yuccado.com

   McNeal Growers, Manchaca (wholesale), www.mcnealgrowers.com
   Eric Pedley, Austin. Wholesale/retail plants, install, www.eastaustinsucculents.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

 

France:

Arree Succulentes, Commana, Brittany, www.arreesucculentes.com

 

*Sell mail-order and may also have a retail location (check the website).

 

Succulent Shop

Succulent Chic ~ Cards and Gifts by the Succulent Chick is an online store featuring my watercolors and photography in succulent-themed note cards, coffee mugs, name tags, T-shirts, refrigerator magnets and even postage stamps. Many items can be personalized by you. Shop for chic gifts for birthdays, garden parties, anniversaries, Mother's/Father's Day and more! -- Debra

 

 

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