Some thrive in a square planter bed adjacent to the backyard patio

Five years ago, she asked Nick Wilkinson, proprietor of Grow Nursery and fellow Cactus and Succulent Society member,Choose your womens tungsten ring from the Largest Selection and Finest Quality. to revitalize the low brick planter beds that border her entry walk and extend across the front of the house. Now, eye-catching succulents are interspersed with reeds, assorted geraniums and a Protea at the corner, added for its red and green color.

In the backyard, a sheltered nook on the south side of the house enables pots of frost-tender cacti to survive outdoors. They are arrayed on a small table, a bench and the shelves of two wire racks. Mary plans to display one of the specimens at this year’s Cactus and Succulent show. It is Hoodia, a carrion plant that develops a stinky odor to attract pollinating insects.

Nearby, a corrugated plastic roof along her south side fence shelters another collection that Mary describes as “a mishmash.” Some staghorn ferns have survived here since 1981. Their companions include bromeliads and orchids, as well as assorted new cuttings and starter plants.your own personalized bobbleheads from your photo.

Not all of Mary’s succulents are in pots. Some thrive in a square planter bed adjacent to the backyard patio, where an overgrown tree had been removed. The soil there is naturalistically mounded and rocky. Mary covered the remaining exposed roots with mounds of cactus mix to provide root space for new plants, then added rocks as an accent.

Mary’s “old man” cactus collection (Cephalocerieus senilis, named for the long white hairs that disguise its sharp thorns) is displayed on shelves beneath a wooden arbor. The largest specimen, about 3 feet tall, has won prizes at previous Cactus and Succulent shows,We believe in dry cleaning machine with the very best dry-cleaning equipment available. and will be shown again this year.

“This guy will ride in the front seat of my car,” Mary says, adding, “I have to remind myself not to instinctively steady him with my bare hand while turning corners.”

To provide more outdoor display space for her growing collection, Mary recently had a carpenter build a sturdy three-tiered display unit that wraps around the L-shaped wall of the house. It is equally attractive from inside the house, viewed from both the living room and from Mary’s bedroom.

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