Many thanks to all of the people, businesses, and friends who helped me get this book together. Garden centers around the country, including Transplanted Garden, Lou’s Flower World, The Plant Place, Allisonville Nursery, Succulent Gardens, Pender Pines, and Sullivan’s Hardware all allowed me to take photos of anything I wanted whenever I wanted. To the WORLD’S GREATEST LIVING HAND MODELS, Susan Miller, Sharna Tolfree, and Joy Elzer, I appreciate your time and talents. Photography assistants Lexy Malone and Ashley Carr made the work of photo shoots in the heat and humidity much more bearable. Many thanks to Sharna for her creativity and artistry with project accessory design. To Francine Klimchak, who got the party started, and her chicken gardening friend Diane Jorge, I appreciate your help and generosity. My thanks to editors Billie Brownell and Tracy Stanley for your help and organization. Jerry Dockery—you know I couldn’t get anything done without you, your truck, and Sugah and Lucy Too. Thank you to my friends and neighbors Sharon Nalley and Kelley Rodill for letting me steal mulch, sticks, and other assorted flotsam from your garden. I couldn’t do any of this without my dad, Bob Elzer, and my husband, Joe Peters, who have to bear the emotional strain book writing brings with it. Tiffany Polli, I will always think of you when I see your beautiful photographs and succulent container gardens featured in this book. Robin Stockwell, you’ve taught me so much about succulents that I’m thrilled to share with others. Last but not least, thank you to all of my dear friends (not already mentioned above) who have helped me carry the load with all of my other work when I needed to clone myself or gave me a shoulder to lean on when I needed one: Jenny Peterson, Kim Sutton, Patty Davis, Barbara Bach, Lisa Schell, Jason Colclough, John and Amy Beausang, April Zilg, Susan Morrison, Rebecca Sweet, Laura Livengood, Kylee Baumlee, Barbara Fahs, Michael Nolan, Steve Asbell, Danielle Ernest, Chris McLaughlin, Brooke Foreman, and Shawna Coronado. And a very special thank you to Carol Michel and the Garden Fairies of May Dreams Gardens for their authentic stamp of fairy approval!