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My Cacti and Succulent Gardening and Collection in Tucson, Arizona


     Welcome! I initially envisioned this as a way to share my gardens and love of cacti and succulents with family and friends back east. Originally it was going to be put on a CD rom I could send each of them but it soon grew too large. I have over 500 varieties of cacti and succulents either in the ground or in pots around the property. With thousands of pictures of the plants including flowers and fruit. It would have taken 3 CD roms!
     So in 2005, with my limited abilities in HTML, I decided to put it on the Internet where it is available to everyone. It is a labor of love still in progress and may never be complete. Click a Thumbnail below to start your journey through the magical world of Cacti and Succulents. I do hope you will enjoy the trip.
David S. Franges


Update April 2009

     I have been unemployed for two months now and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately this means that I can no longer support this site on my own. As a result I am doing some things I had hoped I would never have to do. First, I have added a Google search bar and some targeted Google ads. I will also be researching other ways to advertise on the site to bring in some needed revenue. I apologize for this. I had hoped that I would never have to commercialize the site. And I'll do all that I can to make the ads as unobtrusive as possible so your experience here is not spoiled.
     Second, I will soon be putting many of these plants up for sale on E-bay. It will be mostly cuttings and offsets of plants in my collection or gardens, but if someone offers me the right price for any of my specimen plants, I will grudgingly let it go. I will be taking new photos of all the specimens so you can see them as they are now. Update 4/18/09; The E-bay store is now open, click the link on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
     Third, I am offering a CD Rom of some of my best photography entitled "Cacti and Succulents, Marvels of the Desert". This will include original high resolution images suitable for printing and framing or for desktop wallpapers as well as other uses. If you are interested click "HERE".
     Last, and this is the hardest thing for me, I am asking for donations to help keep the site up. It is with a very heavy heart that I do this. I have always wanted this site to be free and available to all across the world who love these plants. However, if you would like to donate something, please click "HERE".

My
Gardens

Walk through my gardens
and see what I have done

My
Greenhouse

Pictures of the greenhouse
I built in fall of 2005

My
Collection

My entire collection
by genera and species.

Photo Galleries

New! Pictures of flowers, spines, macros shots, crests and monsters, "The beauty of new growth", and a section of galleries of magnificent pictures from friends.

Links

A categorized list of
Cacti and Succulent sites.
Picture sites, informational sites, on-line nureseries, botanical gardens etc.

Expeditions

Trips to Nurseries,
Botanical Gardens, Shows etc.
A great place to see what these plants can look like mature and grown well.




All images and text are copyright 2005-2009 D.S. Franges, unless otherwise noted.

     A note about Copyright. I take my own pictures and as the photographer, by law, the copyright is mine. These photographs may not be republished in any form without my written consent. Where text is concerned, especially my write ups on various genera and species of plants, I have done my utmost to protect the copyrights of others. I read all I can about a genera or species then write from memory. In this way I hope to not quote anyone directly. If however anyones feels I have violated their copyright please contact me here so I can re-word it to your satisfaction.
     Also, several individuals have allowed me to use their photographs. For this I am gratefull. Where this occurs, their copyright will be acknowledged and the same applies. If someone would like the right to reproduce/publish those pictures, e-mail me at the link above and I will put you in touch with the photographer.

Thank you, David S. Franges