Agave americana eating the world
I love agaves. All of them. Well, almost. There’s one species I’m not fond of, and it happens to be the most common one in…
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Succulents in glorious B&W
I recently participated in a black & white photo challenge on Facebook: for seven days, post a B&W photo of your everyday life, no explanation,…
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…
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…
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…
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…