Thank You, Mystery Litter Cleaner-Upper!
I had just about had it with the litter piling up on Ithaca Street from the the railroad track to where the street curves on the way to my house. I have picked up after litterbugs before and was prepared to take care of this mess myself. Earlier this year I had...
Agave Utahensis is a Little Different Agave
When agaves bloom, we expect the bloom mast to look pretty much like the one on my Agave harvardiana that bloomed in 2019, like this:Agave utahensis is a smaller agave and its inflorescence looks like this.I’ve had this little agave for maybe fifteen-twenty years, and...
Nelda Hunt: Repurposer Extraordinaire
Nelda Hunt likes to prowl in alleys. Well, of course she does! That’s where she finds all that sadly discarded stuff and gives it new life. Alleys, dumpsters, flea markets, estate sales, junk stores, thrift shops, friends on a cleaning binge, herself on a...
The Astrophytum Ends the Season in a Blaze of Yellow
I wrote about this Astrophytum ovatum and some of my other astrophytums back on July 19, 2013, when they were younger. This one has been putting on a show all summer. I suspect this will be the last bloom for this year. There are many varieties of astrophytum; this...
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