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Succulents in cold climates--yes you can!

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Photo: Courtesy of Mary Yee

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Today's photo is from Mary Yee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in response to all those California succulents we've been seeing this week. She says, "While I love seeing photos of gardens in other places (like the Californian one featured yesterday), those of us who live in USDA Hardiness Zone 4 have to grow succulents in other ways! I plant echeveria, kalanchoe, and other succulents in troughs.  What is interesting is that these non-hardy succulents can tolerate quite low temperatures.  I keep mine in an unheated porch at about 35 degrees and they come through the winter just fine.  Echeverias also work well as houseplants on sunny sills at normal room temperatures.  I love these beautiful, tough, low-maintenance plants." Thanks, Mary, for reminding us that you don't have to live in California to grow these wonderful plants!

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sheilaschultz writes: When I moved to Denver, zone 5, I was bitten by the 'succulent bug.' I have many hardy succulents in my rock garden, and they consistently fill my containers. They are so easy to grow and the textures and dramatically different shapes provide unlimited possibilities for interest. Debra Lee Baldwin's book, Succulent Container Gardens, is a valuable resource for everything succulent. It's been a great week of photos, Michelle, thanks! Posted: 1:32 pm on October 29th

Lisianne writes: This series has been most intriguing. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to see more examples of succulent use. Do these arrangements require pruning to be maintained? If so, how do you prune without killing the plant? Posted: 7:02 am on October 29th

ncgardener writes: Very nice grouping. I want to start using succulents and I was a bit overwhelmed but this seems do-able. Nice look. Posted: 5:46 am on October 29th

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