Here are a few pots of the Song of India cuttings that I took from the mother plant some time back. This was the first time that Ijust...

Scientific Name: Dypsis leptocheilos Common Name: Teddy Bear Palm Tree #70 This is one of several Teddy Bear Palm Trees that are in the...

Scientific Name: Climbing cactus Common Name: Epiphyllum hookeri #048 This is one of the pots of the Climbing Cactus. I have just looked...

Scientific Name: Royatonea Regia Common Name: Cuban Royal Palm Tree #28 I have been collecting palm tree seeds for many years. One of the...

Scientific Name: Euphorbia milii Common Name: Crown of Thorns #EU00 This is collage of an assortment of Eurphorbia plants in the...

This is a picture that was taken sometime in the late 1940s or the early 1950s. I'm hoping to be corrected by a few of the relatives that...

Just a quick look at what plants stood out today and a little about them. Mostly a collection of Variegated Hibiscus Plants. Most are of...

A short update that I'll try to do on a weekly basis of my popular subjects: Yorkville, Jobs Out West, Oldies (Doo Wop) Music and the...

Scientific Name: Euphorbia milii Common Name: Crown of Thorns #EU00 The Crown of Thorns is one of the more popular plants in the...

Scientific Name: Cordyline Fruiticosa Common Name: Hawaiian Ti A look at the green version of the Hawaiian Ti plant. This is the green...

Scientific Name: Aloe Vera Common Name: Lily of the Desert #731 The Aloe Vera plant is one of the more popular house plants that you will...

Scientific Name: Pilea Peperomiodes Common Name: Chinese Money Tree Type of Plant: House Plant I have to use my original picture that I...

The Black Racer Snake is probably one of the most popular visitors in the Dougherty Garden. There are a few other visitors that come but...

In addition to my regular job of looking after the day to day changes in all of my plants, I'll do some Soil Sifting to reclaim some of...

Scientific Name: Platycerium bifurcatum Common Name: Staghorn Fern Type of Plant: Fern The above Staghorn Fern is a piece of the original...

Scientific Name: Barleria repens Common Name: Coral Creepers Type of Plant: Bush The Coral Creeper has been in the Dougherty Garden for...

These are the plants that I received for Christmas from Ruth's Tropical Garden. While Ruth was at our home this Christmas Eve, I...

This is a check of all the Orchids growing in the Dougherty Garden. My videographer is my granddaughter who is helping grandpa to capture...

Tour of Duty 1961 08/30/61 to 11/20/61 – Boot Camp – Parris Island, S.C. 11/25/16 to 01/24/62 – Infantry Training – Camp Geiger, N. C....

Scientific Name: Unknown Common Name: Succulent Babies Type of Plant: Succulent This is a quck post of the Succulent Babies. I'll do a...