by Alice Liles | Jul 19, 2014 | Blog
Artists know all about the magic number three when composing their work, the idea of grouping things in odd numbers rather than even, and three seems to be the most popular uneven number to work with. That works when arranging a dish garden as well. Not only do three...
by Alice Liles | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
I was checking on a little cactus that was not looking too perky and had this feeling that I was being watched. And I was! Hunkered down in the gray-blue gravel, this mid-sized toad was quietly watching me, no doubt hoping I would overlook him in his comfy...
by Alice Liles | May 24, 2014 | Blog
I walked out to the cactus bed while the sun was shining just right on this echinocereus, a claret cup hedgehog. The sun’s rays gave the blooms a lovely shine and iridescence. It almost looked surreal. I grabbed the camera and tried to capture the glow, but was not as...
by Alice Liles | May 15, 2014 | Blog
It is midnight and even though we have a beautiful full moon, it is still dark enough to make it hard to check the ID tags on these plants, but I wanted to share them with you. the weather has been an abomination and I am getting ready to attend a 50th year class...
by Alice Liles | Mar 8, 2014 | Blog, Signs of Spring
As I walked to the greenhouse yesterday, a spot of pink caught my eye. Sure enough, one of the Wyoming cactus was blooming, a sure sign Spring is actually coming, a much-surer sign of Spring that any Ground hog shadow. Or no shadow. I always get the signs confused....
by Alice Liles | Nov 24, 2013 | Blog
The first major cold front of the season blew in November 21st and two days later brought a blanket of snow. I had to kick up the setting on the heater in the greenhouse to keep the temp up to 42 during the two coldest nights which were in the low 20s. Today we may...
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