Lovely--it looks like you planned it out well. The welcome sign is a nice touch, but a little ironic. Everything looks to be growing well and looks healthy.

Don't make my mistake: I didn't keep up with the trimming. The Opuntias in my hardy bed have flourished to the point of being a cacti jungle (two beds grew into one because of O. phaeacantha). I wish the Echinocereus grew that fast!

I don't know if I procrastinate because working in the hardy beds is painful, but it seems I never get around to cultivating that big bed from hell-lol.

I don't see any O basilaris, are you not able to grow that there? That's my favorite.

Thank you,
I have a small piece of basilaris, but would love to have more.
I'd have to go home and look to see what I have.
If you would like, maybe we could swap cuttings sometime.
I got sone echinos for the scoop last year, and only lost one. They sure are slower!
Chris

Hi Chris,

I will be happy to send you some cuttings, but we were just told yesterday to expect long hours with no days off till June 6th (is that legal?).

I don't need you to send any cuttings, but thanks for the offer. My dh's eyes rolled back in his head when I told him of your generous offer. He HATES, HATES, HATES my hardy beds.

I have so many different kinds, most I lost track of the names or never knew them.

I can spare some basilaris pads; one has bigger pads. Don't know if it will survive by you, but why not experiment? I also have a white blooming imbricata that doesn't grow as fast as the magenta one I have. Very stingy with the blooms, too.

So we can start there if you want and then I can send more if you have room. Most of mine bloom pink.

What is that globular cactus in front of the Agave on the left side of the garden? Is that a Tephrocactus?

Mini,
If you're looking at the pic above, that is actually a sempervivum 'emerald giant' which just hadn't opened really well yet. In the pic it does look like a tiny clump doesn't it...

I have since added some columnar kind... Echino's and corypantha vivpara. Through one really horrible winter they are all well so far and starting new growth now. The corypantha more than doubled it's thickness last year.

Chris