Apropos of nothing, a little update on this pot of living pebbles that seemed popular 6-8 weeks ago. Things are moving along!
#1: Just bigger (x3).
#2: Has absorbed last year's leaves, and I got twins! they should get more symmetrical.
#3: Little monster has doubled in size, added leaves. Will probably get him his own pot and add another lithops.
#4: Pink ones are happier, and are opening up to show new baby leaves. Others bigger, maybe will split?
@plants I showed Draba aizoides yesterday, which was the first #flower to open in the #garden on Sunday, but several more opened yesterday, in time for #EarthDay
2 vids in replies show all the flowers and a short walk.
Sunny heading for 18C today, so there should be lots more Crocus at least today! #spring#Alberta#RockGarden#florespondence#BloomScrolling
Here's the little, um, pebble garden I made of lithops, a sort of stone-like plant. With one little monster in the middle. (And a bunch of actual stones.)
If it weren't for the kittens racing around my room every night, I'd be filling my window sill with crazy shapes and colors!!!
I just got an email from my local #rockgarden society notifying the death of a member. In fairness I did not know the person, but here's why it's sad:
When I attend, I am the youngest person there.
I'm 43, and the youngest person in the room.
This is true in many niche clubs. In the Dallas #Orchid Society, I was the youngest. In the #Bonsai I'm one of a few under 60.
The median age of these groups has to be somewhere around 70. As they dwindle, we lose valuable experience. There will be no one to digitize their archives, no one to teach hands on skills, no one to pass the passion down.
I can't stress it enough, join the clubs. Access to their old magazines is worth the money and time.
@plants@nature#SixOnSaturday -hey, only 1 day late! I showed first flowers Friday, there are more by now, but weekend is my work time = no new photos till Monday! Still, other signs of #spring in the past week-all #garden beds now out of snow(oops- part of one bed still has a mound by the driveway!) and many plants are showing signs of life, while there are still lots of great bits of winter colour- which are covered in winter, so I can't see till spring! + bonus #bird#RockGarden#Alberta
A favorite spot in our garden. My partner Lupe’s rock garden, with a cement bench next to the opening into our Lilac hedge. A very special place. Easy to imagine a hobbit or cute furry emerging from the lilacs to rest on the bench. That’s Thyme growing in between the pavers. #garden#gardening#GardenersOfMastodon#rockgarden#Oregon#RogueValley#SouthernOregon