Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Monkey Tail Blooms!

Monkey Tail Cactus AKA Cleistocactus Colademononis

      I bought this Monkey Tail Cactus AKA Cleistocactus Colademononis about 4 years ago and at that time it had only one tail that was about four inches long.  It now has six tales and the longest tail is now 36 inches.  There was one bloom near the end of the tail.



After the one bloom, a cluster of seven blooms appeared and they were popular with the hummingbirds..


Monkey Tail Cactus Cleistocactus Colademononis

Monkey Tail Cactus Cleistocactus Colademononis


Wednesday, July 22, 2026

A Mississippi Garden!

 

Van Hull's greenhouse made out of old windows.

     In early June we visited a very good friend Van Hull.  He lives in Louisville Mississippi, and here are some pictures of his incredible garden.

     Van's greenhouse is made of old windows, that he found at antique, consignment and architectural salvage stores.  He Found the two arched windows in New Orleans, and they came out of the old Bultman Funeral Home.  When winter approaches he will move his citrus and other non-cold hardy plants into the greenhouse for the winter. 


     Van has remodeled this old cabin into a showcase.  The carport aka Pavilion, is on the left and that's where we will begin our tour of the garden.





There were several Spathiphyllums in the pavilion and they were all amazing!







This is the view from the swing

Notice the hanging ferns over the pathway!









This is the view of the fountain from the porch off the bedroom.


A little pathway from the fountain to columns, as seen from the cabin.



















The vegetable garden is on the other side of the gate.












Yes, that's an outhouse.

But it's no ordinary outhouse!





Some really cool masks made by Michael Vinson.  There are lights behind them and they look really great at night.  I should have taken another picture!





Busy bees are happy bees!