There are still many early-blooming perennials and bulbs blooming - tulips are growing too, but still have only buds.

Do these you feature stay outside?

Gabby

Yes, all winter hardy - even in my zone.

that is awesome!! I would love more plants I could leave outside all year. No more room inside during the cold months!

Do you have a species name for the solid maroon colored sempervivums? they are adorable.

Gabby

That maroon colored semp had tag Sanford's hybrid...

There is another marron (not sure which are you referring to) - I have lost tag long time ago and do not recall the name...(perhaps S. arachnoideum rubrum? - just guessing). Those are much smaller:

Btw, there are many cold-hardy succulents - in your zone, you have much better and bigger choice than me :) I think I have about dozen different hardy succulents besides Semps. Check- H E R E - for some ideas.

Some more hardy succulents - Sedum dashyphyllum and Sedum divergens:

Great looking plants as usual! Rina, are some of the hardy ones in ground? The sedums and hens and chicks? If so do you have straight succulent garden beds or do you mix them with other plants?

I know it's been a ridiculous winter. Just in the last 2 weeks things have started popping. Beautiful day here 81 F. I'm sure you weren't too far from that :)

Matt

Most are in containers, few in ground. Hoping to build a proper rockery - not sure if I can this year (broke my wrist!!!) . Succs in ground are all by themselves for now.

Today was really 'hot' - just as you said. And it rained few times...My 8 water barrels are just about full.

Rina,

Thanks for sharing the pics. And the link. I would love to start some low-growing sedum in the ground here, but need to research hardiness along with deer and javalina resistance. You've inspired me to get started.

And just to entertain you: we're expecting SNOW tomorrow here in Arizona. Good grief.

Wishing you speedy healing!

tastefairy

Thank you !

Weather is quite confused :) I had to look up javelina, not familiar with that aimal. Apparently they like agave, prickly pear...hope you find plants they do not like. I guess I am lucky to have only rabbits - they like to munch on many shrubs I have during winter, but not succulents. And many leafy vegetables...

very nice rina. but your winter is so looooooooong.

almost summer here last week but suddenly it's late winter again-18 in. of snow in the nearby mtns. so everything is slowing down-which is a good thing.

Rina, this is inspired by you after you answered my question regarding how you overwintering them in pot in another thread. Thanks! We will see how it goes this winter:) probably the semp are more hardy than the pot :)

Rockdale

Unless pot is frost-resistant, it will eventually crack. I keep most of mine in plastic containers. Not as nice looking, but...and have some planted in simple wooden containers. These will eventually rot - unless cedar or other 'good' wood is used, but will last much longer than ceramic or terracotta.

Good luck. Make sure they get some moisture over the winter, but shouldn't sit in water. Looks like you used very well draining mix.

(I don't remeber your zone?)

Top Rina!!Glad for that spring arrived. Gives a (wo-)man and nature a boost each year.

Keep them coming!! and happy growing this season.

Harry

(ps. was late with reaction - sorry. Out of the game temporaly)

6b RI - it is not showing after my user name? This site is acting up......again