Is this the one you sent me last autumn? I love weird-looking plants, it will be interesting to see what it looks like when it's bigger.

Lachenalia viridiflora has such an amazing colour. Your post reminded me to go look at my Polyxena/Lachenalia to see if it was flowering. It was! I'm not sure of the species because the label has faded - longituba maybe? https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4545/37616766685_49eabc2f2f_z.jpg Polyxena/Lache...

I have taken quite a lot of Rebutia cuttings this year which are still all in trays in the greenhouse so I could give them some to try.

My dad has requested some plants for his windowsill at work. Maybe more east-northeast facing. Does anyone have any suggestions? So far I have picked out a Peperomia ferreyrae and Stapelia variegata. I know Aloes and Gasterias are often recommended for north-facing windows but they're not really som...

The leaves made me think Cyphostemma.

They are looking magnificent.

I found a capsule on one of my plants this year so decided to plant the seeds. I hadn't grown Lithops from seed since I was a kid so I'd kind of forgotten how they grow.

I thought it was a great segment of the show. It seems to have been popular with Gardeners' World viewers too, from looking at what people were saying using the GardenersWorld hashtag on Twitter, so hopefully that might make them think about having more about cacti and succulents on the show.

Great photos. I enjoyed the show; this was the first time I'd been. Good plant sale too!

I don't think people spend their time browsing social media instead of doing things. People use Facebook and Twitter to find out what's on, or perhaps even set up their own events. Look at the number of board games clubs or craft groups that have appeared in the last few years, for example. It's eas...