Grow cacti and succulents

Advice on creating a closed or open terrarium, with our pick of the best plants to use.

New to terrariums? Browse our list of the best 25 plants for beginners, including plants for open and closed terrariums.

Terrariums make a striking addition to a house plant display. But how do you care for them? We show you.

All you need to know about growing and caring for a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia), in our Grow Guide.

Follow our five recipe suggestions for growing succulents in pots.

Watch our short video guide to creating this stylish container display of succulent plants.

Learn how to plant up a container with a mix of attractive succulents.

Shady corner of the house? Browse our selection of cacti and succulents that tolerate shade.

All you need to know about growing a desert rose, in our Grow Guide.

We recommend five white dahlia varieties, in a range of flower types.

All you need to know about growing Aloe vera, in our practical Grow Guide.

There's more to aloes than Aloe vera. We recommend our 10 favourite varieties.

All you need to know about growing African spear plant, in our Grow Guide.

All you need to know about growing and caring for mesembryanthemum, in our Grow Guide.

Find out how to grow living stones, or lithops, in our detailed Grow Guide.

All you need to know about growing and caring for a ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia).

All you need to know about growing epiphyllum cacti, in our guide.