South African plants

More Amazing Aloes: South Africa in San Diego

by Debra Lee Baldwin March 6, 2014 – Posted in: Succulents

There’s a nursery near my home aptly named Desert Theater. It’s nine acres of big, bold, dramatic, over-the-top succulents and cacti. It’s one of the nurseries I enjoy taking people to, because they’re invariably amazed. It’s a photographer’s feast any day of the year, but my favorite time to go is mid-winter when large aloes [...]

South African Adventure

by Debra Lee Baldwin January 20, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Adventures, Garden Travels, Succulents

One of the great things about being a horticulturist specializing in succulents is that I’m part of a worldwide community of like-minded enthusiasts. Case in point is an email I received this week from Jeremy Proctor, who lives in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. He had visited South Africa and sent me a link to [...]