My backyard could look like that anytime LOL
I like your cross.

Jack,

Your yard is looking good, nice to see a few neos mixed in with your collection.

I reckon you could make a nice cross or two with that flowering DeRolf.

Cheers,

Rick

Hi Jack,

What a great collection you have, you have so many plants there Jack, I reckon cutting the grass would now be a mammoth task, so you really must retire; and besides, it'll give you plenty of time to spend with your babies.

What are the Neo's in the second pic with the hangers on the pots?

I notice the Vriesea mother plant in the third shot has all the leaves trimmed, is this to give the pups a better chance to spread out, or for some other reason?

I really like your 'One and Only' x 'Predator' seedlings, are any of them registered, and are you still breeding with Neo's?

So sorry about all the questions, but thanks for sharing your yard with us, it's much appreciated and real good on the eyes.

All the best, Nev.

Hi Nev,the Neo's in hanging pots are Neo ,' Break of Day 'and the Vriesea was trimmed as that is the third lot of pups and she wont give more and it lets the pups grow a bit more tidy ,Cutting the grass will be easier once i straighten the whole lot out as most wont be sitting there anymore ,( but i dont give two nobs of goats poo if i never mow grass ,hate the stuff ! ) the Neo hybrids ? yes i registerd a couple out that cross and Richard registerd one ' Wild Rasberry ' i had ' Wild Peach ' and ' Wild Currant' and ' Wild Strawberry ' one more i think , I was very happy with them all round ,most had very shiny leaves . I have a few other crosses but very small yet ,I could easely get into the Zonata type of breeding ,so may have to have a go at that ,trouble is i am at work through the day and thats when they flower ,but have to get a couple of parent plants first,and where to put them ? I can't accomadate the Vriesea seedlings now ,you may be right about giving up work ,but to young at 66 to do that i feel .Cheers .Jack

Jack, on the plus side, if you bought all those parent plants and place them all over to cover the ground I am sure they will cease grass growth :-). Well, on the down side, you might need to put them tight enough though..

Nice garden. Are those evenly stripped Vrieseas on the front of Pic #4 and #5 your MontezumaÂs Gems or else? All are really lovely.

I am not much into variegated Neos but De Rolf is a fav of mine. It is high up on my wish list. The 'One and Only' and 'Predator' cross worked out pretty well. They are all nice.

Hi Noid ,the striped Vrieseas you mention are out of the cross that gave 'Montezuma's Gem ' but they are a pair of different clones with different colour,' Montezuma's Gem is green and blackish marked wich is the plant in the background of # 4 and these 2 plants have a more pronounced fingernail on the tips of the leaves, out of the cross there where only 4 that where different ,the other 31 where identical ,but thats what Hieroglyphica does , Jack

cheers jack

Great pics and beautiful broms! I hope the repotting / dividing / rearranging program is going well - good opportunity to get up close with the plants and say hello!

thanks for sharing
Kristan