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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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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Cactus, Euphorbia, Variegation, Water Wise

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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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Botanical Garden, Bromeliads, Cactus, Cycads, Dypsis, Epiphytes, Flowering Perennials, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Art, Palm Trees, Southeast Asia, Travel, Tropical Plants

Geohintonia mexicana in flower

Geohintonia mexicana Flower

This post most likely won’t be overly exciting to anyone other than a cactus collector. Still, a true plant lover can’t but appreciate the flowers on my Geohintonia mexicana that just opened. Cactus are the butt of many jokes from a few of my close, fellow plant collector friends that never got into the ‘cactus craze.’ Their belief is…

April 14, 2016

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Cactus, Mexico, Water Wise

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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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Botanical Garden, Cactus, Euphorbia, Flowering Shrubs, Flowering Trees, Madagascar, Palm Trees, South Africa, Water Wise

Ten easy steps to create a new succulent planter

Succulent Pot Creation Final Results

The top of my outside fireplace has been bare for way too many years. It was time to put the effort into correcting that. It was time to create mirroring planters to give the fireplace greater appeal. Due to the fact I am terrible about remembering to water my planters, I almost always use succulents…

June 25, 2015

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Cactus, Pottery, Potting Soil, Water Wise

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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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Cactus, Euphorbia, Water Wise

San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society (SDCSS) Winter Show and Sale

San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Winter Show

On February 8th the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society (SDCSS) had their annual Winter Show and Sale at Balboa Park. Over the last few years my interest in succulents has grown quite extensively, to the point where Aloes and Agaves now take up a big signature in my landscape. Because of my growing interest I…

February 12, 2014

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Cactus, Euphorbia, Madagascar, South Africa

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