Desert Plants of Avalon
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My name is Lyn Kimberley and I live in Ireland. This blog is my weird and wacky world of Cacti & Succulents. I have been collecting Cacti & Succulents for over 30yrs and in that time my small windowsill collection of cacti has grown into over 500 Cacti & Succulents.
Desert Plants of Avalon
3w ago
Hi Guys, Spring has arrived at last YAY! and the growing season is finally here and I have been keeping busy with all the exciting jobs to do with all of my cacti and succulents at this time of year. Spring is finally here and I hope that your cacti and succulents have come through ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
2M ago
Hi Cacti and Succulent Growers, I hope that everyone is having a wonderful start to 2024 so far, I had a wonderful end to 2023 by putting away and arranging all of my cacti and succulent plants into our wonderful new Polytunnel that we got at the end of October, and I have been busy ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
5M ago
Hi Guys, I hope you all had a wonderful Spring and Summer growing Season of 2023 and you had lots of fun looking after and growing your your Cacti and Succulents this Summer, or maybe you are living in the southern hemisphere and its your Spring now and you have all of the growing season ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
10M ago
Hi Cactus and Succulent growers, I hope that you are all having a wonderful growing season so far and enjoying this wonderful time of year, I have been keeping super busy with all the never ending plant jobs to do at this time of year, re potting, keeping on top of watering and feeding and ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
11M ago
Hi Guys ? If you LOVE Cacti and Succulents and Houseplants and you live in the U.K then I have some very good news for you, I have been asked to be an affiliate for the most INCREDIBLE Cactus and Succulent and Houseplant Store called The Funky Cactus. I am so happy to let you ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
1y ago
Hi Guys, In this Article I will be talking about the wonderful and unique Strombocactus disciformis Cactus and how you can care for it. I have made a special care video on Strombocactus disciformis for my Cactus and Succulent You Tube Channel called Desert Plants of Avalon and you can watch this video by clicking ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
1y ago
Hi Guys ? In this Article I will be talking about cold damage on Matucana Cactus plants, what causes it, what it looks like and how to treat it and to prevent it from happening again. For lots of Tips and Tricks on growing Cacti and Succulents please check out my You Tube Channel called ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
1y ago
Hi Guys ? In this months article I will be talking about the most incredible online cactus shop for all of us crazy cactus people called Trichocereus UK ( trichocereus.co.uk ) Trichocereus UK is an online Cactus shop for Crazy Cactus People that is run by a wonderful gentleman called Byron who is passionate about growing ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
1y ago
Hi Guys ? I hope you are enjoying the Summer growing season this year and I hope that many of you will be enjoying seeing your Cacti coming into bud and bloom, but what happens if your Cactus is growing buds but they fall off ? It can be very disappointing when we are so ..read more
Desert Plants of Avalon
3y ago
Hi Guys, In this Blog I will be talking about the wacky and wonderful Cereus forbesii ‘Spiralis’ commonly called the Spiral Cactus and sharing info about how to care for and grow this unusual looking Cactus. ABOUT: Cereus forbesii ‘Spiralis’ Cactus is a fast growing columnar and then later branching cactus that over time forms ..read more