Growing Succulents: Theory and practice

Would you like to understand how plants grow and reproduce in the enticing world of succulents? Then come and join our beginner’s course! Learn how to propagate and grow succulents from cuttings and explore the substrates in which to grow them. Learn propagation methods: stem, seed, leaf, rosette cuttings and plantlets. Delve into cacti propagation: globular, columnar or flat stem cuttings, as well as grafting and division. The course will include both practical and theoretical elements, including a tour of the succulent and cacti collection at the Botanic Garden.

Katie Sarll completed her traineeship here at CUBG in 2006 and has been a member of the Garden’s Nursery & Experimental section since 2017. Following her degree in Horticulture at Reading University, she worked at a number of gardens including the Abbey Gardens in Tresco, The Eden Project, Beth Chatto’s Garden, Les Jardins D’Étretat and the Jardín Botánico in Gran Canaria, as well as helping set up part of the plant research facility at the Sainsbury Laboratory.  Last summer Katie was a member of the Garden’s wild sourcing plant expedition in Croatia.