Succulents and More™

Space was the final frontier for the starship Enterprise. My aim is not quite as lofty, although my eyes are directed toward space. I'm beginning to moving up: quite literally up, off the ground. It's the only way to go since I'm running out of horizonal space on terra firma. With four California bay trees in the backyard, there are plenty of places for hanging planters. Finding one I like was the hardest part. Macramé lovers have plenty to choose from (the 1970s are destined to haunt us forever), the rest of us not so much. I finally stumbled on something that spoke to me : rusty metal, a decent size, and reasonably affordable. Best of all: a large frame that doesn't interfere with the plants as much as the rope or wires of a traditional hanging planter would. Here's the project in three photos: two planters attached to two different bay trees. Big thanks to my wife for her creative thinking and her help installing these planters.

A couple of weekends ago I went to the 2019 Show and Sale of the Sacramento Bromeliad and Carnivorous Plant Society . I hinted at the haul that came home with me, and here it is: Haul from the 2019 Show and Sale of the Sacramento Bromeliad and Carnivorous Plant Society That's a lot more than I had hoped (let only intended) to buy, but the selection was good and the prices were even better. “Resistance is futile,” as the Borg so memorably stated, so I didn't even try. Below are portrait shots of all the plants from that sale as well as some other recent bromeliad additions and even one bloomer.