Cactus & Succulent Shopping at Summerwinds and Whitfill Nurseries 

Yayyyy!!! I'm so glad you enjoy these nursery videos because I'm exactly the same! I have watched so many plant and plant shopping videos, I can't get enough! (And now I'm contributing to the obsession 😁)

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I'm so glad you enjoyed this shopping trip!

Yesssss! I'm glad you appreciate the long videos! These take extra long to make and edit and upload/download and all that good stuff. This makes it all worthwhile!

We all appreciate the hard work you put into making these awesome videos!!

Whattt lucky! If I lived that close I'd probably find myself taking a walk over there all the time. I wouldn't be able to fight the temptation!

Thank you so much for the feedback! This is very encouraging for more future shopping videos. 30 degrees already?? It must be so beautiful with all the fall colors though.

Yay! I'm so glad you like the long ones! It makes it all worth it! 💚💚💚

Hello from Arizona! That is so cool that you're watching all the way from Florida. I find it so much fun to see what other cities and states have. I hope you have a chance to come visit! Bring a truck 😉

I'm so glad you enjoyed the shopping trip! I love Summerwinds too, always a joy to browse their shop and property

This is a great tip! I know some folks who buy pumice from hydroponic stores here. I'll definitely check one out so I can compare prices.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this shopping trip, Tessie! I'm really ready for cooler weather.. it'll be nice to not have to worry about sun exposure while loving on the plants 💚

Hello from Arizona! I'm so glad you enjoy these shopping trips! And thank you for the feedback. I just recorded another shopping video (it's in the middle of uploading right now) and forgot to plug in my external mic 🤦

Hello from Arizona! We love cacti! 🌵🌵🌵

You're very welcome! I'm glad you appreciate those details (it's what I always want to know when I watch other people's plant shopping videos.)

Welcome to the obsession, Warren! Southern California has many cool nurseries that I hope to be able to check in the future at some point. Have you visited them before? I have collected granite-like rocks from my parents' yard before, actually, I need to go get more, so there's definitely natural material available instead of always having to buy it. I just don't know the regulations on collecting such material, but I have my parents permission heeheehee.

@@cookiescacti Thanks CC ! I haven’t been to any cactus specialty nurseries yet.. oh , I did go to one in Palm Springs once. There are probably some good specialty nurseries in north San Diego county. Most of the nurseries in my area don’t specialize and only have small amounts of cactus and tropical plants. I live about 3 miles from the coast, we don’t get frost or freezes much. However in the spring we get cool overcast days and don’t heat up most years till mid July. Not ideal for many some cactus types. I had a six inch Saguaro here in a pot in coastal Orange County for many years, but I couldn’t get it to grow. It now lives in AZ with my sister. Here in my area, I’ve noticed The South African candilloba cactus does well. There are big ones around town. AZ seems like a great location to geek out over cactus. CC I’m glad your parents are supportive of your hobby. If things ever wear thin at the Parents house, there’s lots more rocks on BLM public land. Lol I’ve been to Surprise Az twice but didn’t see or have time to check out any cool nurseries on the west side. By the way, your cat reaction to seeing herself on TV was funny. Looking forward to another video sometime. 😎🌵

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I'm glad you enjoyed the shopping trip, Terry! It was good to get out there again.

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Ha! Everyone in Arizona drives super fast. I try to fit in 😁 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. And dang you're fast to comment!

😂😂😂 Anders! Hope the kids are out playing

Isn't it so cool? I remember the first time I saw a mamm split like this and was totally mesmerized

That's a great observation. I don't think I've ever seen Astrophytum at these nurseries before.

I struggle much more with succulents than cactus!

Ha!! This is the most unique comment yet! Does the video feel immersive?

@@cookiescacti Yep. I enjoyed it. :-)

Ohh this is really good know! I'm glad you're able to answer my question. Hmm maybe I should give it a try...

That is good to know! I always get price shocked at pottery but then I turn around and spend a fortune on artisan pottery lol

@@cookiescacti yeah pottery is so expensive but those are great prices. I’m in Va by dc and a small bonsai planter could be like 35.

Are there cactus nurseries or nurseries that carry cactus in your area?

😂😂😂😂 I was literally chuckling as I read to your last sentence!

😂😂😂 you have to visit Arizona and do the nursery round some time! (And bring a truck)

For this video I used a GoPro with a media mod so I can plug in a microphone. For my videos where I zoom in and earlier videos, it's a Panasonic hc-v180 that I bought years ago. No external mic on the Panasonic

Well the thing is... This camera may be one of the few without zoom capabilities, it's a GoPro. I just got it a month ago, still learning to use it.

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Good question! I tend to gravitate towards succulent-like houseplants. They have to be able to live without a lot of attention and without frequent watering needs. I don't know! There's something about cactus that draws me in but anything with leaves not as much.

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Thanks!