I’ve been growing succulents since 2012. When I bought my first 3 succulents I was excited and completely clueless. I hadaseen succulents in a few magazines (before Instagram was a big deal), and thought they looked cool. So one gray day in February I bought some.

I was NOT growing succulents in the “perfect” climate — I had them on my window sill in my basement apartment. In fact, even since then, I’ve never had the “perfect” environment for succulents, and yet I have a thriving collection now of over 300 succulents.