It is truely inspirational stuff - really at the cutting edge of succulent planting in this copuntry. The planting there has been done by a guy named Neil Milligan, who lives in/runs a nursery called Tressider Farm not too far from the site. He is in the Plantfinder, I believe, and has most of the p...

Yes, open to the elements. With a rain shelter you can probably quadruple the number of plants that I am successful with here, but the topography, or even the scale, doesn't easily lend itself to such here. This is where the low rainfall certainly helps.

Hi Iann Fascinating subject this. I have tried many of the plants you list, mainly without a great deal of success. Not tried any mammilarias, so there is room for trialling there. Gymno. bruchii - tried and failed. I have some others doing well - gibbosum ssp nigrum been outside for 7 winters. Echi...

Iann - any chance you can be a little more specific here? Your saying 'some' or 'most' etc. is intriguing. Is this from personal experience or from something you have read? I have tried a lot of these but failed - but with specific names maybe I should be able try again? I have lost several species ...

Ok then - does any one know of a source of any old santa-rita? ;^)

Or is anyone interested in trading?

Cheers

Anyone know of a UK source of good, purple coloured forms of this, at all?

Cheers

Paul

What a little cutie! We don't get hedgehogs here, which is a shame.

How long did it take to de-flea yourself afterwards?!

Chris - No one nursery in particular. Largely, in the past, I have grown from seed, but that isn't exactly an instant fix. After that I just trawled through the nurseries in the cactus mall every now and then to see what was being offered. Also visiting cactus/succulent nurseries and BCSS shows. The...

Dave - are you growing these in garden soil?!

One of the big problems for recommending species for outdoors is that there is huge clonal variation. Many agaves, especially those grown more widely, have a very diverse geographical distribution and the provenance can make all the difference. For example some americana are bullet-proof down to -8C...