Our aloes are finally flowering—and how!
All things come to those who wait, they say. It certainly took a while this year for the flowers on our aloes to open. I’m…
Category: aloes
Cactus and aloe sightings at UC Davis (rare euphorbia, too)
On Saturday I had friends from the East Bay visiting. After a docent-led walk through the Acacia Grove in the UC Davis Arboretum, I took…
Aloes and friends blooming in our garden
After two weeks of warm spring weather—highs in 60s and low 70s, today 75°F—we have quite a few blooms in the front yard. Aloes that…
Ruth Bancroft Garden: aloe there!
While the Ruth Bancroft Garden (RBG) in Walnut Creek, CA is a great place to visit at any time of year, it’s particularly beautiful right now.…
South Coast Botanic Garden: new life on top of a landfill
You’ve never heard of the South Coast Botanic Garden? I don’t think it would have been on my radar either if it hadn’t been for…
Roger's Gardens: what a nursery should be
Day 2 of my late-December trip to Southern California began with a visit to Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar (basically Newport Beach). Hoover Boo of Piece…
Index: December 2017 trip to Southern California
Below are all the posts about my December 2017 trip to Southern California. OVERVIEW POSTS My 1,000 mile Southern California succulent adventure Of course I’m…
I've gone to the dogs…
…literally. Samoyeds Boris and Natasha welcoming me to their garden paradise. Photo by Hoover Boo. If you follow Hoover Boo’s fabulous blog Piece of Eden,…
Aloes on the UC Davis campus—mid-December progress report
In my last post, I reported on the flowering progress of my own aloes. This morning I checked on the aloes on the University of…
It's getting to be aloe time
As much as I dislike winter, it has one bright spot: It’s flowering time for many aloes. In our zone 9b climate the peak is…