Random Rants and Prickly Plants

Gloriosa Lily is blooming! Actually, this is the second bloom... the first I snipped off and gave to someone down the street... I love this ...

Well, Hildy has up and done her thing again... looks like she'll be doing it tomorrow and the next day too... This pic was taken with a ...

no pics Oh Well... I've had one of THOSE weeks... although I have to admit that yesterday was the worst of it... so when I got home abou...

Well, Hildy, my Cereus hildmannianus, (aka Peruvian Apple, or one of the dozen or so plants called Night Blooming Cereus or Queen of the Nig...

Spent part of my afternoon out in the yard... first a quick shot of the gloriosa lilies sent to me by Julie over at A Succulent Life ... 2 o...

Now, it's probably no secret to anybody out there that I'm not the perfectly manicured lawn type. I just don't apprecieate them...

Well, some of my regular readers may recognize these plants... having seen them before. These are the infamous Ferocactus wislenzeni... or a...

I've posted about this plant before. The thing is, it's been raining for about a whole week solid... well not exactly solid... the d...

No garden pics today... It's been raining off and on all day... a cold front is moving through, tomorrows high temp will be 86 F... brr,...

First... we got rain! Not much, but enough to wet everything down... Next... we got dead birds! Phennig was very proud of himself this mor...