The Migration Begins

This week is my spring break so, ready or not, the annual spring migration of tender plants has begun.

These agaves spent the winter outside but sheltered from the rain.  Even our freezing temperatures didn't bother them.  The two on the right are both Agave parryi  but one is bearing the scars of winning a battle with scale insects .  To avoid sun scorch, they've moved to a shady location first and will move down to their sunny summer home in a few more days.

Some agaves and aloes have made their way into the danger gardenette but there are still lots more in the greenhouse to come outside.  They seem to have grown. 

One can see a bit of space on the greenhouse tables again. 

Four large brugmansias were hauled out and it already seems brighter in here.  Perhaps I'll take cuttings of them this year and let the big plants go.

Potting agaves and aloes up is a bit prickly but opuntias are an entirely different level of horrible with those soft-looking but highly irritating glochids.  Maybe they'll get potted up next year.

Aechmea blanchetiana is looking awfully green after spending the winter inside.  As the sunlight intensifies, it'll turn golden.

Meanwhile, there's a mash up of plants that were in the danger gardenette for the winter.  They'll need somewhere to spend the summer.

A few ladies in waiting.  I have no idea where these will be planted but I hope to have the table cleared by the end of the week.

Oh, did I mention that the upstairs room of our house that was used to overwinter plants before we had the greenhouse is somehow full again?  How on earth did this happen?   Do you suppose there'll be space enough for these outside too?

Okay, no more plants!  Really, I mean it.  This collection is out of hand.  Thank goodness cacti and succulents don't require much attention.

Have you started bringing tender plants outside yet?