by Alice Liles | Jun 27, 2013 | Blog
The 35th Cactus and Succulent Society of America’s biennial convention was held last week at the Sheraton Hotel in Austin, Texas. This is the second one I have attended, and at both I have met interesting people, learned something new about growing cactus, and yes,...
by Alice Liles | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog
Really. An event made in heaven for cactus lovers. And did you know there is even a cactus society-The Cactus and Succulent Society of America? This group holds a convention every other year and in different cities across the U.S. This year the convention is in...
by Alice Liles | May 31, 2013 | Blog
I bought this bombax tree back in 1985 when I was first getting interested in the more unusual specimens I would come across when searching for cactus and succulents. It was in a one-gallon container then and about a foot tall. Today it is in an 18-inch pot and...
by Alice Liles | May 23, 2013 | Blog
When winter arrives and the weather gets colder and icier, prickly pear and cholla get progressively droopy and sad-looking. Both plants are in the same cactus family of opuntia, so I guess they respond similarly to the cold. By the end of winter, this is what one of...
by Alice Liles | Apr 19, 2013 | Blog
When I see the buds forming on my trichocereus grandiflorus, I get really exited. The flowers are quite large, and the petals literally glow with iridescent color, like, well, neon. Pictures just don’t do them justice, although every year I drag out the camera and try...
by Alice Liles | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog
I am just having more fun walking into the greenhouse every morning to see what is blooming. First it was the blizzarde. Now we are having dustbowl-worthy winds and dirt, sand dunes where there should be lawns, and still no rain in sight, but the greenhouse provides a...
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