The Pancake Plant; Kalanchoe Luciae

by | Dec 9, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

Pancake plant, flapjack plant, whatever you call it, this is a really pretty kalanchoe. I have had one before, but the two I have now are blooming. This kalanchoe is native to South Africa. When I moved them in to protect them from the cold, into a barn with four...

Decorate Your Pumpkin with Succulents

by | Nov 15, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

Now that it’s almost time to replace pumpkins with snowmen, I’m finally getting around to showing you a way to decorate that pumpkin before you toss it. Now it does help if you have a fairy tale or Cinderella pumpkin because they have a deeper well where the stem is,...

The Ariocarpus Do It Again

by | Nov 3, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I have shared these plants with you in the past, but some of you who are new to the blog might have missed them. They bloomed again the other day, and they are just so pretty, I though they were worth sharing again. This ariocarpus retusis is my best bloomer. The...

TACSS Fall Seminar in San Antonio

by | Oct 21, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I spent the day Saturday at the San Antonio Garden Center with other cactus lovers from around the state to attend the Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies’ Fall Seminar and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I may know more about cactus and succulents than the...

The Rusty Things Find Their Homes!

by | Oct 7, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

I promised last week to share with you what I did with the rusty treasures I came home with from my raid on a friend’s junk pile. All but two pieces found a home in the cactus garden, where they will most likely stay. Once the pieces are placed, they just seem to work...