Many gardening books can be helpful to cacti and succulent gardeners. Those looking for inspiration will love these two titles.

Succulents can take many forms. While some stonecrops may have spreading, creeping stems, other kinds of succulents may form neat rosettes. Still others are bushy and tree-like.

A number of botanical artists are known widely for their works that depict cacti and succulents. These include the following.

Paintings of cacti and succulents appear in any number of gardening books. One of my favorite garden history titles features these plants.

Good or bad, insects are here to stay with some of them attacking cacti and succulents.

Some books are devoted entirely to cacti and succulents. In addition to such titles, there is any number of others that offer valuable information on these plants, their habitats, and how we can use them in the landscape. Here are some outstanding titles that are well worthwhile.

"The World of Cacti" is destined to be the most-thumbed book in your cactus library.

To truly understand columnar cacti in their native habitats and their relationship to others within their communities, this book is essential reading.

Beginning cactus gardeners couldn´t ask for a better book than "Stuck on Cactus." This light-hearted volume provides beginners with the basics.

"Growing Desert Plants´ won the prestigious Southwest Book Award. This book belongs in every cacti lover´s library.