Box Elder Tree

If anyone is operating under the illusion that we live in an arid climate, this ought to set you straight. This is a photo of one of the variegated box elder trees in our yard. It's hard to find the bark at this time of year for all the moss. These are old trees, planted sometime shortly after the house was built in 1906.

Right now we're going through a wet spell, which is pretty normal for this time of year. In the summer, if things are normal, it will be dry.

Enjoy your plants.

Our Work Table

This is the view that Lynn-Marie gets when she's working with the plants: re-potting, propagating, preparing plants for shipment. The plants on the table are there to get closer supervision and the glass of Cabernet to the right is to make the task more pleasant. It doesn't hurt, of course, that it's located directly in front of the heater as well!

Hopefully, we won't have to be using it much more this season.

Grafted cactus

I said I was going to post something different than Echeverias today but this is quite a switch. Today I've gone over the edge to some of our old grafts. Nothing soft and "pretty" about these! But they do amaze me. I think that sometime I'm going to have to  take some time and do some re-grafting before they're completely overgrown.

A Jumble of Colors

It's a jumble, all right. Though our Spring flowers are just beginning to show, sometimes it's the combination of plants and flowers which - without any planning - put on quite a show. Plants get placed in the greenhouse where they can get the light they need - or according to where we find room! The result is a bit of a mixed bag which, sometimes, just works.

Echeveria shaviana 'Pinky'

Another Echeveria tonight. This one is Echeveria shaviana 'Pinky'. I could go on and on with just Echeverias and their relatives, but I don't want to bore you, so I'll move on to some other plants tomorrow.

Enjoy your plants!

X Pachyveria andrae 'Claire'

Lynn-Marie took this picture the other day. It's a photo of the flower of Pachyveria 'Claire', a gorgeous plant in itself...and then the flowers show up.

Thanks to Mark for running a fine meeting tonight at the Oregon Cactus & Succulent Society. Roxanne gave a very nice presentation on Aloes and as of tonight, it appears that we have programs and events planned for almost every month for the rest of the year.

Echeveria 'Cumbre'

This may end up being a new species, but for now it's Echeveria 'Cumbre'. Whatever its name, it's a beautiful plant, currently showing off its Winter colors.

Echeveria 'Fancy Frills'

Another Echeveria showing it's colors: Echeveria 'Fancy Frills'. There are a lot of Echeveria hybrids which look pretty much the same and there may be an excess of cultivar names floating around out there, often for the same plant. However, this one certainly deserves its name!

Enjoy your plants!