Home Depot vs. Local Nurseries
The Houston Chronicle recommends planting succulents and then go ahead, line it up on your railing, because its easy.

Succulents are the easiest container subjects. And they’re great fun.
Yeah, whatever. Just keep buying those plants from your local independent garden center, or I’ll be very upset with you. Home Depot is the devil. There, I’ve said it. Now what are you going to do?
And don’t think I say this just because I own an independent garden center myself. Of course, I think of it more as a small local specialty nursery, but Home Depot has been the devil long before I ever started gardening. And they smell bad too.