
Euphorbia Horrida is a slow growing spiny succulent. When I saw my plant in the nursery, I thought it was a cactus. I was wrong. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Southern California
Bougainvillea Care

Bougainvillea’s are a huge part of California landscape. I bought these two plants several years ago, but they never grew or flowered. It was very disappointing.
Today I was reading about the planting of bougainvillea, and suddenly I knew why these plants have never done well. Continue reading
Haworthia fasciata in a Yellow Pot

This is one of the pups that I separated from the mother plant in March of 2020. I purchased the mother plant in 2017.
One reason Haworthia fasciata makes a great desk or window sill plant, is because it’s very slow growing. If you enter Haworthia fasciata into the search box on the Home Page you will learn more about this very easy to care for succulent. I hope you will take a look.
A Visit to Niguel Botanical Preserve

Niguel Botanical Preserve is only nine miles from our house, but we had never heard of it until two weeks ago. Last Saturday we took a scooter ride to have a look. Continue reading
Mini Jade Plant Crassula Ovata

Mini Jade (Crassula Ovata) makes a wonderful desk plant. I found this little guy several months ago while searching the Home Depot succulent section in the garden department. Continue reading