Van Ness November 23

[bulbil321]

We'll be working the Van Ness garden Sunday the 23rd at 10 AM. Email me at bulbil321@socalguerrillagardening.org if you have any questions.
bulbil321
http://socalguerrillagardening.org/

[Ewen Brown]

Outstanding and well done. Love your web site, love the dream ............. if only I was closer. I have posted a link to your web site on the BCSS forum

http://www.bcss.org.uk/forum/read.php?1,117083

You might have a few Brits looking at what you do. Wish I was down the road to help I really do. Even makes me think about buying a plane ticket and coming over for a week or so to help.

Once again I take my hat off to you chaps and lassies, you're doing a superb job.

Ewen p.s. the photo was taken in Malaysia in 2004. You may see it on other postings but I don't have access to my archive photos the noo and I'm so excited I had to post a wee pic.

[bulbil321]

Hi Ewen!
I was reading another one of your post and saw you were offering Agave seeds. I'm not to proud to beg. Sooo, I'm wondering if we could work a deal out. Email me and we'll workout the details. I also read you wish you could come over and work with us. Let me know if your coming so we can get together and maybe go to a few nurseries and gardens. If you like succulents there are lots of places to see and buy them. I would also have no problem setting up a guerrilla gardening dig so you can get your hands dirty.
Scott
AKA bulbil321
PS I'm glad you like the web site. I try to keep it up but with a full time job and the gardening there's little time left to work on the web site.

[Ewen Brown]

Just thought I'd let you see some of my plants. Problem with growing cacti in Scotland is you need a greenhouse. You don't get that free root run that allows the plants to bulk up. Loved the video Scott where you were explaining how to keep succulents small. I do that all the time as space is a premium here and it's a great way of allowing plants to tick over so to speak.

Pseudolobivia's are superb. Are you able to plant out Lobivia Ferox Scott? Huge plants with big flowers 

[Ewen Brown]

Here's a group of Lobiva's and Psuedolobivia's I love these kinds of cacti. Echinocactus grusonii are easy to grow from seed too. You need any of them? Take your time with a reply, I know you're busy :-)

[Ewen Brown]

And now some of my plants in the greenhouse. The 2 photos above were taken with a red Fiat X1/9 behind, another one of my passions :-) The plants in this photo were a mix of my own seedlings and small plants purchased at shows etc.

[Ewen Brown]

Mammillaria goldii which is almost as amazing as Mammillaria theresae. Probably a bit small for planting out in your large gardens but still lovely to look at

[Ewen Brown]

I'm a member of the British Cactus & Succulent Society but got a little disillusioned back in 2005 after seeing succulents growing in Spain outdoors. Confined to a greenhouse you just can't get the plants to their full potential but I think I'm happy again just to enjoy the flowers and have them as part of my life.