Why i picked itAnother book I wanted to read for the NEWTs Readathon, I skimmed through this resource book before returning it to the library. I love succulents and have a mini garden of them in my window at the apartment (and by mini, I mean I have a good 15+ little planters and flower pots with a variety of succulents in each one). I wanted to learn more about my succulents and get some new ideas for projects to do with them. summaryThis book went through how to choose plants, design landscapes, and create other DIY projects with succulents. There isn't much more to say about it… what i likedI think it was really interesting to read about all of the different ways to use succulents, many of which I never thought about before. It was also cool to see a ton of landscapes and projects that used succulent plants to create a beautiful scene with them. It also went through specific plants and the pros and cons to using those plants in a project. You could learn about how to layer certain plants, which plants worked well with others, and how to create a new space for yourself just by adding succulents. The photos were also wonderful. They took some great pictures to showcase all of the different projects throughout the book. It was easy to see why people would want to use succulents so much! They can be absolutely gorgeous!! what i didn't likeThe book was focused on bigger projects than I originally thought. Living in an apartment, I wanted to learn more about my plants that I have, how I can create cute little DIY projects and fairy gardens and such. But the book was focused on full-on landscapes and bigger projects. The plants it talked about were not the same kinds of succulents that I grow, so I wasn't able to learn as much as I wanted to. I ended up skimming a lot of the book and just looking at photos because most of what I saw and read wasn't applying to me. overall impression 🌟🌟🌟🌟It was honestly a good book, but it just didn't meet my expectations. Because of that, I give it a 4/5 stars. At first I was going to give it 3/5, but honestly the biggest reason I wasn't a fan was because I had much different expectations for it. I probably should have looked at the book a little more before checking it out, but I didn't realize it would focus on such big projects. Maybe someday when I have a home and landscaping to do, I'll revisit the book and find some great projects to do!
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