Expanding my Desert Garden |

This is a project that I have been wanting to do for years. Now that plumbing had been fixed in this section of my garden, I can finally work on expanding one of my desert gardens. The biggest challenge will be the intense sun and heat that plants here will be exposed to. Thus, I have to be careful with the cactus and other desert plants that I will select for this garden.
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[@ceciliatorres1882]

Great job, Ana. You gave me an idea on those stepping stones.

[@Cactimania]

That looks fantastic, Ana. You done an awesome job with that, what a transformation. Hopefully the plants you selected for that area settle in nicely 😊 Thank you for sharing with us as always. Have a wonderful day and weekend from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜☕️

[@edithcoliagrandis]

You’ve converted that space beautifully! Love those Talavera pots especially the tortoise. 🥰Can’t wait for those plants to settle in nicely and give you gorgeous blooms! ❤️🌼🌺🌸🌵💚

[@PinayMorenaUSA]

They will lokk so beautiful once they grow so much

[@georgeramirez5225]

You did a great job on your expansion garden also great job on the rock. Loved the video.

[@DavidRodriguez-jt1ns]

That new area is absolutely beautiful, it's amazing what a gift you have for turning a small area into a mini desert garden, great job!!🌵👍

[@steadystatustop]

I really like planting your desert plants .so thanks elder sister

[@tinhnguoihoahao]

Hello bạn 👉👉🔔🔔🔔

[@angusnovember4700]

Good morning Anna.

[@laloortiz3499]

Hi! We love a late update

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

Very cute!🥰🥰🥰 Crazy how much money🤑🤑🤑 garden companies make off of soil, sand, shovels, hoes and rocks that we use for our lovely plant babies!👼👼👼 But the joy they bring watching them grow is most definitely worth it!🥰🥰🥰

[@juanaortega9006]

Insane and all that we spent in plants 🪴

[@rohermiagequillo4008]

Wow! Another beautiful garder Ms. Ana..

[@billgolightly7203]

Great job, Ana!. Thanks for sharing your time..

[@elmaaliling2181]

Hi Ana. Yong agave doesn't like too much sun.

[@CactusCaffeine]

I am putting a shade cloth on top of it until it settles. I hope it survives. 😉🤞 But during winter and fall, this section does not get as much sun. 😃 I will keep an eye on it. Thank you!

[@papatan8112]

Bihira lang ba mam umulan dyan sa inyo? Ganda ng landscape nyo mam🙌❤️🌵🌵

[@CactusCaffeine]

Ay naku, siguro mga 5 days a year lang ang tanda ko ang ulan dito. Madalas, ambon lang. 😄

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW Ana :-D your Desert Garden is absolutely INCREDIBLE, and your plants all look so wonderfully displayed in your garden, and we LOVE all your amazing Opuntia's, and your pots and cute Tortoise are so beautiful, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful update on your incredible Desert Garden Ana, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a wonderful Sunday XXXXX

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you, Lyn! I’m hoping that they all pull through this summer. USA is having heat waves right now. I hope your weather is better than ours. 😃

[@celenaaubreeey]

Wooow

[@katherineg9396]

Your garden is so beautiful and inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

[@javisantiago6424]

I like your dasylirion serratifolium

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. I am aiming for the pineapple shape at the bottom. 😉

[@cactussteve7]

Just subscribed.my mom started my love for cactus very young,she always had green house's and loved any type of plant lol.Now that I'm a adult I have a large amount of cacti and they bloom very often.My wife never knew they bloomed,I enjoy the beautiful flowers and share them with my mom 😊.

[@GnZHybrids]

Wowww ang laki na yong mga Opuntia hehehe

[@PsychoPlantLady]

Ana your garden is so beautiful. This video gave me some ideas. 🤩 Thank you for sharing.

[@princesshalimabahjin7035]

Sorry im late and i have bunch of cholla cactus and four beaver tails three blue boy five unknown cacti in one pot and six hanging chain cactus it is a cholla and a bunch of fairy castle

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Good morning to you vary nice cactus garden have a blessed day my friend

[@kristykrupa4606]

Ana your garden is beautiful

[@cicelywilson1194]

Thank you for responding

[@tinkergarden580]

I love the way you did it. Where did you get your net?

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. Are you referring to the shade cloth dome? That was from Amazon. 🙂

[@therusticranchgarden]

Yes. It’s been super hot over here in southwest Texas too. I’m in Del Rio, Texas. We’ve had 3 digit temps all this week. My little collection of cacti are thriving though. I love your garden !

[@williamkittrell3342]

Beautiful!, and some great ideas for me to use.

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

It looks super nice. I love xeriscape gardens. I am sure they will do great in spite of the heat. I love your Talavera pots and the turtle is so cute😍❤️

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you Fernanda. I love the talavera designs. They add that pop of color and design to a rather boring area. 😃

[@sherry19571]

Very lovely Ana. Love the turtle!

[@christinahenry373]

Everything looks 😍 beautiful

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@susanmorris6882]

Beautiful garden, Ana! Carmen Whitehead recommended I check out your channel since I’m new to Las Vegas and trying to figure out what to do with my patio and very small yard. After seeing Carmen’s and your cacti and succulents, I’m thinking they will be the way to go, but I think only in pots. Looking forward to viewing more of your videos and also checking out Little Baja for their beautiful pottery!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Hi Susan. Welcome here. Carmen is so sweet and she has a green thumb for house plants (which I don’t) haha. If you are planning outdoor gardening, I found cacti to be the most resilient. But I also grow roses. They just need more TLC than cacti. Little Baja is an excellent shop. Another one is Outdoor Living at Henderson. They both have talavera pots. Good luck!

[@cicelywilson1194]

I was looking for inspiration for a cactus garden. Thank you . Your garden is lovely. I love Talavera Pottery and have quite a collection. Where did you find your beautiful turtle?

[@CactusCaffeine]

I got that turtle from a local store here in Vegas called Outdoor Living. Thank you so much! ☺️

[@themidnightman9008]

Ang ganda po..especially un variegated agave..💚

[@CactusCaffeine]

Sana mabuhay. 🤞 Thank you!

[@startwilight9102]

So beautiful 😍!!! Do you have a pets ? If so do they get spiked? I’m asking because we have a dog and would like to start decorating my back yard with cactus 🌵.

[@CactusCaffeine]

I have a dog and I guess he learned not to mess with cactus cause he hasn’t been spiked. But I have a fence around my 3 gardens with cactus planted in the ground. That keeps him away from the spines and prevents him from digging. 🙂

[@beatrizmartinez-fonts1983]

Ana hello I’m Beatriz the grandma from Miami! I heard today how bad has been in Las Vegas with the heat! Be careful and again Tk you for all you teach!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Aww.. I appreciate your concern. ☺️ Yes, it is a terrible heat wave that we are going through here. Over 110F during the day and upper 90’s at night. I can’t do anything but just pray that my plants can withstand this dry heat. Thank you! I hope your weather is a lot better than ours.

[@yvonnemantell7314]

Looks lovely Ana, I do like your pots.

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you, Yvonne! 🙂

[@emmitstewart1921]

That is so much nicer than what used to be there. I'm thinking that the morning and afternoon sun shining on that wall and reflecting down on the ground will keep that spot a lot warmer in winter, so you can grow more cold sensitive plants there, provided they can stand the summer heat. The pattern of large, light colored rocks and small dark pebbles reminds me of the dry streams you see in old Japanese gardens.

[@CactusCaffeine]

That is true. The wall radiates heat so these cacti will benefit from that during winter. Very good analysis. I’m glad the rock arrangement makes sense to you. Hahaha. I’m an amateur but I watch a lot of Laura Eubank’s videos. 😉

[@drusillazurcher6813]

Hi Ana - your fake Octillo is an alluaudia procera plant native to Madegascar and is a most precious addition to your cacti collection. In native conditions it grows into a tree. It is one of the plants the lemur animal can leap to & from without getting their tender “little fingers poked!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing that information. 😃👍🏼

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Awesome Ana! :)

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you, po!

[@EileenWstCstGrl]

You must enjoy planning your garden areas because they all turn out so lovely. I love your Talavera!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you Eileen! Looks like our summer will be brutal this year. I hope they survive. 🤞

[@eveturner1260]

Beautiful

[@MKLpM]

Awesome, an Echinomastus johnsonii would enjoy this hot and sunny place ;) But these are very expensive cacti. That’s why I find your decision good to plant your own plants in the ground instead of new ones:).

[@CactusCaffeine]

That is an excellent choice. I wanted to have a California fire barrel cactus (not sure if that is the same as what you suggested) but the ones that I found were way over my budget! Maybe in the future. There are still spaces. 😄

[@MKLpM]

@@CactusCaffeine Yes , that’s a good aim. If you have to wait very long make a trip in the desert where these cacti grow and enjoy watching it in his habit.( maybe while flowering )

[@Brother_Nature.]

Thank you for the video. Can you tell me where you got the variegated victora agave? I’ve been looking for one for ever. Thank you

[@CactusCaffeine]

I got mine from a nursery in San Diego. Desert Theater Cactus and Succulent nursery. I have a video featuring that nursery when I went there early this year. 🙂

[@Brother_Nature.]

@@CactusCaffeine thank you!

[@kenbad8271]

Hello, It's been 2 years since you made a video on growing using LED lights so can you please tell me if you were able to produce any cactus flowers using this lite because I just bought the new version with the dimmer and want to use it for my 6 Easter cactuses and a few others. Would I be able to get them to flower or should I supplement with daylight as I get hardly any sun where I have to keep my plants.

[@CactusCaffeine]

I only use growlights during the winter. All my plants stay outside for the rest of the year under the sun. During winter, it is my aloes that bloom under the grow lights. But many other growers successfully make their cacti flower even under growlights. Check out the KZbin channels of Cactimania and Desert Plants of Avalon. 🙂

[@kenbad8271]

Thank you very much I appreciate the response I wish you had a little more info on this but I guess the fun is in the experimenting and the rewards are more fulfilling.

[@pennylane9155]

It looks nice Ana especially the rock topping. I love your talavera turtle!

[@kristykrupa4606]

The garden looks great

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. 😊 I hope I can keep everything alive.

[@amichele862]

Hi Anna. Love your desert garden. Yes those rocks are very expensive too where I live. Thanks for sharing

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Good work Ana!!! Looks awesome!! Wish I could grow Trichocereus out doors!! It will look great when they all start blooming!! We are trying to keep up with you guys!!! We had a temp of 93°F today!! Thanks for sharing your garden with us Ana!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, out to Las Vegas, have a great evening!!!Peace,Love,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌲💐🌿🌺🍀🌻🌱🌼🌳😀👍

[@CactusCaffeine]

It seems like summer is going to be tough for everybody this year. I am not looking forward to it. It’s nice that you finally have warmer days but wow, 93F is definitely hot for your place. Stay cool Clyde! 😃

[@PleasantPrickles]

Oooh! The cacti garden looks great! I love how you arranged the rocks and path so artistically! I also like the Talavera theme that continues throughout. You have done a wonderful job with the area! 🌵🌵🌵🌵💕😃

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. The talavera was a last minute decision as I felt all the plants were still small and there is nothing much to look at yet. So the Talaveras were meant to highlight the section for now and I think it worked. 🙂

[@ieliutjia3137]

Good job 👍👏

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. Hope they survive.

[@lorraineheadley6777]

Very nice addition to your garden. I liked it a lot.

[@elmerpineda5546]

You did an awesome job once again, Ana!!! Excited to see them grow and thrive!!! 👍👍

[@CactusCaffeine]

It is a simpler one this time. 🙂 Hoping they survive this summer.

[@isabelcanoperez7200]

Nice AND clean!!!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Haha. Thank you. It is a simple one this time. 🙂