by Alice Liles | Aug 1, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool
One of my first really spectacular succulents was an aeonium. I think it was an aeonium sunburst. It grew tall and the rosette was about the size of a dinner plate. I never measured it, but it really was that big. Just a beautiful plant. Then it bloomed. And then it...
by Alice Liles | Jul 2, 2015 | Blooming Now, Huernia Zebrina de Marco
I have been looking for more stapeliads and huernias to add to my collection because of their striking flowers with their intricate designs and wonderful colors. I was finally at the right place at the right time the other day and came across this huernia zebrina de...
by Alice Liles | Jun 24, 2015 | Blooming Now, Yuccas
In West Texas and the Hill Country, Spring does bring on wildflowers, but it also blesses us with yucca blooms. Bear grass, they call it here, but yucca is what it is. I don’t know the exact variety, and there are many, but it grows wild here, and if left to its...
by Alice Liles | May 30, 2015 | Repotting, Gasteria Batesiana
Beware the perils of waiting too long to repot when your plant outgrows its container. For the last year or so, I would look at this gasteria Batesiana and think, I really need to repot that, and then do something else instead. This year I decided the time had...
by Alice Liles | May 24, 2015 | Updating an Old Garden Spot for Succulents
A spot in the cactus garden was going to waste. Years of falling leaves, dust settling from the road, and time in general had made what used to be a raised bed lined with rocks pretty sad and in need of an update. I wanted a place to put pots of succulents, so rather...
by Alice Liles | May 8, 2015 | Blooming Now, Outdoor Cactus Blooms
As I mentioned on Facebook the other day, the cactus blooming season is upon us. All of the pictures I am about to share with you were taken on the same day, April 29th. I found one lovely surprise after another as I walked through my outdoor cactus garden. And the...
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