Capturing the Colors of the Tender Succulents:

Continuation of Tender Succulent Colors and some of the Sedums

I love the texture and colors in the tender succulents.

Bev (Jim) these pictures are all so lovely! Makes me want to visit there too!

Now would not be a good time to visit. They have another really bad fire going that shut down 45 miles of I-5 in both directions https://www.oregonlive.com/wil...

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Annie, is everything okay in Fort Jones?

Best to all

Yikes!

It's always a good idea to check out the Trip Check site before setting out on a long trip like this. It will inform of of closures and delays (and detours). It was my friend during the big Eagle Creek fire last year when I drove to Hood River. I think each state has "Trip Check".

https://www.tripcheck.com/Page...

Thanks for your concern, Lynn! We don't have fire actively burning in our valley at the moment, but we've definitely felt the impacts. Fires around Redding and I-5 closures delay shipping and a summer of thick smoke means the plants aren't getting as much sun as they need. The deciduous trees are even changing color prematurely because light levels are so low. But we've adapted and removed enough shading from the greenhouse roofs to compensate.

It is good to know you are all okay Annie. Thanks for the update.

Yes Annie thanks for updating! May the fires be over soon! I wondered why the trees here in Seattle are beginning to change, we have hazy skies, so now I know it is a light thing.

Thank you much for letting us know all of you and the plants are doing OK. I hope things blow over (and away) and ya'll keep well!

Enough of the "soft succulents"; on with the "Hardy Succulents" especially because we are here in this forum for Sempervivums

A few of the many growing areas for Sempervivums:

Close Ups of those Semp flats

Wow, impressive semp growing! Thanks, Bev!

Don't look if you've had enough...

Need more to look at?




And here's where it looks like MCG starts to organize the semps for their variety/assortment pack offerings; ready to be picked and packaged.


A pack that's picture perfect ready to be sent out for somebody's enjoyment/collection/gifting.

Their plants are all gorgeous! It must be really fun to be there in person.

If you look towards the back, there's about 3 people listening to one of the MCG staff giving them a short tour of the facility...maybe not that short if anyone started to ask "What's the name of that plant?"


After posting over 74 photos, NOW have I convinced you to go visit, Karen?

I was convinced by the first photos, Bev!