Participants will examine the beautiful world of succulents. The science of growing succulents including planting location, soil mixes and amendments, water, light, repotting and propagation, diseases and pests, and horticultural forms and oddities will be explored. The characteristics of some of the more common succulent genera including Sedum, Euphorbia, Aeonium, Echeveria, Cotyledon, Crassula, Kalanchoe, Agave, Haworthia, and Aloe will be discussed. And finally, examples of the use of color, succulents in containers, and art displays and ideas will be shared.