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Amazing Succulents January 2026 |
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Bring the Outside in: The Essential Guide to Cacti, Succulents, Planters and Terrariums
by Val Bradley
635.965/BRA
Love plants, but short on outdoor space? Or feeling inspired by striking terrariums and succulent gardens? Keen to create a unique home brimming with greenery? With photographs and expert step-by-step tips, this book reveals everything you need to know to help your plants thrive, from foliage and miniature citrus trees to table-top terrariums.
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The Gardener's Guide to Succulents: A Handbook of Over 125 Exquisite Varieties of Succulents and Cacti
by Misa Matsuyama
635.9525/MAT
The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering--and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size--this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions. This succulent guide includes information about: What each variety needs and where it thrivesPlant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirementsIdeas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor plantingStriking identification photos, rich in color and contrastThis succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyone--from cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.
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Glass Gardens: Easy Terrariums, Aeriums, and Aquariums for Your Home or Office
by Melanie Florence
635.965/FLO
Not everyone can be Martha Stewart, and luckily you don't need to be to create beautiful terrariums to display in your space or to give as a gift. With simple instructions and a relaxed and pleasant tone, Glass Gardens speaks to the beginner terrarium-maker as a best friend would over a cup of coffee or tea. You won't find any overly elaborate or complicated projects here! With just a few supplies and a small amount of time, you'll have a gorgeous centerpiece to display or give away. Learn how to create stunning, easy-to-maintain terrariums with cacti and succulents, as well as water terrariums (aquariums) with plants you can buy at your local pet store and air terrariums (aeriums), which are by far the easiest type of terrarium to create and keep alive. In Glass Gardens, you'll be given lists of supplies you'll need as well as information on where to find them in addition to tips and tricks about the best ways to keep your plants alive and thriving. Easy, step-by-step instructions and detailed photos will have you designing your own glass gardens before you know it.
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The Healing Power of Plants: The Hero Houseplants That Will Love You Back
by Fran Bailey
635.965/BAI
Plants don't only beautify your home--they promote healing too. This lushly illustrated guide explains the properties of the most beneficial species, from plants that lower stress and provide fresh air to ones that bring joy and boost brainpower. Learn how to choose the right plants for your specific needs, locate them, and assure they (and you) thrive. Includes a list of 10 easygoing plants perfect for beginners.
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Houseplants & Succulents for Dummies
by Steven A. Frowine
635.965/FRO
Houseplant hysteria is here to stay. For new and seasoned plant owners alike, Houseplants & Succulents For Dummies is the ideal resource on plant care, growing cycles, unique plant varieties, and all the essentials you need to know about your rooted friends.--
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House Plants for Every Space: A Concise Guide to Selecting, Designing and Maintaining Plants in Any Indoor Space
by Green Interior
Plants are like people - they feel at home in certain spaces and not in others. House Plants for Every Space explains how to select the right plants for your home or office depending on the available light, the design you want, the size of the space, and the amount of time you have to maintain your greenery. Authors Etsuhiro Mashita and Momoko Sato, collectively known as Green Interior, provide you with dozens of options for various types of spaces, then show you how to match your containers to the plants, how to arrange and display them to maximise their beauty, and how to keep the plants healthy so you won't lose them!--Publisher's description.
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How to Window Box: Small-Space Plants to Grow Indoors or Out
by Chantal Aida Gordon
635.967/GOR
Grow a few square feet of green no matter where you live. A colorful (and meticulous) how-to guide for creating gorgeous indoor and outdoor window boxes.--Real Simple Meet the window box: by far the most accessible garden for any skill level, space, or quality of light. Whether your window faces south where the sun floods in or north with nothing but shade, these indoor and outdoor projects show you how to easily grow succulents, herbs, cacti, monstera, and more. Bright photography and instructions take you from understanding soil and watering needs to personalizing your own box, making this a great primer for anyone who's green to gardening.
