More new plants, as if I needed them!
Prepare yourselves for a shocking confession: I’ve never met a plant (sale) I don’t like. OK, you’re probably not all that surprised to hear that.…
Author: uniquesucculents
From agave to yucca: more from the Danger Garden
Remember this song from the 1986 Tom Cruise movie Top Gun? Highway to the danger zone Right into the danger zone Highway to the danger…
Turning 1 into 19: pot-bound Aloe suprafoliata
With its icy blue leaves, Aloe suprafoliata is a striking landscape plant, as seen here at UC Davis: Four Aloe suprafoliata at the UC Davis (the flowering…
Sunset Magazine agave blurb makes me laugh
Sunset Magazine has been a staple in my life for what seems like decades (probably because it has been decades). Granted, I haven’t been happy with…
Getting some of my plant sale purchases in the ground
Plant sales are like catnip to me. Winter and summer are safe because there are no sales. But spring and fall are full of temptations,…
Another favorite tree: Acacia baileyana aka Cootamundra wattle
In my recent post about our front garden I briefly mentioned that we had planted an Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ to replace an unsightly, diseased ‘Aristocrat’ pear.…
In-depth tour of the Succulents and More front garden
Last Saturday I hosted an open garden for members of the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society. In preparation I did a fairly thorough clean-up of the…
Aloes, aloes, aloes at UC Davis Botanical Conservatory pre-sale
Plant sale season is kicking into high gear. If you live on the Central Coast, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is having their fall plant…
Mangaves and other goodies at UC Davis Arboretum fall plant sale
October 7 was the first plant sale of the season at the UC Davis Arboretum Teachning Nursery. I had printed out the plant list from…
Plant porn from the 2017 Succulent Extravaganza
As I always do, I took lots of photos at the 2017 Succulent Extravaganza held on September 29 and 30 at Succulent Gardens in Castroville on…