Surreal Succulents

Flowering also raises a few questions. Why is this happening? What do I do next? Does flowering mean my plant is dying?.

At the 2026 RHS Badminton Flower Show, our succulent display was named Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee. It is the first time we have ever won the award, and we are over the moon about it. The judges also gave the display a Gold Medal, which made the week even sweeter. RHS medals are awarded to every exhibit that reaches the judges' standard, so several nurseries can take home a Gold from the same show.

Most can handle a surprising amount of it. What they cannot tolerate is sitting in soggy, waterlogged compost whilst the temperature drops, and that combination is what finishes them off..

Our sixth Gold medal in a row at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

As the days lengthen and temperatures climb, your plants wake from their winter rest and start pushing out new roots. Repotted now, they establish quickly and fill their new pot with healthy roots before the main growing season begins..

This year's display was our most ambitious yet, with a wide variety of succulents, some of which we've been growing for over 15 years. Daniel Michael led the exhibit, and the whole team worked on it, from growing and watering the plants to designing, building and setting up the final display.Daniel said he was "over the moon" with the result and incredibly proud of everyone involved. We have won several honours over the years, including the RHS Plant of the Year award in 2022 for our hybrid x Semponium 'Destiny'. We're proud to keep finding out what these plants can do.

How we water succulents at the nursery, using our 3 D's method: Drench, Drain, Dry.

Finish any repotting and propagation you had planned, slow down your watering and feeding, and decide where your succulents will spend the next several months. You may need to set up a cold frame for them..