The Pruning the Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns Before I am a lover of Euphorbias . They are from the deserts of Southern Africa and Madagascar. They have evolved physical characteristics and forms similar to cacti of North and South America and are often incorrectly referred to as cacti. My big Crown of Thorns was one of my first of a growing collection of these succulents from the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae. I picked it up as a 6 inch plant in a New Iberia nursery when my sister and I were touring the northern gulf coast. I believe that was 15 years ago. I made an attempt at limiting its height a few years back to allow it to devote more energy to the new branches and make it a denser plant. That failed. And the height of the plant continued to challenge the window space and soon the long branches were leaning over and leaning against the window. I googled and found the proper way to prune this treasured plant. Still it was very difficult to cut off the four longer branches. Even with a plan. The f...
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ReplyDeleteDouble booking - inexcusable.
Throwing out vital stuff before checking - equally inexcusable.
Thank God for your sixth sense.
Also I cannot watch the clip until I get home.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely hilarious! I had a good laugh! Can I use it elsewhere sometime????
ReplyDeleteHow long can you tread water??? Brilliant!
This has always been one of my absolute favorite routines. I also enjoy his "cake for breakfast" bit. Just goes to show you that you can be funny without using foul language.
ReplyDelete"Right!"