Feeding and Watering
Succulents are like sponges, they take the what they need from the water, and then the excess water needs to be able to drain quickly. Constanly wet soil will quickly kill your plant because their stems will just rot away. Avoid this by planting your succulent in easy draining soils, pots, and mounded garden beds, and avoid watering your plant in the winter.
Problems
Very few diseases affect succulents. They would prefer to not be mulched with moist leaf litter, as they preffer stones or pebbles. Succulents hate cold and wet conditions, but they will take a little frost if they are completely dry. Wet winters may cause black spots to appear on the leaves, and if this happens, you can just remove the leaves.
In the Garden
You can plant the succulents during autumn and spring, but steer away from the winter months because it is usually too cold and too wet. Plant in plenty of sunshine and well draining soils and pots: however, many of the Sempervivums, Echeveria, and Cotyledons will enjoy partly/fully shaded conditions as well. Echeveria and Sedums particularly like to act as a low border to a garden bed since they clump and spread better than the other plants. Succulents such as Agave, Aloe, and Yucca are on the larger side of the plants. They attract the eyes of people with their popping colors and large forms. These plants should be the focal points of your garden, and they should be planted where they won't cause problems as they grow bigger. You should plant these in the back of your garden because they will often form into more eye-catching shapes. Planting flax, daisies, and lavender nearby will help soften the gardens overall look.
Pots and Containers
Succulents love growing in pots, so they are perfect for the people who can't garden, don't have a garden, or the people who don't want a garden. If you choose the right combination of a succulent and a pot you can make an ugly balcony/windowsill look like it came right out of HGTV. Also those who move a lot can take their lovely collection with them from place to place. The succulents that you choose to put in containers will require protection from very high and low temperatures. The place you put the plant will need plenty of sunshine. Make sure the plant has a lightweight succulent potting mix that has the right amount of sand. Any container will do: buckets, windows, pots, boxes, custom planters, or even your old rain boots! Your imagination is the only thing holding you back. Finish the top of the pots with small pebbles.