Z and M may be in love, but did they have to deface a plant to let everyone know? I don’t think so, but maybe I’m not romantic enough. Or maybe I like plants too much. Or maybe I really believe that plants feel pain, as in The Secret Life of Plants....
We are going to discuss cachepots today but first, let’s talk about the pronunciation. The correct pronunciation is cash-po or cash-pot and in French, it means to “hide a pot”. It is basically an ornamental holder for a plant in another pot. So how...
My brother saw a story on his local news and called me as it was regarding a pet that had passed away from eating parts of a sago palm (Cycas revoluta). The dog in the story ate leaves and roots of the plant which had been on the patio and sadly, passed away. Sago...
I have volunteered in the past at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. I’m hoping to start volunteering again as the conservatory is finally opening back up after the Covid restrictions. Belle Isle is a place I have visited a lot since moving to the...
I visited San Diego last week and had so much fun! I visited a succulent nursery with an Instagram plant friend, bought some hoyas and cacti, visited Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo. It was apparent I was a complete plant nerd when on a walk I took over 100 pictures...
I was surprised a few years ago when I walked into the Belle Isle Conservatory and saw this amazing-looking plant. I thought it was so cool until I got a bit closer and the smell of a dead animal that had been lying in the middle of the road in a heatwave met my...
