A quick update on this, I have a couple of nice, tiny plantlets (I hope that's the right term at least) from leaf cuttings as a backup and even the wee satellite dish grew some roots! Oddly, the roots seem to be growing from the end of the flower stalk I left, something that might need some attentio...

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102 Mainway, Middleton, Manchester M24 1PP

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:50 pm For any BCSS branches not too far away [...]

Edinburgh is only a stone throw away, isn't it? Maybe more in a Highland games style, but still only a throw!

Thanks a lot! To finish the informative aspect, on photographs above are the Muhammad Ali mosque and the walls of the Citadel of Saladin in old Cairo (with the aforementioned mosque inside).

Other in-topic plants used quite keenly in landscaping were various (common I imagine) Aloes, Agaves, Euphorbia milii and palms, which shouldn't surprise. Photographs aren't of the greatest quality, but you can spot the plants for sure. 20240411_012953.jpg 20240405_150956.jpg 20240405_155508.jpg

Thanks Mat. Any insight as to why there are so few succulents? Hi Ralph, I somehow missed your question. I did not explore much, just did a little circle around the pyramids' complex finishing slightly "off piste" at the end. That is where I found that lonely Zygophyllum and actually quit...

Slightly off topic, but what a poor idea to block simple right click copying from a website (was just going to check the exact location of the mart). Parking is very limited on the site ... but at the weekend the parking across the road outside the shopping mall (Tesco et al) is usually good and la...

Slightly off topic, but what a poor idea to block simple right click copying from a website (was just going to check the exact location of the mart).

I am afraid I'm nowhere near, but just spotted this H. truncata 'Super Blue' (it's also nowhere near being blue...) in what used to be a square 5x5 cm pot. I'll leave it as is and see what happens over the next 20 days

edds wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:17 pm Find a local stone merchants - you can usually pop along and pick your own rocks.

That might actually work, I have already found one stating they supply Yorkstone.