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Aloe megalocarpa: The Large-fruited Aloe – Impressive Seeds

🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Botanical Description Aloe megalocarpa, living up to its name (meaning large fruits), is a striking succulent belonging to the Asphodelaceae family. This impressive aloe distinguishes itself from other

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I made a small smokeless biochar kiln


Hi all, I made a small smokeless TLUD biochar kiln as I was getting requests from people for a smaller, more affordable unit. What do you think? It’s made in the UK, shipped worldwide and I’ve made it as affordable as possible so that more people can make their own biochar. It’s made of stainless steel and I’ve designed it to be modular, to increase lifespan. Would love your thoughts / questions. I’ve decided to sell it on pre-order to help with manufacturing. If you’re interested in seeing more photos/videos of it in use, I’ll share a link to the page for it. Thank you 🙂 Happy biocharring

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Aloe somaliensis: The Somali Aloe – Striking Leaf Markings

🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Identifying Aloe somaliensis The beauty of the succulent world lies in its diversity, and Aloe somaliensis, the Somali Aloe, stands out as a true gem. What distinguishes this

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Zamia hymenophyllidia: The Membrane-leaf Zamia

🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Taxonomy and Description Zamia hymenophyllidia, a fascinating member of the Zamiaceae family, holds a unique place among the Peru cycads. Its name, derived from the Greek “hymen” (membrane)

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Six rocks, three agaves, two palms…

Six rocks, three agaves, two palms, white gravel, lawn and some flat stone. Simplicity, symmetry. Low maintenance. 

Those palms, they’re the only thing in alive in this planting. The agaves are plastic.

So is the lawn.

I saw this installation in a semi-rural location in the greater Portland area. It certainly stood out. I felt a little awkward about stopping to take pictures. But I had to, you know it was the agaves. I wasn’t even certain the lawn was plastic until I got closer.

I thought about this a long while before posting. Here’s the thing I kept coming back to, these folks have done something with the front of their property that must make them happy. That’s better than not doing anything, isn’t it? Do I hate fake lawn? YES! It’s plastic for Gods sake, we do NOT need more plastic. Those agaves? Well, I appreciate they’re agaves, but real live plants instead of plastic ones is always the better answer. 
Would it be better if the whole thing was an asphalt parking area? No really. I’m curious. If that was the alternative would it be better? We’re not all blessed with the time to tend a garden. We’re not all in love with watching plants grow and change and bloom and die. It doesn’t look like these people are up for tending the real thing (although those palms are healthy and well cared for). They’ve made their statement, what’s yours?
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Aloe dewetii: De Wet’s Aloe – Showy Inflorescences

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