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It occurred to me the other day that plant collecting has really changed over the past few years. For example, a mere 15 years ago when I first got into collecting plants,…

As the wall continues to grow, I continue to wrestle with the giant leaves that line the pathway, I don’t always win. It seems to be virtually maintenance free these…

Every year when I see my friend Ivan from Ecuagenera at the International Aroid Show he invites me to Ecuador. Something always comes up, or I just never make time.…

I’m finally doing it…after 15 years of growing under shade cloth, we’ve decided to finally build a bonafide greenhouse. This one will be 30 x 48 with fans and an evaporative…

After a week in beautiful Puerto Rico, it sure was tough to come home. Winding narrow roads with towering tree ferns on either side sure make it tough to come…

As we slap together another of these little greenhouses the question remains…”How will we ever fill it?” Just kidding. I plan to start moving cuttings in before the panels are even in. I…

We started the wall project a couple of years ago, but never imagined it would do so well. It has now been two years and the growth has been mind…

While spring appears to have sprung…we’re desperately trying not to start propagating until March 1rst. (besides the 76,534,573 seeds we already planted…but who’s counting?)  If I make it to February 1rst it…