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Merry Christmas

Editor’s Note: Blogging will be light this week.

2nd Editor’s Note since blogging will be light this week: Happy New Year

You’d like a clown fish tea light set? What, are you making fun of me?

It’s 3 already. We’re closing soon.



But I’ll wait here and keep the gate open for you.

The dogs were on route to Idaho yesterday, so I’m one day late with this. Joy sent this pic along from Idaho, near Twin Falls.

Its cold there.

Maybe you’d prefer a gnome tea light candle set.



You are running out of time…

May I suggest a polar bear tea light?





Echeveria pulvinata x setosa

A customer pointed out that one if our succulent wreaths is coming into bloom.



Nice!

Some say I was wrong to post solstice blooms yesterday when today is the real solstice.

Enjoy this one then, today.



Arctostaphylos “Austin Griffiths”



Solano Ave. mixed succulents container in front of a salon. Hair? Nails? I don’t know.

Some of the native flowering currants are completely dormant this time of year.

This one isn’t.



Ribes sanguineum

The butterflies may not be out in force this time of year, but the Butterfly Milkweeds are.



Asclepias “Silky Gold”

Mammilaria are reliable winter bloomers, for a cactus.

Photo by Andreas Franke & Robert Staudinger

Order your succulent wreaths from us online

I could tell you they come from an interior design blog that looks to inspire people to better design, but then you would have to assume that there is something about these cactus chairs that is inspirational and clearly that is not so.

This one is yellow. That is an inspirational color for modern home decor? You could have a yellow stove top to match or a yellow kitchen table?

This one compresses when you sit on it. Maybe it’s not so inspirational for your interior design but it is very inspirational for your photography. I think I like this photo of a headless man squishing a cactus ottoman. I’m now inspired to take headless photos with squishy objects. Yes!

How many cactus-themed pinball machines are there?

Here’s one called Cactus Canyon.

This one is Cactus Jack’s

And the cacti are not just painted on the back, but there are 3-d cactus on the bumpers too.

And here is Dogie’s. Clearly from an earlier era than the 2 above. I like it!

These all come from IPMD, the Internet Pinball Machine Database. Nice!

Any cactus pinballs that IPMD missed?

I’m making up a bunch of last minute terrariums, some with air plants, some with succulents. All have a little mini animal in them.

At a holiday party last night we saw a lovely little Euphorbia with Christmas lights. Its a holiday miracle!

They’re crocheted. The website link is dead so you can’t buy them, so no link just image. On the other hand, maybe by the time you read this they will have paid their internet bill and the website will be back up. You never know on the internets.

Shall we have a contest to name the species? You’ll have to ignore the flowers to be able to guess at a name.

It’s not cactus flavored. But it is a Flowering Cactus Cake.

PRICKLY as it might appear, this dessert from the desert is one your guests will get their hands on in a hurry!

Click through for more puns and the whole recipe. In case you were wondering but didn’t want to click through, the spines are licorice. Yum.

This is an interesting art form – Paper Cactus. By Chokipeta KOBO.

Impressive. I’d suggest it’s a Cereus. Night blooming type.

You can download the pattern from the website and make your own.

And here the same artist has made a Sansevieria “Golden Hahnii”. Very convincing.

Hap’s latest is…

Hens and Chicks (Sempervivums) in a Nest!

You know it’s too cute for words. Get it? Hens and chicks… nest…. awwww, adorable.

Not only do we have a large selection of fancy glass terrariums at the store, we also have a small selection of cheap plastic terrariums too.

I know what I’m getting for all my nephews and nieces. Now you know what to get for your younger brother too.

And now for the pièce de résistance, the culmination of all our hard work for Cast Iron Day.

with Ironstone Godzilla

It’s Cast Iron Day at the nursery. Now don’t get the wrong idea here – this is not a promotion at the nursery or anything, but rather a simple blog gambit to get your attention.