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| Peter Liekkio |
The Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society is extremely lucky to have this fellow fly down from north of Seattle (where he has a fantastic home, garden and nursery) to speak at our Tuesday September 16 meeting in Gates Hall at Denver Botanic Gardens. Although open to the public, you will need a special code to enter through the Pinon Gate...email me (telesonix@outlook.com) and I'll give you that code...it will be worth the effort!
What follows will be some random glimpses through his amazing greenhouses which I visited thanks to an invitation from Jerry Vaninetti to speak to the Seattle cactus club way back in November of 2023. Jerry is quite the impresario--he invited me to speak to his NEW club in Sacramento last January. Meeting Liekkio was a highlight of that wonderful Seattle visit.
The greenhouses are full of the most remarkable plants--thousands of them!--but check out those pots as well! He is an amazing potter--especially known for his endlessly variable miniature pots, like this one!
Peter sells both plants and pots--mostly at cactus sales in his region, and at a select retail outlet. He'll be bringing an assortment to the Denver meeting--another good reason to come to his talk!
On and on they go!
I was so entranced with both plants and pots I took an absurd number of pictures--it's been a challenge to winnow them down for this post!
You can see from his expression how much he enjoys what he does--I believe that's an Anacampseros in his fingers...
He grows a number of South African bulbs as well--the gems of the West Cape are his passion--and that's what he'll talk about to us--how to grow them and show them off!
Love that mixed batch of pots...
More plants!
I have developed a love of tuberous Sinningias: he gifted me a plant of S. bullata
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I think Peter's plants and pots speak for themselves--scroll on and I will pipe in again anon... |
I dedicated a whole blog post to this plant: check it out!
Is the pot upside down or is it the plant?
Love this double-fisted sow of Tylecodons--he'll be bringing a number of choice miniatures to Denver--one of my favorite succulent genera.
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And here are a few Oxalis palmifrons he grows in a raised bed outside in Puget Sound--simply fantastic.
Don't miss this fellow! I've never seen plantsmanship and artistry so perfectly blended!
Oh how I wish I could attend. Bin pouring over the pictures.
ReplyDeleteWHAT! Anyone who has a collection like this is a plant lover indeed, what a time you must have had. That is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThis post is absolutely inspiring — the craftsmanship in those miniature pots paired with such a diverse collection of succulents shows real mastery. I especially love how the author combines artistry and care to elevate both plant and pot. It motivates me to think differently about container gardening. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteIt motivates me to think differently about container gardening — see more of my experiments at Visit Here: Photo Retouching LDT. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos!