Sound Gardener

In mid December, I visited the San Antonio Botanical Garden on a very blustery day. My previous visit was over ten years ago. Beautiful combination of Artemisia and Agaves  Blechnum gibbum inside a conservatory, I have thought about trying one of these as a houseplant.  Cycads (Dioon I believe)  Zombia antillarum, a palm with the most amazing texture on its trunk Overall a great visit, but the garden could use withn adding more ID labels, particularly of Yuccas, Dasylirion, and other hardy drought tolerant plants.

I recently made a tacky purchase of a vintage plant pole, otherwise referred to as the stripper pole. Neomarica longifolia / Trimezia maticensis The pole is supporting a yellow walking iris , recently propagated from cuttings, and a Davallia NOID in a faux kokedama planter. Kona lounging by another recent online purchase, Aloe marlothii. And here's a photo of the Aloe just after it arrived in June, looking less impressive than pictured on Etsy. I am please with how much progress the Aloe has made. Notably, the leaves have switched from the juvenile distichous growth pattern to a mature rosette.