My introduction to succulents occured when I moved ino a new duplex and one of the neighbors asked if I cared see his succulent collection. This was in 1982 when nobody seemed to be into succulents and Serse wasn't yet born...I was hesitant at the neighbor's invitation, thinking that he was feeding me a line, but I was pleasantly surprised at this small but interesting collection. That was how I was introduced to succulents. The neighbor, Dennis, later asked if I wanted to go with him to a at-home succulent collector/retailer in Cupertino (yes, home to Apple headquarters) and that was the first succulent grower/seller I ever bought from. Now in the millenium, succulents are off the freeway in Home Depots
and succulents are much more available. I remember having to look up in the specific phone books of cities I would be visiting to see if there were any nurseries that sold cactus. . Back then the operative word was "Cactus", not "succulents".
Remember, all cacti are succulents; not all succulents are cacti. (If I am wrong on this, please do not type so in this forum...)
