Summary: Have you ever wondered how one particular type of plant seems to come out of obscurity to become the must-have houseplant of the moment? Although photographs of aloes, echeverias and agaves are now plastered all over Instagram, it wasn't always this way. My guest this week is The Succulent Guy, Robin Stockwell, the man credited with making succulents sexy. I talk to Robin about his legendary - and enormous - globe of succulents, why you shouldn’t get an Agave mixed up with an Aloe, and why there’s transatlantic difference of opinion about size among Sempervivum breeders. We also talk about Robin’s new book Succulents: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy Care Plants. It is out this month, published by Oxmoor House.
