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Really, can you ever have enough terrariums?  Naturally Mike thinks YES but well I just can’t help myself…  Read the rest of this entry »

 

Vriesea carinata 1

 

Bromeliads are great low maintenance plants but there comes a time when they do need a bit of love and attention.  This is particularly evident when it comes to repotting and dividing them up.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tillandsia bergeri

I’m just back from the Spring Show of the Bromeliad Society of NSW (www.bromsocnsw.org.au) and as expected I’ve been bitten by the bromeliad bug again.  Whilst enviously eyeing off the  prizewinning Tillandsia tectorum and T. duratii I had to contend myself with purchasing less exotic tillandsia types as the others had already all sold.  I never seem to learn when it comes to these flower society shows.  You need to be there on the first day jostling for pole position before it opens if you want to buy any of the unusual varieties.  Honestly its more competitive than the post-Christmas sales.

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