Yum. I love echeveria. So yummy.
The one above I’ve showed you all a few times, but just recently Dustin showed me the new babies he found on it, while pulling off the spent leaves. I was so thrilled to see it has finally started to reproduce, since I’ve had this plant for about 5 years! It was a gift from Robin (who owns Succulent Gardens… the best place to buy succulents ever! And if you shop somewhere else for succulents, chances are Robin grew them) back in the day, and I’ve cherished it ever since. It’s a rare type of echeveria that can get about 6′ by 6′ in diameter. Nuts, right?
It’s planted next to a fabulous sedum, penstemon and another plant I forget. You can see the little babes just starting to form. I love the coloring, too. The “bark” on the thick stem is a wonderful coral in the sun, and the leaves a gorgeous cooling blue that turn reddish once it starts getting to be scarf & glove weather. Echeveria’s generally propagate very easily but cuttings or plugs of any size. Little water or care is needed and they love ample sun. They don’t mind a little organic all-purpose fertilizer either, especially if in containers.
Is this sounding like too much like those other garden blogs that actually give you boring gardening info you already know?
Ok. Let’s try this:
OMG! How cute is this moth? How much cuter are my nails?
OPI’s “Under my trench coat” and “Only gold for me”. They gray base coat shows how dark and mysterious I am, and the gold flake top coat screams, “Bartender where’s my bourbon!!?”.
Ehh, it’s friday night this is the best I can do.
Congratulations on the Echeveria babies! So nice of the moth to coordinate itself with your nails
Cool looking moth! And love the nail colors!
Greetings, DGG! Thanks so much for visiting our blog, Paree, and leaving a nice comment! Much appreciated.
I’ve been scrolling down through your posts, and while I’m not much of a gardener…well, actually, I’m not a gardener at all…I did enjoy your beautiful photos and funky commentary.
Best wishes!
omg, can you be my new best friend? my two current passions are my garden and my nails!
Wholly crap! It grows six feet across? That’s crazy talk. I’m really jealous that Mr. Stockwell gave you a plant. When I met him at the Sunset festival thing I got all nervous like I was meeting a famous rockstar.
CVF: I never thought of it that way.. but you are so right! Nature is so thoughtful!
Meems: Thanks!
Jacob: It was nice to stumble to your blog, too… thanks for stopping by! Maybe now you can become a gardener… or at the least just read random stuff about gardening.
Kim: Yes. We are officially BFF. When do we drink?
Megan: Right! I’ll have to save a little babe for you and Matti…
I am happy I found your blog via your comment on mine. Love it and I love echeveria! It is one of the only plants that has not shriveled into a little brown mess on my west facing porch. Nice post, lovely photos, and fab nails. If only I could keep my nails from cracking off in the garden. Oh well, I guess it is good for the soil.
dude, what?! A 36 square foot Echeveria?! now *that* is awesome!!
I guess that’s what it can grow to, but in hmb it’s doubtful! maybe if I put a hair dryer up to it everyday or something!
How did you get that gold stuff on your nails like that? And how do you keep your fingers so nice despite the dirty gardening? After years in the florist trade, I could really use a post to the affect of, “How to keep your hands from being rough and ugly”! Thanks for this one, in the meantime….
Not to self promote too much, but I use my sugar scrubs on my hands and feet. It gets all the yucky stuff off and you can resemble a human again. And I have never really been into nail polish (ask any friend of mine, seriously!) before last year – but I’m digging the colors out right now and the nail polish hides the dirt people! Hides the dirt! The base coat is the gray and the top coat is the gold… it’s just clear and comes out with the flakes. xoxoxoJenn
You always have great posts, keep it up!
Nice echeveria, its great to see it’s reproducing it sure took its time
love your quote to describe your nails
“Bartender where’s my bourbon!!?”
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