by Alice Liles | Jan 26, 2015 | Cactus Care
By mid to late winter the mealy bugs have decided to descend in full force on plants in the greenhouse. Lack of air circulation seems to be the prime factor with these pesky little bugs because this is when I always have the most trouble with them, when they...
by Alice Liles | Jan 16, 2015 | Cactus Care
When I started this, we had had below freezing weather for too many days in a row. I lost count, but suffice it say I have worn my long underwear under my jeans to stay warm in and out of the house. I probably don’t need them in the house, but it saves having to...
by Alice Liles | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog
The most impressive fat plants in my collection would be my pachypodium lamerei and pachypodium geayi, commonly known as Madagascar palms, since that is where these two pachypodiums occur in nature. P. lamerei has a wide, graceful leaf. This plant had...
by Alice Liles | Nov 23, 2014 | Blooming Now
As promised, the other fat plant, pachypodium baronii, that was due to bloom, did, and this is what it looks like. Similar to the pachypodium lealii saundersii, but a whiter flower and some difference in the spines. And you can see the thick body that qualifies...
by Alice Liles | Oct 28, 2014 | Blooming Now
The most easily recognized pachypodium is probably pachypodium lamerii or p. geayi the so-called Madagascar palm; this is not that pachypodium! Madagascar palms are from Madagascar; this pachypodium is from South Africa, but has the necessary fat body...
by Alice Liles | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog
If you happen to be in possession of old, discarded, rusty, railroad spikes and no clue what you planned to use them for in the first place, here’s an idea. Use them to decorate a dish garden. Or stick them in your outdoor garden. I brought these home with me...
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