The Warm and Cozy Greenhouse

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog

The blizzard hit early in the morning this past Monday. And it was a doozy. Not as much snow as those of you who live in the far north take for granted, but the wind kicked up to 30 to 50 mph, visibility was nonexistent with the snow traveling sideways in that wind....

Popcorn Night at the Oscars

by | Feb 26, 2013 | Bright Lights

I’ll admit it; watching the Academy Awards has long been my guilty pleasure. I think I must have been in junior high when the tradition began. Mother and I would get the dishes done, homework would be finished, Cokes would be poured, and we would settle in for the...

Neoporteria

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Blooming Now

Neoporteria. I bought this cactus several years ago because I liked the white spines, but was very pleasantly surprised and pleased when it bloomed-and bloomed and bloomed! The flowers last four or five days, and it will bloom off and on all year. So I highly...

Mammillaria Echinocactus Echinopsis

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Blooming Now

  Mammillaria echinocactus echinopsis before blooming. The buds are becoming visible around the last ring of wooly aeroles. This picture was taken on January 20, 2013. This is the same plant on February 13, 2013.  The buds are beginning to open. On February...