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2017 San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Winter Show and Sale

SDCSS Winter 2017 Show - Aloe Table

Is it really already that time of year for the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society Winter Show and Sale? What is even more hard for me to believe is that the last time I did a post on the winter show was back in 2014. Three years ago! I guess it is true that time flies when…

February 23, 2017

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

Succulent Garden Party at the Rick Bjorklund and Greg Starr residence

Bjorklund Garden Front Yard Money Shot

Not long ago I decided to join the San Diego Horticultural Society (SDHS). I have been told by a few that it provides a great opportunity to view some amazing gardens and meet some interesting people from the world of plants. The first garden I would tour with the SDHS turned out to be a doozy. Dubbed…

January 26, 2017

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Bromeliads, Cactus, Echeveria, Garden Art, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Rolling the dice and buying Echeverias from Korea

Echeveria from South Korea

Echeverias from Korea? Why? Well, if you want to grow the latest and greatest from the world of orchids and plumeria, you order out of Thailand. If you want a crazy new aloe hybrid, South Africa has them. The latest palm trees available, you purchase from Hawaii. If you want the newest echeverias, right now they come out…

January 12, 2017

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Echeveria, Water Wise

A quick late summer look at my Echeveria agavoides hybrids and clones

Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' Pups

Sadly summer is coming to a close here in Southern California. Starting next month many of the plants in my garden will start to show the effects of the shorter days and cooler weather. To combat this I have planted a lot of winter growing and flowering plants to steal attention away from the plants…

September 8, 2016

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Echeveria, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ – The price has dropped

Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' Pot

The original plant of Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ was wild collected from habitat near Coahuila, Mexico, by John Trager and Myron Kimnach and it was first distributed by the International Succulent Introduction (ISI). Since its introduction into cultivation in early 2000, Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ has been a collector’s delight. Slower to offset compared to other Echeveria agavoides types and greater growing difficulty in cultivation have…

February 25, 2016

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

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