True, I have moved to Zone 5. True, Zone 5 is often freezing cold and holds a possibility of snowing seven months out of the year. True, the first snow this fall was in October and the most recent was April 1. But that doesn't mean I never get to see succulents outside of my abode, thank goodness.
It might not be Stanford's Arizona Garden, but the Morrill Greenhouses at UMass Amherst are just a short walk from my office and house some really cool plants. Last month when I was lamenting the cold weather, I took a walk across campus to the Peet's (we have Peet's here!), got a cup of coffee, and spent some quality time in the greenhouses. It's not an enormous collection, but it's a rather nice, well-labeled, and thoughtfully-curated one. (I love saying that things are "thoughtfully curated," because it makes it seem as if I have a refined and generous aesthetic). Anyhow, observe:
It might not be Stanford's Arizona Garden, but the Morrill Greenhouses at UMass Amherst are just a short walk from my office and house some really cool plants. Last month when I was lamenting the cold weather, I took a walk across campus to the Peet's (we have Peet's here!), got a cup of coffee, and spent some quality time in the greenhouses. It's not an enormous collection, but it's a rather nice, well-labeled, and thoughtfully-curated one. (I love saying that things are "thoughtfully curated," because it makes it seem as if I have a refined and generous aesthetic). Anyhow, observe:
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...Pretty cool, right? Especially those echeveria lutea (that's the oddly-shaped, thin-leaved echeveria that looks as if its leaves were outlined in white.
Stay tuned as I share more of my Zone 5 environs with you. It may take a little more work to find the plants I love, but I'm up for the challenge and I'll be sharing it with you every step of the way. It's so good to be back on Gardening Succs, my dear succ-ers!
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