Psycho Squirrel

The nerve!

Oh, it's so on!

These are the succulents that have the opalescent look

to almost blue. Several patches have almost disappeared!

Any suggestions?

10 Second Terrarium

I borrowed this vase from my Mum a long time ago.

At the last minute before

my family arrived for Thanksgiving,

I placed some stones, ivy, fern fronds, a twig,

a succulent and some water and voila!

The Beauty of Succulents

I wish this plant belonged to me!

Succulents Abound

It is time to thin out the succulents! This is just one plant!

There are at least eighty plantlets in the front yard.

Depending on the location, I like

to keep them the size of an iceberg lettuce!

As you can see, they like to mound!

I carefully dig out the entire plant then gentely remove the plantlets.

Be sure to wear rubber coated gardening gloves to protect against the sharp thorns.

Make sure that there are no air pockets when you replant by tamping the soil.

A Visit to Newland Hardware

What a nice surprise in the parking lot! I am looking for a vintage soap holder base that has always been missing from the bathtub. I did not find it, but I did find good service and good information!

Plant (E)scape

Well this seems to be a weekly occurrence. It is cheap and cheerful. I did splurge on a succulent from the 99.99 cents store!

Here is the other one.

Sunday Trip: South Coast Botanical Gardens for a Workshop on Succulents

My Mum and I went to a talk succulents this Sunday. It was a great idea since I have all ready planted and propagated like crazy. I changed my front yard from overgrown hedged lavender to (work in progress) mostly succulents, lantana and roses. My policy has been not to purchase any new plants, just to rearrange and propagate them from different parts of the property. I have bought some cinder blocks to make granite benches and of course, good potting soil.

What We Learned:

1. Mum and I live in different climate zones. She can put plants in unglazed pots because she lives by the coast. I live near Pasadena so I should put my plants in glazed pots to help retain moisture.

2. Leave room in the garden for succulents to clump. Luckily, these plants can handle being almost nomadic so they don't mind being moved around when a certain person changes her mind.

3. Watering should be set for twice a week for 30 minutes not everyday for 5 minutes. Five minutes of water only penetrates about 2 inches deep and most of it evaporates.

Potting Around the Garden

Yeah, my hubby assembled the gardening work bench that my Mum gave me for Xmas! For most of the morning I potted succulent cuttings and volunteers. I will photo the bench manana!