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Inter-City Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale

Tephrocactus geometricus - Intercity 2016

This past weekend I drove up to Los Angeles to visit the 31st Annual Inter-City Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale that took place at the Los Angeles Arboretum. LA traffic never makes things easy, so a 3-hour drive turned into 4 that Friday. The show was well worth the drive, however. The Inter-City Cactus and Succulent…

August 18, 2016

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Tour of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay Super Tree Walk

As part of the second leg of the International Palm Society’s biennial group trip, Singapore was the next stop after Sarawak, Borneo. The IPS had planned three palmy locations to visit while we were in Singapore. Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Botanic Garden (topic of next week’s post) and McRitchie Reservoir. Gardens by the Bay was first up. Before…

July 7, 2016

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Gloomy first day of June tour of some dwarf agaves

Agave utahensis var nevadensis x Agave gypsophila

A few years ago when I started my blog I had no idea that the most popular post would end up being the post about my dwarf agaves. Readers have really gravitated to those posts. In fact, the most read page on my blog is the one on the work I did to my boutique agave planter…

June 2, 2016

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Getting black and blue in the garden

Black and Blue Ceramic Pots

Gardeners know how easy it is to add color to their landscape. The choices nowadays are truly endless and the list expands daily. What a great time to be a gardener. Red, orange, yellow, green, white, brown, purple, pink. All easy. Getting black and blue in the garden, however, can be a different story. So why is blue…

May 19, 2016

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Aloe hybrids – The chaos has only just begun

Unknown Aloe vaombe Hybrid

Aloe hybrids certainly are not a new phenomenon. Aloes have been successfully hybridized for decades. Recently, a trip to a friend’s garden just reconfirmed my belief that many true species won’t have a place in nurseries much longer. Frankly, many of the new hybrids that are coming out at an alarming rate are big improvements over the…

February 18, 2016

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Agave ‘Blue Glow’ – The perfect agave

Mediopicta Variegation Agave 'Blue Glow' at Sunset

While admiring the various agaves I have planted around my garden on a 85 degree February day, it became quit noticeable that the one I buy the most is Agave ‘Blue Glow.’ To me, it really is the perfect agave. The blue-grey foliage edged in maroon growing on a beautifully symmetrical 2′ x 3′ solitary rosette just can’t be beat. Yes, I…

February 11, 2016

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A 103˚ Fahrenheit visit to The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

The Living Desert Entrance

My wife wanted to do something different from our yearly routine this 4th of July weekend. I told her that if she wanted to plan something, I would temporarily relinquish my role as the Family Event Coordinator. So what does she plan for her first family trip with the new title? Palm Desert. In the middle of July! Not sure…

July 9, 2015

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San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Summer Show and Sale

SDCSS Echeveria Table

This past weekend the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society (SDCSS) had their annual Summer Show and Sale at the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. A year and a half ago I went to the Winter Show and Sale and really enjoyed myself. One of the highlights of that first meeting was that I was introduced to so many…

June 11, 2015

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