| Update 2004
I
have added much to my collection since this started, and
much to my chagrin, killed quite a few. Leave it to me to
kill a cactus, including that big green one in the left of
the picture, and actually, now that I look at it, mostly
everything in this photo except for the stuff in the lemon
container which I moved to the front where it's doing great.
But among the more interesting additions to my patio is an
Eidelweiss, which has been there for almost 2 years now and
is doing just fine. I've promised to stay away from it, so
hopefully that'll up it's chances. It seems to be happy just
hanging out doing its thing, so I'll happily go with that
flow. After all, this is Southern California.
2001
This
is just the start of what I hope to be quite a lovely
cactus & succulent
garden. The Euphorbia, the tall plant in the lemon decorated
holder is one of my favorites, constantly sprouting these
red flower clusters one after the next. My friend who
runs the UC Riverside Botanical Gardens has a spectacular
cactus/succulent at his home, so I hope to bug him often
and pick his brain for all kinds of info. I also hope to
be able to track down some rare varieties I saw last time
I was at the Huntingdon Library Gardens in San Marino. some
of them were just spectacular. Although their bi-annual sales
are now limited to members only, I got the scoop from one
of the retirees who was acting as a docent on my visit. Seems
that after attending certain lectures (free), you get a visit
to the on-site plant store included for free also. So see,
don't be so quick to blow off those old people just 'cause
they're old and you assume they must be unhip and out of
the loop. Not only are senior citizens full of all kinds
of interesting facts, but they also kick some serious butt
in the bargain-shopping department too!!
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