Kirsten HigginsOct 12, 20183 min readGetting Ready for Growing SeasonWhile winter is on its way in San Diego a lot of the plants we grow are just getting ready to wake up. Gasterias and Haworthias are prime...
Kirsten HigginsApr 6, 20182 min readApril Plant of the Month - SansevieriasThe Plant List includes 131 scientific names for Sansevieria — 66 are accepted species names. Though originally placed in Lilliacea, they...
Kirsten HigginsNov 5, 20172 min readNovember Plant of the Month - AeoniumWell the heat is FINALLY subsiding and the “cool” weather season for San Diego is coming upon us. Not only is this a great time to smile...
Kirsten HigginsOct 2, 20171 min readOctober Plant of the Month - Fouquieria splendens, the OcotilloI’ve driven, boated, and hiked through the Mojave and Sonoran deserts hundreds of times over the past 20 years, particularly to spend...
Kirsten HigginsSep 8, 20172 min readSeptember Plant of the Month: Astrophytums - Stars among the cactiI was at first enamored by the geometric sculptural shapes that this genus displays. From the smallest golf ball sized Astrophytum...
Kirsten HigginsJul 21, 20171 min readAugust Plant of the Month: CaudiciformsA caudiciform is a plant with a swollen, water-storing stem or root/stem combina-tion called a caudex. A caudex is a type of thickened...