Variegated Caesipose Lophs

My new variegated Lophs are amazing. I was even sent a freebiee! I thing there are a couple seed pods hidden it its tuffts too 😍😍

 

X100 Baby Loph Sowing

Just surface-sowed X100 Lophohora williamsii seeds, sourced from Germany ( source: Koehres-Kakteen.de). Sown in a Westland Cacti mix (with Seramis) and mixed with Limestone. Will be placing this on a thermostat-controlled heatmat at 85° for maximum germination...

It is officially Spring!

 Monty has at last awoken from his wintet slumber:

Making the most of the Spring vibes, I also repotted my Mandrake:

And potted up my grapfted Lophora:

Another sure sign Spring is in the air is the new leaves growing on my 31-year-old, Winter-cut, Crassula ovata:

🌱🌈

 I have been trying to grow this particular plant for nearly 15 years now. It roots very easily but had never grown more than six leaves without browning and dying.

Finally, I gave up with the very last plant, telling it "If you die, that's it! I'm not taking another cutting to ensure some part of you stays alive. Enough is enough."

Half a year later, the pic below that the very same mother plant is small, but still alive:

Not only that, but look at its babies, which are flourishing:

Sometimes, it seems, fussy plants just need a stern talking to.

🌿

Angel Trumpet

I saw this ethereal Angel Trumpet jn the gloom at the bottom of our garden tonight.

Diviner's Pastora

 My ska plant is recovering nicely after the aphid attack:

Growing Spikes

 This year's pup on my monstrose T. Bridgesii is growing new thorns:

My Big Bois Cacti

 

Some of my Lophophora williamsii Bois

Happy Dreams, Mandrake

 My Mandrake has retired for the Summer. See you in the Winter again fella:

I have never seen these plants...

...looking so healthy 🌱

Malvern Three Counties RHS Show

I am posting this as we head home from the Malvern RHS Show. It has been a very-much-needed mega-chilled weekend and I am going home with a new plants and interesting yard art.

I loved this scene from a Japanese garden design featured in the show:

And whilst I didn't buy any from the show, I will be disappointment of this tulip variety is not growing the garden.

We found good Old Rosie in her usual spot in the show and after we both savoured her delights we continued our persulal of the gardening trade stands:

I have been wanting a set of these for years, and finally the price was right - x3 for £22.50;

And, finally, my garden buddha has been over grown by ivy, so it is time to give him a new spot in the garden. Just after telling Mrs. Pixie-Led that I was looking for a new plant to frame the Buddha statue, we turned a corner and, hey presto, not one but two Buddha display's presented themselves with the same plant:

The coincidencw sealed the deal and our Buddha will soon have a beautiful new place to spread his peaceful vibes and a lovely colourful plant as a backdrop 😎

It was a long, hot, but happy day, but, soon enough, it was time to head home.

Glastonbury May Day 2025 - Part 5

The Glastonbury May Pole, 2025:

The crowds watch as the May King and Queen prepare to leap of the broomstick and become as One:

And then it was time to raise the May Pole and for the fertility dance to begin:

Heading back down the hill after the event, I met a guy selling magickal cacti from a tray. Of course, I could not pass him without purchasing a plant from his collection:

Lophophora

I couldn't resist purchasing one of these these rare sacred cacti plants from the garden centre today 🙂

Me and the Bad Bois

Monday, August 7, 2023

 I've decided to take a much needed break from writing through the month of August. Going to chill for a few weeks and get some of my garden and houseplants in some kind of order. 

My writing will pick up again in September, when I will start working on Tidal Gower in earnest and continue bashing my Zombie novel in shape...

Snow! and more...

Wednesday, March 08, 2023

I woke up to snow this morning. 😍

Surely this would be counted as a 'snow day' at work..

Unfortunately, not!

Still, I managed to snag a couple of snow pics I was happy with for my Explore Swansea site that I was pleased with. 👍

This is a good point to finalise my decision on the future of a couple of my online projects. My Magickal Gardening site WILL CONTINUE, but its access to the general public has now been rescinded. As I first suggested in this earlier post, access to Magickal Gardening will now be offered only to supporters of The Pixie-Led Blog.  I have also decided to make Explore-Swansea accessible only to supporters of the Pixie-Led Blog. My Swansea photography site is a MASSIVE catalogue of images of Swansea and is a real treasure-trove for lovers of my home town! How do you become a supporter of my blog? Simples. Just buy me a coffee! 

* Supporters buying me x1 coffee will now gain access to Magickal Gardening.

* Supporters buying me x2 coffees will now gain access to both Magickal Gardening and Explore Swansea.

For the time being, Explore-Gower, will remain accessible to the general public...