Dive into the bountiful world of succulent plants, taking a virtual walk through garden imagery. The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is pleased to host landscaper Gabriel Frank for an afternoon of learning about essential succulent families and how to showcase them in your own garden. On Saturday, March 20 from 1 pm – 2pm, Gabriel will lead a Zoom talk about design principles, materials, and techniques to help gardeners with plots of any size succeed in working with these water-wise allies. Then, from 3 pm – 4 pm, join Gabriel at the Garden for an in-person demonstration of how to assemble a striking succulent arrangement in your own container. Plants and soil will be provided.

Tickets are $10 public/ $5 SLOBG members for the talk alone and $55 public/ $45 SLOBG members for the talk and planting class. Class size is limited. Sign up for one or both! Details at SLOBG.ORG.

Gabriel Frank is the founder of Gardens By Gabriel, Inc, a landscape design + build firm based in Morro Bay known for its distinctive water-wise landscapes. A graduate of the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, he has been honored by America in Bloom, Better Homes and Gardens, and the Obispo Beautiful organization. Gabriel is the author of Striking Succulent Gardens, a book about succulent landscaping from the five Mediterranean climate regions.