Succulents are often labeled low maintenance, yet many popular varieties benefit from occasional pruning to stay healthy, ...

Key Points Prune Christmas cactus after it blooms but before new growth starts.Use fingers or sterilized shears to prune up to one-third of the plant.Propagate cuttings in water or soil for new plants ...

Jade plants are regal, tree-shaped succulents that can be the stars of your plant collection. And when you know how to prune a jade plant, you can keep it shaped and compact, almost like a bonsai.

TERESA WOODARD With a collection of 4,000 succulents, plantsman Bill Hendricks shares growing, cultivating tips. Take a look around Bill Hendricks' collection of 4,000 succulents, and it's easy to ...

Bill Hendricks/Klyn Nurseries Crassulas include the familiar jade plants as well as stacked varieties, or the fuschia-colored C. pubescens. (Photo: Bill Hendricks) The vivid blooms on Lobivia ...

When I moved to San Francisco 10 years ago, I delighted in shocking my Midwestern mother with stories of bare-all Bay to Breakers runners, the Folsom Street Fair and the Bay Guardian's annual feature ...