On Thursday 7 May, Aberdeen Garden Club visited the wondrous cacti world of Obesa. Anton guided the club members through a forest-like maze with so many different cacti and succulents that it was difficult to memorize all the information he gave of the different plant species and their ages.
This three acre area known as Obesa should be filmed as a centuries old forest, as it is filled with strange plants of all different shapes and enormous growth in height and age, and there should be weird creatures living in and around them to complete the picture.
This three acre area known as Obesa should be filmed as a centuries old forest, as it is filled with strange plants of all different shapes and enormous growth in height and age, and there should be weird creatures living in and around them to complete the picture.
Some cacti are prickly beyond comprehension and seem to be growing arms, yet they are beautiful in their starkness. Some are over thirty years old and if it was not for the soft misty rain falling, it could have been Arizona or Mexico.
The succulents are beautiful in colour and shape, and it is beyond comprehension that there could be so many different colours of green. Some are like roses in full bloom with an almost bluish tinge.
The covered areas where all the nursery plants are kept are immaculate with row after row of tiny varieties of plant life.
Anton then presented all the club members with a beautiful rose like succulent in remembrance of a walk in ‘cacti wonderland’.
The covered areas where all the nursery plants are kept are immaculate with row after row of tiny varieties of plant life.
Anton then presented all the club members with a beautiful rose like succulent in remembrance of a walk in ‘cacti wonderland’.
Article By: Joan Tinker