Catlady (@nikv) - Neoxian City

Catlady

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nature-lover, gardener, Succulent Growers community owner, Curangel curator

13 days ago

Succulent growers

Cacti that grow in trees Although we think of deserts when we think of cacti, there are a group found mainly in tropical America that colonised the trees. Epiphytic is the name given to plants that live…

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24 days ago

Succulent growers

More spring things in the greenhouse Springtime is when the cacti bloom and here are some more Turbinicarpus flowers. The first is T. alonsoi and the second T. schmeidickianus ![Turbinicar

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about 2 months ago

Toffee gets bald and starts experiencing life on a scooter Wut, is she taking me somewhere again?!? Toffee is about 10 years old and was part of a group of 3 cats living rough on the mountain when I moved into my house. Un

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about 2 months ago

Succulent growers

More spring things in the greenhouse: Euphorbia flowers, some Astros This has been a week of repotting and bug spraying as the plants wake up from winter dormancy. I also have some of the Astropytums that are considered less collectable but I just…

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2 months ago

Succulent growers

Some spring cheer in the garden and greenhouse This winter has been brutal and killed off a few of my plants because we had quite a few nights of minus temperatures. Most were inside or in the greenhouse but the ones in the…

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3 months ago

Another chapter in the saga of the neighbourhood cats For context, see here: When I first started feeding Milo after she gave birth at the end of September, there was another man living at the house with a female cat and he expressed an in

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reblogged

4 months ago

Paintings of Volodymyr's Cathedral Hello, my dear readers! I am thrilled to offer you a virtual tou

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5 months ago

Expensive brothers update: MOAR vet visits and Batman shows off his fever coat Wrestlemania in the kitchen: Simba and Batman have a lot of fun together. Simba is doing really well, he still limps a little but is normally active, climbing tree

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5 months ago

Succulent growers

Saving an Adenium I saw some Adenium multiflorum at a local garden centre and told myself I would probably regret buying one but because this plant is a flowering size, which takes 4-5 years, and…

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5 months ago

Urban dinosaur jungle visiting time: the gardener's philosophy The succulent society got another invitation to visit my favourite garden and off I went: it's not too late in the season and the light was kinder. Some

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