Odd Plants: September 2014

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Succulent Extravaganza 2014 at Succulent Gardens

Wow what an event at Succulent Gardens today! I have missed it the last couple years when and hadn't even been there until last summer, even though probably half of my plants came from there indirectly by way of all the places they sell plants at locally.

This is a succulent collectors dream. A bit light on Sempervivums and less agaves this year for sale, though I got a couple. The real draw here and for this event in particular are all the demonstration gardens. You can tell the owners and employees love the plants and are collectors themselves--or at least that is my bet.

I will post many more amazing pics in a day or two or check below for a link to more in my google album from today. Until then here are some of the agaves that great you at the start of the property.

Here is the link to all the pictures I have posted so far and once I clean them up and have a few more minutes to spare I will post more on the retail side and the demo gardens--but feel free to not wait...

Succulent Extravaganza 2014 Pictures

... I went overboard on pictures, but if you enjoy these plants hit the slide show and enjoy.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Annual Dahlia Show 2014 at the MAH

I have a few Dahlias, even one I grew from seeds of a wild looking one I got somewhere. But overall I don't have the time, water or patience to grow them strong--well maybe I do--but it is taken by too many other plants and hobbies.

I just never or at least recently considered them odd enough, or unique enough to warm a cold stone plant addict's blood. After all you can find them everywhere plants are sold when in season. Yet seeing the Show you cannot grow them like this with out that plant nut dedication and fire.

I have seen ads for the Dahlia show before, but finally stopped in this year in the last two hours on Saturday. I was caught up in the excitement, and amazed how many local growers and others were at the show.

Nick Sr

Links to the MAH ad and the Society's page:

http://www.santacruzmah.org/event/community-rental-monterey-bay-dahlia-society-annual-show/
http://www.mbdahlias.org/

By what I saw at the show they are way more active that the site would suggest, still has 2012 dates on it.

There is a link to all the pictures I took at the end...