Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference
The initial reason we traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, the trip that I told you about in my last Bright Lights blog was so I could attend the Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Society Conference. Well, here’s how that that part of the trip went. After we spent the first...
Quail Come to the Garden
Two years ago when friend Elaine and I visited Wimberley, Texas, we both went home with rusty metal quails to use as garden decorations. I don’t know where Elaine put hers, but mine went on the shelf outside waiting for me to decide what to do with them. And there...
Ferocactus Hamatacanthus
I am still working on identification skills with my cacti, but I am pretty sure this one is a ferocactus hamatacanthus. Alas, this is also one I can’t remember how long I have had or where it came from, but I am sharing it with you because it grew and bloomed...
2018 Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference
I had the pleasure of attending my first Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference June 21-24 in Saint Louis, Missouri. The cactus meeting was the real reason for the trip, but since we had not been to Missouri, Bill tagged along and we had a great time. What we did...
Don’t Give Up on Your Ice Plant After Winter
Delosperma, commonly called ice plant, is popular for its mass of flowers throughout the warm months. During the winter, however, it leaves something to be desired. The flowers go away, the stems turn woody, and it looks pretty much dead. But wait! Don’t just pull it...
Echinocereus Reichenbachii Makes Stunning Flowers
May is the month for cactus flowers at my house, especially from the echinocereus reichenbachii, also known as the lace hedgehog, but I’ve never heard it called that. It is one of the most common Texas cactus found pretty much throughout a wide central strip of the...
The Hedgehogs are Doing Their Thing
I have shared hedgehogs before, but they are just so pretty again this year, it would be a shame not to let them bask in all their glory. Hedgehogs are of the genus echinocereus which has many species, this one being a triglochidiatus, as are most of mine. They are...
Burnet Lawn and Garden Show; Yucca Everywhere!
March 24th I traveled to Burnet for the Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association’s annual Lawn and Garden Show. Bluebonnets were blooming, but not en masse as they do when rain has been plentiful. What was impressive was the yucca, the Spanish dagger. The cliff...
Practice with the Manual Setting on Cactus Flowers
Attended a photography workshop the other day with the objective of making myself use the manual setting on my camera instead of my old reliable landscape setting. The landscape setting has been my go-to setting and has served me well and while I will still use it...
Mammillaria with Yellow Flowers
I now have two of these mammillarias with no identification on either of them! I even Googled images of mammillarias in hopes of finding it, and did, and wouldn’t you know it-mammillaria with yellow flowers was the only label I could find. Yellow on the bright green...
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