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The Little Book of Cacti and Other Succulents
by Emma Sibley
635.9525/SIB
Cacti and succulents are a trendy and low maintenance way to bring nature into your home, and this book is an essential user-friendly guide to the most popular 60 varieties. The book focuses on their propagation and care. As well as a section of handy tips, there will be a ready reference on dealing with common problems and pest control.
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Moss Ball Bonsai: 100 Beautiful Kokedama That Are Fun to Create
by Satoshi Sunamori
635.9/SUN
Plant, soil, moss, twine--that's all you need to create the exciting form of bonsai known as koke (moss) dama (ball). Moss Ball Bonsai provides all the information you need to make these self-contained gardens, using different types of plants--from flowering trees and ferns to grasses and cacti. A sampling of 100 different kokedama shows how even the most common of house plants can shine in this appealing no-pot environment, while a section on mosses acquaints you with the many tones and textures of this versatile plant family. With this bonsai guide, you will learn how to: Create and maintain a healthy home for your miniature garden's root systemUse inexpensive house plants and cuttings as the basis of your kokedama Make beautiful (and quirky) group plantings within a single project Find, collect and propagate moss And more!Whether resting on a pottery dish or suspended in the air, these little indoor gardens are a wonderful way to add a touch of artistry and greenery to your home or work space.
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My Tiny Indoor Garden : houseplant heroes and terrific terrariums in small spaces
by Lia Leendertz
635.965/LEE
Not everyone has access to outside space or what we traditionally think of as a garden, but we all have window ledges, shelves, stairways and unloved spots in our homes. My Tiny Indoor Garden is bursting with exciting ideas and savvy solutions to help you transform any indoor nook or cranny into a peaceful plant paradise. Whether you're looking for a mini kitchen garden or a sun-loving terrarium, we've unearthed an amazing collection of indoor and covered spaces. Among the 20 gardens featured in the book you'll find a jungle in a south London sitting room, a colourful cacti collection and a conservatory come orchid house.
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The Science of Plants: Inside Their Secret World
by DK
580/SCI
Explore the intricate inner workings of the plant kingdom--where seeds become shoots, and flowers become fruits--with this ... introduction to botany and how plants work. ... Photography and engaging text combine to explain the intimate secrets of both the familiar and exotic, from roses and lilies to rainforest orchids, mangroves, and cacti. Discover how plants in scorching deserts, on frozen mountain peaks, and along coastal shores adapt to the challenging conditions in which they grow. Learn how roots and leaves provide food and energy, and how plants deploy extraordinary strategies to protect their precious resources from animals and insects--from bristly stems, thorny branches, and sticky resin to chemical messages designed to attract help from other creatures--Publisher marketing.
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Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants
by Janet Melrose
635.965/MEL
Whether you have one tiny succulent on your desk at work or a massive collection of tropical plants in your home, caring for houseplants can be a real source of joy--and the occasional moment of wild frustration. In this Q&A guide to happy, healthy houseplants, lifelong gardeners Sheryl Normandeau and Janet Melrose are here with the insight you need to take you from perusing the plant shop to the dreaded repotting to splitting your mama spider into little spidies to share with friends.
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Striking Succulent Gardens: Plants and Plans for Designing Your Low-Maintenance Landscape [A Gardening Book]
by Gabriel Frank
635/FRA
Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.
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Stylish Succulents: Japanese Inspired Container Gardens for Small Spaces
by Yoshinobu Kondo
635.9525/TOK
Translation of: Taniku shokubutsu seikatsu no susume.
Colorful and hardy succulents meet the simple principles of Japanese Bonsai and Ikebana in this unique guide to container gardening. Inexpensive projects presented along with the spare aesthetic of Japanese design will appeal to everyone from interior designers to small space enthusiasts to gardeners. Stylish Succulents approaches container gardens as an art form ranging from low-key to lush. Trendy and low-maintenance succulents come in a variety of colors, sizes, shapes, and textures as do containers making each project one-of-a-kind. Projects are carefully explained and include step-by-step photo instructions. Learn how to: Choose colors, shapes, and textures to fit your personal space; Utilize wall spaces with simple planters and dramatic hanging gardens; Make a succulent wreath; Create thoughtful and inexpensive gifts. Every level of gardener can create these miniature works of gardening art using containers and plants of their choosing. The possibilities are truly endless!
