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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

My most memorable images from Madagascar

Isalo National Park Bismarckia nobilis

Some readers may have taken note that the last few posts I have uploaded have been posts in which I am catching up on my Madagascar trip. That trip is almost a year and a half old now. Work, kids, life, etc., all got in the way of me finishing those posts back then. I can…

January 19, 2017

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Aloes, Dypsis, Madagascar, Travel, 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

The exceptional garden of Bob De Jong

Bob De Jong Garden

Welcome to the new year. Welcome to Bob’s garden. Last year I wrote a post about aloes, with a spotlight on hybrids. Those plants were all from the exceptional garden of Bob De Jong. That post received a lot of positive feedback and came with many private requests to see more. Wanting to oblige, I have waited…

January 5, 2017

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Cycads, Dypsis, Garden Art, Palm Trees, Rock Garden, Water Wise

The magical properties of rainwater in Southern California

Raindrop on Agapanthus Leaf

Here in Southern California my local forecast shows another two days of rain coming starting tomorrow morning. Considering the fact California is in a state of serious drought, all rain is welcomed. Last year was to be the year of the drought-breaking El Niño, but that never happened. Earlier this fall a few long-range forecasts guessed for…

December 29, 2016

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Landscape, Water Wise, Weather

Agave albopilosa, Aloe pearsonii and other sneak-in plantings

Agave albopilosa Closeup Sneak-in Post

“Sneak-in” plantings? That is a term I use for any placement of a small plant into an unusual or random part of your garden. A place where most plants would fail or where one wouldn’t expect to see a plant. It is in these areas I like to place smaller-growing rare plants. I find that these types of plantings…

October 13, 2016

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Bromeliads, Rock Garden, 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

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