Succulents (Idiot's Guides)

Excellent book for a beginner succulent lover. The identification section is great. It gives you a clear, gorgeous photo of each type along with a brief description. What I found most helpful though is that for each variety, the author gives you a list telling the mature size, water & sun needs, hardiness zone, & also what other variety it pairs well with. There is a lot of easy to follow guidance for choosing arrangement types and how to make them, best ways to propogate and general care. Although a lot of this info could be found online, it is so much easier to have it all in one place. Also, I read so many online articles that just left me confused. Not so with this book. It is very informative and easy to understand.

Extremely good photos and care instructions. This book covers more than just the commonly found succulents. Ive grown succulents for decades and thought this book might be very basic since its an idiots guide but I was pleasantly surprised as it is full of information for beginners and long time enthusiasts.

I am new to succulents. They are different from other plants so I don't want to disappoint them. I have several plants and so far, they are doing well. This book covers all the details of care so I am glad that I have it. I like the arrangement of the chapters which make it easy to find the part of the book I need at the moment. The pictures in the book are so nice you could frame them.

Out of all the books on cacti and succulents, this one is easy to find the ones you didn't know what they were, and how to keep them healthy, Lots of other info. Glad I got this one.

Terrific source of information and images. Beautifully put together. I dislike that it says "idiot's guide" on the front because it's just a well put together book. I got one for my 8-year old son who loves succulents and one for my mom. Everyone loves their books!

I was torn between getting this book and the DK practical succulent and cactus guide. The first half of the book is how to propagate, create soil ratios, watering, and many project. The last half of the book is VERY BASIC succulent info. That literally just states the name, height, sun requirements by an icon chart, water (most just say "average") zoning, and one other succulent they pair well with - by their scientific name. This book DOES NOT go into depth/nore discusses the specific vatiety. I want to know how haworthias, crassulas, Echeverias, ect need specific requirements. The Appendix is broken down by succulent color, and height. Very bummed this book cover also came curled up from being in the box. I feel this book makes for a better idea/coffee table book than an actual care reference. Beautiful pictures tho. Wish I could upload pictures, it would have saved me from buying this book.

I recently got in to the succulent hobby and I’ve been looking for a book that talks about everything a beginner would need to know from watering, light, propagation, has 100’s of plants for beginners and tells how to take care of the plant. It has different stuff you can do with succulent and cacti. It literally explains everything and in lamins terms. Very to understand but it isn’t “kiddy” like. Beautiful pictures and very nice book. I have several books on succulents (been trying to find a good book) and this one is for sure the best out there!! And I would say it’s not just for beginners. It’s for anyone that loves succulents and cacti. It has info everyone needs to know and how to do things and explains so well.

More for use in creating projects. I was looking for more of a reference book on succulents.

Sehr schönes Buch über Sukkulenten und allerlei Sukkulenten Ideen. Man findet darin nicht nur Informationen über die verschiedenen Arten, sondern auch Inspirationen, wie man mit Sukkulenten kreativ werden kann. Alles ist mit schönen Bimdern verdeutlicht und obwohl das Buch auf Englisch ist, ist alles leicht zu verstehen. Perfekt für Sukkulenten Einsteiger!

This book is good for a starter, wanting to get the basics and general information about succulents. It is, however, perfect for a coffee table book since it has such amazing pictures.

TOTALLY LOVED THE BOOK. LEARNED ALOT ABOUT GERMINATING AND CARE!!! THANKS, AM HAVING A GREAT TIME TRYING TO PROPAGATE. THANKS

Very nice book, pictures are great and make it easy to determine what types you have and how to take of them.

Fantastic book for getting into succulents. I also find the authors succulent group on Facebook to be an amazingly helpful resource.