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Succulents for Beginners: A Year-Round Growing Guide for Healthy and Beautiful Plants (Over 200 Photos and Illustrations)
by Misa Matsuyama
635.9525/MAT
Succulents for Beginners is the perfect introduction to this friendly and forgiving plant family. Misa Matsuyama--the bestselling author of The Gardener's Guide to Succulents--shows you how to plant and maintain the most popular varieties of succulents and cacti with reassuring advice and minimum fuss...The month-by-month format and simple, yet thorough, instructions will have you referring to this handy resource again and again. Gorgeous photos and helpful tips invite you to bring more and more of these plants into your life.--Amazon
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Crocheted Succulents: Cacti and Other Succulent Plants to Make
by Emma Varnam
746.434/VAR
If you love houseplants but have an unerring ability to kill everything off, fear not, because these cute creations don't require green fingers! There are 25 splendid succulents to make in a variety of shapes and sizes for a touch of indoor greenery that will never need watering, repotting or special plant food. Each project is beautifully photographed and includes clear patterns and guidance. Includes a techniques section that gives clear instructions on all the skills you'll need to make the projects. Easy to follow crochet patterns to create succulents for stylish home interiors.
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Watercolor Botanical Garden: A Modern Approach to Painting Bold Flowers, Plants, and Cacti
by Rachel Eskandari
751.422/ESK
Relax and dive into the ultimate guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite flowers! From bright red roses to deep green cacti, this gorgeous, easy-to-follow book will show how anyone can paint luminous watercolor flowers and botanicals. Noted artist and instructor Rachel Eskandari details how anyone can paint a garden of bold, creative watercolor images. Featuring colorful step-by-step images, this book shows how to master the basics of watercolors and then expand your color palette to create boldly unconventional floral artwork. Watercolor Botanical Garden features everything you need to know, including: *Color theory and mixing for unique shades *Utilizing the skills of blending, gradients, and shading *Lesson for creating 25+ different plants and flowers including roses, cacti, peonies, nigella, agave, anemones, queen of the night, leaves, and more *How to incorporate multiple botanical images for a gorgeous landscape painting
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For the young and young-at-heart
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Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park
by Lori Alexander
B/J HOYT | Youth Non-Fiction Biography
Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especially the weird, spiky Joshua trees. However, in the 1920s, hardly anyone else felt the same way. The desert was being thoughtlessly destroyed by anyone and everyone. Minerva knew she needed to bring attention to the problem. With the help of her gardening club, taxidermists, and friends, she took the desert east and put its plants and animals on display. The displays were a hit, but Minerva needed to do much more: she wanted to have the desert recognized as a national park. Although she met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and won him over, Minerva still had to persuade politicians, scientists, teachers, and others to support her cause. And, it worked! Minerva's efforts led to what came to be known as Joshua Tree National Park in California, and saved hundreds of thousands of plants and animals. Now, the millions of people who visit each year have learned to love the desert, just as Minerva did.
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Clementina's Cactus
by Ezra Jack Keats
PIC/KEA | Youth Picture book
Keats departs from his traditional style for his one and only wordless picture book, Clementina's Cactus. Clementina and her father are out for a walk in the desert when Clementina discovers a lone cactus, all shriveled and prickly. But Clementina discovers there is something beautiful hiding inside that thick skin.
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Clever Crafts with Duct Tape
by Chelsey Luciow
745.5J/LUC
Calling all clever crafters! Get ready to transform duct tape into fun crafts. Turn duct tape into a colorful tote bag. Craft cute duct tape succulents. Build a duct tape checkerboard for endless games of checkers. What will you make?
