Life Among the Leaves

I worry a bit about my succulents all winter long. I tend to think of most of them as tender container plants that must spend the winter in...

My goodness, I actually remembered this time. Here is what's blooming in my home and garden on this lovely November 15. And yes, it act...

Echeveria pulvinata 'Frosty' I thought that I had posted a version of this picture at some point, but a check back through the blog...

Maybe they are feeling a bit stressed by the change in the environment, since they've been brought indoors where it is warmer and less s...

Last night, we had our first frost warning. I'm not sure yet if we did have an actual frost, but I wouldn't be surprised. All my c...

One of my favorite things about blogging is being able to share photographs of my plants. Taking the pictures allows me to view my plants in...

Somewhat surprisingly, summer is proving to be almost as quiet a season for houseplants as winter. There is a fair amount of growth going o...

In previous posts, I've written about my Echeverias by assigning them to (fairly loose) categories. This post highlights those that di...

As I've said before, it took me a while before I learned to overwinter most Echeverias without having them look unhealthy and unhappy ...