Just thought I'd do a quick update of a pretty little corner in my garden, where I've dropped in a bunch of succulents to get a nice, colourful mix going. The succulents I place in this spot seem to be doing very well, so I figured I'd add in a number of succulents I'd … [Read more...]
Cute & Funny Names for Plants: When Your Pet Is as Green as Your Thumb!
If you've got house plants, or even an outdoor garden where you have a collection of flora you really love, you might be considering giving one or two - or twenty! - of your favourite plants a "pet" name. I've had my share of digging up good names for so called "pet" … [Read more...]
How Do Palm Tree Roots Grow? How Deep & Wide? Can They Cause Damage?
There's an area of my yard I've been itching to grow a 2-3 palm trees in, but it's right by a concrete border, and reasonably close to my house. Out of concern over growing palms in a spot that would potentially give me serious trouble later, I decided to do some digging … [Read more...]
Is Agave a Cactus? No, but They Are Similar; Here’s How
If you stumbled over here confused about whether or not agave plants are a type of cactus and belong to the cactus family - let's do a quick jump to the end of the book and give you the spoiler: no, they are not. Agaves and cacti certainly are not one in the same. Agaves … [Read more...]
Cute Clay Bowl Planter Succulent Cutting Arrangement
At the end of last month, we were getting some gorgeous sunny weather, and I was excited to be back in the garden, checking over my pots of succulents and cacti again. There was quite a lot to do - including dealing with some mealybug infestations on the aeonium arboreum … [Read more...]
Why Do Some Types of Cactus Bloom at Night? 2 Theories
Every single cactus flowers, and thus of course blooms. While this is not all that unusual to discover, what might be a bit perplexing learning there's a sub-section of cacti that actually only bloom at night. These night-blooming cacti collectively have come to be known … [Read more...]
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