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Collared Peccary: Cactus Eater
by Stephen Person
599.634J/PER
Late one summer afternoon in 2010, wildlife rescuer Lisa Bates set off on a very strange rescue mission. Lisa drove into the Arizona desert with a dog crate in the back of her car. In the crate was a small animalbut it sure didnt look like a dog. It had reddish-brown fur and a pig-like snout. It was a baby collared peccary that had been separated from its mother. Would Lisa find a way to reunite them? In Collared Peccary: Cactus Eater, kids go on a real-life adventure with wildlife biologist Lisa Bates as she tries to save a lost baby peccary. Along the way, children will learn how peccaries have adapted to their harsh desert climate, including how they find food, stay safe, and keep track of other herd members. Large, full-color photos and a dramatic narrative format will keep readers turning the pages. Collared Peccary: Cactus Eater is part of Bearports Americas Hidden Animal Treasures series.
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Flowers and Plants
by Andrea Debbink
582J/DEB
This field guide highlights 100 flowers and plants found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding about these living things and will be able to identify them in the wild. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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How Do Plants Defend Themselves?
by Ruth Owen
581.47J/OWE
Though people dont often think of plants as needing to defend themselves, this book will illuminate the many ways that plants have developed defense mechanisms through subtle change over time. From prickly cactus spines to color changing and camouflage, varied adaptations of several plant species are covered. The illustrative labeled photos bring this fascinating topic to life and reinforce the concepts readers have learned.
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How to Talk to Your Succulent
by Zoe Persico
J GN/PER | Youth Fiction Graphic Novel
Eleven-year-old Adara and her dad are moving from California to the cold and flat lands of Michigan--and it sucks. After Mom's recent passing, it seems way too soon. Talking to Dad has always been harder than with Mom, but now it's like walking on eggshells. And why did Dad bring so many of Mom's houseplants across the country? Her mother might have been called the 'plant whisperer' back home, but Adara is beginning to wonder if there is something more to it. But when she meets a little succulent named Perle, she unlocks the same magical ability her mother had: talking to plants!
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I Can Grow a Garden!
by Ruth Owen
635J/OWE
In a world of technology and pollution, gardening is a therapeutic and green hobby that anyone can enjoy. This accessible guide helps readers blossom into masterful gardeners with ease! Engaging projects and gardening crafts will entice even reluctant readers to try out their green thumbs. Charmingly designed, helpful visuals and simple step-by-step instructions make projects easy and fun. Readers will love innovative and eco-friendly activities, such as upcycling old rain boots into delightful flowerpots! Theyll gain confidence in their gardening skills and creativity. Projects act as springboards to help readers design and cultivate their own unique gardens. With inspiring ideas and easy instructions, this introduction to gardening will be popular in any library.
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My First Indoor Garden: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Little Houseplants
by Philippe Asseray
635.965J/ASS
This book teaches you everything you need to know to succeed in raising some very interesting houseplants. After following the easy steps, you'll know how to care for anything you choose to plant, from flowers like lilies to cacti, mushrooms, and even carnivorous plants and cocoa beans. In no time at all, you'll be proudly showing off all the beautiful and different (and sometimes even funny!) plants in your home!--
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Nobody Hugs a Cactus
by Carter Goodrich
PIC/GOO | Youth Picture book
A New York Times bestseller! Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people--or the crankiest cacti--need a little love. Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures--from tumbleweed to lizard to owl--come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn't like noise, he doesn't like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.
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Porcupine and Cactus
by Katie Frawley
PIC/FRA | Youth Picture book
A lonely porcupine is ecstatic to find another spiky desert specimen and best friend in a cactus, but after a miscommunication, Porcupine decides Cactus is downright prickly, and the two must mend their friendship.
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Tiny Troubles: Nelli's Purpose
by Sophie Diao
PIC/DIA | Youth Picture book
Meet best friends Nelli and Worthi. Like all tiny succulents, Nelli and Worthi have VERY busy schedules--napping in the sun, sipping on water drops, and filling the days doing nothing. But one morning, Nelli wonders: Is there more? Have you ever heard of a purpose? Hmm . . . Is it a baked potato? That doesn't sound right. So what is it? Join two curious best friends as they embark on the ultimate adventure to answer big philosophical questions: What is purpose, and where can one find it?
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Rolling Meadows Library
3110 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
(847) 259-6050rmlib.org |
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