by Jen Greene | Aug 31, 2024 | Mesembs, Succulents
Ah, fall. That lovely time of year here in San Diego, when we go from full summer to sort of summer. Nights get marginally cooler. Days are less likely to reach triple digits. If there’s any leaves changing color, it’s the slowly crisping bushes and trees clinging to...
by Jen Greene | Aug 7, 2024 | Succulents
If you’re the sort of grower who likes a themed garden, and you’ve chosen a gothic theme for your plants – these are a must-have in the collection. The blooms are easily in my top 10 favorites, being dramatic, enormous, and easily stopping people...
by Jen Greene | Jul 2, 2024 | Aloes, Cacti, Succulents
Read the Previous Recaps: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Alright, we’re finally wrapping up the summer show & sale! Before I started, I thought this would be a nice little 2 post series to show some of the coolest stuff that I thought to take pictures of… but...
by Jen Greene | Jun 24, 2024 | Cacti, Succulents
This year I was fortunate enough to be both a vendor and exhibitor at the SDCSS Summer Show & Sale, and it was a ton of fun. Lots of time spent with some really incredible folks, and it’s always super cool to see the incredible specimens that other people...
by Jen Greene | Jun 19, 2024 | Mesembs, Succulents
In the early days of the pandemic, we all found ways to keep ourselves entertained with the lockdown restrictions. Some of us baked, some of us learned knitting, some of us got into plants…and some of us got really into plants. I was in the plants category, but...
by Jen Greene | Jun 12, 2024 | Euphorbia, Succulents
A super, super, SUPER common question I’ve heard and that our cactus club answers is “how do I know if my Euphorbia obesa is a girl or a boy?” It’s usually asked immediately after the person has found out that our little baseball plants are...
