tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post7051238173474700471..comments2023-05-01T07:50:55.593-07:00Comments on My Life Among the Lithops (and Other Strange Plants): Pensive Tuesday: Your Program Will Be DeletedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-31956430536311955312013-08-27T19:11:48.162-07:002013-08-27T19:11:48.162-07:00"Just rip everything out of the ground" ..."Just rip everything out of the ground" is an infuriating and unsustainable practice. And it makes things so ugly and dull. I'll check out the books you suggest, thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-76938704424814955482013-08-27T19:10:13.544-07:002013-08-27T19:10:13.544-07:00Forgive the pun, but preservation of so many of th...Forgive the pun, but preservation of so many of these rare and wonderful species has become very much a grass-roots effort! It is very good to see so many ordinary folk caring for so many plants. Now if we can get the climate under control....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-402238699954670342013-08-27T12:04:32.948-07:002013-08-27T12:04:32.948-07:00My only plant saving project right now revolves ar...My only plant saving project right now revolves around trying to make sure that our city enforces its own tree preservation ordinances and cutting permits. They tend to ignore the clear cutting practices of land developers and housing contractors. After pointing out a few of these "just rip everything out of the ground" contractors I think the city realized that by enforcing their own ordinances they could actually "capture" lots of funds. I don't really think they care about the trees or the eco-systems that are being destroyed. If they did care many of these building permits would not be issued in the first place. <br /><br />I remember the book VANISHING FLORA by Dugold Stermer. There is also Roman Kaiser's more recent THE SCENT OF VANISHING FLORA. With every extinction we lose so much more than most of us could ever imagine. Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011756547431804355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-40275838102399553952013-08-27T07:30:54.293-07:002013-08-27T07:30:54.293-07:00Marla, thank you for having the guts to write abou...Marla, thank you for having the guts to write about this important topic! My nursery business (Olympic Orchids) partners with a conservation-oriented orchid flasking initiative whose goal is to preserve as many orchid species as possible from all over the world, encouraging genetic diversity through outcrosses. I sell mainly orchid species, and hope that collectors will help preserve these amazing plants as they do heirloom plants of all types. I'm afraid that some of the species that we grow are extinct or near-extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction. <br /><br />Recently I've gotten into growing species cacti and succulents from seeds, and have to say that these little plants are every bit as amazing as orchids. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.com