I'll be out at the Spring Home & Garden Show at the Portland Expo Center next week: February 18 through 22. I'll be representing...

One of the worst jobs I can think of is cleaning out a messed up oil heater. That's what I spent most of today doing. The filter needed ...

As some of you are aware, my wife's an artist. And being around cacti and succulents as much as we are, it's inevitable that the pla...

No pictures today. But I'll be adding some tomorrow. Our icy winter spell ended emphatically yesterday with temps around 60F and clear s...

My apologies. No excuses. I've just been too occupied elsewhere to keep up to date. Honest, I'll try to do better, with at least thr...

Over at buzzfood , Tamara Sellman says: The idea of Christmas Cacti isn't new (for me); I made these about 18 years ago when I worked a...

People are always asking whether Echeverias are hardy or not; people tell them that under the right conditions, some are quite hardy... Well...

I've often said that we're in the business of growing roots. This is what I mean: