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This time we kick around this question: What Happens to Our Writing After We’re Gone? Has anyone done any literary esta…
November 30, 2024This time we kick around this question: What Happens to Our Writing After We’re Gone? Has anyone done any literary esta…
Maria November 30, 2024I know that I have posted dozens of Hoya undulata photos, but when they are staring you right in the face, it is hard t…
Maria November 30, 2024Here are the clipped blossoms of the flowers that I picked to feature with Hoya maingayi. From Left to right: H. griffi…
Maria November 29, 2024Once again, the photo says it all!
Maria November 28, 2024In the coming days, I will talk much more about the dark clone of Hoya stenaokei, but for now here is one of its flower…
Maria November 27, 2024I guess the title says it all!
Maria November 26, 2024Here is a shot of the flowers with my hand to get a perspective on the over all size of the flowers of Hoya maingayi.…
Maria November 25, 2024Similar color, but could not be any more different!
Maria November 24, 2024What reader doesn’t feel a special relationship with characters in their favourite books? They are reliable friends wit…
Maria November 24, 2024I really love this plant; it does not flower too often so that you get jaded, and the flowers unlike so many other Hoya…
Maria November 23, 2024I love this partially open peduncle of Hoya maingayi flowers.
Maria November 22, 2024Sadly, I finally got to the point where I could no longer handle the massive size of this plant, or stand the constant …
Maria November 21, 2024Sadly after I took these photos, I had to cut all of the flowers off from the plant as it was dripping nectar all over …
Maria November 20, 2024The fragrance of this one can be a bit overwhelming. Tomorrow photos of the entire plant.
Maria November 19, 2024Hoya maingayi has to be one of the slowest Hoyas to go from beginning buds stage to flower. It is however getting close…
Maria November 18, 2024From left to right: Hoya buntokensis, Hoya desvoeuxensis, and Hoya apoda
Maria November 17, 2024Trees stand bare,The sky unveiledTo moon-eye and star-sparkle.Welcome, Winter.
Maria November 17, 2024Here is another unlikely duo:
Maria November 16, 2024I may have brought you this pairing before, but anyway here is a new photo from this morning. It looks photo shopped, b…
Maria November 15, 2024The growth of this plant reminds me so much of Hoya papaschonii including the almost constant flowering and thirst for …
Maria November 14, 2024I feed the plants every time that I water except once a month when I try to flush the substrate with plaint water. Here…
Maria November 13, 2024I have a really nice specimen of Hoya maingayi and will be showcasing it in the coming weeks. I am particularly excited…
Maria November 12, 2024There is probably 150 flowers on Hoya stenophylla right now, and it shows no signs of letting up. It is quite a chore t…
Maria November 11, 2024Sometimes Hoya buds are just as impressive as Hoya flowers!
Maria November 10, 2024My old heart-leafed lacunosa just got a new roommate: Hoya linearis. Most of the plants out there labeled as Hoya krohn…
Maria November 09, 2024K.M. Allan, author of the Blackbirch series, shares some inspiring thoughts about writing, publishing, and what comes a…
Maria November 08, 2024I took this photo as the sun was shining on Hoya hamiltoniorum showing it flowering away right on the windowsill where …
Maria November 08, 2024Decided to give this plant a shower and snapped couple of photos, before putting it back on the windowsill.
Maria November 07, 2024This is the coolest photo that I have taken in some time. I have never caught the flowers on Hoya benchaii before they …
Maria November 06, 2024I decided to take the time and take some decent photos of the flowers rather than quick snapshots with my phone.…
Maria November 05, 2024Since flowering Hoya hamiltoniorum does not happen everyday, we will take another couple of days to appreciate the plan…
Maria November 04, 2024Slow morning here at Vermont Hoyas, so both of these were flowering at the same time…
Maria November 03, 2024Many leaves have fallen or are about to. I’m anticipating the last big job of the garden year—leaf management. That mea…
Maria November 03, 2024I believe that Hoya calystophylla that I bought from Carol Noel back when she was actively selling Hoyas is the Hoya th…
Maria November 02, 2024Reality meets the supernatural CLICK HERE
Maria November 01, 2024Hoya sp. UT-033 flowers for the first time since I restarted it about 18 months ago. Notice the two oddities; there is …
Maria November 01, 2024