You're making me warm and fuzzy on this cool and dark morning. Thank you for the memories of many Saturday mornings mailing out 10-15 boxes to all points U.S (and, thanks to the USPS Priority Mail, a package in SD on Saturday would get to the East Coast on Monday, But I digress...) and the thrill of enlarging someone's collection (for a mere $6-10, one got almost 3 lbs. of succulents, and I believe Ms. Marquest was a regular subscriber to the Succulent Sendoff, IIRC). It was people like you who made it a joy, and I have to admit, after establishing some ground rules, it was remarkably painless (unless you count the Aloe attacks), in terms of problems. Yep, those were the days, but then, these are, too. As you were a recurring pleasure to mail to (Pennsylvania, right?), you got more than the usual initial stock offering, didn't you?

Good for you, Jeff, in your generosity! And good for you, marquest, for taking good care of the treasures you received!

Yes Jeff before you and the one I call my plant physic (Rosemarie), I thought that I hated succulents and cactus. You have a good memory...yep it was Steeler Country where your kids are living now.

One day I was bumping around GW and saw you were offering a box. So I decided to try. I had never grown them let alone tried to root them. I was traveling a lot back then. I would leave Monday to some state in the US or Puerto Rico and return Friday and see they were not dead. I would squirt them with a little water and soon they rooted. and the rest is history. LOL

Hey Marquest.

You have yourself some beauties there thanks to Jeff's generosity and your good growing skills. Very nice:-) In fact beautiful.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I have been trying to develop a desert garden using hardy and tender plants. I take them out and put them in the garden in the summer bring the tender in every winter. Next year I will post the finished garden.

I think I have finally got the garden I dreamed of thanks to Jeff.

These plants look wonderful, you all really are a tight knit community, I hope to be polite to all, Micki Newbie to succulents but not to plants in general (greenhouses, perrenials etc for 20 yrs)

Hi Micki, Welcome to the group. I am not real active here but there are many that are very informative, helpful, and supportive in the addiction. LOL

If you are not ready to get hooked run for your life while you have the chance, J/K