The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has cultivated plants for more than 250 years. Today, Kew’s horticulturists grow over 19,000 species of plants in the gardens – the most diverse collection in the world.PAUL REES is the Tropical Nursery Supervisor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Born in South Africa, he trained in horticulture and landscape design at the Tshwane University of Technology and furthered his training at Kew, where he has worked with the cacti and succulent collection since 2009. Awarded the William Aiton Medal for exceptional service at Kew, he is also a member of the British Cactus and Succulent Society Conservation Committee.

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• INTRODUCTION TO GROWING CACTI AND SUCCULENTSDesert rosePlover eggs plantsPROJECT 1: SUCCULENT BONSAITree houseleekMountain agaveBarbados aloeLiving stoneBishop’s hat cactusPonytail palmBroad-leaved bulbineWoolly senecioPROJECT 2: HANGING BASKETString of heartsPROJECT 3: STEM CUTTING FROM A CACTUSMonkey tail cactusButton plantCoquimbanoElephant’s tooth cactusBear pawsPROJECT 4: GREEN WALLMoney plantPrickle plantPainted ladyStrawberry cactusSea urchinPROJECT 5: GRAFTING CACTIPeanut cactusOrchid cactusAfrican milk barrelAfrican milk treeTiger jawsPROJECT 6: ROCK GARDENBaby’s toesDevil’s tongue barrel cactusDwarf ox-tonguePROJECT 7: SUCCULENT WREATHGhost plantGiant chin cactusZebra plantPROJECT 8: WARDIAN CASEWax plantLiving stonePROJECT 9: SOUTH AFRICAN MINI-DESERTPeyoteMatucanaBlue candle cactusBunny ears cactusMadagascan palmPROJECT 10: RECYCLED PALLET PLANTERBalloon cactusCranesbillBlue torch cactusElephant bushPROJECT 11: WHAT IS A PLANTERFire crown cactusMistletoe cactusChristmas cactusBurro’s tailPROJECT 12: GROWING FROM LEAVESQueen of the nightCobweb houseleekStarfish planTroubleshootingIndexAcknowledgments

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has cultivated plants for more than 250 years. Today, Kew’s horticulturists grow over 19,000 species of plants in the gardens – the most diverse collection in the world.PAUL REES is the Tropical Nursery Supervisor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Born in South Africa, he trained in horticulture and landscape design at the Tshwane University of Technology and furthered his training at Kew, where he has worked with the cacti and succulent collection since 2009. Awarded the William Aiton Medal for exceptional service at Kew, he is also a member of the British Cactus and Succulent Society Conservation Committee.

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• INTRODUCTION TO GROWING CACTI AND SUCCULENTSDesert rosePlover eggs plantsPROJECT 1: SUCCULENT BONSAITree houseleekMountain agaveBarbados aloeLiving stoneBishop’s hat cactusPonytail palmBroad-leaved bulbineWoolly senecioPROJECT 2: HANGING BASKETString of heartsPROJECT 3: STEM CUTTING FROM A CACTUSMonkey tail cactusButton plantCoquimbanoElephant’s tooth cactusBear pawsPROJECT 4: GREEN WALLMoney plantPrickle plantPainted ladyStrawberry cactusSea urchinPROJECT 5: GRAFTING CACTIPeanut cactusOrchid cactusAfrican milk barrelAfrican milk treeTiger jawsPROJECT 6: ROCK GARDENBaby’s toesDevil’s tongue barrel cactusDwarf ox-tonguePROJECT 7: SUCCULENT WREATHGhost plantGiant chin cactusZebra plantPROJECT 8: WARDIAN CASEWax plantLiving stonePROJECT 9: SOUTH AFRICAN MINI-DESERTPeyoteMatucanaBlue candle cactusBunny ears cactusMadagascan palmPROJECT 10: RECYCLED PALLET PLANTERBalloon cactusCranesbillBlue torch cactusElephant bushPROJECT 11: WHAT IS A PLANTERFire crown cactusMistletoe cactusChristmas cactusBurro’s tailPROJECT 12: GROWING FROM LEAVESQueen of the nightCobweb houseleekStarfish planTroubleshootingIndexAcknowledgments

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has cultivated plants for more than 250 years. Today, Kew’s horticulturists grow over 19,000 species of plants in the gardens – the most diverse collection in the world.PAUL REES is the Tropical Nursery Supervisor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Born in South Africa, he trained in horticulture and landscape design at the Tshwane University of Technology and furthered his training at Kew, where he has worked with the cacti and succulent collection since 2009. Awarded the William Aiton Medal for exceptional service at Kew, he is also a member of the British Cactus and Succulent Society Conservation Committee.

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• INTRODUCTION TO GROWING CACTI AND SUCCULENTSDesert rosePlover eggs plantsPROJECT 1: SUCCULENT BONSAITree houseleekMountain agaveBarbados aloeLiving stoneBishop’s hat cactusPonytail palmBroad-leaved bulbineWoolly senecioPROJECT 2: HANGING BASKETString of heartsPROJECT 3: STEM CUTTING FROM A CACTUSMonkey tail cactusButton plantCoquimbanoElephant’s tooth cactusBear pawsPROJECT 4: GREEN WALLMoney plantPrickle plantPainted ladyStrawberry cactusSea urchinPROJECT 5: GRAFTING CACTIPeanut cactusOrchid cactusAfrican milk barrelAfrican milk treeTiger jawsPROJECT 6: ROCK GARDENBaby’s toesDevil’s tongue barrel cactusDwarf ox-tonguePROJECT 7: SUCCULENT WREATHGhost plantGiant chin cactusZebra plantPROJECT 8: WARDIAN CASEWax plantLiving stonePROJECT 9: SOUTH AFRICAN MINI-DESERTPeyoteMatucanaBlue candle cactusBunny ears cactusMadagascan palmPROJECT 10: RECYCLED PALLET PLANTERBalloon cactusCranesbillBlue torch cactusElephant bushPROJECT 11: WHAT IS A PLANTERFire crown cactusMistletoe cactusChristmas cactusBurro’s tailPROJECT 12: GROWING FROM LEAVESQueen of the nightCobweb houseleekStarfish planTroubleshootingIndexAcknowledgments