Hello John
I have had good luck finding different Jade varieties at my local Home Depot. Others have good luck at Lowe's and WalMart. You have to keep checking and you'll get lucky soon. At my most recent HD trip I happened on a new tray of succulents - 2 Silver Dollar Jades, and one Blue Bird, among other succulents. I have only found variegated Jades in planters with other plants that don't interest me. Sometimes I buy anyway, sometimes I leave them there.
You can also check your local nurseries and green houses. They are filled with new outdoor plants, but check inside, you may find succulents tucked away in the corner. The hunt for Jades is almost as much fun as growing them.
Lennie in Michigan

Thanks Lennie,
Lowes is the worst offender for putting sereral different plants together. I don't know if Kroger is in Michigan or not but I actually found a bunch of succulents there yesterday. All pretty basic stuff but better than the stuff I have been seeing at HD, Lowes and Wal-Mart. They were 2.99 each and buy 5 get a free one. So now I have 6 new plants lol! 1 Graptopetalum Superbum, 2 different echoveria and 3 difference sempervivum. Nothing too odd but all were healthy and different from what I have been seeing in West TN. Here's a picture of them, nothing fancy but it's a start. Now I just have to find something to put them in.

Hi there John, I agree with all advice above - have patience and the plants will turn up for you, little by little, and that is a lot of the fun of them.

You have a good start. :) 'Superbum' I think is an awesome plant and superb quick grower in full sun for me--never seen that guy in a store around here!

I think the prize plants have come from C&S shows and some good local nurseries, NOT my big boxes . BUT the echeveria collection has definitely been fleshed out by Lowes and HD. I have gotten my prize agaves from mail order nurseries and Local nurseries.

See if you can find Cactus and Succulent Clubs, Watch for their their show and sales. That is where the good stuff is, and the serious grower to are thining out their pots and repotting this time of the year. The fun of collecting is when you find one you don't have, trading, and sharing, and the new friend you will acquire. Norma

John,
Here are a few online places.
Miles2Go
AridLand
OutofAfrica.com
Glasshouse works ,and Jade Point.com
Hope it helps
Sharon

I go to yard sales,garage sales,and every april our community college has a plant sale outside of wal mart.I also swap with friends ,and acquaintenences(sp).

DH and I go to several different nurseries every year and if I see something that appeals to me then I buy it.
Kathi

Hi john and welcome I'm new 2

Hi John, welcome!

I have seen several different types of jades and aloes, among others, at HD, grocery stores, and other big boxes lately. They come in various pot sizes, and cost from $2.50-4+. If you find out when they get their deliveries, and get there right away, you can find some really nice healthy plants. I'm attaching a link to the nursery they come from. They are all labelled with a name (usually correct), and basic care info. I was able to find crassula 'Hummels Sunset' and 'Tricolor' over the winter. They have lots of others, including haworthias, echevierias, gasterias, kalanchoes, etc.

Happy Hunting!
FF

Here is a link that might be useful: Altman Plants Succulent List