Cape Blanco Sedum

Sedum spathuliforium Cape Blanco is one of my favorite sedums. It has taken this potful several years-I’ve lost count- to fill out and look like this, but it is one of my most impressive succulents. And it is easy to grow. From the stonecrop family, this succulent is...

The Revenant

Oscar time is upon us again, The Revenant being one of the front-runners this year. AJ and I went to see it the other day on $5 movie night, and I am really glad it only cost us $5! To begin with, the whole movie was cold and gray. And white. Snow everywhere. And the...

Silver Dollar Jade Tree

My silver dollar jade tree, crassula arborenscens, has been with me since 2005. It is one of my favorite jade trees, despite the fact that it tends to grow slower than some of the others. But that’s okay. Its common name is jade tree, but it is actually classified a...