Sherman Gardens During Reconstruction

 

The Sherman Library & Gardens is currently going through a major reconstruction of the garden.  It's still open but with limited viewing.

The entrance is from the side and you can new building construction going up in the background.

This view is standing in a area that was near the restaurant looking towards the Tropical Conservatory.  It's now separated by the construction fence.

The bog of carnivorous plants has been moved to the courtyard in the temporary entrance.

Carnivorous pitcher plant

Pink blooms on some sundews

Sarracenia psittacina, also known as the parrot pitcher plant

The Cactus and Succulent garden is open during construction.

Agave ovatifolia

Fouquieria splendens

The ferns by the back gate are looking great!

There is Mosaic art on display in the garden.

Queen Emma's Crinum

Queen Emma's Crinum bloom

Lithops (Stone Plant) Bloom

 

Lithops

So far one of my Lithops (stone plant) has a bloom.  These are succulents native to Namibia Africa.

Lithops

Lithops aka Stone Plants

Lithops

Plant Sale at Diane's!

 

Rebutia Cactus Explodes with Blooms!

 

Rebutia cactus covered in buds.

    The picture above is of cactus Rebutia that I took yesterday afternoon.  It's covered in buds that are about to bloom.

Rebutia cactus buds are starting to open,

    I checked it this morning before the sun came out and the buds are starting to open.

Rebutia covered in blooms

Once the cactus was in full sun, the blooms opened and it looks spectacular! 

Rebutia cactus

Rebutia cactus

Rebutia cactus

Repotting Cactus

 

Tricholobivia 'Flying Saucer Cactus'

     I had some fun today transplanting this Tricholobivia 'Flying Saucer' Cactus into a larger pot.  It was overdue as the cactus was pressing against the black pot from all directions.  I wrapped the cactus in some old towels and then cardboard, to protect my hands while I was getting it out of the old pot and into the new pot.  I only got one spine in my hand and that happened just as I was getting started!

     Now there is room for the new stems (the other is on the backside) to grow.  The biggest stem is 27 inches, and that's about as tall as it will get, but it will continue to grow more stems.  This plant is known for it's blooms and I have posted it's blooms several times.  Below is a picture of the day I received it (three years and three months ago) as a birthday gift from Mike.

Tricholobivia 'Flying Saucer Cactus'

Sarracenia Flava - "Bone Pit"

 

     This is my Sarracenia Flava (an American Pitcher plant), I was tiding it up and getting it into more light.  This is it's first full growing season and so far the pitchers are just over a foot tall.  Next year I expect the pitchers to get 2-3 feet tall.  There were three pitchers that were more horizontal than vertical so I cut them off.  I wanted to take a look inside the pitchers, so I made a cut the length of the pitcher then opened it up.

     Now I can see the exoskeletons of all the bugs the plant had digested.  It looks like a bone pit and I find this amazing!