Man with 10,000 succulents shares secrets to keeping them happy
Newly retired Ian Andrews, of Renmark in South Australia's Riverland, has built a collection of more than 10,000 succulents. He says the plants are best kept outdoors and given regular breaks outside when kept indoors, and that leaving them alone is often the best care. Greenlife Industry NSW and ACT chief executive Mike Mehigan says Australian plant sales are worth more than $3 billion, with younger buyers driving demand. He links the rise in succulent popularity partly to people living in apartments without gardens. Mr Andrews says gardening has helped him enjoy retirement.