Hmmm I didn't see any signs about the Joshua trees. All of the yuccas in that valley were different. You could tell where fire had been an issue because they were all really short or nonexistant. The park rangers (I guess?) or whoever were trying to grow more in the burn area and had these areas protected. I don't know that they are endangered but I do know that they are "rare" in that they are only found in the Mojave desert and only in the higher elevations there. We went further east into Arizona and they were ALL over the place and were HUGE. I'm so fascinated by them. Who knows how old some of them were. They were in or right by a reservation (the big ones I saw) and had a lot of branching, more than I've seen in pictures of them. I know that removing any desert plants causes legal problems for the remover, so that may be right. I saw a jack rabbit and roaming cattle on the reservation but I think that's as much as I saw. Toni you would NOT believe the sky at night at the reservation - the only other time I've seen anything like it was on the border of Minnesota and Canada - NOTHING like our Chicago night sky lol! I had my face pressed up against the window our entire 2 hour drive back to Vegas from Arizona LOL Did you know the road that went over the Hoover Dam is now closed off? We drove over it one of the last weekends it was open apparently. Really glad I got to do that. I think all the plants were worn because it is so dang hot and dry there. They were in desperate need of water, someone that lived there that was from Chicago said it hadn't rained in over 2 months. They were just really dried up and brown. We did not camp there, I think I would be too scared lol...I've camped in the deep woods up north where bears visited us and tried to get our food and a Moose was across the lake but I don't know what scary things lurk in deserts lol I like lizards and such so those wouldn't bother me. I would like to visit those conservatories, especially that prickly pear tree. Too bad I didn't get to see that stalk! The agaves in the wild were tall but not that tall lol Those are pretty much it for my landscape pictures, I tried to get some of the Joshua Trees but it was night so it didn't work out too well.

HI! I am planning to be at your show also. I was at the Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago but was disappointed that they didn't have any african violets there. A kind gentleman that worked there told me about your show. It will be so much fun to see special african violets. I have only been growing them for about three months but I am crazy about them.

The Central Florida African Violet Society meets the third Saturday of each month. Next meeting April 20, 10 a.m. to noon. How-to workshop on growing African Violets. We also meet on the third Wednesday of each month, but are adding Saturday also to reach African Violet lovers who can't make our Wednesday meetings. Please let us know if you are thinking of dropping by. We want to make sure we have enough plants for new members. New members receive a free African Violet. Each year we put on a judged show and sale at the Beardall Center. We have field trips and speakers. We are a fun and friendly group:) Drop by on Saturday April 20 and check us out! If you are looking to grow your collection our members bring in extras all the time and if join us you will soon have many, many plants, but don't blame us:) We grow other gesneriads too! We are a not-for-profit society. Meeting at the Beardall Senior Center, 800 Delaney Avenue, Orlando, Fl 32801, 407@353@7231 RSVP.

No. 90% of them, including all of these, are under growlights. From old Aerogrow gardens. I have to rotate them from under the lights, to window sills, so i get blooms and growth, then put them on window sills, I can see them better, and enjoy them easier on the window sills, they grow on the sills,but less so, so when they stop blooming I swap violets around. Get stronger plants/blooms, and then swap them around. Got to buy another AeroGrow garden, an old big one, that they use to make. They hold about (6) 4in pots, or (10) 2in pots of violets.