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Jade Plant
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
Crassula ovata is probably the most common houseplant of all the succulents. It's also known as Friendship Tree. I've heard people call it Money Tree but that plant is actually Pachira aquatica.Jades have rich green leaves and are great fo
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Computer Whiz Kid
Friday, 15 August 2008 10:23 P GMT-05
The company I work for, ETDS (Earth-Toned Delivery Service), used to have an internal magazine called The Big Idea. Back in 1984 they did an article on me and my computer. Back then I was a serious computer geek with a power machine
Coral Cactus in Perspective
Thursday, 14 August 2008 12:05 P GMT-05
One of the blogs I've been reading about succulents is A Succulent Obsession . I'm very impressed with the photographs on the site and I've been trying to take better photographs of my plants because of it. One of the mistakes
Coral Cactus
Wednesday, 13 August 2008 11:01 A GMT-05
People who know me know that I love succulents. Many times at work or on a special occasion someone will give me a cutting or a full plant in a container. Lately I've been the recipient of odd plants and plants that are near death.&nb
Sunset Plant
Monday, 11 August 2008 6:55 P GMT-05
I wrote about this plants cousin a week or so ago HERE . She is also known as the sunset plant. This is a much smaller succulent but given sunshine it is truly beautiful in its' pinks. I didn't get this too long ago and alr
Monster Cactus
Saturday, 9 August 2008 8:58 P GMT-05
I've never been a big cactus person. I love succulents but cacti in general never really excited me. It' important to remember, All cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti.
Flowering Baby Toes
Saturday, 2 August 2008 3:04 P GMT-05
Back in May I wrote about one of my favorite plants, Baby Toes (Fenestraria rhopalophylla). We came back from Myrtle Beach, SC to find the Fenestratria blooming! I was as excited as a child at Christmas.
Myrtle Beach
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 5:16 P GMT-05
I am currently on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC with my entire family (mother, brothers and sister, niece etc) a total of fourteen people. I have many stories to tell and will have many more by the time I get back. In the meantime here is
Lithops Meyeri
Friday, 18 July 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
I'm a little surprised by the response I've received about Lithops. The past few days I've received dozens of emails. I plan (when I get time) to do a series of posts on my lithops from seed to adulthood. In the meantime
More Information on Lithops
Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
My last post on Lithops garnered a great deal of email and interest. I plan to post more on them as time allows but in the meantime a couple great websites to check out are:Click on banners to view:
Living Stones (Lithops)
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 6:55 P GMT-05
When it comes to succulents there is nothing that excites me like Lithops.Lithops are known as Living Stones and their leaves have adapted to the desert climate by thickening and look very much like the soil and stones around them.&
Water Ice & Pop
Monday, 7 July 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
A few years ago my buddy Tom and I went to The Philadelphia Folk Festival where we saw icons of the folk movement like Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, Janis Ian and Utah Phillips. My hero, Roy Book Binder was also there where I took in a great workshop.&
Ghost Plant
Sunday, 6 July 2008 1:17 A GMT-05
A couple of years ago one of my customers gave me a cutting of a ghost plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense) that has grown into a real beauty. The ghost plant is native to Mexico and is also known as the mother of pearl plant.The plant has gray r
Juno
Friday, 4 July 2008 12:18 P GMT-05
Last weekend my daughter and I watched the movie Juno. It stars Ellen Page as a sixteen year old girl who gets pregnant and gives the baby away. My daughter saw it as a comedy and I (as the father of a sixteen year old)
A Party in my Tummy (So Yummy, So Yummy)
Saturday, 14 June 2008 9:55 A GMT-05
My daughter has been hanging out in Oberlin lately and has a new group of friends. Last week she told me whenever they get food (like pizza) one girl will wave her arms and say, "There's a party in my tummy" and the others s
Deeper Thoughts
Thursday, 12 June 2008 1:33 P GMT-05
Last Sunday a driver that I used to work with back in the Elyria Center died of cancer. We weren't good friends but spoke often. The second time I was fired from my job (first time as a ful-time employee), he was one of the guys who t
Wasp Joke
Sunday, 8 June 2008 12:00 A GMT-05
In light of my last post on The Great Sunflower Project I thought I'd post a joke I heard years ago about wasps.The world’s foremost authority on wasps is walking down the street when he sees a LP record in the window of a record shop: &ldq
The Great Sunflower Project
Saturday, 7 June 2008 11:48 P GMT-05
A while back I got involved with The Great Sunflower Project. They send you sunflower seeds, you plant them, observe when bees visit the sunflower, and report the information to the site.
Splitrock
Monday, 2 June 2008 5:42 A GMT-05
It seems like every time I write about one of my plants I say it is my favorite. I can't help it. I find these succulents fascinating! Splitrock is also know as Cleft Stone and Mimicry Plant. It'
The Beasties Have Names
Sunday, 1 June 2008 9:45 A GMT-05
There are few things worse then the cat blog. I have been directed to sites where there are picture after of cute kittens.I have to admit that the kittens are cute. They are like The Borg, resistance is futile. The wife and da
The Death of Newpapers
Saturday, 31 May 2008 8:50 A GMT-05
Growing up I used to read The Chronicle Telegram, Elyria's hometown paper. Later I switched to The Cleveland Plain Dealer. I read it every day and felt I was being informed.Last year when I was off five months with a back injury
Baby Toes
Friday, 30 May 2008 7:14 A GMT-05
One of my favorite plants is Baby Toes (Fenestraria rhopalophylla). It too is native to South Africa and what makes it interesting is that the top of the leaves have a window to allow light in. The photosynthetic tissue is loca
My Love of Succulents: Anacampseros rufescens
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 3:23 P GMT-05
When I was a kid I loved finding seeds and growing plants. In my twenties I had a large number of houseplants but got away from it. The past couple of years I've found my way back into it big time. The plants that really d
RCCook Memorial
Tuesday, 27 May 2008 3:14 P GMT-05
The Memorial Day weekend is an important holiday for me. My father died on Memorial Day back in 1967. A couple of years ago I wrote about it (you can read it HERE) so I won't go on about it.
A Tail of Two Kitties
Friday, 23 May 2008 6:41 A GMT-05
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. We were heading home from shopping when I got the phone call from my brother. He's been fixing up my other house and I knew he had been planning on taking down one of the old
